Lorna Yabsley
Lorna Yabsley (born 19 July 1964) is a British former actress, photographer and author, who pioneered the "reportage" style of wedding photography during the early 1990s. She also spent much of this time acting in television dramas and serials. She starred in the Tales of the Unexpected episode "The Flypaper", which became a cult favourite.
Lorna Yabsley
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- Name
- Lorna Yabsley
- Born
- 19 July 1964
- Birthplace
- Salcombe, Devon
- Occupation
- Actress, photographer, author
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- Elmhurst Ballet School · Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts
- Languages
- English
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Lorna Yabsley (born 19 July 1964) is a British former actress, photographer and author, who pioneered the "reportage" style of wedding photography during the early 1990s. She also spent much of this time acting in television dramas and serials. She starred in the Tales of the Unexpected episode "The Flypaper", which became a cult favourite.
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She adopted the stage name Lorna Charles in 1980, and starred alongside Brenda Blethyn and Harriet Walter in the Richard Eyre-directed Play for Today edition The Imitation Game. Her career in photography started at the age of 18, when she began working as an assistant for landscape photographer Charlie Waite. Together they set up the specialist photo library Landscape Only.
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• Name — Lorna Yabsley • Children — Grace • Born — 19 July 1964 • Birthplace — Salcombe, Devon • Occupation — Actress, photographer, author • Years Active — 1978 - present • Height — 5 ft
Filmography (sometimes credited as Lorna Charles)
Filmography (sometimes credited as Lorna Charles)
• Year — Film — Role — Note • May 1978 — The Devil's Crown — Alys — BBC The Hungry Falcons – Series 1 / Episode 4 • August 1978 — The Onedin Line — BBC The Reverend's Daughter – Series 6 / Episode 68 • March 1979 — My Son, My Son — Maeve O'Riorden (aged 10) — BBC • January 1980 — Armchair Thriller — Sue Craig — Thames Television The Victim – Series 3 / Episode 1 • April 1980 — Play for Today — Anna Raine (as Lorna Charles) — BBC The Imitation Game – Series 10 / Episode 27 • August 1980 — Tales of the Unexpected — Sylvia Wilkinson — Anglia Television "The Flypaper" – Series 3 / Episode 1 • October 1980 — The Gentle Touch — Barbara (as Lorna Charles) — LWT Maggie's Luck – Series 2 / Episode 8 • December 1980 — The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls — Quarta (as Lorna Charles) — BBC • 1981 — The Day of the Triffids — Susan (as Lorna Charles) — BBC Series 1 / Episode 6 • 1985 — Revolution — Uncredited — Goldcrest Films
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1964
Lorna Yabsley was born on 19 July 1964.
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Activity and practice. Recorded as having studied at Elmhurst Ballet School and Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts.
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