Lorraine Bruce | |
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Born | 18 June Warrington, England, UK [1] |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1994–present |
Parent(s) | Tommy Bruce and Sheila Bruce |
Lorraine Bruce [2] is a British television, film and stage actress, best known for her portrayal of Denise Simpson in all four series of the Kay Mellor BBC One series The Syndicate [3] In 2013, she was cast in Lucky 7 , the U.S. version of The Syndicate . [4] [5] Bruce trained at The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | The Bill | Caitlin Lynch | Episode: "Square Peg. Round Hole" |
1999 | Theresa Cairns | Episodes: "Old Flame" and "Push It" | |
2002 | Dalziel and Pascoe | Nurse | Episode: "Mens Sana" |
2004 | The Bill | Sarah Kingsman | Episode: "249: Ulterior Motive" |
2005 | Holby City | Sara Robinson | 3 episodes |
2006 | Eleventh Hour | Ellis Gibson's Partner | Episode: "Containment" |
Dalziel and Pascoe | Maggie Ruddlesdin | Episode: "The Cave Woman" | |
2007 | Party Animals | BNP Woman | Episode #1.8 |
Casualty | Sara Robinson | Episode: "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" | |
2009 | Benidorm | Valda | Episode #3.4 |
2011 | Come Fly with Me | Female Passenger | Episode #1.6 |
Life's Too Short | Mother | Episode #1.2 | |
2012 | Gates | Scary Mum | 4 episodes |
The Royle Family | Carol | Episode: "Barbara's Old Ring" | |
2012–2021 | The Syndicate | Denise Simpson | Main cast; 4 series [6] |
2013 | Lucky 7 | Denise Dibinsky | Main cast; all 8 episodes [7] |
2017 | White Gold | Miss Barnes | 5 episodes |
Will | Mistress Harding | 5 episodes | |
2018 | Watership Down | Farmer's Wife | Voice role; TV mini-series; all 4 episodes |
2019 | Vera | Carmel Sumner | Episode: "Dirty" |
2022 | Dodger | Mrs Grundles | Episodes: "Runaways" and "Waxworks" |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Dark Corners | Mary Sullivan | |
Provoked | Doreen | ||
2008 | Eden Lake | Tanya | |
2009 | The Scouting Book for Boys | Betty | |
2014 | Kerry | Kerry's Mum | TV film [8] |
2017 | King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | Syren 1 |
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