| Lorraine McIntosh | |
| Birth Date: | 1964 5, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genre: | Alternative rock, pop |
| Occupation: | Singer, actress |
| Years Active: | 1980–present |
| Current Member Of: | Deacon Blue |
Lorraine McIntosh (born 13 May 1964) is a Scottish singer and actress. She is one of the vocalists of the pop/rock band Deacon Blue.
McIntosh is a vocalist with Deacon Blue, whose second studio album, When the World Knows Your Name (1989), topped the UK Albums Chart for two weeks,[1] [2] and included "Real Gone Kid", which became their first UK top ten single.[1] [3]
McIntosh took a break from music to play the character Alice Henderson in the Scottish soap opera River City, which was set in a fictitious suburb of Glasgow. Her character first appeared in 2002 and was written out during May 2010. McIntosh has also appeared in a few Scottish films, including Ken Loach's My Name Is Joe,[4] and Lone Scherfig's Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself,[4] as well as in three episodes of the TV police-drama series Taggart.[4] She also starred in BBC One's comedy-drama Hope Springs.[4]
McIntosh is married to Deacon Blue lead singer Ricky Ross and they have four children. They married on 12 May 1990.[5] [6]
She is of maternal Irish Catholic descent: her mother is from Gweedore, County Donegal.[7] [8]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | My Name Is Joe | Maggie | ||
| 2000 | Aberdeen | Nurse | ||
| 2002 | Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself | Ruby | ||
| 2004 | Wise Guys | Pauline | Short film | |
| 2014 | Gasping | AA Attendee | Short film | |
| 2016 | West Skerra Light | Joan | Television film | |
| 2018 | Long Night at Blackstone [10] | Faye Bowers | Television film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Screen Two | Deacon Blue - Girl in Graveyard | Series 7, Episode 10: "Dreaming" | |
| 1999 | Psychos | Carrie Burns | Mini-series, Episode 5 | |
| Life Support | Bethan Gilchrist | Episode 3: "The Price of Love" and Episode 5: "Soul and Conscience" | ||
| 1999 2003 2008 | Taggart | Cocktail Waitress Brenda Johnstone Sharon Nash | Series 15, Episode 4: "Long Time Dead" Series 19, Episode 6: "Halfway House" Series 24, Episode 7: "Safer" | |
| 2002 | Fran's People | Janis Dunlop | Series 1, Episode 2 | |
| 2002–2023 | River City | Alice Henderson | 4 episodes | |
| 2009 | Hope Springs | Ina Harries | 7 episodes | |
| Happy Hollidays | Rosalind | Episode 5: "Donkey" | ||
| 2017 | Scot Squad | Barbara Edwards | Series 4, Episode 2 | |
| 2020 | Outlander | Mrs. Sylvie | Series 5, Episode 10: "Mercy Shall Follow Me" | |
| 2021 | Princess Mirror-Belle | Ruth | Episode 3: "Big Bad Wolf" | |
| 2023 | Shetland | Heather Bain | Series 8, 2 episodes |