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Lorraine Cheshire (born 15 August 1958) is an English actress, known for her roles as Sue Benson in the
Sky
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sitcom ''
Trollied
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'', Fleur Budgen in the
BBC One
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school-based drama ''
Waterloo Road'' and
Lorraine Bird
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Bird worked as an antiques dealer and community development worker, and joined the Labor Party in 1979. In 1985 she was elected to Pioneer Shire Council (serving u ...
in the
Channel 4
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school-based drama series ''
Ackley Bridge
''Ackley Bridge'' is a British comedy-drama series set in a multicultural academy school of the same name. The series is filmed in Halifax, West Yorkshire
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''.
Filmography
Career
Cheshire made her professional acting debut in two episodes of the
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series ''
Cranford'', portraying the role of Jo Warren. After that, she made appearances in series such as ''
Clocking Off
''Clocking Off'' is a British television drama series which was broadcast on BBC One for four series from 2000 to 2003. It was produced for the BBC by the independent Red Production Company, and created by Paul Abbott.
It was effectively an ant ...
'', ''
Having It Off
''Having it Off'' is a one-off TV comedy series for BBC Choice made by Red Production Company in 2002.
It was set at a cheap hairdressing salon in Eccles, Greater Manchester, Eccles, Greater Manchester. It was shown only once and is not availabl ...
'' and ''
Holby City
''Holby City'' (stylised on-screen as HOLBY CIY) is a British medical drama television series that aired weekly on BBC One. It was created by Tony McHale and Mal Young as a spin-off from the established BBC medical drama ''Casualty'', and pr ...
''. In 2003, Cheshire was cast in her first main role, in the BBC series ''
Early Doors
''Early Doors'' is a BBC sitcom written by Craig Cash and Phil Mealey. Both writers appear in the series, playing the two characters of 'Joe' and 'Duffy' who are best friends. ''Early Doors'' is set at The Grapes, a small public house in the ...
''. She portrayed the role of Joan Bell for two series.
From 2007 to 2012, she appeared in the BBC drama ''
Waterloo Road'' in the recurring role of Fleur Budgen. Then in 2008, Cheshire starred in the
BBC Three
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series ''
Massive'' as Lorraine Finnegan. 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
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*Casualty (person), a person who is killed or rendered unfit for service in a war or natural disaster
**Civilian casualty, a non-combatant killed or injured in warfare
* The emergency department of a hospital, also known as ...
'' in 2011 as Sandra Orr, the relative of a patient. From 2011 to 2018, Cheshire starred in the
Sky
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In the field of astronomy, ...
sitcom ''
Trollied
''Trollied'' is a British sitcom about employees in a fictional supermarket named "Valco", which debuted on Sky One on 4 August 2011 and ended on 23 December 2018. The series was filmed in a purpose-built replica supermarket in the Bottle Yard ...
'' as customer service representative Sue Benson. She appeared in all seven series, as well as the specials. Between 2014 and 2016, Cheshire also appeared in the BBC series ''
In the Club'' as Geraldine for 12 episodes.
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. In 2017, Cheshire began portraying the role of
Lorraine Bird
Lorraine Rita Bird (born 12 February 1942) is a former Australian politician.
Bird worked as an antiques dealer and community development worker, and joined the Labor Party in 1979. In 1985 she was elected to Pioneer Shire Council (serving u ...
in the
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network operated by the state-owned enterprise, state-owned Channel Four Television Corporation. It began its transmission on 2 November 1982 and was established to provide a four ...
school drama ''
Ackley Bridge
''Ackley Bridge'' is a British comedy-drama series set in a multicultural academy school of the same name. The series is filmed in Halifax, West Yorkshire
Halifax () is a minster and market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdal ...
''.
Personal life
Cheshire began acting at the age of 35, after her husband was made redundant from the
Army
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.
She attended the Arden Drama School in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
, and later joined the Manchester Actors Company.
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Living people
1958 births
People from Hulme
Actresses from Manchester
English film actresses
English soap opera actresses