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'''Lorna Katie Fitzgerald''' (born 8 March 1996) is a British child actress from [[Northampton]]. She lives in [[Hunsbury]]. |
'''Lorna Katie Fitzgerald''' (born 8 March 1996) is a British child actress from [[Northampton]]. She lives in [[Hunsbury]]. She is very adorable and plays the equally adorable Abi Branning in EastEnders. |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
Revision as of 00:29, 21 December 2009
Lorna Katie Fitzgerald | |
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Born | Northampton, England | 8 March 1996
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Character actress, student |
Employer | Kate Harwood (BBC) |
Parent | Teresa Fitzgerald |
Relatives | Corinne Fitzgerald (sister) Abigail Fitzgerald (sister) |
Lorna Katie Fitzgerald (born 8 March 1996) is a British child actress from Northampton. She lives in Hunsbury. She is very adorable and plays the equally adorable Abi Branning in EastEnders.
Personal life
Lorna Fitzgerald started attending Stage Coach Drama Classes at the age of four.[1] She has two older sisters, Corinne (18) and Abigail (32). She is a keen dancer and enjoys ballet and tap.[2] She also plays the guitar and keeps active by swimming.[2][3] Her best friend on set is Madeline Duggan who plays her onscreen sister Lauren Branning.
Career
She appeared in the Casualty episode 'Animals',[2][3][4] and a short film called Big Girl, Little Girl.[1][5] She also appeared in the ITV drama The Golden Hour,[3] as well as playing Sarah Lancashire's daughter Jade Cannings in Cherished,[2][3][6] and Young Bex in According to Bex.[7] She has also been in adverts for Childline and Nescafe.
Some time after attending acting classes, Fitzgerald joined the Stagecoach Theatre Arts School in Stony Stratford, and Derngate Theatre School.[1] Through her agent, she heard about the role in BBC One soap opera EastEnders, and went to the BBC Studios in London for the first of three auditions.[1] She was cast as Abi Branning, making her first appearance in 2006.[2][3][8][8]
Lorna Fitzgerald has also been in a variety of plays, musicals and other TV programmes.
In November 2009, Lorna Fitzgerald was actively involved in a charity project in Northampton called Talking With Hands, a charity for people with hearing impairments and deafness. The project featured on ITV's Anglia news, and Lorna helped with this project a great deal.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Brosnan, Anna (2006-05-18). "Lorna's off to Albert Square - Northants ET". Northants Evening Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ a b c d e "BBC - EastEnders - Characters & Cast - Lorna Fitzgerald". BBC. Retrieved 2008-06-27.
- ^ a b c d e "Lorna Fitzgerald on IMDb". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
- ^ "Casualty - Animals (Season 19 Episode 28)". LocateTV. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
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: Text "LocateTV" ignored (help) - ^ "Big Girl, Little Girl - BBC Film Network". BBC. 2007-03-19. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Cherished". LocateTV. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
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: Text "LocateTV" ignored (help) - ^ "Lorna Fitzgerald - Actor". LocateTV. Retrieved 2008-06-29.
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: Text "LocateTV" ignored (help) - ^ a b "BBC - EastEnders - Characters & Cast - Abi Branning". BBC. Retrieved 2008-06-29.