Lorraine Cheshire (born 15 August 1958) is an English actress, known for her roles as Sue Benson in the Sky sitcom Trollied, Fleur Budgen in the BBC One school-based drama Waterloo Road and Lorraine Bird in the Channel 4 school-based drama series Ackley Bridge.[1]
Lorraine Cheshire | |
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| Born | (1958-08-15) 15 August 1958 (age 63) Hulme, Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Cheshire made her professional acting debut in two episodes of the BBC series Cranford, portraying the role of Jo Warren.[2] After that, she made appearances in series such as Clocking Off, Having It Off and Holby City.[3] In 2003, Cheshire was cast in her first main role, in the BBC series Early Doors. She portrayed the role of Joan Bell for two series.[1] From 2007 to 2012, she appeared in the BBC drama Waterloo Road in the recurring role of Fleur Budgen.[4] Then in 2008, Cheshire starred in the BBC Three series Massive as Lorraine Finnegan.[5] In 2009 she played mother of five Winnie Hastings in The episode ‘Should I stay or should I go now’ of The Royal. Cheshire guest starred in a series 25 episode of Casualty in 2011 as Sandra Orr, the relative of a patient.[6] From 2011 to 2018, Cheshire starred in the Sky sitcom Trollied as customer service representative Sue Benson.[7] She appeared in all seven series, as well as the specials.[8] Between 2014 and 2016, Cheshire also appeared in the BBC series In the Club as Geraldine for 12 episodes.[9] The actress appeared in a second episode of Casualty in 2015, during the show's twenty-ninth series. In this appearance, she played patient Pam Poole opposite Paul Trussell as Derek Owen.[10][11] In 2017, Cheshire began portraying the role of Lorraine Bird in the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge.[12]
Cheshire began acting at the age of 35, after her husband was made redundant from the Army.[9] She attended the Arden Drama School in Manchester, and later joined the Manchester Actors Company.[9][13]