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Lorraine Cheshire
Born (1958-08-15) 15 August 1958 (age 66)
Hulme, Manchester, England
OccupationActress
Years active1994–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]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1999 Stanton Blues Jo Warren 2 Episodes
2001 Phoenix Nights Aerobics Woman 1 Episode
Clocking Off Mad Beryl
Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise Hot Pot TV Movie
2002 Having It Off Pammy Rocket 1 Episode
Harold Shipman: Doctor Death Canteen Lady TV Movie
Mrs. Meitlemihir Courtyard Woman Short Film
2003-2004 Early Doors Joan All 12 Episodes
2004 Fat Friends Nurse 1 Episode
No Angels Press Officer
Holby City Pam Carr
2005 Down to Earth Tricia Jenkins
2006 Goldplated Margaret
2006-2007 Tittybangbang Various 5 Episodes
2007 The Afternoon Play Patty 1 Episode
Instinct Judith TV Movie
Life on Mars Big Bird 1 Episode
Sound Shay’s Mum TV Movie
The Street Second Woman 1 Episode
2007-2012 Waterloo Road Fleur Budgen 10 Episodes
2008 Florence Nightingale Watson TV Movie
Sunshine Joan 1 Episode
Massive Lorraine 6 Episodes
2009 The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus Mum Supporting Role
The Royal Mrs. Hastings 1 Episode
2010 Chatroom Yorkshire Housewife Supporting Role
Poor Wee Me Betty Main Role
2011 In with the Flynns Mrs. Barton 1 Episode
Casualty Pam Poole
2011-2018 Trollied Sue 63 Episodes
2013 The Johnny and Inel Show Vacuum Lady 1 Episode
Doctors Vanessa Harding 5 Episodes
2014-2016 In the Club Geraldine All 12 Episodes
2015 Casualty Sandra Orr 1 Episode
2016 The Life of Rock with Brian Pern Train Driver
Moving On Kim
2017-2022 Ackley Bridge Lorraine Bird 39 Episodes
2022 Incompatible Nurse Short Film

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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Curtis Brown". www.curtisbrown.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  3. ^ McWilliams, Helen. "Lorraine Cheshire ~ From Joan to Geraldine Via Sue!". Union Times. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  4. ^ "BBC One - Waterloo Road, Series 7, Episode 25". BBC. Archived from the original on 6 November 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  5. ^ "BBC Three - Massive, Recording the Single". BBC. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  6. ^ Writer: Paul Logue; Director: Richard Platt; Producer: Anne Edyvean (30 April 2011). "Momentum". Holby City. BBC. BBC One.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "We take a look at new Sky1HD comedy 'Trollied' starring Jane Horrocks and Mark Addy". TellyMix. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  9. ^ a b c "Spotlight On… Lorraine Cheshire". Entertainment Views. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  10. ^ Cheshire, Lorraine [@chesloza] (14 August 2015). "Me and the lovely Paul Trussell on Casualty tomorrow" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 March 2022 – via Twitter.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "Wythenshawe - Lorraine Cheshire". www.wythenshawe.btck.co.uk. Archived from the original on 30 April 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2019.