Lorna Fitzgerald
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Lorna Katie Fitzgerald (born 8 March 1996) is a British actress from Northampton
. She lives in Hunsbury
. Her most notable role to date is that of Abi Branning
in the British soap opera EastEnders
.
Drama Classes at the age of four. She has two older sisters, Corinne and Abigail. She is a keen dancer and enjoys ballet and tap. She also plays the guitar and keeps active by swimming.
episode "Animals", and a short film called Big Girl, Little Girl
. She also appeared in the ITV
drama The Golden Hour
, as well as playing Sarah Lancashire
's daughter Jade Cannings in Cherished
, and Young Bex in According to Bex
. She has also been in adverts for Childline
and Nescafe
.
Some time after attending acting classes, Fitzgerald joined the Stagecoach Theatre Arts
School in Stony Stratford
, and Derngate Theatre School. Through her agent, she heard about the role in BBC One
soap opera
EastEnders
, and went to the BBC Studios in London for the first of three auditions. She was cast as Abi Branning
, making her first appearance in 2006.
Fitzgerald has also been in a variety of plays, musicals and other TV programmes.
In November 2009, Fitzgerald was actively involved in a charity project in Northampton called Talking With Hands, a charity for people with hearing impairments and deafness. The project featured on ITV's Anglia News, alongside with Deaf actor Alex Nowak, and Fitzgerald helped with this project a great deal.
In 2010, Lorna was at the Gala screening for the How to Train Your Dragon
at Vue
West End
on March 28, 2010 in London
.
Northampton
Northampton is a large market town and local government district in the East Midlands region of England. Situated about north-west of London and around south-east of Birmingham, Northampton lies on the River Nene and is the county town of Northamptonshire. The demonym of Northampton is...
. She lives in Hunsbury
Hunsbury
West Hunsbury is a large housing estate in the south of the town of Northampton, from the town centre, from the M1 motorway, junction 15A and from junction 15. The motorway can be seen and heard as most of the area is elevated and the wind's prevailing direction is westerly. It is part of the...
. Her most notable role to date is that of Abi Branning
Abi Branning
Abigail "Abi" Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lorna Fitzgerald. She first appeared in the show on 3 July 2006.- Storylines :...
in the British soap opera EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
.
Personal life
Fitzgerald started attending Stage CoachStagecoach Theatre Arts
Stagecoach Theatre Arts plc is a professional theatre arts school, operating in thousands of locations around the world, with over 600 schools in the United Kingdom...
Drama Classes at the age of four. She has two older sisters, Corinne and Abigail. She is a keen dancer and enjoys ballet and tap. She also plays the guitar and keeps active by swimming.
Career
She appeared in the CasualtyCasualty (TV series)
Casualty, stylised as Casual+y, is a British weekly television show broadcast on BBC One, and the longest-running emergency medical drama television series in the world. Created by Jeremy Brock and Paul Unwin, it was first broadcast on 6 September 1986, and transmitted in the UK on BBC One. The...
episode "Animals", and a short film called Big Girl, Little Girl
Big Girl, Little Girl
Big Girl, Little Girl is a 2004 British short film directed by Amelia Hann.-Synopsis:The film revolves around the seven-year-old character called Lucy, who is in love with her uncle...
. She also appeared in the ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
drama The Golden Hour
The Golden Hour (TV series)
The Golden Hour was an ITV drama series, first shown in 2005.The series centred on the activities of a specialist medical unit, HEMS which is based in London, operated by the London Ambulance Service, in dealing with emergency cases...
, as well as playing Sarah Lancashire
Sarah Lancashire
Sarah Lancashire is an English actress, probably best recognised for her role as Raquel Watts in Coronation Street. She graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1986.-Television:...
's daughter Jade Cannings in Cherished
Cherished (film)
Cherished is a 2005 British film based on the wrongful conviction of Angela Cannings for the deaths of her three children. It was a joint production by BBC's drama and current affairs wings.-Synopsis:...
, and Young Bex in According to Bex
According to Bex
According to Bex is a British sitcom that aired on BBC One in 2005. Starring Jessica Stevenson, it was written by Katie Douglas, Julia Barron and Fred Barron, who also created My Family and After You've Gone...
. She has also been in adverts for Childline
ChildLine
ChildLine is a free 24 hour counselling service for children and young people up to 18 in the UK provided by the NSPCC. ChildLine deals with any issue which causes distress or concern, common issues dealt with include child abuse, bullying, parental separation or divorce, pregnancy and substance...
and Nescafe
Nescafé
Nescafé is a brand of instant coffee made by Nestlé. It comes in the form of many different products. The name is a portmanteau of the words "Nestlé" and "café". Nestlé's flagship powdered coffee product was introduced in Switzerland on April 1, 1938 after being developed for seven or eight years...
.
Some time after attending acting classes, Fitzgerald joined the Stagecoach Theatre Arts
Stagecoach Theatre Arts
Stagecoach Theatre Arts plc is a professional theatre arts school, operating in thousands of locations around the world, with over 600 schools in the United Kingdom...
School in Stony Stratford
Stony Stratford
Stony Stratford is a constituent town of Milton Keynes and is a civil parish with a town council within the Borough of Milton Keynes. It is in the north west corner of Milton Keynes, bordering Northamptonshire and separated from it by the River Great Ouse...
, and Derngate Theatre School. Through her agent, she heard about the role in BBC One
BBC One
BBC One is the flagship television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation in the United Kingdom. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service, and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
EastEnders
EastEnders
EastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
, and went to the BBC Studios in London for the first of three auditions. She was cast as Abi Branning
Abi Branning
Abigail "Abi" Branning is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by Lorna Fitzgerald. She first appeared in the show on 3 July 2006.- Storylines :...
, making her first appearance in 2006.
Fitzgerald has also been in a variety of plays, musicals and other TV programmes.
In November 2009, Fitzgerald was actively involved in a charity project in Northampton called Talking With Hands, a charity for people with hearing impairments and deafness. The project featured on ITV's Anglia News, alongside with Deaf actor Alex Nowak, and Fitzgerald helped with this project a great deal.
In 2010, Lorna was at the Gala screening for the How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon
How to Train Your Dragon is a series of nine books set in a fictional Viking world. The books were published starting in 2003 as children's novels written by British author Cressida Cowell and published by Hodder Children's Books...
at Vue
Vue (cinema)
Vue Entertainment , formerly known as SBC International Cinemas, is a cinema company in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The company was formed in May 2003 when SBC acquired 36 Warner Village cinemas. There are now 69 Vue cinemas, with 654 screens totaling 140,500 seats, including the rebranded...
West End
West End of London
The West End of London is an area of central London, containing many of the city's major tourist attractions, shops, businesses, government buildings, and entertainment . Use of the term began in the early 19th century to describe fashionable areas to the west of Charing Cross...
on March 28, 2010 in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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External links
- News of her role as Abi Branning (EastEndersEastEndersEastEnders is a British television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and continuing to today. EastEnders storylines examine the domestic and professional lives of the people who live and work in the fictional London Borough of Walford in the East End...
)