Lorna Yabsley

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Lorna Yabsley
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Lorna Yabsley
Born (1964-07-19) 19 July 1964 (age 60)
Salcombe, Devon
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Actress, photographer, author
Years active1978 - present
Height5 ft 0 in (1.52 m)
ChildrenGrace

Lorna Yabsley (born 19 July 1964) is a British former actress, photographer and author, who pioneered the "reportage" style of wedding photography during the early 1990s. [1]

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As a teenager she attended Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts in East Grinstead and Elmhurst School for Dance in Camberley, Surrey. She also spent much of this time acting in television dramas and serials. She starred in the Tales of the Unexpected episode "The Flypaper", which became a cult favourite. [2] She adopted the stage name Lorna Charles in 1980, and starred alongside Brenda Blethyn and Harriet Walter in the Richard Eyre-directed Play for Today edition The Imitation Game . [3]

Her career in photography started at the age of 18, when she began working as an assistant for landscape photographer Charlie Waite. Together they set up the specialist photo library Landscape Only. [4]

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Filmography (sometimes credited as Lorna Charles)

YearFilmRoleNote
May 1978 The Devil's Crown Alys [7] BBC The Hungry Falcons – Series 1 / Episode 4
August 1978 The Onedin Line BBC The Reverend's Daughter – Series 6 / Episode 68
March 1979My Son, My SonMaeve O'Riorden (aged 10) [8] BBC
January 1980 Armchair Thriller Sue Craig [9] [10] Thames Television The Victim – Series 3 / Episode 1
April 1980 Play for Today Anna Raine (as Lorna Charles) [11] BBC The Imitation Game – Series 10 / Episode 27
August 1980 Tales of the Unexpected Sylvia Wilkinson [12] Anglia Television "The Flypaper" – Series 3 / Episode 1
October 1980 The Gentle Touch Barbara (as Lorna Charles) [13] LWT Maggie's Luck – Series 2 / Episode 8
December 1980 The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls Quarta (as Lorna Charles) [14] BBC
1981 The Day of the Triffids Susan (as Lorna Charles) [15] BBC Series 1 / Episode 6
1985 Revolution Uncredited Goldcrest Films

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