
Ormond was born in Epsom, Surrey, the daughter of Josephine, a laboratory technician and John Ormond, a stockbroker. Ormond is the third of five kids born to her parents. She was educated in private schools, at first Guildford High School and then Cranleigh School, where early leading performances in Guys and Dolls and My Fair Lady started to attract attention. After one year of art school, she transferred to Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1988. Ormond was first seen on British television in 1989's show Traffik. The series was centered on the illegal heroin trade across the world, from the Far East up to Europe. Ormond was the heroin addict daughter of the main character a Home Office minister who was involved in fighting heroin importation. It was the first time Ormond had a role and was praised by the critics as a success.
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