Lorraine Pilkington
Born (1974-04-18) 18 April 1974 (age 49)
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
SpouseSimon Massey

Lorraine Pilkington (born 18 April 1974) is an Irish actress from Dublin who is best known for her roles as Katrina Finlay from Monarch of the Glen and Lulu in Human Traffic.

Early life and education

Born in Dublin in 1974, one of four children,[1] Pilkington grew up in the affluent suburban village of Malahide,[2] and attended Manor House School, Raheny until the age of 15.[3] She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting.[1]

Career

Pilkington began her acting career at the age of 15 when she appeared in The Miracle directed by Neil Jordan. She appeared onstage in the plays The Plough and the Stars and The Iceman Cometh. At age 18 she moved to London where she was given a part in a Miramax film which eventually fell through after a meeting with Harvey Weinstein.[1] She later returned to Dublin, living in Ballsbridge for a time.[2]

After a period involving substantial voiceover work, she moved back to London in the late 1990s, with the self-described aim of relaunching her career.[2] Pilkington subsequently appeared in films including Human Traffic[2] and My Kingdom, a retelling of King Lear. In 1999, she was cast as Katrina Finlay, a schoolteacher in a Scottish village, a major role in the BBC television series Monarch of the Glen,[2] which was broadcast from 2000. After leaving the show at the beginning of the third season, she appeared in various other television productions such as Rough Diamond[1] and Outnumbered.[4]

In 2008, she appeared in a short film by Luke Massey Within the Woods, with James Chalmers.[5] In 2016 she voiced the lead role in a Paramount animated film Capture the Flag.[6]

Filmography

Television

Stage

Personal life

In late 2001 in Wicklow, Pilkington married Simon Massey, originally met on the set of Ballykissangel in 1999, and later director of Monarch of the Glen.[8] She has three sons with Massey,[1] and two step-children from his previous marriage.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Diamond in the rough"
  2. ^ a b c d e f "No more the wild child". The Irish Independent. 13 June 1999. Voice-overs earned my bread and butter. / I really had to start at the beginning. ... I got a part in a BBC prime-time drama called Monarch of the Glen.
  3. ^ "Past pupils". Manor House School, Raheny.
  4. ^ a b "Cast announced for When We Were Women". Orange Tree Theatre. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Beware of the zombies at Binswood Hall". warwickcourier.co.uk. 14 April 2008. Archived from the original on 19 May 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Movie review: Capture the Flag". Common Sense Media. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  7. ^ "'Human Traffic' director confirms sequel is "ready to go"". NME. 26 January 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ^ "ShowBiz Ireland - Lorraine Pilkington Marries her Director boyfriend Simon Massey". www.showbiz.ie. Retrieved 4 October 2023.

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