
Ormond was born in Epsom, Surrey, the daughter of Josephine who was a laboratory technician, and John Ormond, a stockbroker. She is the second of five children for her parents. In the beginning, she was a student at Guildford High School and then Cranleigh School. There, her initial lead performances in Guys and Dolls and My Fair Lady were noticed. After one year of art school she was transferred to Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art where she was graduated in 1988. Ormond was first seen on British television in 1989's series Traffik. This show focused on the illicit heroin trade, from the far East up to Europe. Ormond was the addicted daughter of the main character, a Home Office minister in the UK government that was involved in fighting heroin importation. This was her first film role and was received with acclaim.
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