Saffron Domini Burrows is an English actress who has appeared in such films as In the Name of the Father, Circle of Friends, Wing Commander, Deep Blue Sea, Gangster No. 1, Enigma, Troy, Reign Over Me and The Bank Job, as well as starring as Lorraine Weller on Boston Legal, D...
Saffron Dominique Burrows , Saffron Domini Burrows
Nominations
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
Movies
Deep Blue Sea, The Bank Job, Troy, Reign Over Me, The Guitar, The Loss of Sexual Innocence, Perfect Creature, Circle of Friends, Timecode, Wing Commander, Enigma, In the Name of the Father, Fay Grim, Frida, Miss Julie, Gangster No. 1, Klimt, Hotel de Love, Knife Fight, Shrink, Small Apartments, Temp...
TV Shows
Boston Legal, My Own Worst Enemy, Cold Lazarus, The Crazy Ones, Karaoke
2006 UK newspaper "The Independent"'s Pink List - a list of the most influential gay men and women - placed Burrows at no. 90, citing a rumored relationship with "Harry Potter" and The Black Dahlia (2006) actress Fiona Shaw.
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She was discovered at age 15 in Covent Garden, by the same scout who discovered Naomi Campbell, and embarked on a successful career as a model. She modeled in Paris and London for Chanel, Yves Saint-Laurent and Vivienne Westwood. But she had studied drama since she was a child and made her first film at age 17, leaving the catwalk behind.
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Born to political active family, both of her parents are Socialists. Her father works as an architect and teacher, while her mother Susie is a teacher, supporting the feminist movement. In childhood, she sold the Socialist Worker newsletter for pocket money, attended marches and rallies after school with her activist mother and stepfather and even shared her home with striking miners.