Lorraine Bruce Explained

Lorraine Bruce
Birth Date:	18 June
Birth Place:	Warrington, England, UK^[1]
Occupation:	Actress
Years Active:	1994–present
Parents:	Tommy Bruce and Sheila Bruce

Lorraine Bruce^[2] 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^[3] In 2013, she was cast in Lucky 7, the U.S. version of The Syndicate.^{[4] [5]} Bruce trained at The Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998		Caitlin Lynch	Episode: "Square Peg. Round Hole"
1999		Theresa Cairns	Episodes: "Old Flame" and "Push It"
2002	Dalziel and Pascoe	Nurse	Episode: "Mens Sana"
2004		Sarah Kingsman	Episode: "249: Ulterior Motive"
2005	Holby City	Sara Robinson	3 episodes
2006	Eleventh Hour	Ellis Gibson's Partner	Episode: "Containment"
	Dalziel and Pascoe	Maggie Ruddlesdin	Episode: "The Cave Woman"
2007	Party Animals	BNP Woman	Episode #1.8
	Casualty	Sara Robinson	Episode: "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding"
2009	Benidorm	Valda	Episode #3.4
2011	Come Fly with Me	Female Passenger	Episode #1.6
	Life's Too Short	Mother	Episode #1.2
2012	Gates	Scary Mum	4 episodes
		Carol	Episode: "Barbara's Old Ring"
2012–2021		Denise Simpson	Main cast; 4 series^[6]
2013	Lucky 7	Denise Dibinsky	Main cast; all 8 episodes^[7]
2017	White Gold	Miss Barnes	5 episodes
	Will	Mistress Harding	5 episodes
2018	Watership Down	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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Dark Corners	Mary Sullivan
	Provoked	Doreen
2008	Eden Lake	Tanya
2009	The Scouting Book for Boys	Betty
2014	Kerry	Kerry's Mum	TV film ^[8]
2017		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

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Notes and References

1. Web site: ABC Medianet . ABC Medianet . 2013-05-18 . 2013-08-06.
2. Web site: Bruce. Lorraine. Lorraine Bruce Credits. Curtis Brown Agency.
3. Web site: Bruce. Lorraine. BBC The Syndicate. BBC.
4. Web site: Andreeva . Nellie . ABC Pilot 'Lucky 7' Casts Four Co-Leads, Fox's 'Enisted' Enlists Two Co-Leads . Deadline.com . 2013-03-01 . 2013-08-06.
5. Web site: Pehanick . Maggie . Lucky 7 TV Show Info . Buzzsugar.com . 2012-03-13 . 2013-08-06.
6. Web site: Meet the cast of The Syndicate season 4. The Radio Times. 2021.
7. Web site: Lorraine Bruce on Making TV in the US and the UK. Thomas, June. Slate Magazine, September 24. 2013.
8. Web site: Kerry; Pilot for This Country.
9. Web site: Bruce. Lorraine. BBC Interview With Lorraine Bruce.
10. Web site: Bruce. Lorraine. BBC The Syndicate Lorraine Bruce.
11. Web site: Bruce. Lorraine. IMDB - Lorraine Bruce.