Lorraine Ashbourne

Lorraine Ashbourne (lahir tahun 1961 di Manchester) adalah seorang aktris panggung, film dan televisi Inggris. Dia bersekolah di Wilbraham High School, ketika tinggal di Fallowfield. Dia bergabung dengan Teater Anak Stretford. Dia mengambil bagian dalam University of Manchester Stage Society dan Manchester Youth Theatre. Dia bergabung dengan Sekolah Drama Webber pada 19 April 1982. Ashbourne telah muncul di serial dan film televisi Inggris, termasuk: Playing the Field (1998), Unforgotten (2017), Grantchester (2017), Maigret in Montmartre (2017), Midsomer Murders (2018), The Street, dan Jericho. Sebagai aktor panggung, Lorraine secara teratur muncul di Royal Exchange Theatre di Manchester, memerankan peran seperti Kate Hardcastle di She Stoops to Conquer dan Emilia di Othello, berakting dalam keduanya bersama suaminya Andy Serkis. Pada tahun 2019, ia berperan sebagai Barbara Castle di The Crown (2019), dan mulai tahun 2020, ia berperan sebagai Mrs. Varley di Bridgerton. Dia berperan sebagai Joan Nuthall di Alma's Not Normal (2020), dan menjadi Daphne Sparrow di Sherwood (2022). Dia memerankan Karen di I Hate Suzie (2024), dan muncul di After the Flood (2024)

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)