Saffron Burrows

Saffron Burrows is an English actress who was born on October 22, 1972 in London, England. She appears as one of the members of the cast in the ABC network’s legal drama television series Boston Legal, playing the character Lorraine Weller. She was introduced during the show’s fourth season and became one of Alan Shore’s old love interests. Saffron Burrows was brought up in a politically active family, by parents who were Socialist activists, with her father an architect and her mother a feminist teacher. When she was 15 years old, she was discovered by a modeling talent scout who was impressed with her nearly six-foot height, and who introduced her to the world of modeling. Burrows has also revealed in a previous interview that she is bisexual.

Saffron Burrows made her film debut in 1993′s In the Name of the Father. She soon got more significant roles, playing an ambitious Irish woman in Circle of Friends opposite Chris O’Donnell and Minnie Driver. She continued to star in a number of films during the late 1990s, some of them being Hotel de Love, The MatchMaker with Janeane Garofalo, Wing Commander and the thriller Deep Blue Sea. This was followed by roles in 2000′s Timecode and 2001′s Enigma. She was also able to co-star with Burt Reynolds, Peter Facinelli and Michael Arata in Tempted. She was also known for playing Andromache in the 2004 blockbuster Troy, also starring Brad Pitt and Eric Bana. In 2005, she focused on her stage career. She originated the role of Janey in the world premiere of Earthly Paradise at the Almeida Theatre. Burrows was also at the Old Vic Theatre in London for the 24-hour play Night Sky. She was once again seen on screen the next year, landing roles in Perfect Creature and Fay Grim. She soon found herself as a cast member of Boston Legal, while accepting more movie roles. Burrows made an appearance in 2007′s Reign Over Me, as the character Donna Remar. She was also seen in the independent film, The Guitar, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival. She also had a lead role in The Bank Job with Jason Statham.