Lorraine Pilkington
| Lorraine Pilkington | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 April 1974 Dublin, Ireland |
| Residence | London |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1990–Present |
| Spouse(s) | Simon Massey |
Lorraine Pilkington (born 18 April 1974) is an Irish actress from Dublin, who is best known for her role as Katrina Finlay from Monarch of the Glen. Trained at the Gaiety School of Acting, Pilkington began her career at the age of 15 when she appeared in The Miracle directed by Neil Jordan. She appeared onstage in the plays The Plough and the Stars and The Iceman Cometh. At age 18 she moved to London where she was given a part in a Miramax film which eventually fell through. After returning to Dublin, Pilkington appeared in various films like Human Traffic and My Kingdom, a retelling of King Lear. In 2000, she was cast as Katrina Finlay, a schoolteacher in a Scottish village in the BBC television series Monarch of the Glen. After leaving the show at the beginning of the third season, she appeared in various other television productions such as Rough Diamond and Outnumbered. She married Simon Massey, the director of Monarch of the Glen, in 2001. They have three sons, Milo,[1] Luca and Inigo. In 2008, she appeared in a short film by Luke Massey Within the Woods, with James Chalmers.[2]
Filmography
- 1991 The Miracle
- 1996 The Last of the High Kings
- 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
Television
- 2000 Monarch of the Glen
- 2003 The Clinic on RTÉ One
- 2005 Robotboy on Cartoon Network as Tommy Turnbull
- 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
References
- ↑ "Diamond in the rough"
- ↑ "Beware of the zombies at Binswood Hall". warwickcourier.co.uk. 14 April 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2014.