- Born
- Birth nameLorna Katie Fitzgerald
- Lorna Fitzgerald was born in March 1996 in Northampton. At the age of four she decided after a trip to the theatre that she'd like to become an actress. She started attending acting and dancing lessons and it wasn't long before she got her first part in a short film called Big Girl Little Girl (2004).
After appearances in Cherished, The Golden Hour, Casualty, According to Bex and adverts for Nescafé, ChildLine and Tracy Beaker, Lorna landed a role in EastEnders, playing Abi Branning. Lorna first appeared in EastEnders on 3rd July 2006. As Lorna was only 10 years old when she joined EastEnders she was required to balance school work and filming. Lorna lives in Northampton with her mum, dad and two older sisters Corinne and Abi. She is a keen dancer and attends weekly classes. She also plays the guitar and keeps active by swimming.
- IMDb mini biography by: EastEndersFanxx
- ParentsTeresa Fitzgerald
- RelativesAbigail Fitzgerald(Sibling)Corinne Fitzgerald(Sibling)
- She plays the guitar and keeps active by swimming.
- Has an older sister, Corrine.
- Was nominated for 'Best Young Actor' at the Inside Soap Awards in 2010 for her role as Abi Branning in EastEnders.
- As of 2020 she is the 10th-longest serving actress on the history of EastEnders (1985) (tied with Gretchen Franklin, Patsy Palmer, Lacey Turner and Shona McGarty, and behind only June Brown, Pam St. Clement, Letitia Dean, Wendy Richard, a tied Gillian Taylforth and Natalie Cassidy, a tied Barbara Windsor and Laila Morse, Gillian Wright, a tied Diane Parish and Linda Henry, and Jessie Wallace), having played the character Abi Branning for 12 years (from 2006 until 2018).
- Was in attendance at the wedding of her EastEnders (1985) on-screen sister Jacqueline Jossa to Dan Osborne on June 24, 2017.
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