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{{Infobox musical artist |
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| name = Lorraine McIntosh |
| name = Lorraine McIntosh |
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| image = Lorraine McIntosh, Deacon Blue (cropped).jpg |
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| caption = McIntosh performing |
| caption = McIntosh performing with Deacon Blue in London, 2006 |
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| image_size = 250px |
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| background = solo_singer |
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| alias = |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|05|13}} |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|05|13}} |
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| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[Pop music|pop]] |
| genre = [[Alternative rock]], [[Pop music|pop]] |
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| label = [[Sony Music]] |
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| spouse = {{marriage|[[Ricky Ross (musician)|Ricky Ross]]|1990}} |
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Ricky Ross (musician)|Ricky Ross]]|1990}} |
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| occupation = Singer, actress |
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| years_active = 1980–present |
| years_active = 1980–present |
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| current_member_of = [[Deacon Blue]] |
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'''Lorraine McIntosh''' (born 13 May 1964) is a Scottish singer |
'''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]]. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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McIntosh is a vocalist with [[Deacon Blue]], whose second studio album, ''[[When the World Knows Your Name]]'' (1989), topped the [[UK |
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,<ref name="officialcharts.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |title=Deacon Blue |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=16 September 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/When%20The%20World%20Knows%20Your%20Name |title=Deacon Blue – When The World Knows Your Name |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=16 September 2011}}</ref> and included "[[Real Gone Kid]]", which became their first UK top ten single.<ref name="officialcharts.com"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Real%20Gone%20Kid |title=Deacon Blue – Real Gone Kid |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |date=15 October 1988 |access-date=16 September 2011 }}</ref> |
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McIntosh took a break from music to play the character Alice Henderson in the Scottish soap opera ''[[River City (TV series)|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 took a break from music to play the character Alice Henderson in the Scottish soap opera ''[[River City (TV series)|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]]'',<ref name="tv">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/lorraine-mcintosh/credits/3000501312/ |title=Deacon Blue |work= tvguide.com |access-date=4 February 2024 }}</ref> and Lone Scherfig's ''[[Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself]]'',<ref name="tv"/> as well as in three episodes of the TV police-drama series ''[[Taggart]]''.<ref name="tv"/> She also starred in [[BBC One]]'s comedy-drama ''[[Hope Springs (TV series)|Hope Springs]]''.<ref name="tv"/> |
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McIntosh has also appeared in a few Scottish films, including [[Ken Loach]]'s ''[[My Name Is Joe]]'' and Lone Scherfig's ''[[Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself]]'', as well as in three episodes of the TV police-drama series ''[[Taggart]]''. She also starred in [[BBC One]]'s comedy-drama ''[[Hope Springs (TV series)|Hope Springs]]''. In 2017, McIntosh made a guest appearance in an episode of the fourth series of Scottish comedy series ''[[Scot Squad]]''. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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McIntosh is married to Deacon Blue lead singer [[Ricky Ross (musician)|Ricky Ross]] and they have four children. |
McIntosh is married to [[Deacon Blue]] lead singer [[Ricky Ross (musician)|Ricky Ross]] and they have four children. They married on 12 May 1990.<ref>[http://www.glasgowskyline.com/biography2.htm ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120320150238/http://www.glasgowskyline.com/biography2.htm |date=20 March 2012 }}</ref><ref name=drecordmarried>{{cite web|last=Watt|first=Laura|title=Ricky Ross in tribute to tragic mum Andrea Kearney|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/2008/11/30/ricky-s-tribute-to-tragic-andrea-78057-20935005/|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|access-date=27 May 2011}}</ref> |
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She is of maternal [[Irish Catholic]] descent: her mother is from [[Gweedore]], [[County Donegal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/true-blue-1.835284 |title=True blue |newspaper=[[The Herald (Glasgow)|The Herald]] |date=19 May 2007 |access-date=19 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/what-s-on/music/interview-deacon-blue-s-ricky-ross-on-the-city-behind-the-songs-1-2529328 |title=Interview: Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross on the city behind the songs |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |date=15 September 2012 |access-date=19 February 2015}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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* ''[[My Name Is Joe]]'' – Maggie (1998) |
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* ''[[Hope Springs (TV series)|Hope Springs]]'' – Ina Harries (2009) |
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* ''[[River City]]'' – Alice Henderson (2002–2010) |
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* ''[[Taggart]]'' – Sharon Nash (2007) |
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* ''[[Scot Squad]]'' – Barbara Edwards (2017, 1 episode) |
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* ''Long Night at Blackstone'' (2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/long_night_at_blackstone/cast_crew/|title=Long Night At Blackstone cast and crew credits|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> |
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| 1998 |
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| ''[[My Name Is Joe]]'' |
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| Maggie |
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| 2000 |
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| ''[[Aberdeen (2000 film)|Aberdeen]]'' |
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| Nurse |
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| 2002 |
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| ''[[Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself]]'' |
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| Ruby |
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| 2004 |
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| ''Wise Guys'' |
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| Pauline |
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| Short film |
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| 2014 |
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| ''Gasping'' |
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| AA Attendee |
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| Short film |
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| 2016 |
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| ''West Skerra Light'' |
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| Joan |
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| Television film |
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| 2018 |
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| ''Long Night at Blackstone'' <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/long_night_at_blackstone/cast_crew/|title=Long Night At Blackstone cast and crew credits|website=British Comedy Guide|access-date=5 August 2018}}</ref> |
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| Faye Bowers |
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| Television film |
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|+ Television |
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| 1991 |
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| ''[[Screen Two]]'' |
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| Deacon Blue - Girl in Graveyard |
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| Series 7, Episode 10: "Dreaming" |
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| rowspan=2 | 1999 |
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|''Psychos'' |
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| Carrie Burns |
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| Mini-series, Episode 5 |
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| ''[[Life Support (British TV series)|Life Support]]'' |
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| Bethan Gilchrist |
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| Episode 3: "The Price of Love" and Episode 5: "Soul and Conscience" |
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| 1999<br />2003<br />2008 |
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| ''[[Taggart]]'' |
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| Cocktail Waitress<br />Brenda Johnstone<br />Sharon Nash |
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| Series 15, Episode 4: "Long Time Dead"<br />Series 19, Episode 6: "Halfway House"<br />Series 24, Episode 7: "Safer" |
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| 2002 |
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| ''Fran's People'' |
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| Janis Dunlop |
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| Series 1, Episode 2 |
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| 2002–2023 |
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| ''[[River City]]'' |
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| Alice Henderson |
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| 4 episodes |
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| rowspan=2 | 2009 |
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| ''[[Hope Springs (TV series)|Hope Springs]]'' |
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| Ina Harries |
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| 7 episodes |
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| ''[[Happy Hollidays]]'' |
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| Rosalind |
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| Episode 5: "Donkey" |
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| 2017 |
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| ''[[Scot Squad]]'' |
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| Barbara Edwards |
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| Series 4, Episode 2 |
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| 2020 |
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| ''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]'' |
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| Mrs. Sylvie |
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| Series 5, Episode 10: "Mercy Shall Follow Me" |
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| 2021 |
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| ''[[Princess Mirror-Belle]]'' |
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| Ruth |
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| Episode 3: "Big Bad Wolf" |
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| 2023 |
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| ''[[Shetland (TV series)|Shetland]]'' |
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| Heather Bain |
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| Series 8, 2 episodes |
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[[Category:People from Cumnock]] |
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[[Category:Deacon Blue members]] |
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[[Category:Scottish Roman Catholics]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:52, 13 June 2024
Lorraine McIntosh | |
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![]() McIntosh performing with Deacon Blue in London, 2006 | |
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(s) |
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]
Personal life
[edit]McIntosh is married to Deacon Blue lead singer Ricky Ross and they have four children. They married on 12 May 1990.[5][6]
She is of maternal Irish Catholic descent: her mother is from Gweedore, County Donegal.[7][8]
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)[9]
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 [10] | 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.
- ^ [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.
- ^ "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