Lorraine McIntosh
Lorraine McIntosh | |
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Background information | |
Born | Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland | 13 May 1964
Genres | Alternative rock, pop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
Years active | 1980–present |
Member of | Deacon Blue |
Spouse |
Lorraine McIntosh (born 13 May 1964) is a Scottish singer and actress. She is one of the vocalists of the pop/rock band Deacon Blue.
Career
[edit]McIntosh is a vocalist with Deacon Blue, whose second studio album, When the World Knows Your Name (1989), topped the UK Albums Chart for two weeks,[1][2] and included "Real Gone Kid", which became their first UK top ten single.[1][3]
McIntosh took a break from music to play the character Alice Henderson in the Scottish soap opera River City, which was set in a fictitious suburb of Glasgow. Her character first appeared in 2002 and was written out during May 2010. McIntosh has also appeared in a few Scottish films, including Ken Loach's My Name Is Joe,[4] and Lone Scherfig's Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself,[4] as well as in three episodes of the TV police-drama series Taggart.[4] She also starred in BBC One's comedy-drama Hope Springs.[4]
In November 2024 Abertay University will honour McIntosh with a Doctor of Arts honorary degree.[5]
Personal life
[edit]McIntosh is married to Deacon Blue lead singer Ricky Ross and they have four children. They married on 12 May 1990.[6][7]
She is of maternal Irish Catholic descent: her mother, Sarah McIntosh (née Gallagher), was from the townland of Dore in Gweedore, a district in the north-west of County Donegal in Ulster.[8][9][10]
Discography
[edit]- Raintown (1987)
- When the World Knows Your Name (1989)
- Fellow Hoodlums (1991)
- Whatever You Say, Say Nothing (1993)
- Walking Back Home (1999)
- Homesick (2001)
- The Hipsters (2012)
- A New House (2014)
- Believers (2016)
- City of Love (2020)
- Riding on the Tide of Love (2021)[11]
Filmography
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1998 | My Name Is Joe | Maggie | |
2000 | Aberdeen | Nurse | |
2002 | Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself | Ruby | |
2004 | Wise Guys | Pauline | Short film |
2014 | Gasping | AA Attendee | Short film |
2016 | West Skerra Light | Joan | Television film |
2018 | Long Night at Blackstone [12] | Faye Bowers | Television film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991 | Screen Two | Deacon Blue - Girl in Graveyard | Series 7, Episode 10: "Dreaming" |
1999 | Psychos | Carrie Burns | Mini-series, Episode 5 |
Life Support | Bethan Gilchrist | Episode 3: "The Price of Love" and Episode 5: "Soul and Conscience" | |
1999 2003 2008 |
Taggart | Cocktail Waitress Brenda Johnstone Sharon Nash |
Series 15, Episode 4: "Long Time Dead" Series 19, Episode 6: "Halfway House" Series 24, Episode 7: "Safer" |
2002 | Fran's People | Janis Dunlop | Series 1, Episode 2 |
2002–2023 | River City | Alice Henderson | 4 episodes |
2009 | Hope Springs | Ina Harries | 7 episodes |
Happy Hollidays | Rosalind | Episode 5: "Donkey" | |
2017 | Scot Squad | Barbara Edwards | Series 4, Episode 2 |
2020 | Outlander | Mrs. Sylvie | Series 5, Episode 10: "Mercy Shall Follow Me" |
2021 | Princess Mirror-Belle | Ruth | Episode 3: "Big Bad Wolf" |
2023 | Shetland | Heather Bain | Series 8, 2 episodes |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Deacon Blue". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Deacon Blue – When The World Knows Your Name". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ "Deacon Blue – Real Gone Kid". Official Charts Company. 15 October 1988. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Deacon Blue". tvguide.com. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
- ^ "Deacon Blue star Lorraine McIntosh to receive Honorary Degree at Abertay University's winter graduation". Abertay. 11 December 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
- ^ [1] Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Watt, Laura. "Ricky Ross in tribute to tragic mum Andrea Kearney". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ "True blue". The Herald. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ "Interview: Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross on the city behind the songs". The Scotsman. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
- ^ 'Donegal will always be my spiritual home - popstar Lorraine' (Donegal Daily, 2 April 2021). https://www.donegaldaily.com/2021/04/02/donegal-will-always-be-my-spiritual-home-popstar-lorraine/
- ^ "Deacon Blue Share "Riding on the Tide of Love" Lyric Video – Watch + Listen". Rock 'N' Load. 12 June 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
Deacon Blue will release Riding on the Tide of Love, which features eight brand new songs, on February 5 via earMUSIC.
- ^ "Long Night At Blackstone cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- 1964 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Scottish women singers
- People from Bridgeton, Glasgow
- Scottish people of Irish descent
- Scottish pop singers
- Scottish television actresses
- Scottish film actresses
- Scottish soap opera actresses
- Actresses from Glasgow
- People from Cumnock
- Singers from Glasgow
- Deacon Blue members
- Scottish Roman Catholics
- 20th-century Scottish women singers