Lorna Brown
Born9 February
NationalityBritish
EducationRoyal 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.

She has also acted in films, with her first feature film performance as sex worker Lily in Little Soldier (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, 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

Year Title Role Notes
2008 Little Soldier Lily Nominated for a Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
2012 Gambit Couple Wife
Les Misérables Ensemble 'Lovely Ladies'
2013 World War Z Helen Uncredited
2015 The Lady in the Van Day Care Centre Worker
Taking Stock Christina
2018 Why Hide? Anita Released as Christmas Presence in the USA
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle Wolf Elder Voice
2019 Terminator: Dark Fate US Border – Agent Brenner
2020 Sulphur and White Dr. Mbeke
2022 The Batman Doctor

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1993 The Bill Anne Marie Winters Episode: "Paid in Full"
1994 Anna Lee Carol Episode: "Diversion"
1995 Dangerfield Sonia Hilliard Episode: "Death in Custody"
1996 Casualty Faith Episode: "Made in Britain"
1997 The Bill Karen Walsh Episode: "Crime Management"
1998 Emma Episode: "Room to Manoeuvre"
1999 Murder Most Horrid Woman in Office Episode: "Elvis, Jesus and Zack"
The Bill Lauren Episode: "Walking the Line"
2002 Holby City Karen Barbour Episode: "Long Day's Night"
2004 French and Saunders PA 6 episodes
2005 ShakespeaRe-Told Receptionist Episode: "Much Ado About Nothing"
2006 The Catherine Tate Show Amelia / Delivery Nurse 2 episodes
2007 Coronation Street Consultant 2 episodes
The Life and Times of Vivienne Vyle Pregnant Make-up Artist 4 episodes
2008–2009 The Bill Leanne Samuels 11 episodes
2009 Doctors Tanya Cole Episode: "Art of War"
Nan's Christmas Carol Nursing Home Carer TV special
2011 Holby City Sue Hodgson Episode: "Walk the Line"
Outnumbered Miss Hartson Episode: "The Parents' Evening"
2016 Holby City Naomi Palmer 5 episodes
2017 Chewing Gum Dr. Davine Solomon Episode: "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number"
Doctors Mel Tolt Episode: "Dynamics"
Ill Behaviour Loreta the Psychic Episode #1.2
Stella Bebe Episode #6.3
2018 Press Carla Mason Episode: "Death Knock"
2020 Trying Samantha Episode: "We Know the Way Out"
Devils Vicky Bale 9 episodes
Soulmates Nira Episode: "The (Power) Ballad of Caitlin Jones"
2022 Hard Cell Cal 6 episodes
Vampire Academy Janine Hathaway 3 episodes
2023 The Witcher Eithné 2 episodes

Stage

References

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  2. 1 2 3 "Lorna Brown joins Harvey Voices". Harvey Voices. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  3. "Two Danish films honoured in Berlin". www.dfi.dk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
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  8. Kanter, Jake (30 July 2021). "'Hard Cell': Netflix Rounds Out Cast For Catherine Tate Prison Comedy Series". Deadline. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  9. "Catherine Tate's Hard Cell receives first-look Netflix trailer". Digital Spy. 25 March 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  10. Zee, Michaela (18 August 2022). "'Vampire Academy' Casts 8 Recurring Guest Stars (EXCLUSIVE) — TV News Roundup". Variety. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  11. Mooraj, Ammar (26 September 2022). "'Vampire Academy' Season 1 Episode 3 Recap: Think 'Handmaid's Tale' But Vampires". Collider. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  12. Radish, Christina (27 October 2022). "'Vampire Academy's Sisi Stringer on Her Relationships With Mason & Dimitri and the Season Finale". Collider. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  13. "Medea (Closed September 04, 2014) | West End | reviews, cast and info | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  14. "Production of Medea | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  15. Cavendish, Dominic (1 February 2018). "Paapa Essiedu is a prince of sweetness and wonder in this West African Hamlet from the RSC". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  16. Johnson, Barbara. "Review: Paapa Essiedu is a Fresh, New HAMLET at the Kennedy Center". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  17. Basaba, Lucy (6 March 2018). "Lorna Brown Interview | Royal Shakespeare Company's Hamlet | Hackney Empire". Theatrefullstop. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  18. "Simon Godwin 2016 production | Hamlet | Royal Shakespeare Company". www.rsc.org.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  19. "Lorna Brown | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  20. "Othello (1998): New Victoria Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme | BBA Shakespeare". bbashakespeare.warwick.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  21. "Up Against The Wall | Kiln Theatre". kilntheatre.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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  23. Coveney, Michael (11 October 2012). "Damned by Despair". WhatsOnStage.com. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  24. Theatre, Everything (27 October 2013). "Crowning Glory, Theatre Royal Stratford East – Review". Everything Theatre. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  25. "Blurred Lines". Time Out London. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  26. Benedict, David (30 September 2019). "London Theater Review: 'Two Ladies'". Variety. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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