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.List of New Tricks episodes#Series 7 .282010.29 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 Year Title Role Notes 2003 Doctors Macy Holyoake Episode: "A Red Light Means Stop"2004 Casualty Wendy Collins Episode: "Fallen Hero" Down to Earth Kelly Episode: "Unfinished Business" Hex Sinead Episode: "Pilot: The Story Begins" 2005 All About George Jess Series regular; 6 episodes 2007 Casualty Tracey Cowley Episode: "The Miracle on Harry's Last Shift"2008 Doctor Who Thalina Episode: "The Fires of Pompeii" Spooks: Code 9 Sarah Yates Series regular; 6 episodes2010 Identity Sophie Curtis Episode: "Second Life" New Tricks Gail Shaw Episode: "Good Morning Lemmings" 2010–2012 Lip Service Fin Recurring role; 4 episodes 2010–2012 DCI Banks DS Winsome Jackman Recurring role; 14 episodes2011 The Shadow Line WPC Drewe Miniseries; 1 episodes Law & Order: UK Marci Wade Episode: "Deal"2013 The Ice Cream Girls Serena Farley Miniseries; 3 episodes Top Boy Rhianna Parkes Recurring role; 4 episodes 2015 Silent Witness DI Gina Conroy Episode: "Protection"2016 The Five Jennifer Kenwood Miniseries; 5 episodes Last Tango in Halifax Olga Recurring role; 2 episodes 2017 Fortitude Spindoe Recurring role; 2 episodes2018 Hard Sun Simone Hicks Miniseries; 5 episodes Moving On Michelle Episode: "Neighbour" Midsomer Murders Freya Ferabbee Episode: "Send in the Clowns" Butterfly Paula Miniseries; 3 episodes 2019 Carnival Row Magrite Episode: "Some Dark God Wakes"2020 Death in Paradise Shonelle Delport Episode: "Pirates of the Murder Scene" Strike Back Carolyn Fortier Episode: "Vendetta" Maxxx Tanisha Episode: "Death"2021 Close to Me Helen Miniseries; 4 episodes Red Election Etta Cornwell Series regular; 8 episodes On the Edge Frankie Episode: "Superdad" 2022 Pennyworth Virginia Devereaux Recurring role; 4 episodes 2024 Sweetpea Claudia Recurring role; 6 episodes 2026 Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards Angelica Masters Docudrama film
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2010 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Actress The Mountaintop
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