- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- January 7, 1961
- Place of Birth
- Manchester, England, UK
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…
Filmography
tvRiot Women
2025 · Jess
movieThe Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024 · Olwyn (voice)
movieHitpig!
2024 · Big Bertha (voice)
movieNational Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
2024 · Aunty Carol
tvAfter the Flood
2024 · Molly Marshall
movieAllelujah
2023 · Mrs Earnshaw
movieI Hate Suzie Too
2022 · Karen
movieI Used to Be Famous
2022 · Cheryl
tvSherwood
2022 · Daphne Sparrow
tvBridgerton
2020 · Mrs. Varley
movieA Christmas Carol
2020 · Mrs Cratchit (voice)
movieNo Masks
2020
tvI Hate Suzie
2020 · Karen
tvAlma's Not Normal
2020 · Joan
movieThe Bind
2019 · Ruth
movieBlinded by the Light
2019 · Kathy
tvCheat
2019 · Angela Shadley
movieThe Queen and I
2018 · Violet
movieBreathe
2017 · First Woman
movieA Street Cat Named Bob
2016 · Local Housing Officer
tvThe Crown
2016 · Barbara Castle
movieAdult Life Skills
2016 · Marion
tvJericho
2016 · Lace Polly
movieBunny and Clive
2016 · Bunny
tvLondon Spy
2015 · Mrs. Turner
tvUnforgotten
2015 · DI Tessa Nixon
tvThe Interceptor
2015 · Valerie
movieChild 44
2015 · Anna
movieEmotional Fusebox
2014 · Marion
Happy Birthday BBC Two
tvHappy Birthday BBC Two
2014 · Narrator
tvInside No. 9
2014 · Carol
movieThe Selfish Giant
2013 · Mary
tvPublic Enemies
2012 · Marion Sharmer
tvVera
2011 · Barbara Tullman
tvLittle Crackers
2010 · Miss Meadowcroft
movieThorne: Scaredycat
2010 · Ruth Brigstocke
tvThorne
2010 · Ruth Brigstocke
movieOranges and Sunshine
2010 · Nicky
Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays
movieVictoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays
2009 · Athlete
movieVictoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2009
tvMurderland
2009 · Rachel
tvMoving On
2009 · Treena
tvLaw & Order: UK
2009
movieA Bunch of Amateurs
2008 · Jane Jarvis
tvLark Rise to Candleford
2008
tvTrue Dare Kiss
2007 · Beth Sweeney
movieHousewife, 49
2006 · Dot
tvJane Eyre
2006 · Mrs. Fairfax
movieKing Kong
2005 · Theatre Actor
tvNew Tricks
2004 · Moira Wright
movieThe Martins
2001 · Lil
movieA Christmas Carol
2000 · Sue Cratchett
tvCity Central
1998
tvPlaying the Field
1998 · Geraldine Powell
movieFever Pitch
1997 · Paul's Mum
tvMidsomer Murders
1997 · Daniella Bellini
tvSilent Witness
1996 · Michelle Lafferty
movieJack & Sarah
1995 · Jackie
Number Six
movieNumber Six
1995 · Susan Taylor
tvChiller
1995 · Susan Taylor
tvPie in the Sky
1994 · Maeve Cormack
movieFighting for Gemma
1993
tvPeak Practice
1993 · Tina Greaves
tvMr. Wroe's Virgins
1993 · Anne
Rich Tea And Sympathy
tvRich Tea And Sympathy
1991
tvIn Suspicious Circumstances
1991 · Ann Bailey
movieResurrected
1989 · Reeva
movieThe Dressmaker
1988 · Factory Girl
movieDistant Voices, Still Lives
1988 · Maisie
tvRafferty's Rules
1987 · Woman No. 1
tvCasualty
1986 · Sandy
tvThe Bill
1984
movieTwenty
— · Dianna