Jayne Ashbourne
Biography
Jayne Ashbourne is an English actress born on 10 February 1969 in Manchester, Greater Manchester. She began her career as a child performer and later built a substantial television résumé that includes appearances on Coronation Street, Agatha Christie’s Poirot, Peak Practice, Casualty, Emmerdale, The Grand, Bodies and New Street Law. According to TMDB she has accumulated 26 credited roles and is primarily known for acting. As of the latest data she is 57 years old. Her sister is actress Lorraine Ashbourne. Ashbourne’s work spans a range of British drama series, reflecting a long‑standing presence in television.
Career overview
Jayne Ashbourne was born on 10 February 1969 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England. She began her career as a child actress, establishing an early presence in the industry.
Since her debut, Ashbourne has accumulated a substantial body of work, with twenty‑six credited roles listed in major databases. Her television appearances span a range of well‑known British series. She has performed in the long‑running soap operas Coronation Street and Emmerdale, and has also featured in the detective anthology Agatha Christie’s Poirot. Additional credits include the medical drama Peak Practice, the emergency‑services series Casualty, the period drama The Grand, the forensic series Bodies, and the legal drama New Street Law. These roles illustrate her versatility across genres such as soap opera, crime, medical, historical, and courtroom narratives. The database records her gender as female and lists acting as her principal occupation. No alternative professional names are recorded for her. The tally of twenty‑six known credits underscores a sustained significant involvement in television across multiple decades.
Ashbourne’s professional profile is complemented by a familial connection to the acting community; her sister is actress Lorraine Ashbourne.
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Full filmography
- Waterloo Road (2006) as Mrs. Sharkey
- New Street Law (2006) as Sally Benn
- Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart (2006) as Nathalie's Sister
- Frozen (2005) as Policewoman
- Shameless (2004) as Sinead Croker
- Family Flaw (2002) as Helen
- Honest (2000) as Nadja
- Lost In France (1998) as Ruthie Rudd
- Big Women (1998) as Daffy
- The Life and Crimes of William Palmer (1998) as Annie Palmer
- The Grand (1997) as Celia Sutton
- Agatha Christie's The Pale Horse (1997) as Kate Mercer
- Loop (1997) as Hannah
- Madson (1996) as Sarah Madson
- Band of Gold (1995) as Lisa
- Annie: A Royal Adventure (1995) as Charity
- Sharpe's Gold (1995) as Ellie Nugent
- The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye (1995) as Lily
- Blood and Peaches (1995) as Sue
- The Riff Raff Element (1994) as Carmen Belcher
- Peak Practice (1993) as Marie
- Sharpe (1993) as Ellie Nugent
- Money For Nothing (1993) as Lisa Armstrong
- Heartbeat (1992) as Jackie Pointer
- Screen One (1989) as Lisa
- Casualty (1986) as Mary
- Casualty (1986) as Stephanie Luscombe