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'''Lorraine McIntosh''' (born 13 May 1964) is a Scottish singer and actress. She is a vocalist of the pop/rock band [[Deacon Blue]].
'''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==
==Career==
McIntosh is a vocalist with [[Deacon Blue]], whose second studio album, ''[[When the World Knows Your Name]]'' (1989), topped the [[UK Album Charts]] 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>
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>


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"/>

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]]''.{{cn|date=June 2023}}


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
McIntosh is married to Deacon Blue lead singer [[Ricky Ross (musician)|Ricky Ross]] and they have four children. 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>
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>

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>


==Discography==
==Discography==
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==Filmography==
==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable"
* ''[[My Name Is Joe]]'' – Maggie (1998)
|+ Film
* ''[[Hope Springs (TV series)|Hope Springs]]'' – Ina Harries (2009)
|-
* ''[[River City]]'' – Alice Henderson (2002–2010)
! Year
* ''[[Taggart]]'' – Sharon Nash (2007)
! Title
* ''[[Scot Squad]]'' – Barbara Edwards (2017, 1 episode)
! Role
* ''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>
! Notes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[My Name Is Joe]]''
| Maggie
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Aberdeen (2000 film)|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'' <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>
| Faye Bowers
| Television film
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Television
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Screen Two]]''
| Deacon Blue - Girl in Graveyard
| Series 7, Episode 10: "Dreaming"
|-
| rowspan=2 | 1999
|''Psychos''
| Carrie Burns
| Mini-series, Episode 5
|-
| ''[[Life Support (British TV series)|Life Support]]''
| Bethan Gilchrist
| Episode 3: "The Price of Love" and Episode 5: "Soul and Conscience"
|-
| 1999<br />2003<br />2008
| ''[[Taggart]]''
| Cocktail Waitress<br />Brenda Johnstone<br />Sharon Nash
| Series 15, Episode 4: "Long Time Dead"<br />Series 19, Episode 6: "Halfway House"<br />Series 24, Episode 7: "Safer"
|-
| 2002
| ''Fran's People''
| Janis Dunlop
| Series 1, Episode 2
|-
| 2002–2023
| ''[[River City]]''
| Alice Henderson
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2009
| ''[[Hope Springs (TV series)|Hope Springs]]''
| Ina Harries
| 7 episodes
|-
| ''[[Happy Hollidays]]''
| Rosalind
| Episode 5: "Donkey"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Scot Squad]]''
| Barbara Edwards
| Series 4, Episode 2
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Outlander (TV series)|Outlander]]''
| Mrs. Sylvie
| Series 5, Episode 10: "Mercy Shall Follow Me"
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Princess Mirror-Belle]]''
| Ruth
| Episode 3: "Big Bad Wolf"
|-
| 2023
| ''[[Shetland (TV series)|Shetland]]''
| Heather Bain
| Series 8, 2 episodes
|}


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Actresses from Glasgow]]
[[Category:Actresses from Glasgow]]
[[Category:People from Cumnock]]
[[Category:People from Cumnock]]
[[Category:Musicians from Glasgow]]
[[Category:Singers from Glasgow]]
[[Category:Deacon Blue members]]
[[Category:Deacon Blue members]]
[[Category:Scottish Roman Catholics]]
[[Category:Scottish Roman Catholics]]

Latest revision as of 20:52, 13 June 2024

Lorraine McIntosh
McIntosh performing with Deacon Blue in London, 2006
McIntosh performing with Deacon Blue in London, 2006
Background information
Born (1964-05-13) 13 May 1964 (age 60)
Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland
GenresAlternative rock, pop
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1980–present
Member ofDeacon Blue
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1990)​

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

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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 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

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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

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Further information: Deacon Blue discography

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
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
Television
Year Title Role Notes
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

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  1. ^ a b "Deacon Blue". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  2. ^ "Deacon Blue – When The World Knows Your Name". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Deacon Blue – Real Gone Kid". Official Charts Company. 15 October 1988. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d "Deacon Blue". tvguide.com. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. ^ [1] Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Watt, Laura. "Ricky Ross in tribute to tragic mum Andrea Kearney". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  7. ^ "True blue". The Herald. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Interview: Deacon Blue's Ricky Ross on the city behind the songs". The Scotsman. 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Long Night At Blackstone cast and crew credits". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
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