Lorraine Ashbourne
Biography
Lorraine Ashbourne is a female English stage, film, and television actress born in 1961 in Manchester, England. She attended Wilbraham High School and joined Stretford Children's Theatre, the University of Manchester Stage Society, and Manchester Youth Theatre. Ashbourne later joined the Webber Drama School on 19 April 1982. She has appeared in various British series and television films, including Playing the Field, Unforgotten, Grantchester, Maigret in Montmartre, Midsomer Murders, The Street, and Jericho. As a stage actor, Ashbourne regularly performed at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, portraying roles such as Kate Hardcastle. She has a total of 74 known credits and is known for her acting work.
Career overview
Lorraine Ashbourne is an English stage, film, and television actress. Born in 1961 in Manchester, she began her acting career through various theatre groups, including the Stretford Children's Theatre, the University of Manchester Stage Society, and Manchester Youth Theatre. Ashbourne later attended the Webber Drama School, joining on 19 April 1982.
Ashbourne has appeared in numerous British television series and films, including Playing the Field, Unforgotten, Grantchester, Maigret in Montmartre, Midsomer Murders, The Street, and Jericho. Her stage work has been prominent at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, where she has portrayed various roles.
Throughout her career, Ashbourne has accumulated a significant number of acting credits, with over 74 known credits. She has worked extensively in the British television and film industry, showcasing her versatility as a stage, film, and television actress.
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- Riot Women (2025) as Jess
- The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024) as Olwyn (voice)
- Hitpig! (2024) as Big Bertha (voice)
- After the Flood (2024) as Molly Marshall
- National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down (2024) as Aunty Carol
- Allelujah (2023) as Mrs Earnshaw
- Sherwood (2022) as Daphne Sparrow
- I Used to Be Famous (2022) as Cheryl
- I Hate Suzie Too (2022) as Karen
- Bridgerton (2020) as Mrs. Varley
- I Hate Suzie (2020) as Karen
- Alma's Not Normal (2020) as Joan
- A Christmas Carol (2020) as Mrs Cratchit (voice)
- No Masks (2020)
- Cheat (2019) as Angela Shadley
- Blinded by the Light (2019) as Kathy
- The Bind (2019) as Ruth
- The Queen and I (2018) as Violet
- Breathe (2017) as First Woman
- The Crown (2016) as Barbara Castle
- A Street Cat Named Bob (2016) as Local Housing Officer
- Jericho (2016) as Lace Polly
- Adult Life Skills (2016) as Marion
- Bunny and Clive (2016) as Bunny
- Unforgotten (2015) as DI Tessa Nixon
- Child 44 (2015) as Anna
- London Spy (2015) as Mrs. Turner
- The Interceptor (2015) as Valerie
- Inside No. 9 (2014) as Carol
- Happy Birthday BBC Two (2014) as Narrator
- Emotional Fusebox (2014) as Marion
- The Selfish Giant (2013) as Mary
- Public Enemies (2012) as Marion Sharmer
- Vera (2011) as Barbara Tullman
- Little Crackers (2010) as Miss Meadowcroft
- Thorne (2010) as Ruth Brigstocke
- Oranges and Sunshine (2010) as Nicky
- Thorne: Scaredycat (2010) as Ruth Brigstocke
- Moving On (2009) as Treena
- Law & Order: UK (2009)
- Murderland (2009) as Rachel
- Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas (2009)
- Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays (2009) as Athlete
- Lark Rise to Candleford (2008)
- A Bunch of Amateurs (2008) as Jane Jarvis
- True Dare Kiss (2007) as Beth Sweeney
- Jane Eyre (2006) as Mrs. Fairfax
- Housewife, 49 (2006) as Dot
- King Kong (2005) as Theatre Actor
- New Tricks (2004) as Moira Wright
- The Martins (2001) as Lil
- A Christmas Carol (2000) as Sue Cratchett
- City Central (1998)
- Playing the Field (1998) as Geraldine Powell
- Midsomer Murders (1997) as Daniella Bellini
- Fever Pitch (1997) as Paul's Mum
- Silent Witness (1996) as Michelle Lafferty
- Chiller (1995) as Susan Taylor
- Jack & Sarah (1995) as Jackie
- Number Six (1995) as Susan Taylor
- Pie in the Sky (1994) as Maeve Cormack
- Peak Practice (1993) as Tina Greaves
- Mr. Wroe's Virgins (1993) as Anne
- Fighting for Gemma (1993)
- In Suspicious Circumstances (1991) as Ann Bailey
- Rich Tea And Sympathy (1991)
- Resurrected (1989) as Reeva
- Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) as Maisie
- The Dressmaker (1988) as Factory Girl
- Rafferty's Rules (1987) as Woman No. 1
- Casualty (1986) as Sandy
- The Bill (1984)
- Twenty as Dianna