Lorna Fitzgerald

Lorna Katie Fitzgerald (born 17 April 1996) She has two older sisters and is a keen dancer.

In November 2009, Fitzgerald was involved in a charity project in Northampton called Talking With Hands, a charity for people with hearing impairments and deafness. The project featured on ITV's Anglia News, alongside deaf actor Alex Nowak, and Fitzgerald helped with this project.

Career Fitzgerald has appeared in the Casualty episode "Animals", and a short film called Big Girl, Little Girl. She also appeared in the ITV drama The Golden Hour, and Young Bex in According to Bex. She has appeared in adverts for Childline and Nescafé.

After attending acting classes, Fitzgerald joined the Stagecoach Theatre Arts School in Stony Stratford, and Derngate Theatre School. On 10 September 2017, it was announced that Fitzgerald would be leaving the role after almost 12 years, with her exit airing on 19 January 2018.

Fitzgerald made her professional stage debut in February 2018, starring as Jackie Dimmock in the world premiere of Howard Brenton's The Shadow Factory in Nuffield Theatre, Southampton. She won acclaim for her debut performance and was shortlisted in the nominations for 'Best actress in a Play' at The Stage Debut Awards. In October 2018, Fitzgerald played the role of Eve Douglas in the regional premiere of Her Naked Skin by Rebecca Lenkiewicz at Salisbury Playhouse

Sustaining an early 20th century theme, in 2019 Fitzgerald starred as Iris Henderson in a stage version of Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes. Adapted for stage by Bill Kenwright, this was a seven-month National Tour. Later in 2019, Fitzgerald was cast alongside Joan Collins and Luke Goss in the UK comedy drama film The Loss Adjuster. Filming began in October 2019, with release due on 1 December 2020. The movie is a straight-to-DVD release owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2005 Cherished Jade Cannings Television film 2005 According to Bex Young Bex TV series 2005 Casualty Polly Farrell Episode: "Animals" 2005 The Golden Hour Jasmine Campbell 1 episode 2006–2018 EastEnders Abi Branning Series regular; 917 episodes 2019 London Kills Petra Roscoe 1 episode 2020 The Loss Adjuster Emeline Film

Stage credits

Awards and nominations Year Ceremony Award Work Result 2010 Inside Soap Awards Best Young Actor EastEnders 2012 British Soap Awards Best Young Performance 2014 Radio 1's Teen Awards Best British Actor 2015 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Girl 2017 Inside Soap Awards Best Partnership (with Aaron Sidwell) 2017 Inside Soap Awards Best Bad Girl 2018 The Stage Debut Awards Best Actress in a Play The Shadow Factory