
Ormond was born in Epsom, Surrey, the daughter of Josephine an engineer, and John Ormond, a stockbroker. She is the second of five children born to her parents. Her early performances in Guys and Dolls and My Fair Lady attracted attention. She later attended Cranleigh School and Guildford High School. After a year in arts school, she transferred to Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art where she was graduated in 1988. Ormond first appeared on British television in the 1989 serial Traffik. The series was centered on the trade in heroin that was illegal which was carried out from the middle of the East to Europe. Ormond played the addict child of the lead character, an Home Office minister working to combat heroin importation. The role received a fawning reception right from the start.
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