Lorraine Burroughs

Lorraine Burroughs (born 22 January 1981) is a British actress of stage and screen. She was born in Birmingham and attended Bishop Challoner RC School there. She later trained at RADA.

Burroughs is best known for her role in the play The Mountaintop for which she received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in 2010.

Her TV appearances include DCI Banks, Lip Service, Top Boy, Spooks: Code 9, All About George, and Butterfly. Burroughs also starred in the New Tricks episode Good Morning Lemmings in 2010. She played Trix Warren in the 2012 film Fast Girls. She had lead roles as Serena Farley (Gorringe) in the 2013 three part drama The Ice Cream Girls and as DI Gina Conroy in Silent Witness episode Protection in 2015. In 2016, she appeared as Olga in the Christmas two-part special of Last Tango in Halifax on BBC1. In 2022, she recurred as supervillainess Virginia Devereaux / Clayface throughout the third season of Pennyworth.

Her radio drama credits include The Colour Purple and Burned To Nothing.

She currently lives in London.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 2004 Red Rose Monique 2006 Wide Sargasso Sea Amelie Television film 2007 This Is What It Is Kelly 2010 Excluded Belinda Television film 2011 The Glass Man Janie 2012 Fast Girls Trix Warren 2017 Trendy Olivia Latham2020 Muscle Crystal Spell Veora Woods

Television

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress The Mountaintop