Lorraine Ashbourne

Actress | Soundtrack

Date of Birth 1961, Manchester, England, UK

Mini Bio (1)

Lorraine Ashbourne was born in 1961 in Manchester, England. She is an actress, known for King Kong (2005), Oranges and Sunshine (2010) and The Selfish Giant (2013). She has been married to Andy Serkis since July 22, 2002. They have three children.

Spouse (1)

Andy Serkis (22 July 2002 - present) (3 children)

Trivia (2)

Elder sister of Jayne Ashbourne.

Gave birth to her third child with Andy Serkis, a boy, Louis George, on the 19th June 2004. The couple already have two children Ruby and Sonny.

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Lorraine Ashbourne (born 1961) is an English stage, film and television actress.

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1 Career

2 Selected filmography

3 Work in the theatre

4 Personal life

5 References

6 External links

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

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[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.

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Filmography

Title Year

The Selfish Giant

Actor

2013

Public Enemies

Actor

2012

Oranges and Sunshine

Actor

2011

Murderland

Actor

2009

Jane Eyre

Actor

2006

The Martins

Actor

2001

Fever Pitch

Actor

1997

Jack and Sarah

Actor

1995

Distant Voices, Still Lives

Actor

1988

Resurrected

Actor

1988

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