Lorna Brown (actress)

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Lorna Brown
Born9 February
NationalityBritish
Education Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
Years active1993–present

Lorna Brown (born 9 February) is a British actress and singer. She made her stage debut in the Olivier Award-winning West End production of Once on This Island in 1994, and since then has worked largely in television. Brown appeared in the long-running dramas Holby City and The Bill and the sketch shows French and Saunders and The Catherine Tate Show , before taking on regular roles in the financial thriller Devils , the mockumentary sitcom Hard Cell , and the fantasy horror series Vampire Academy during the early 2020s.

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She has also acted in films, with her first feature film performance as sex worker Lily in Little Soldier  [ da ] (2008) receiving a Robert Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Her further film appearances include Gambit (2012), Les Misérables (2012), The Lady in the Van (2015), Taking Stock (2015), Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) and The Batman (2022).

Career

After training at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Brown debuted in the West End production of the musical Once on This Island (1994), playing the lead role of Ti Moune. [1] [2] Since then, her acting experience has taken her from the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre to television and feature films. Brown's 2008 feature film debut, Little Soldier  [ da ], won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival and saw her nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role at the 26th Robert Awards, the Danish equivalent of the American Oscars and British BAFTAs. [3] [4] [5]

In 2004, she played production assistant Abba throughout the six series of the sketch comedy series French and Saunders , soon followed by a few parts in The Catherine Tate Show . From 2007 to 2008, she starred as regular Leanne Samuels in ten episodes of ITV's police crime drama The Bill , before making her guest and final appearance in the 2009 episode "One Year On". In 2016, Brown starred in the eighteenth series of the medical drama Holby City as consultant psychiatrist Naomi Palmer, a love interest for Adrian Fletcher and Raf di Lucca, [6] [7] and then took the recurring role of Vicky Bale in the financial thriller Devils (2020). In 2022, she appeared as Cal in Catherine Tate's six-part mockumentary sitcom Hard Cell , released on Netflix, [8] [9] and as Rose Hathaway's mother Janine in the Peacock fantasy horror series Vampire Academy , based on the novel series of the same name by Richelle Mead. [10] [11] [12]

She has been in a number of theatrical productions, including National Theatre Live's Medea (2014), starring Helen McCrory, [13] [14] and Hamlet (2017), starring Andrew Scott and broadcast on BBC Two. She has also portrayed Erzulie in the revival of the musical Once on This Island (2009) and Gertrude, Queen of Denmark in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Hamlet (2018), with Paapa Essiedu in the title role. [15] [16] [17] [18]

Outside of acting, Brown has been a session singer with various bands and has worked with Gladys Knight, Courtney Pine, Eric Clapton, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Peter Andre and Terry Callier. [19] [2] She has also written, recorded and performed her own music. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008 Little Soldier  [ da ]LilyNominated for a Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2012 Gambit Couple Wife
Les Misérables Ensemble 'Lovely Ladies'
2013 World War Z HelenUncredited
2015 The Lady in the Van Day Care Centre Worker
Taking Stock Christina
2018Why Hide?AnitaReleased as Christmas Presence in the USA
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Wolf ElderVoice
2019 Terminator: Dark Fate US Border – Agent Brenner
2020Sulphur and WhiteDr. Mbeke
2022 The Batman Doctor

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 The Bill Anne Marie WintersEpisode: "Paid in Full"
1994 Anna Lee CarolEpisode: "Diversion"
1995 Dangerfield Sonia HilliardEpisode: "Death in Custody"
1996 Casualty FaithEpisode: "Made in Britain"
1997 The Bill Karen WalshEpisode: "Crime Management"
1998EmmaEpisode: "Room to Manoeuvre"
1999 Murder Most Horrid Woman in OfficeEpisode: "Elvis, Jesus and Zack"
The Bill LaurenEpisode: "Walking the Line"
2002 Holby City Karen BarbourEpisode: "Long Day's Night"
2004 French and Saunders PA6 episodes
2005 ShakespeaRe-Told ReceptionistEpisode: "Much Ado About Nothing"
2006 The Catherine Tate Show Amelia / Delivery Nurse2 episodes
2007 Coronation Street Consultant2 episodes
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle Pregnant Make-up Artist4 episodes
2008–2009 The Bill Leanne Samuels11 episodes
2009 Doctors Tanya ColeEpisode: "Art of War"
Nan's Christmas Carol Nursing Home CarerTV special
2011 Holby City Sue HodgsonEpisode: "Walk the Line"
Outnumbered Miss HartsonEpisode: "The Parents' Evening"
2016 Holby City Naomi Palmer5 episodes
2017 Chewing Gum Dr. Davine SolomonEpisode: "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number"
Doctors Mel ToltEpisode: "Dynamics"
Ill Behaviour Loreta the PsychicEpisode #1.2
Stella BebeEpisode #6.3
2018 Press Carla MasonEpisode: "Death Knock"
2020 Trying SamanthaEpisode: "We Know the Way Out"
Devils Vicky Bale9 episodes
Soulmates NiraEpisode: "The (Power) Ballad of Caitlin Jones"
2022 Hard Cell Cal6 episodes
Vampire Academy Janine Hathaway3 episodes

Stage

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