Lorraine Ashbourne
Lorraine Ashbourne (born 1961 in Manchester) is an English stage, film and television actress. She attended Wilbraham High School, when living in Fallowfield. She joined Stretford Children's Theatre. She took part in the University of Manchester Stage Society and Manchester Youth Theatre. She joined the Webber Drama School on 19 April 1982. Ashbourne has appeared on British series and television films, including: Playing the Field (1998), Unforgotten (2017), Grantchester (2017), Maigret in Montmartre (2017), Midsomer Murders (2018), The Street, and Jericho. As a stage actor, Lorraine regularly appeared at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, portraying roles such as Kate Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer and Emilia in Othello, acting in both of these alongside her husband Andy Serkis. In 2019, she starred as Barbara Castle in The Crown (2019), and from 2020, she starred as Mrs. Varley in Bridgerton. She played Joan Nuthall in Alma's Not Normal (2020), and was Daphne Sparrow in Sherwood (2022). She played Karen in I Hate Suzie (2024), and appeared in After the Flood (2024)
Allelujah
(Mrs Earnshaw)
Distant Voices, Still Lives
(Maisie)
Oranges and Sunshine
(Nicky)
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays
(Athlete)
The Selfish Giant
(Mary)
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
(Olwyn (voice))
Bunny and Clive
(Bunny)
I Used to Be Famous
(Cheryl)
Twenty
(Dianna)
Fighting for Gemma
Housewife, 49
(Dot)
Fever Pitch
(Paul's Mum)
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
Child 44
(Anna)
Adult Life Skills
(Marion)
A Christmas Carol
(Sue Cratchett)
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
(Aunty Carol)
The Dressmaker
(Factory Girl)
Jack & Sarah
(Jackie)
Hitpig!
(Big Bertha (voice))
A Bunch of Amateurs
(Jane Jarvis)
The Bind
(Ruth)
Emotional Fusebox
(Marion)
A Street Cat Named Bob
(Local Housing Officer)
The Martins
(Lil)
King Kong
(Theatre Actor)
The Queen and I
(Violet)
Breathe
(First Woman)
Thorne: Scaredycat
(Ruth Brigstocke)
Blinded by the Light
(Kathy)
Resurrected
(Reeva)
A Christmas Carol
(Mrs Cratchit (voice))
No Masks
The Bill
Midsomer Murders
(Daniella Bellini)
True Dare Kiss
(Beth Sweeney)
Law & Order: UK
Playing the Field
(Geraldine Powell)
Jane Eyre
(Mrs. Fairfax)
City Central
Alma's Not Normal
(Joan)
Rich Tea And Sympathy
Vera
(Barbara Tullman)
Murderland
(Rachel)
Peak Practice
(Tina Greaves)
Inside No. 9
(Carol)
Moving On
(Treena)
The Interceptor
(Valerie)
New Tricks
(Moira Wright)
Chiller
(Susan Taylor)
Public Enemies
(Marion Sharmer)
Jericho
(Lace Polly)
Lark Rise to Candleford
Casualty
(Sandy)
Sherwood
(Daphne Sparrow)
Unforgotten
(DI Tessa Nixon)
Pie in the Sky
(Maeve Cormack)
Bridgerton
(Mrs. Varley)
Little Crackers
(Miss Meadowcroft)
After the Flood
(Molly Marshall)
Cheat
(Angela Shadley)
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
(Anne)
The Crown
(Barbara Castle)
Rafferty's Rules
(Woman No. 1)
Silent Witness
(Michelle Lafferty)
I Hate Suzie
(Karen)
Riot Women
(Jess)
Happy Birthday BBC Two
(Narrator)
London Spy
(Mrs. Turner)