Lorraine Ashbourne

Biography

Lorraine Ashbourne is an English actress who started out with Stretford Children's Theatre and Manchester Youth Theatre, and joined the Webber Drama School in 1982. Born in Manchester, she acted regularly at the Royal Exchange Theatre there, taking roles including Emilia in Othello and Kate Hardcastle in She Stoops to Conquer, and she also appeared with the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre and the Royal Court. Her television work includes Playing the Field (1998), Unforgotten (2017), Grantchester (2017), Midsomer Murders (2018), The Street and Jericho. In 2019 she portrayed Barbara Castle in The Crown, and from 2020 she took the role of Mrs. Varley in Bridgerton. She also appeared in Alma's Not Normal (2020), Sherwood (2022), I Hate Suzie (2024) and After the Flood (2024), and plays Jess in Riot Women (2025).

65years old

Turns 66 on January 7in 58 days

Born January 7, 1961Manchester
Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films: 15
Career span: 36 years1988 to 2024

Genres

Drama73%, 11 films
Comedy47%, 7 films
Music20%, 3 films
Adventure13%, 2 films
Animation13%, 2 films

First and latest

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Lorraine Ashbourne movies on Netflix

Hitpig!2024IMDb rating 5.2as Big Bertha (voice)
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim2024IMDb rating 6.3as Olwyn (voice)
Allelujah2023IMDb rating 6.0as Mrs Earnshaw
I Used to Be Famous2022IMDb rating 6.6as Cheryl
Blinded by the Light2019IMDb rating 6.9as Kathy
The Corrupted2019IMDb rating 5.7as Pam Cullen
A Street Cat Named Bob2016IMDb rating 7.3as Local Housing Officer
Adult Life Skills2016IMDb rating 6.3as Marion
The Selfish Giant2013IMDb rating 7.3as Mary
Oranges and Sunshine2010IMDb rating 7.1as Nicky
A Bunch of Amateurs2008IMDb rating 6.0as Jane Jarvis
Fever Pitch1997IMDb rating 6.7as Paul's Mum
Jack & Sarah1995IMDb rating 6.7as Jackie
Resurrected1989IMDb rating 6.3as Reeva
Distant Voices, Still Lives1988IMDb rating 7.4as Maisie

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim2024 Action, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Fantasyas Olwynvoice
IMDb rating 6.342K votes
The Selfish Giant2013 Dramaas Mary
IMDb rating 7.313K votes
Adult Life Skills2016as Marion
IMDb rating 6.34.4K votes
Oranges and Sunshine2010as Nicky
IMDb rating 7.16.2K votes
Distant Voices, Still Lives1988as Maisie
IMDb rating 7.45.8K votes
I Used to Be Famous2022as Cheryl
IMDb rating 6.613K votes
Fever Pitch1997as Paul's Mum
IMDb rating 6.713K votes
A Street Cat Named Bob2016as Local Housing Officer
IMDb rating 7.337K votes

Most often with

Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Judi Dench

Derek Jacobi

David Hayman

Shaun Dooley

Eileen Davies

Michael Wildman

Films together

Judi Dench2 films together, 1995 to 2023
Judi Dench's page
- Allelujah2023IMDb rating 6.0Ashbourne as Mrs EarnshawDench as Mary
- Jack & Sarah1995IMDb rating 6.7Ashbourne as JackieDench as Margaret
Derek Jacobi2 films together, 2008 to 2023
Derek Jacobi's page
- Allelujah2023IMDb rating 6.0Ashbourne as Mrs EarnshawJacobi as Ambrose
- A Bunch of Amateurs2008IMDb rating 6.0Ashbourne as Jane JarvisJacobi as Nigel Dewberry
David Hayman2 films together, 2019
David Hayman's page
- Blinded by the Light2019IMDb rating 6.9Ashbourne as KathyHayman as Mr Evans
- The Corrupted2019IMDb rating 5.7Ashbourne as Pam CullenHayman as DCI Raymond Ellery
Shaun Dooley2 films together, 2019 to 2024
Shaun Dooley's page
- The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim2024IMDb rating 6.3Ashbourne as OlwynvoiceDooley as Frecavoice
- The Corrupted2019IMDb rating 5.7Ashbourne as Pam CullenDooley as Eamonn
Eileen Davies2 films together, 2016 to 2023
Eileen Davies's page
- Allelujah2023IMDb rating 6.0Ashbourne as Mrs EarnshawDavies as Molly
- Adult Life Skills2016IMDb rating 6.3Ashbourne as MarionDavies as Jean
Michael Wildman2 films together, 2008 to 2024
Michael Wildman's page
- The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim2024IMDb rating 6.3Ashbourne as OlwynvoiceWildman as General Targgvoice
- A Bunch of Amateurs2008IMDb rating 6.0Ashbourne as Jane JarvisWildman as Mr. Darcy

Box office

What Lorraine Ashbourne's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$65.1 million

8 of the 15 films have a worldwide figure.

8Worldwide figure
1US gross only
1Streaming, short cinema run
5Figure not found

Top grosser

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim2024Olwyn$20.7 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

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The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim2024as Olwyn (voice)
$21M31.7% of the total
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Blinded by the Light2019as Kathy
$18M27.9% of the total
3
A Street Cat Named Bob2016as Local Housing Officer
$18M27.5% of the total
4
Oranges and Sunshine2010as Nicky
$5.0M7.7% of the total
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Hitpig!2024as Big Bertha (voice)
$2.3M3.6% of the total
6
Distant Voices, Still Lives1988as Maisie
$772K1.2% of the total
7
Jack & Sarah1995as Jackie
$219K0.3% of the total
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The Selfish Giant2013as Mary
$12K0.0% of the total