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)
as Dianna
as Jess(6 eps)
as Olwyn (voice)
as Big Bertha (voice)
as Aunty Carol
as Molly Marshall(12 eps)
as Mrs Earnshaw
as Karen
as Cheryl
as Daphne Sparrow(12 eps)
as Mrs. Varley(25 eps)
as Mrs Cratchit (voice)
as Karen(1 ep)
as Joan(11 eps)
as Ruth
as Kathy
as Angela Shadley(4 eps)
as Violet
as First Woman
as Local Housing Officer
as Barbara Castle(5 eps)
as Marion
as Lace Polly(8 eps)
as Bunny
as Mrs. Turner(2 eps)
as DI Tessa Nixon(6 eps)
as Valerie(8 eps)
as Anna
as Marion
as Narrator(4 eps)
as Carol(1 ep)
as Mary
as Marion Sharmer(3 eps)
as Barbara Tullman(1 ep)
as Miss Meadowcroft(1 ep)
as Ruth Brigstocke
as Ruth Brigstocke(6 eps)
as Nicky
as Rachel(3 eps)
as Treena(1 ep)
as Jane Jarvis
as Beth Sweeney(6 eps)
as Dot
as Mrs. Fairfax(4 eps)
as Eileen(6 eps)
as Theatre Actor
as Moira Wright(1 ep)
as Linda(1 ep)
as Lil
as Sue Cratchett
as Geraldine Powell(32 eps)
as Paul's Mum
as Daniella Bellini(1 ep)
as Michelle Lafferty(1 ep)
as Jackie
as Susan Taylor
as Susan Taylor(1 ep)
as Maeve Cormack(1 ep)
as Tina Greaves(1 ep)
as Anne(1 ep)
as Karen Rudge(6 eps)
as Ann Bailey(1 ep)
as Reeva
as Factory Girl
as Maisie
as Woman No. 1(1 ep)
as Sandy(1 ep)