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Lorraine Ashbourne

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Lorraine Ashbourne
Follows a group of middle-aged women, as they form a punk-rock band to participate in a talent contest
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Lorraine Ashbourne was born on 7 January 1961 in Manchester, England, UK. She is an actress, known for King Kong (2005), Breathe (2017) and Child 44 (2015). She has been married to Andy Serkis since 22 July 2002. They have three children.
BornJanuary 7, 1961
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BornJanuary 7, 1961
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      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Andy Serkis and Naomi Watts in King Kong (2005)
    King Kong
    7.2
    • Theatre Actor
    • 2005
    Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy in Breathe (2017)
    Breathe
    7.2
    • First Woman
    • 2017
    Gary Oldman, Tom Hardy, and Noomi Rapace in Child 44 (2015)
    Child 44
    6.4
    • Anna
    • 2015
    Nell Williams, Aaron Phagura, and Viveik Kalra in Blinded by the Light (2019)
    Blinded by the Light
    6.9
    • Kathy
    • 2019

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha in Bridgerton (2020)
      Bridgerton
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Mrs. Varley
      • 2020–2026
    • Sophie Rundle in After the Flood (2024)
      After the Flood
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Molly Marshall
      • 2024–2026
    • Lorraine Ashbourne, Tamsin Greig, Joanna Scanlan, and Rosalie Craig in Riot Women (2025)
      Riot Women
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Jess
      • 2025
    • The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim (2024)
      The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
      6.3
      • Olwyn (voice)
      • 2024
    • Flavor Flav, Jason Sudeikis, Rainn Wilson, Hannah Gadsby, Anitta, and Lilly Singh in Hitpig! (2024)
      Hitpig!
      5.2
      • Bertha (voice)
      • 2024
    • Sophie Willan in Alma's Not Normal (2020)
      Alma's Not Normal
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Joan
      • 2021–2024
    • David Harewood, Lesley Manville, and David Morrissey in Sherwood (2022)
      Sherwood
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Daphne Sparrow
      • 2022–2024
    • Twenty (2024)
      Twenty
      Short
      • Dianna
      • 2024
    • Lorraine Ashbourne, Derek Riddell, Sinead Matthews, Marc Wootton, and Lisa McGrillis in National Theatre Live: Till the Stars Come Down (2024)
      National Theatre Live: Till the Stars Come Down
      6.8
      • Aunty Carol
      • 2024
    • Brian Vernel and Claudia Jessie in Booty (2024)
      Booty
      Short
      • Sue
      • 2024
    • Ameerah Falzon, Bella Ramsey, and Oliver Nelson in Hilda (2018)
      Hilda
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Additional Voices
      • 2023
    • Bilal Hasna, Máiréad Tyers, Luke Rollason, and Sofia Oxenham in Extraordinary (2023)
      Extraordinary
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Valerie Gold (voice)
      • 2023
    • Billie Piper in I Hate Suzie (2020)
      I Hate Suzie
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Karen
      • 2020–2022
    • Leo Long and Ed Skrein in I Used to Be Famous (2022)
      I Used to Be Famous
      6.6
      • Cheryl
      • 2022
    • Judi Dench, Derek Jacobi, David Bradley, Jennifer Saunders, Russell Tovey, Jesse Akele, and Bally Gill in Allelujah (2022)
      Allelujah
      6.0
      • Mrs Earnshaw
      • 2022

    Soundtrack

    • Neil Morrissey, Emily Head, Taj Atwal, Liberty Hobbs, Katherine Rose Morley, Joe Sugg, and Kieran Urquhart in The Syndicate (2012)
      The Syndicate
      7.3
      TV Series
      • performer: "Blue Moon" (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Melanie Hill in Playing the Field (1998)
      Playing the Field
      7.4
      TV Series
      • performer: "Happy Birthday to You"
      • performer: "You Are My Sunshine" (uncredited, uncredited)
      • 2002

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    Personal details

    • Height
      • 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
    • Born
      • January 7, 1961
      • Manchester, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Andy SerkisJuly 22, 2002 - present (3 children)
    • Children
        Ruby Ashbourne Serkis
    • Relatives
      • Jayne Ashbourne(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Played Phil in "The Red Devils" trilogy by Debbie Horsfield which provided the inspiration for Horsfield's series _True Dare Kiss (2007)_ in which Ashbourne also starred - BBC Radio (1980s).

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      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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