Lynne Ashe
Biography
Hailing from Gainesville, Georgia, Lynne is the middle child of three to Nat Ashe, a poultry industry executive, and Bebe Ashe, a part-time legal secretary. Lynne knew by the age of four that she wanted to be both an actor and a writer. Around age 8, she was distressed to learn that the stage name she had picked for herself was already taken. It was Debbie Reynolds. Lynne is primarily of Irish and English descent, with rumors that she is very distantly linked to Thomas Ashe, one of the first settlers in Ireland in the 1500s, who in turn is very distantly related to Queen Elizabeth II. But that's too much genealogy research to prove or disprove, so she's happy just to entertain the idea as a possibility.
Lynne received a BA in Theatre Arts from Brenau University and was one of the first graduates of the Gainesville Theatre Alliance, a joint program between UNG and Brenau. She received a graduate assistantship in Wake Forest University's MA Theatre program. It was at Wake Forest that she studied under professor James Dodding (whose former students also include Tom Baker, David Bowie, Tom Hulce, and Gary Oldman) and developed a passion for Shakespeare and British Restoration Theatre. Dodding encouraged her to apply for (and she received) a grant to study for a summer at The Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon Avon. While at Wake Forest, Lynne sustained an ankle injury requiring reconstructive surgeries and had to take off half a semester for recovery. (And which also prevents her from being able to wear heels). She was unable to complete the missed coursework before her assistantship funds ran dry. She decided to postpone completion of her degree because she wanted to pay down the medical debt before taking on a student loan. Unfortunately, she was never able to complete her degree. But she considers the opportunity of working with professors Maya Angelou and Dodding, along with the Stratford experience, to be just as valuable as the degree itself. Go Deacs!
Known For

TV
Stranger Things
Happy Homeowner
2016

TV
Will Trent
Middle-aged Woman
2023

TV
Sleepy Hollow
Brenda (Bailiff)
2013

TV
Doom Patrol
Carol
2019

TV
DC's Stargirl
Nurse Louise Love
2020

TV
Brockmire
Human Resources Manager
2017

TV
Insatiable
Principal Estelle Martin
2018

TV
The Outsider
Evelyn Stickhouse
2020

Film
The Suicide Squad
Polka-Dot Man's Mom
2021

TV
The Big Door Prize
Sheila
2023

Film
I, Tonya
Shawn's Mother
2017

Film
The Out-Laws
Woman at Table
2023

Film
Fear Street: 1666
Union Townswoman
2021

Film
Office Christmas Party
Rita
2016

Film
The Glorias
Irish Taxi Driver
2020

Film
I Want You Back
Receptionist
2022

Film
Wild Oats
Laurie
2016

Film
A Violent Separation
Patty
2019

Film
One of These Days
Ruthie
2021

Film
Crackerjack
Donna
2013
Filmography
2024FilmColor Bookas Marsha2024FilmFreedom Hairas Clara2023FilmThe Out-Lawsas Woman at Table2023TVThe Big Door Prizeas Sheila2023TVWill Trentas Middle-aged Woman2022FilmI Want You Backas Receptionist2021FilmThe Suicide Squadas Polka-Dot Man's Mom2021FilmFear Street: 1666as Union Townswoman2021FilmOne of These Daysas Ruthie2020FilmThe Gloriasas Irish Taxi Driver2020TVDC's Stargirlas Nurse Louise Love2020TVThe Outsideras Evelyn Stickhouse2019FilmA Violent Separationas Patty2019TVDoom Patrolas Carol2018TVInsatiableas Principal Estelle Martin2017FilmI, Tonyaas Shawn's Mother2017TVBrockmireas Human Resources Manager2016FilmOffice Christmas Partyas Rita2016FilmWild Oatsas Laurie2016TVStranger Thingsas Happy Homeowner2016FilmTexas Reinas Aunt Clara2013TVSleepy Hollowas Brenda (Bailiff)2013FilmCrackerjackas Donna
