Lorraine Cheshire
Lorraine Cheshire | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 August 1958 Hulme, Manchester, England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Lorraine Cheshire (born 15 August 1958) is an English actress, known for her roles as Sue Benson in the Sky sitcom Trollied, Fleur Budgen in the BBC One school-based drama Waterloo Road and Lorraine Bird in the Channel 4 school-based drama series Ackley Bridge.[1]
Career
Cheshire made her professional acting debut in two episodes of the BBC series Cranford, portraying the role of Jo Warren.[2] After that, she made appearances in series such as Clocking Off, Having It Off and Holby City.[3] In 2003, Cheshire was cast in her first main role, in the BBC series Early Doors. She portrayed the role of Joan Bell for two series.[1] From 2007 to 2012, she appeared in the BBC drama Waterloo Road in the recurring role of Fleur Budgen.[4] Then in 2008, Cheshire starred in the BBC Three series Massive as Lorraine Finnegan.[5] In 2009 she played mother of five Winnie Hastings in The episode ‘Should I stay or should I go now’ of The Royal. Cheshire guest starred in a series 25 episode of Casualty in 2011 as Sandra Orr, the relative of a patient.[6] From 2011 to 2018, Cheshire starred in the Sky sitcom Trollied as customer service representative Sue Benson.[7] She appeared in all seven series, as well as the specials.[8] Between 2014 and 2016, Cheshire also appeared in the BBC series In the Club as Geraldine for 12 episodes.[9] The actress appeared in a second episode of Casualty in 2015, during the show's twenty-ninth series. In this appearance, she played patient Pam Poole opposite Paul Trussell as Derek Owen.[10][11] In 2017, Cheshire began portraying the role of Lorraine Bird in the Channel 4 school drama Ackley Bridge.[12]
Personal life
Cheshire began acting at the age of 35, after her husband was made redundant from the Army.[9] She attended the Arden Drama School in Manchester, and later joined the Manchester Actors Company.[9][13]
References
- ^ a b Meads, Glenn (12 June 2018). "From Manchester to Ackley Bridge: meet the actor people mistake for a nurse". I Love Manchester (MCR). Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ McWilliams, Helen. "Lorraine Cheshire ~ From Joan to Geraldine Via Sue!". Union Times. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "BBC One - Waterloo Road, Series 7, Episode 25". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "BBC Three - Massive, Recording the Single". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Writer: Paul Logue; Director: Richard Platt; Producer: Anne Edyvean (30 April 2011). "Momentum". Holby City. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ "Cameras roll on series 7 of Sky1's Trollied at Bristol's Bottle Yard Studios". DestinationBristol. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "We take a look at new Sky1HD comedy 'Trollied' starring Jane Horrocks and Mark Addy". TellyMix. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ a b c "Spotlight On… Lorraine Cheshire". Entertainment Views. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Cheshire, Lorraine [@chesloza] (14 August 2015). "Me and the lovely Paul Trussell on Casualty tomorrow" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 March 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ Writers: Benedict Ayrton and Matthew Barry; Director: Julie Edwards; Producer: Gert Thomas (15 August 2015). "Knock Knock Who's There". Holby City. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ "School drama never dies – Ackley Bridge vs Waterloo Road". The Edge. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ "Wythenshawe - Lorraine Cheshire". www.wythenshawe.btck.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2019.