Ormond was born in Epsom, Surrey, the daughter of Josephine the laboratory technician and John Ormond, a stockbroker. She is the second of five children born 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 art school, she was transferred to Webber-Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art which she attended until 1988. Ormond first appeared on British television in 1989's serial Traffik. The show was focused on the illicit heroin trade which was carried out from the far East to Europe. Ormond was the heroin-addicted daughter of the lead character the Home Office minister working to combat the importation of heroin. The role was Ormond's debut and received glowing reviews.
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