Lorraine Stanley (born 28 June 1976) is an English actress, known for playing Kelly in the 2006 film London to Brighton and Karen Taylor in the BBC soap opera EastEnders.
Lorraine Stanley | |
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Born | (1976-06-28) 28 June 1976 (age 46) Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
Education | Arts Educational School |
Years active | 1999–present |
Partner | Mark Perez (2014–present) |
Children | 1 |
Stanley was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire, the daughter of June (née Bukinsky), and David Stanley. She has Scottish and Polish ancestry from her father and mother respectively.[1] She was brought up in Portsmouth by her parents, who divorced when she was ten years old.[2] She then trained at London's Arts Educational School.[3]
Stanley and her partner Mark Perez have been together since 2014, and have a daughter, named Nancy, born in 2015.[4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2000 | Gangster No. 1 | Attacker's Friend | |
2001 | Royalty | Kelly | Short film |
2006 | London to Brighton | Kelly | Lead role Nominated—2006 London Film Critics Circle Award for British Actress of the Year[5] |
2008 | Eden Lake | Nat | |
Cass | Linda | ||
2009 | Three Moments in Heaven | Woman | Short film |
In Passing | Maureen | Short film | |
2010 | Rough Cut | Prison councillor | Short film |
Dead Cert | Chelle | ||
Made in Dagenham | Monica | ||
2011 | Big Fat Gypsy Gangster | Flossy | Straight-to-DVD film |
2012 | The Devil's Dosh | Gertrude | Short film |
2013 | The Gift | Cyclist | Short film |
2014 | He Who Dares | Marie | |
Top Dog | Julie | ||
The Hooligan Factory | Sharon | ||
The Guvnors | Cheryl | ||
The Hooligan Wars | Cookie | ||
Essex Boys Retribution | Regina | ||
2015 | Riot | Drake's mother | |
Suffragette | Mrs. Coleman | ||
Legend | Blind Beggar Barmaid | ||
2016 | Wee King of Nowhere | Mum | Short film |
100 Streets | Tina | ||
The Receptionist | Helen | ||
2018 | Trigger Finger! | Tanya | Short film |
2019 | Break Clause | Christy | |
2021 | No Reasons | Simone |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2001 | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby | Maid | Television film |
The Bill | Michelle Piper | Episode: "Happy and Glorious" | |
Anybody's Nightmare | Prison Officer 2, Holloway | Television film | |
2002 | London's Burning | Fran | Season 14, Episode 8 |
2003 | Rehab | Sonya | Television film |
2004 | EastEnders: Pat and Mo | Young Mo Harris | TV special EastEnders spin-off |
Making Waves | Wessex Sailor | Season 1, Episode 1 | |
2007 | Casualty | Linda Grogan | Episode: "No Return" |
A Class Apart | Mandy | Television film | |
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle | Unnamed | Season 1, Episode 4 | |
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries | Maggie | Episode: "Know Thine Enemy" | |
2008 | Trial & Retribution | Sarah Randal | 2 episodes |
He Kills Coppers | Stan's wife | Television film | |
Waking the Dead | Susan Carlyle | 2 episodes | |
The Bill | Kim Yates | Episode: "Lifesaver" | |
2010 | Casualty | Izzy McQueen | Episode: "Last Roll of the Dice" |
Law & Order: UK | Julie Reid | Episode: "Broken" | |
2011 | Coming Up | Mary | Episode: "Home" |
2012 | Call the Midwife | Pearl Winston | Season 1, Episode 1 |
Casualty | Janel Abel | Episode: "The Blame Game" | |
2013 | Way to Go | Betty with Dog | Episode: "The Bitter End" |
Mayday | Angie | TV mini-series; 3 episodes | |
The Tunnel | Dean Atkinson's mother | Season 1, Episode 6 | |
2014 | Doctors | Liz McWhinnie | 3 episodes |
Chasing Shadows | Kay Amos | TV mini-series; 2 episodes | |
Babylon | Sandy | Season 1, Episode 3 | |
2015 | Holby City | Casey Williams | Episode: "Infallible" |
Cradle to Grave | Jean | Season 1, Episode 6 | |
2016 | EastEnders | Thelma Bragg | 8 episodes |
2017–present | EastEnders | Karen Taylor | Series regular 2018 British Soap Award for Best Newcomer[6] 2019 Inside Soap Award for Funniest Female[7] 2020 Inside Soap Award for Funniest Performance[8] Shortlisted—2018 Inside Soap Award for Funniest Female[9] Shortlisted—2019 British Soap Award for Best Actress[10] Shortlisted—2019 TV Choice Award for Best Soap Actress[11] Longlisted—2019 Inside Soap Award for Best Actress[12] |
2020 | EastEnders: Secrets from the Square | Herself | Episodes: "Tiffany, Keegan and Karen" and "Karen, Chantelle and Gray" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1999 | Widowers' Houses | National Theatre, UK tour | |
2004 | To Kill A Mockingbird | Scout | Mercury Theatre, Colchester |
2008 | Days of Significance | Tricycle Theatre | |
The Frontline | Val | Shakespeare's Globe | |
Mine | Shared Experience | ||
2014 | Wildefire | Gail Wilde | Hampstead Theatre |
British Soap Award for Best Newcomer | |
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National libraries | |
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