Lorraine Pilkington facts for kids

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

Early Life and Training

Lorraine Pilkington grew up in a nice village called Malahide in Dublin. She was one of four children in her family. She went to Manor House School until she was 14 years old. After that, she trained to be an actress at the Gaiety School of Acting. This school helps people learn how to act for plays and movies.

Acting Career

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

When she was 18, Lorraine moved to London to continue her acting career. She worked on many projects, including doing voiceovers for different shows. In the late 1990s, she moved back to London to focus more on her acting.

Famous Roles

Lorraine Pilkington appeared in several movies. These include Human Traffic and My Kingdom. My Kingdom was a modern version of the famous play King Lear.

In 1999, she got a big role in the BBC TV series Monarch of the Glen. She played Katrina Finlay, a schoolteacher in a Scottish village. The show started in 2000. After leaving the show, she acted in other TV productions. Some of these were Rough Diamond and Outnumbered.

In 2008, Lorraine was in a short film called Within the Woods. She also voiced the main character in an animated movie called Capture the Flag in 2016.

Movies and TV Shows

Here are some of the movies and TV shows Lorraine Pilkington has been in:

Filmography

• 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)

Television Roles

• 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 as Tommy Turnbull, Debbie Turnbull and Computer Teacher
• 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 Performances

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

Personal Life

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