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Lorraine Ashbourne

Cast & creator

Lorraine Ashbourne

1961-01-07 (age 65) Manchester, England, UK Website IMDb

Best known for Midsomer Murders, The Crown, Casualty

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)

Also known as: لورین اشبورن

Movies

35

film credits

Series

39

television credits

Career

74

1984–2025 · acting roles

Credit score

6.7

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Daniella Bellini · 1997

The Crown

The Crown

Barbara Castle · 2016

Casualty

Casualty

Sandy · 1986

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Michelle Lafferty · 1996

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

Mrs. Varley · 2020

Across film & television

Filmography (74)

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Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

Daniella Bellini

The Crown

The Crown

Barbara Castle

Casualty

Casualty

Sandy

Silent Witness

Silent Witness

Michelle Lafferty

Bridgerton

Bridgerton

Mrs. Varley

Vera

Vera

Barbara Tullman

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

Tina Greaves

The Bill

The Bill

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Mrs. Fairfax

New Tricks

New Tricks

Moira Wright

Inside No. 9

Inside No. 9

Carol

Unforgotten

Unforgotten

DI Tessa Nixon

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

Maeve Cormack

Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK

Rafferty's Rules

Rafferty's Rules

Woman No. 1

Sherwood

Sherwood

Daphne Sparrow

Moving On

Moving On

Treena

Lark Rise to Candleford

Lark Rise to Candleford

King Kong

King Kong

Theatre Actor

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim

Olwyn (voice)

In Suspicious Circumstances

In Suspicious Circumstances

Ann Bailey

Child 44

Child 44

Anna

City Central

City Central

Thorne

Thorne

Ruth Brigstocke

Jericho

Jericho

Lace Polly

Little Crackers

Little Crackers

Miss Meadowcroft

London Spy

London Spy

Mrs. Turner

Playing the Field

Playing the Field

Geraldine Powell

After the Flood

After the Flood

Molly Marshall

The Interceptor

The Interceptor

Valerie

Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light

Kathy

Breathe

Breathe

First Woman

I Hate Suzie

I Hate Suzie

Karen

A Street Cat Named Bob

A Street Cat Named Bob

Local Housing Officer

Alma's Not Normal

Alma's Not Normal

Joan

Cheat

Cheat

Angela Shadley

Hitpig!

Hitpig!

Big Bertha (voice)

Chiller

Chiller

Susan Taylor

I Used to Be Famous

I Used to Be Famous

Cheryl

Mr. Wroe's Virgins

Mr. Wroe's Virgins

Anne

Riot Women

Riot Women

Jess

Murderland

Murderland

Rachel

Thin Ice

Eileen

Fever Pitch

Fever Pitch

Paul's Mum

Public Enemies

Public Enemies

Marion Sharmer

The Selfish Giant

The Selfish Giant

Mary

Rich Tea and Sympathy

Karen Rudge

A Bunch of Amateurs

A Bunch of Amateurs

Jane Jarvis

Jack & Sarah

Jack & Sarah

Jackie

Distant Voices, Still Lives

Distant Voices, Still Lives

Maisie

Adult Life Skills

Adult Life Skills

Marion

I Hate Suzie Too

I Hate Suzie Too

Karen

Oranges and Sunshine

Oranges and Sunshine

Nicky

The Queen and I

The Queen and I

Violet

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

Victoria Wood's Midlife Christmas

Allelujah

Allelujah

Mrs Earnshaw

True Dare Kiss

True Dare Kiss

Beth Sweeney

The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker

Factory Girl

No Masks

No Masks

National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down

National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down

Aunty Carol

Housewife, 49

Housewife, 49

Dot

Thorne: Scaredycat

Thorne: Scaredycat

Ruth Brigstocke

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Mrs Cratchit (voice)

Resurrected

Resurrected

Reeva

Number Six

Susan Taylor

Happy Birthday BBC Two

Narrator

Victoria Wood: What Larks! Or... What I Did on My Holidays

Athlete

Twenty

Twenty

Dianna

The Martins

The Martins

Lil

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Sue Cratchett

Emotional Fusebox

Emotional Fusebox

Marion

Fighting for Gemma

Fighting for Gemma

Bunny and Clive

Bunny and Clive

Bunny

The Bind

The Bind

Ruth