Lorraine Ashbourne
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Lorraine Ashbourne | |
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.jpg) Ashbourne at the 2013 Harper's Bazaar Women of the Year Awards | |
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Andy Serkis (2002–present) |
Lorraine Ashbourne (born 1961) is an English stage, film and television actress.
Career
Ashbourne has appeared on British series and television films, including: The Street, True Dare Kiss, Thin Ice, In a Land of Plenty, Boon, Playing the Field, City Central, Peak Practice, The Bill, Pie in the Sky, Casualty, In Suspicious Circumstances, Mr. Wroe's Virgins, Rich Tea and Sympathy, and London's Burning. She narrated Happy Birthday BBC Two in 2004.
As a stage actress, Lorraine regularly appeared at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, playing roles such as Kate Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer and as Emilia in Othello both of which she acted alongside husband Andy Serkis.
Selected filmography
- Jericho (2016) (TV)
- Adult Life Skills (2016)
- The Interceptor (2014) (TV)
- The Selfish Giant (2013)
- Thorne (2010) (TV)
- Housewife, 49 (2006) (TV)
- Jane Eyre (2006) (TV)
- After 8 (2006)
- King Kong (2005)
- Love Again (2003) (TV)
- The Martins (2001)
- A Christmas Carol (2000) (TV)
- Jump (2000/I)
- Fever Pitch (1997)
- Jack and Sarah (1995)
- Life's a Bitch (1995) (TV)
- Fighting for Gemma (1993) (TV)
- Resurrected (1989)
- Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
- The Dressmaker (1988)
Work in the theatre
Her roles in the theatre include[1][2]
- Miss Kate Hardcastle, She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1990)
- She’s in Your Hands by Georges Feydeau at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1990)
- Jean, Your Home in the West by Rod Wooden at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1991)
- Crystal, Doctor Heart by Peter Muller at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1991)
- Rhoda Nunn, The Odd Women by Michael Meyer at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1992)
- Grushenka,The Brothers Karamazov at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (1993)
- The Kitchen by Arnold Wesker at the Royal Court Theatre, London (1994)
- Viv, Babies by Jonathon Harvey at the Royal Court Theatre, London (1994)
- Jocasta, The Phoenician Women by Euripides for the Royal Shakespeare Company (1995)
- Miss Hoyden, The Relapse by John Vanburgh for the Royal Shakespeare Company (1995)
- May, Fool For Love by Sam Shepherd at the Donmar Warehouse, London (1996)
- Emilia, Othello at the Royal Exchange, Manchester (2002)
- Olga, The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov at the National Theatre, London (2003)
- Aunt Dan, Aunt Dan and Lemon by Wallace Shawn at the Royal Court Theatre, London (2009)
Personal life
She has been married to actor Andy Serkis since 22 July 2002; they have 3 children, Ruby (b. 1998), Sonny (b. 2000) and Louis (b. 2004). The family resides in Crouch End, London.
References
- ^ Murray, Braham (2007). The Worst It Can Be Is a Disaster. London: Methuen Drama. ISBN 978-0-7136-8490-2.
- ^ The Royal Exchange Theatre Company Words & Pictures 1976-1998, 1998, ISBN 0-9512017-1-9
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