Lorraine Ashbourne
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Lorraine Ashbourne

Lorraine Ashbourne

Active - 1988 - Present  |   Born - Jan 1, 1961 in Manchester, England  |   Genres - Drama, Romance, Mystery

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  • Made her TV debut in 1988 in ITV drama London's Burning.
  • Narrated Happy Birthday BBC in 2004.
  • Has made regular appearances at the Royal Exchange Theatre in her hometown of Manchester.
  • Describes herself as a 'huge admirer' of the costume department of the film and TV industry.
  • Has stated that if Manchester were how it is today when she had been growing up there, she'd have never moved to London.
  • Faced ardent opposition from neighbours in 2016 when she announced plans to bulldoze her home in Hampstead Heath, London and replace it with a three-store modernist building.