Lorna Laidlaw

Lorna Laidlaw

Lorna Laidlaw is best known to television viewers as Mrs Tembe (she has a Christian name, Winifred but would never allow her colleagues to use it), the strait-laced, straight-haired Botswanan born receptionist in daytime soap 'Doctors'. Lorna however is a native Brummie, born on February 1 1963 - unusually for a baby with teeth. Brought up in Ladywood, Birmingham she joined a local youth theatre at the age of 15 and went on to train as a social worker but decided it was a thankless job and turned to acting instead, spending several years with Birmingham Rep. She made her television debut in the 1990s but became a regular in children's shows 'Tikkabilla' and 'Grandpa in my Pocket in the 2000s before joining 'Doctors' in 2009 for one episode as a character called Gloria Dixon and from 2011 as the redoubtable Mrs Tembe for which role, in 2012, she was named best actress by the Royal Television Society Midland awards. Lorna has two children and - unlike Mrs Tembe - is blonde

  • Title : Lorna Laidlaw
  • Popularity : 0.652
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1963-02-01
  • Place of Birth : Birmingham, England, UK
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Lorna Laidlaw Movies

  • 1970
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    Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years

    Coronation Street: 60 Unforgettable Years

    7 1970 HD

    Featuring a whole host of Coronation Street stars past and present, this special explores the legacy of the world's longest-running soap opera.

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  • 2021
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    Hair Ties

    Hair Ties

    1 2021 HD

    A mixed race child grieves the recent loss of her father and, with the help of her gregarious imaginary friend, reclaims aspects of her cultural...

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  • 1970
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    Tikkabilla

    Tikkabilla

    1 1970 HD

    Tikkabilla was a UK children's television programme, shown on BBC1, BBC2 and on the CBeebies channel. The programme aims to educate pre-school...

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  • 1992
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    Blue Heaven

    Blue Heaven

    3 1992 HD

    Frank Sandford has big hopes for his pop duo, Blue Heaven, but his home life is less than satisfactory. His father, Jim, is a local hard man whose...

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  • 2000
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    Doctors

    Doctors

    4.7 2000 HD

    Set in the fictional Midlands town of Letherbridge, defined as being close to the city of Birmingham, this soap opera follows the staff and families...

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  • 1960
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    Coronation Street

    Coronation Street

    5.3 1960 HD

    The residents of Coronation Street are ordinary, working-class people, and the show follows them through regular social and family interactions at...

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