Lorraine Bruce
{{Short description|British actress}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lorraine Bruce
| image =
| caption =
| birth_date = 18 June
| birth_place = Warrington, England, UK{{cite web|url=http://abcmedianet.com/web/showpage/showpage.aspx?program_id=3156784&type=bruce |title=ABC Medianet |publisher=ABC Medianet |date=2013-05-18 |accessdate=2013-08-06}}
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1994–present
| spouse =
| website =
| parents = Tommy Bruce and Sheila Bruce
}}
Lorraine Bruce{{cite web|last=Bruce|first=Lorraine|title=Lorraine Bruce Credits|url=http://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/lorraine-bruce//works/|publisher=Curtis Brown Agency}} is a British television, film and stage actress, best known for her portrayal of Denise Simpson in all four series of the Kay Mellor BBC One series The Syndicate{{cite web|last=Bruce|first=Lorraine|title=BBC The Syndicate|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/syndicate/bruce/|publisher=BBC}} In 2013, she was cast in Lucky 7, the U.S. version of The Syndicate.{{cite web|last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |url=https://deadline.com/2013/03/abc-pilot-lucky-7-casts-four-co-leads-foxs-enisted-enlists-two-co-leads-444199/ |title=ABC Pilot 'Lucky 7' Casts Four Co-Leads, Fox's 'Enisted' Enlists Two Co-Leads |publisher=Deadline Hollywood |date=2013-03-01 |access-date=2013-08-06}}{{cite web|last=Pehanick |first=Maggie |url=http://www.buzzsugar.com/Lucky-7-TV-Show-Info-30981849 |title=Lucky 7 TV Show Info |publisher=Buzzsugar.com |date=2012-03-13 |accessdate=2013-08-06}} Bruce trained at The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.
Filmography
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| 1998
| rowspan=2| {{sortname|The|Bill}} | Caitlin Lynch | Episode: "Square Peg. Round Hole" |
| 1999
| Theresa Cairns | Episodes: "Old Flame" and "Push It" |
| 2002
| Nurse | Episode: "Mens Sana" |
| 2004
| {{sortname|The|Bill}} | Sarah Kingsman | Episode: "249: Ulterior Motive" |
| 2005
| Sara Robinson | 3 episodes |
| rowspan=2| 2006
| Ellis Gibson's Partner | Episode: "Containment" |
| Dalziel and Pascoe
| Maggie Ruddlesdin | Episode: "The Cave Woman" |
| rowspan=2| 2007
| BNP Woman | Episode #1.8 |
| Casualty
| Sara Robinson | Episode: "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding" |
| 2009
| Benidorm | Valda | Episode #3.4 |
| rowspan=2| 2011
| Female Passenger | Episode #1.6 |
| Life's Too Short
| Mother | Episode #1.2 |
| rowspan=2| 2012
| Gates | Scary Mum | 4 episodes |
| {{sortname|The|Royle Family}}
| Carol | Episode: "Barbara's Old Ring" |
| 2012–2021
| {{sortname|The|Syndicate}} | Denise Simpson | Main cast; 4 series{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/the-syndicate-season-4-cast/|title=Meet the cast of The Syndicate season 4|publisher=The Radio Times|year=2021}} |
| 2013
| Lucky 7 | Denise Dibinsky |
| rowspan=2| 2017
| Miss Barnes | 5 episodes |
| Will
| Mistress Harding | 5 episodes |
| 2018
| Farmer's Wife | Voice role; TV mini-series; all 4 episodes |
| 2019
| Vera | Carmel Sumner | Episode: "Dirty" |
| 2022
| Dodger | Mrs Grundles | Episodes: "Runaways" and "Waxworks" |
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| rowspan=2| 2006
| Mary Sullivan | |
| Provoked
| Doreen | |
| 2008
| Tanya | |
| 2009
| Betty | |
| 2014
| Kerry | Kerry's Mum | TV film {{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/kerry-2014|title=Kerry; Pilot for This Country}} |
| 2017
| King Arthur: Legend of the Sword | Syren 1 | |
=Theatre=
- Piaf, as Toine; Donmar Warehouse/West End transfer
- Les Miserables, as Madame Thenardier; West End
- Vernon God Little, as End Pam/Judge/Other Roles; Young Vic
- That Day We Sang, as Dorothy/Pauline; Manchester International Festival
- The Rise and Fall Of Little Voice, as Sadie Mae
- Teechers, as Hobby
- Romeo & Juliet, as Nurse; Hull Truck
- Saucy Jack & The Space Vixens, as Chesty Prospects; London Cast
- Mail Order Bride, as June
- Get Ken Barlow, as Leslie
- Scuffer, as Cathy; West Yorkshire Playhouse
=Video games=
- Final Fantasy XVI, as Charon
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|1274988}}
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Category:British television actresses
Category:Actresses from Warrington