Lorraine Cheshire (born 15 August 1960) is an English actress, known for her roles as Sue Benson in the

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sitcom ''

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'', Fleur Budgen in the

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school-based drama '' Waterloo Road'' and Lorraine Bird in the

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school-based drama series ''

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''.

Career

Cheshire began acting at the age of 35, after her husband was made redundant from the

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. She attended the Arden Drama School in

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, and later joined the Manchester Actors Company. She 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 ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. In 2003, Cheshire was cast in her first main role, in the BBC series ''

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''. 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

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series '' Massive'' as Lorraine Finnegan. Cheshire guest starred in a series 25 episode of ''

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'' in 2011 as Sandra Orr, the relative of a patient. From 2011 to 2018, Cheshire starred in the

sitcom ''

'' as customer service representative Sue Benson. She appeared in all seven series, as well as the specials. In 2013, she appeared in five episodes of the BBC soap opera ''

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''. 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 in the

school drama ''

''.

Filmography

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheshire, Lorraine Living people 1960 births People from Hulme Actresses from Manchester English film actresses English soap opera actresses English television actresses People from Wythenshawe