Lorraine McIntosh

Singer

Birthday May 13, 1964

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland

Age 59 years old

Nationality Glasgow

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1964

Lorraine McIntosh (born 13 May 1964) is a Scottish singer and actress.

She is one of the vocalists of the pop/rock band Deacon Blue.

1989

McIntosh is a vocalist with Deacon Blue, whose second studio album, When the World Knows Your Name (1989), topped the UK Album Charts for two weeks, and included "Real Gone Kid", which became their first UK top ten single.

McIntosh took a break from music to play the character Alice Henderson in the Scottish soap opera River City, which was set in a fictitious suburb of Glasgow.

1990

They married on 12 May 1990.

She is of maternal Irish Catholic descent: her mother is from Gweedore, County Donegal.

2002

Her character first appeared in 2002 and was written out during May 2010.

McIntosh has also appeared in a few Scottish films, including Ken Loach's My Name Is Joe, and Lone Scherfig's Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, as well as in three episodes of the TV police-drama series Taggart.

She also starred in BBC One's comedy-drama Hope Springs.

McIntosh is married to Deacon Blue lead singer Ricky Ross and they have four children.