Lorraine Ashbourne

Lorraine Ashbourne (born 7 January 1961) is an English 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: 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.

In 1987 her boyfriend was actor Glyn Pritchard, who played chef Paul on Crossroads.

She has been the partner of Andy Serkis from at least 1993, and had toured in a production in 1991,

living in Hackney.

Together they have three children, all actors – Ruby (b. 1998), Sonny (b. 2000) and Louis (b. 2004).

Ashbourne's roles in the theatre include

On 22 July 2002, Ashbourne married actor Andy Serkis.

She narrated Happy Birthday BBC Two in 2004.

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.