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Debra Lawrance (born 1 January 1957) is an Australian actress.
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Debra Lawrance | |
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| Born | Debra Lawrance January 1, 1957 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Television and film actress |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse | Dennis Coard (m. 1992) |
| Children | 2 |
She is best known for her role on Home and Away, as Pippa Ross, which she played from 1990 to 1998, and has made a number of return appearances as the character, the most recent being in 2009. She also had a role in cult serial Prisoner, coincidentally she also appeared in the re-imaging series Wentworth on Foxtel.
She is also known for her roles as Rose in Please Like Me, for which she won the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress, and Liz Conway in Neighbours.
In 2019, she appeared in the Australian stage production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.[1]
Biography
Debra Lawrance was born in Melbourne, Victoria and was the second youngest of six children. In 1974 Lawrance studied and graduated in 1976 from NIDA alongside such alumni as Mel Gibson, Steve Bisley, Judy Davis and Robert Menzies
Career
Lawrance has appeared in a number of roles including The Sullivans as Prue Waterman (1976), in Skyways as Sheila Turner, A Country Practice a sKerry Burgess (1982), Bellamy (1981) as Lisa and Sons and Daughters between 1983 and 1984 as Lisa Cook
Lawrance had a more permanent role in Prisoner from 1985 to 1986 as Daphne Graham, after having had minor roles including as a Nurse and Trainee Prisoner Officer Sally Dean much earlier in the series.[2]
Lawrance featured in miniseries The Last Outlaw, (1980) a series about Ned Kelly, and feature film Silver City (1984)
Lawrance's big break was a lead role in The Fast Lane, a widely successful ABC comedy. Her success led to her appearance in the film Evil Angels (released as A Cry in the Dark outside of Australia and New Zealand),[3] starring Meryl Streep and Two Brothers Running with Tom Conti.
In July 1990 Lawrance was cast in Home and Away, taking over the role of Pippa Fletcher (later Ross) from Vanessa Downing. Lawrance left the main cast in 1998, but has made returning guest appearances over the years, the last being in 2009.
Lawrance subsequently starred in Blue Heelers in the recurring role as Reverend Grace Curtis, Tom Croydon's ill-fated wife from 2001 to 2004.
Debra's theatre credits include the London tour of Jack Davis' No Sugar, the role of Vi in the Melbourne Theatre Company production of The Memory of Water, the 2009 tour of Steel Magnolias in the role of M'lyn, the title role in the 2010 tour of Driving Miss Daisy, and in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in 2019.
From 2013 to 2016, Lawrance played Rose, the mother of the title character portrayed by Josh Thomas, in the comedy drama Please Like Me.
She appeared in a main role in all four seasons of the show, which saw her character deal with divorce and mental illness. Lawrance's performance was met with critical acclaim, winning her an AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy for her part in a two-hander episode (with Thomas) in the show's second season.
In 2017, Lawrance appeared as a celebrity contestant and eventual winner in the local TV version of Hell's Kitchen.[4][5]
In 2018, Lawrance read Charlotte Voake's Ginger on ABC2's Story Time.[6]
She also joined the cast of Neighbours as Liz Conway.[7]
Personal life
Lawrance met her husband Dennis Coard when he was cast as Pippa's second husband on Home and Away as Michael Ross. They married in 1992 and have two children, daughter Grace (born 1992) and son William (born 1999).
Casting
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1982 | Next Of Kin | Carol | Feature film |
| 1982 | Fluteman | Sally Cooper | Feature film |
| 1984 | Silver City | Helena | Feature film |
| 1988 | Evil Angels aka 'A Cry In The Dark' | Sally Lowe | Feature film |
| 1988 | Two Brothers Running | Pat | Feature film |
| 1988 | The Seanachie | Joanna | Film short |
| 2007 | The Jammed | DIMIA Case Officer | Feature film |
| 2016 | The Machine | Joan | Film short |
| 2017 | And Through The Music Ended, We Danced On Through The Night | Joanne | Film short |
| 2018 | Calling | Barbara Helm | Film short |
| 2018 | Jeremy's Cybele Makeover | Bec | Film short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1976 | The Sullivans | Guest role: Prue Waterman | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1978 | Glenview High | Guest role: Jane | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1978-1981 | Cop Shop | Guest roles: Sue French / Gillian Benson / Gail Evans / Julie Lynch / Jody Carter / Julie Ford / Waitress | TV series, 12 episodes |
| 1979 | Skyways | Guest role: Sheila Turner (as Debra Lawrence) | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979 | Ride on Stranger | Recurring role: Jenny | ABC TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1980 | The Last Outlaw | Recurring role: Maggie Kelly | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1980-1985 | Prisoner | Guest/Recurring/Regular roles: Nurse (as Debra Lawrence) / Sally Dean / Daphne Graham | TV series, 58 episodes |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Guest role: Lisa | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1981 | Holiday Island | Guest role: Michelle Costello | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1981 | I Can Jump Puddles | Recurring role: Nurse Conrad | ABC TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1982;1986 | A Country Practice | Guest roles: Kerry Burgess / Anna Harris | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1983 | Carson's Law | Recurring Guest role: Jessie | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1983-1984 | Sons and Daughters | Recurring role: Lisa Cook | TV series, 17 episodes |
| 1985-1986 | The Fast Lane | Regular role: Pat | ABC TV series, 20 episodes |
| 1986 | What's The Difference | Lead role: Angela Burke | TV movie |
| 1986 | Password | Herself | TV series |
| 1989 | Living With The Law | Guest role | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1990-2009 | Home And Away | Regular role: Pippa Fletcher / Pippa Ross | TV series, 937 episodes |
| 1992 | The Main Event | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | The World Tonight | Herself - Beauty And The Beast segment | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | In Sydney Today | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | At Home | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994-2004 | Blue Heelers | Recurring/Guest roles: Reverend Grace Curtis / Deborah Williams | TV series, 26 episodes |
| 1994;1995 | Denton | Herself - Guest | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1994 | Denton: The Taste Test | Herself | TV special |
| 1994 | Re-Bjorn Abba '94 | Herself | TV special |
| 1995 | Eleven A.M. | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Ten News | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | National Nine News | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Seven Nightly News | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | ABC News | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | The National Sex Appeal Test | Herself | TV special |
| 2000 | The Games | Guest role: Sponsor | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2006 | Where Are They Now | Herself with Ray Meagher & Judy Nunn | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2008 | Actingclassof1977.com | Herself | TV documentary |
| 2008 | Satisfaction | Guest role: Margaret | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Guest role: Mrs. Mobbs | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012 | Jack Irish: Bad Debts | Recurring role: Jack's Secretary | ABC TV movie |
| 2013 | It's a Date | Guest role: Bron | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2013-2016 | Please Like Me | Regular role: Mum | ABC TV series, 29 episodes |
| 2013;2017 | The Daily Edition | Herself - Guest | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Morning Show | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2015 | 4th AACTA Awards | Herself | TV special |
| 2015 | House Husbands | Recurring role: Judge Kummerow | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2015 | A Place to Call Home | Guest role: Doris Collins | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2016 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Guest role: Majorie Gilmore | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2016 | Wentworth | Guest role: Faith Proctor | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2017 | 7th AACTA Awards | Herself | TV special |
| 2017 | Hell's Kitchen Australia | Herself | TV series, 15 episodes |
| 2017 | The Daily Edition | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2017 | Play School | Herself - Presenter | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2018 | Endless Summer: 30 Years Of Home And Away | Herself / Pippa Fletcher / Pippa Ross | TV movie |
| 2018 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | Guest role: Aunt Beth | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2018 | Rosehaven | Guest role: Sandra | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2018 | Story Time | Herself - Narrator (Ginger) | ABC2 TV series, 1 episode |
| 2018-2019 | Neighbours | Recurring role: Liz Conway | TV series, 14 episodes |
| 2019 | Studio 10 | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2019 | Get Krack!n | Recurring role: Tikki Cheeseman | ABC TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Fisk | Recurring role: May | ABC TV series, 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries | Guest role: Henrietta Osborn | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2021 | Clickbait | Guest role: Principal Heller | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2022 | Five Bedrooms | Recurring role: Pam Fitzsimons | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Shut Up | Recurring role: Marion | ABC TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Talking Prisoner | Herself - Guest | Podcast series, 1 episode |
References
- "Debra Lawrence". AusStage.
- Prisoner TV Series (1979–1986) at IMDb
- "A Cry in the Dark (1988) – Release dates". IMDb.com. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- Saw, Amelia (24 March 2017). "The celebrities taking on Marco Pierre White in Hell's Kitchen Australia are named". news.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- Coster, Alice (24 March 2017). "Hell's Kitchen Australia host doesn't know the celebrity contestants". Herald Sun. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "ANC Australia Story Time". 10 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
- Dainty, Sophie (29 June 2018). "Neighbours confirms Debra Lawrance is joining as Susan's sister Liz Conway". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
External links
- Debra Lawrance at IMDb
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