Lorraine Ashbourne
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 7, 1961
- Birthplace
- Manchester, England, UK
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)
Filmography
Twenty TBA
as Dianna
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim 2024
as Olwyn (voice)
Hitpig! 2024
as Big Bertha (voice)
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down 2024
as Aunty Carol
Allelujah 2023
as Mrs Earnshaw
I Hate Suzie Too 2022
as Karen
I Used to Be Famous 2022
as Cheryl
A Christmas Carol 2020
as Mrs Cratchit (voice)
No Masks 2020
Actor
The Bind 2019
as Ruth
Blinded by the Light 2019
as Kathy
The Queen and I 2018
as Violet
Breathe 2017
as First Woman
A Street Cat Named Bob 2016
as Local Housing Officer
Adult Life Skills 2016
as Marion
Bunny and Clive 2016
as Bunny
Child 44 2015
as Anna
Emotional Fusebox 2014
as Marion
The Selfish Giant 2013
as Mary
Thorne: Scaredycat 2010
as Ruth Brigstocke
Oranges and Sunshine 2010
as Nicky
- Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays 2009
as Athlete
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas 2009
Actor
A Bunch of Amateurs 2008
as Jane Jarvis
Housewife, 49 2006
as Dot
King Kong 2005
as Theatre Actor
The Martins 2001
as Lil
A Christmas Carol 2000
as Sue Cratchett
Fever Pitch 1997
as Paul's Mum
Jack & Sarah 1995
as Jackie
- Number Six
Number Six 1995
as Susan Taylor
Fighting for Gemma 1993
Actor
Resurrected 1989
as Reeva
The Dressmaker 1988
as Factory Girl
Distant Voices, Still Lives 1988
as Maisie
Credits from TMDB.