Lorna Watson
Born: 1977-10-03 in North London, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Lorna Watson (born 1977) is a British comedian, actress and television presenter. She was one of the presenters of Spy School. Her acting roles include various characters in television sketch shows Rush Hour, The Wrong Door and Watson & Oliver with comedy partner Ingrid Oliver. In March 2012 she appeared on Let's Dance for Sport Relief with Ingrid Oliver; they danced to Ravel's Boléro. The two met at Tiffin Girls' School in Kingston upon Thames. Her influences are French & Saunders and Fry & Laurie. In 2013, Watson appeared as Sister Boniface in the Father Brown episode "The Bride of Christ" and took part in a special series of The Great British Bake Off. In 2015, she starred in a special episode of Horrible Histories in which she played Boudicca. She also played a one-off character called 'Thingy' in the 'Fashion Phonies' episode of CBBC's Hotel Trubble. In January 2020, it was announced that Watson would be reprising her Sister Boniface role for a new series called Sister Boniface Mysteries, with a ten-episode first series premiering on the streaming service BritBox. The second series aired in 2023 with filming for a third series beginning in June for broadcast in 2024, with Watson also recording a return to Father Brown
Filmography
2023
- The Star of the Orient as Sister Boniface
2022
- Sister Boniface Mysteries as Sister Boniface
2018
- Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators as Paulina Stainton
2013
- Father Brown as Sister Boniface
- The Great Comic Relief Bake Off as Self - Contestant
2012
2011
- Eric & Ernie: Behind the Scenes as Self
2010
- Let's Dance for Sport Relief as Self - Contestant
2008
- The Wrong Door as Various
2006
- The IT Crowd as Milly