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Lorraine Ashbourne (born 10 April 1961) is an English actress.

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Lorraine Ashbourne
Ashbourne in 2013
Born	(1961-04-10) 10 April 1961 (age 61) Manchester, England
Occupation	Actress
Spouse	Andy Serkis ​ (m. 2002)​
Children	3; including Ruby and Louis

Career

Ashbourne has appeared on British series and television films, including: The Street, True Dare Kiss, Thin Ice, In a Land of Plenty, Boon, Playing the Field, City Central, Peak Practice, The Bill, Pie in the Sky, Casualty, In Suspicious Circumstances, Mr Wroe's Virgins, Rich Tea and Sympathy, and London's Burning. She narrated Happy Birthday BBC Two in 2004.

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.

Personal life

On 22 July 2002, Ashbourne married actor Andy Serkis.[1] Together they have three children, all actors – Ruby (b. 1998), Sonny (b. 2000) and Louis (b. 2004).

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Distant Voices, Still Lives	Maisie Davies
1988	The Dressmaker	Factory Girl
1989	Resurrected	Reeva
1995	Jack and Sarah	Jackie
1997	Fever Pitch	Mrs. Ashworth
2001	The Martins	Lil
2005	King Kong	Theatre Actor #3
2008	A Bunch of Amateurs	Jane Jarvis
2010	Oranges and Sunshine	Nicky
2010	Thorne: Scaredycat	Ruth Brigstocke
2013	The Selfish Giant	Mary
2015	Child 44	Anna
2016	Adult Life Skills	Marion
2017	Breathe	First Woman
2019	Blinded by the Light	Kathy
2019	The Corrupted	Pam Cullen

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1987	The Bill	Tracy	"Brownie Points"
1987	Casualty	Sandy	"Cry for Help"
1988	London's Burning	Sue	"1.2"
1989	Boon	Judy	"Big Game Hunt"
1990	The Bill	Maria	"Something Special"
1991	Rich Tea and Sympathy	Karen Rudge	TV series
1993	Mr. Wroe's Virgins	Anne	"Leah's Story"
1993	Fighting for Gemma	Susan D'Arcy	TV film
1994	The Bill	Jenny Longden	"He Who Waits"
1994	In Suspicious Circumstances	Ann Bailey	"Absence of Mercy"
1994	Casualty	Teresa England	"Relations"
1994	Three Seven Eleven	Sylvia Powers	"2.2", "2.3"
1995	Pie in the Sky	Maeve Cormack	"The Mild Bunch"
1995	Chiller	Susan Taylor	"Number Six"
1995	Peak Practice	Tina Greaves	"Life and Soul", "Other Lives"
1996	The Bill	Shirley Briggs	"Too Close for Comfort"
1998–2000	City Central	Sgt. Yvonne Mackey	Main role
1998–2002	Playing the Field	Geraldine Powell	Main role
2000	A Christmas Carol	Sue Cratchett	TV film
2001	In a Land of Plenty	Edna	TV series
2002	Clocking Off	Sally Preston	"Alan's Story"
2003	Love Again	Betty Mackereth	TV film
2003	The Eustace Bros.	Anna Goodman	"1.3"
2006	Thin Ice	Eileen	TV miniseries
2006	Jane Eyre	Mrs. Fairfax	TV miniseries
2006	Housewife, 49	Dot	TV film
2007	True Dare Kiss	Beth Sweeney	Main role
2007	The Street	Cath Hanley	"Demolition", "Taxi"
2009	Lark Rise to Candleford	Lilly Spicer	"2.3"
2009	Law & Order: UK	Maureen Walters	"Care"
2009	Murderland	Rachel	TV miniseries
2009	Victoria Wood's Mid Life Christmas	Catheter Finch	TV film
2010	Moving On	Treena	"I am Darleen Fyles"
2010	Thorne	Ruth Brigstocke	"Sleepyhead", "Scaredycat"
2010	Little Crackers	Miss Meadowcroft	"Victoria Wood's Little Cracker: The Giddy Kipper"
2011	Coming Up	Linda	"Rough Skin"
2012	New Tricks	Moira Wright	"Body of Evidence"
2012	Public Enemies	Marion Sharmer	TV miniseries
2012	The Syndicate	June Juniper	"1.3"
2012	Homefront	Cheryl Davies	TV miniseries
2014	Silent Witness	DI Rachel Klein	"Coup de Grace: Parts 1 & 2"
2015	Inside No. 9	Carol	"Nana's Party"
2015	The Interceptor	Valerie	Main role
2015	New Tricks	Vicky Collins	"The Crazy Gang"
2015	London Spy	Mrs. Turner	TV miniseries
2016	Jericho	Lace Polly	Main role
2017	Unforgotten	DI Tessa Nixon	Main role (series 2)
2017	Grantchester	Cora Maguire	"3.5"
2017	Maigret in Montmartre	Rosa Alfonsi	TV film
2018	Midsomer Murders	Daniella Bellini	"Send in the Clowns"
2019	The Crown	Barbara Castle	6 episodes
2020-present	Bridgerton	Mrs. Varley	Series regular
2021	Alma's Not Normal	Joan Nuttall	6 episodes
2022	Sherwood	Daphne Sparrow	BBC	6 episodes

Work in the theatre

Ashbourne's roles in the theatre include[2][3]

• Miss Kate Hardcastle, She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1990)
• She's in Your Hands by Georges Feydeau at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1990)
• Jean, Your Home in the West by Rod Wooden at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1991)
• Crystal, Doctor Heart by Peter Muller at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1991)
• Rhoda Nunn, The Odd Women by Michael Meyer at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1992)
• Grushenka,The Brothers Karamazov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1993)
• The Kitchen by Arnold Wesker at the Royal Court Theatre, London (1994)
• Viv, Babies by Jonathon Harvey at the Royal Court Theatre, London (1994)
• Jocasta, The Phoenician Women by Euripides for the Royal Shakespeare Company (1995)
• Miss Hoyden, The Relapse by John Vanburgh for the Royal Shakespeare Company (1995)
• May, Fool For Love by Sam Shepherd at the Donmar Warehouse, London (1996)
• Emilia, Othello at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2002)
• Olga, The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov at the National Theatre, London (2003)
• Aunt Dan, Aunt Dan and Lemon by Wallace Shawn at the Royal Court Theatre, London (2009)

References

External links

• Lorraine Ashbourne at IMDb
• BBC

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[de] Lorraine Ashbourne

Lorraine Ashbourne (* 10. April 1961 in Manchester) ist eine britische Theater- und Filmschauspielerin.

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