Lorraine Pilkington facts for kids

Lorraine Pilkington was born on April 18, 1974. She is an Irish actress from Dublin. She is famous for playing Katrina Finlay in the TV show Monarch of the Glen. She also played Lulu in the movie Human Traffic.

Early Life and Learning

Lorraine Pilkington was born in Dublin in 1974. She grew up in a lovely village called Malahide. She went to Manor House School until she was 14. Later, she studied acting at the Gaiety School of Acting.

Her Acting Career

Lorraine started acting when she was 15 years old. Her first role was in the movie The Miracle in 1991. This film was directed by Neil Jordan. She also acted in plays like The Plough and the Stars and The Iceman Cometh.

When she was 18, Lorraine moved to London. She later moved back to Dublin for a while. In the late 1990s, she returned to London to focus on her acting career.

Famous Roles

Lorraine appeared in several movies, including Human Traffic and My Kingdom. In 1999, she got a big role in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. She played Katrina Finlay, a schoolteacher in Scotland. The show started in 2000.

After leaving Monarch of the Glen after its second season, she acted in other TV shows. These include Rough Diamond and Outnumbered. In 2008, she was in a short film called Within the Woods. In 2016, she voiced the main character in the animated movie Capture the Flag.

Movies She Has Been In

• 1991 The Miracle
• 1994 All Things Bright and Beautiful
• 1996 The Last of the High Kings
• 1997 The Boxer
• 1998 The Nephew
• 1999 Human Traffic
• 2001 My Kingdom
• 2004 Rabbit on the Moon
• 2006 After Thomas
• 2006 In a Day
• 2008 Within the Woods (short film)
• 2012 What Richard Did
• 2016 Capture the Flag (voice role)

TV Shows She Has Been In

• 2000 Monarch of the Glen as Katrina Finlay
• 2003 The Clinic on RTÉ One
• 2003 Waking the Dead as Mandy Lovell
• 2005 Robotboy on Cartoon Network (voice roles)
• 2007 Rough Diamond on RTÉ One
• 2008 Britannia High on ITV1 as Anna
• 2008 Outnumbered on BBC1 as Barbara
• 2011 Narrator on Masterchef Ireland on RTÉ Two
• 2016, 2017 & 2019 Casualty on BBC One as Rosa Hide

Stage Plays

• 1990s The Plough and the Stars and The Iceman Cometh
• 1999 Trust (Royal Court Theatre, London)
• 2015 When we were women (Orange Tree Theatre)

Her Family Life

In 2001, Lorraine Pilkington married Simon Massey in Wicklow. They first met in 1999 while working on the TV show Ballykissangel. Simon later directed Monarch of the Glen. Lorraine and Simon have three sons together. Simon also has two children from a previous marriage.