Lorraine Ashbourne
Acting
Born: January 7, 1961 (age 65) · Manchester, England, UK
Highest Rated
Biography
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)
Known for
King Kong
2005
Bridgerton
2020
The Crown
2016
Child 44
2015
A Street Cat Named Bob
2016
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
2024
Breathe
2017
Blinded by the Light
2019
Midsomer Murders
1997
Inside No. 9
2014
Fever Pitch
1997
The Selfish Giant
2013
Photos (4)
Movies (32)
King Kong
Theatre Actor
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Olwyn (voice)
Child 44
Anna
Breathe
First Woman
Hitpig!
Big Bertha (voice)
A Street Cat Named Bob
Local Housing Officer
Blinded by the Light
Kathy
Fever Pitch
Paul's Mum
I Used to Be Famous
Cheryl
Jack & Sarah
Jackie
Housewife, 49
Dot
A Christmas Carol
Mrs Cratchit (voice)
Allelujah
Mrs Earnshaw
Adult Life Skills
Marion
Oranges and Sunshine
Nicky
The Selfish Giant
Mary
The Martins
Lil
I Hate Suzie Too
Karen
No Masks
2020
A Bunch of Amateurs
Jane Jarvis
The Queen and I
Violet
The Dressmaker
Factory Girl
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Maisie
A Christmas Carol
Sue Cratchett
Thorne: Scaredycat
Ruth Brigstocke
Resurrected
Reeva
National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
Aunty Carol
Emotional Fusebox
Marion
Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas
2009
Bunny and Clive
Bunny
Fighting for Gemma
1993
The Bind
Ruth
TV Shows (36)
Midsomer Murders
Daniella Bellini · 1 eps
The Crown
Barbara Castle · 5 eps
Casualty
Sandy · 1 eps
Silent Witness
Michelle Lafferty · 1 eps
Bridgerton
Mrs. Varley · 25 eps
Vera
Barbara Tullman · 1 eps
New Tricks
Moira Wright · 1 eps
Peak Practice
Tina Greaves · 1 eps
Inside No. 9
Carol · 1 eps
The Bill
3 eps
Unforgotten
DI Tessa Nixon · 6 eps
Pie in the Sky
Maeve Cormack · 1 eps
Law & Order: UK
1 eps
Rafferty's Rules
Woman No. 1 · 1 eps
Moving On
Treena · 1 eps
Lark Rise to Candleford
1 eps
Jane Eyre
Mrs. Fairfax · 4 eps
Sherwood
Daphne Sparrow · 12 eps
In Suspicious Circumstances
Ann Bailey · 1 eps
Little Crackers
Miss Meadowcroft · 1 eps
London Spy
Mrs. Turner · 2 eps
I Hate Suzie
Karen · 1 eps
City Central
32 eps
Thorne
Ruth Brigstocke · 6 eps
After the Flood
Molly Marshall · 12 eps
Jericho
Lace Polly · 8 eps
Playing the Field
Geraldine Powell · 32 eps
The Interceptor
Valerie · 8 eps
Alma's Not Normal
Joan · 11 eps
Riot Women
Jess · 6 eps
Cheat
Angela Shadley · 4 eps
Mr. Wroe's Virgins
Anne · 1 eps
Chiller
Susan Taylor · 1 eps
Public Enemies
Marion Sharmer · 3 eps
True Dare Kiss
Beth Sweeney · 6 eps
Murderland
Rachel · 3 eps
