Ormond was born in Epsom (Surrey) as the daughter of Josephine who is an assistant technician in the laboratory and John Ormond. Ormond is the fifth of five children to her parents. She was educated in private schools, at first Guildford High School and then Cranleigh School, where early stage performances like Guys and Dolls and My Fair Lady began to draw attention. After one year at arts school, she transferred to Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1988. Ormond first appeared on British television in the 1989 show Traffik which focused on the illegal heroin trade that flows from the far East to the streets of Europe. Ormond was the heroin addict daughter of the main character a Home Office minister who was involved in fighting heroin importation. The role was praised at the outset.
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