Lorna Yabsley
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Lorna Yabsley is a British
former actress and photographer who pioneered the "reportage" style of wedding photography
during the early 1990s and founded the photographic company known as "bangwallop".
As a teenager she attended Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts in East Grinstead
and Elmhurst School for Dance
in Camberley
, Surrey
. She also spent much of this time acting in television dramas and serials. She starred in the, now cult, Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
episode The Flypaper. In 1980 she adopted the stage name Lorna Charles and starred alongside Brenda Blethyn
and Patricia Routledge
in the Richard Eyre
directed The Imitation Game (Play for Today
).
Her career in photography, started at the age of 18, working as an assistant for landscape photographer Charlie Waite. Together they set up the specialist photo library Landscape Only.
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
former actress and photographer who pioneered the "reportage" style of wedding photography
Wedding photography
Wedding photography is the photography of activities relating to weddings. It encompasses photographs of the couple before marriage as well as coverage of the wedding and reception...
during the early 1990s and founded the photographic company known as "bangwallop".
As a teenager she attended Bush Davies School of Theatre Arts in East Grinstead
East Grinstead
East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester...
and Elmhurst School for Dance
Elmhurst School for Dance
Elmhurst School for Dance is one of the foremost classical ballet schools in the United Kingdom and is the official associate school of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. First established in Camberley, Surrey, the school is the oldest established vocational dance school in the United Kingdom and...
in Camberley
Camberley
Camberley is a town in Surrey, England, situated 31 miles southwest of central London, in the corridor between the M3 and M4 motorways. The town lies close to the borders of both Hampshire and Berkshire; the boundaries intersect on the western edge of the town where all three counties...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
. She also spent much of this time acting in television dramas and serials. She starred in the, now cult, Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)
Tales of the Unexpected is a British television series originally aired between 1979 and 1988, made by Anglia Television for ITV. Filming began in 1978.The series was an anthology of different tales...
episode The Flypaper. In 1980 she adopted the stage name Lorna Charles and starred alongside Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Blethyn
Brenda Anne Blethyn, OBE is an English actress who has worked in theatre, television and film. Blethyn has received two Academy Award nominations, two SAG Award nominations, two Emmy Award nominations and three Golden Globe Award nominations, winning one...
and Patricia Routledge
Patricia Routledge
Katherine Patricia Routledge, CBE is an English character comedy actress and singer. She is best known for her role as character Hyacinth Bucket in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances and Hetty Wainthropp in the British television series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates...
in the Richard Eyre
Richard Eyre
Sir Richard Charles Hastings Eyre CBE is an English director of film, theatre, television, and opera.-Biography:Eyre was educated at Sherborne School, an independent school for boys in the market town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset in south-west England, followed by Peterhouse at the University...
directed The Imitation Game (Play for Today
Play for Today
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted...
).
Her career in photography, started at the age of 18, working as an assistant for landscape photographer Charlie Waite. Together they set up the specialist photo library Landscape Only.
Filmography (sometimes credited as Lorna Charles)
| Year | Film | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1978 | The Devil's Crown The Devil's Crown The Devil's Crown was a BBC television series which dramatised the reigns of three medieval Kings of England: Henry II and his sons Richard I and John.... |
Alys | BBC BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff... The Hungry Falcons – Season 1 / Episode 4 |
| August 1978 | The Onedin Line The Onedin Line The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham.The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin... |
BBC BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff... The Reverend’s Daughter – Series 6 / Episode 68 |
|
| March 1979 | My Son, My Son | Maeve O'Riorden (age 10) | BBC BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff... |
| January 1980 | Armchair Thriller Armchair Thriller Armchair Thriller is a British television programme, broadcast on ITV in two series in 1978 and 1980. Owing something to some of the off-shoots of the earlier Armchair Theatre, the new series used scripts adapted from published novels and stories. Although not properly a horror series it included... |
Sue Craig | Thames Television Thames Television Thames Television was a licensee of the British ITV television network, covering London and parts of the surrounding counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992.... The Victim – Season 3 / Episode 1 |
| April 1980 | Play for Today Play for Today Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted... |
Anna Raine – credited as Lorna Charles | BBC BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff... The Imitation Game – Season 10 / Episode 27 |
| August 1980 | Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) Tales of the Unexpected (TV series) Tales of the Unexpected is a British television series originally aired between 1979 and 1988, made by Anglia Television for ITV. Filming began in 1978.The series was an anthology of different tales... |
Sylvia Wilkinson | Anglia Television Anglia Television Anglia Television is the ITV franchise holder for the East Anglia franchise region. Although Anglia Television takes its name from East Anglia, its transmission coverage extends beyond the generally accepted boundaries of that region. The station is based at Anglia House in Norwich, with regional... The Flypaper – Season 3 / Episode 1 |
| October 1980 | The Gentle Touch The Gentle Touch The Gentle Touch is a British police drama television series made by London Weekend Television for ITV which ran from 1980-1984. Commencing transmission on 11 April 1980, the series is notable for being the first British series to feature a female police detective as its leading character, ahead of... |
Barbara – credited as Lorna Charles | LWT Maggie's Luck – Season 2 / Episode 8 |
| December 1980 | The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls | Uncredited | BBC BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff... |
| 1981 | The Day of the Triffids The Day of the Triffids The Day of the Triffids is a post-apocalyptic novel published in 1951 by the English science fiction author John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris, under the pen-name John Wyndham. Although Wyndham had already published other novels using other pen-name combinations drawn from his lengthy real... |
Susan – credited as Lorna Charles | BBC BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff... Season 1 / Episode 6 |
| 1985 | Revolution (1985 film) Revolution (1985 film) Revolution is a 1985 film directed by Hugh Hudson, written by Robert Dillon and starring Al Pacino, Helen Porter, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright, Dave King, Annie Lennox, Danny Turner, Steven Berkoff, Graham Greene, and Robbie Coltrane.... |
Uncredited | Goldcrest Films Goldcrest Films Goldcrest Films is a British film production company founded by Jake Eberts in January 1977. It enjoyed great success in the 1980s with films such as Local Hero , The Killing Fields and Hope and Glory mostly produced by David Puttnam on modest budgets. The company also benefited from the new... |
External links
- Lorna Yabsley filmography at the British Film InstituteBritish Film InstituteThe British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
- Lorna Charles filmography at the British Film InstituteBritish Film InstituteThe British Film Institute is a charitable organisation established by Royal Charter to:-Cinemas:The BFI runs the BFI Southbank and IMAX theatre, both located on the south bank of the River Thames in London...
- Tales of the Unexpected at Mondo Digital
- The Flypaper at tv.com
- Armchair Thriller at Nostalgia Central
- Armchair Thriller Fansite
- Tattoo Art – Close to the Heart feature at BBC Devon
- Baring the Breast for Art feature at Cancer Active