Elizabeth Lawrence (actress)
Elizabeth Lawrence | |
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| Born | September 6, 1922[1] |
| Died | June 11, 2000 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1947–2000 |
| Known for | All My Children |
Elizabeth Lawrence (September 6, 1922 – June 11, 2000) was an American actress, best known for her role as Myra Murdock Sloane in the soap opera All My Children from 1979 to 1991.[3]
Life and career
[edit]Lawrence was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and obtained a bachelor's degree in science and a master's degree in special education.[3] She made her acting debut in 1947 off broadway in Skin of our Teeth[2] and her Broadway debut in 1954 in The Rainmaker and would go on to act in several other theatrical productions.[2][4] She would also work on the daytime soap operas The Road of Life, The Edge of Night, A World Apart, The Doctors, Guiding Light, and All My Children from 1979 to 1991 where she played Myra Murdock Sloane. She earned three Daytime Emmy Award nominations in 1981,[5] 1982[6] and 1985[7] for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Her other notable acting work includes roles in the movies Four Friends, We're No Angels, Sleeping with the Enemy, The Butcher's Wife and The Crucible[8] as well as guest starring roles on television series such as Law & Order, Oz and Third Watch. In the 1970s and 1980s, she also worked as an auxiliary police officer in Manhattan, New York.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Lilith | Patient (uncredited role) | Feature film |
| 1981 | Four Friends | Mrs. Prozor | Feature film |
| 1989 | We're No Angels | Mrs. Blair | Feature film |
| 1991 | Sleeping with the Enemy | Chloe | Feature film |
| The Butcher's Wife | Grammy D'Arbo | Feature film | |
| 1996 | The Crucible | Rebecca Nurse | Feature film |
| 2000 | Isn't She Great | Minsey Hastings | Feature film |
| Unbreakable | School nurse | Feature film | |
| The Ride Hone | Clara (age 80) | Short film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | The Philco Television Playhouse | Unknown role | Episode: "Smoke Screen" |
| The Road of Life | Francie Brent | Daytime serial (recurring role) | |
| 1955 | Frontiers of Fatih | Unknown role | Episode: "The Biggest Yes in the World" |
| 1961-1963; 1967 | Edge of Night | Constance Johnson | Daytime serial (contract role 1961-1963) |
| Vera Turek | Daytime serial (recurring 1967) | ||
| 1963 | East Side West Side | Emily Mooney | Episode: "The Sinner" |
| 1965-1966 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Unknown role | Episode: "The Admiral" (1965) |
| Mrs. Cunningham | Episode: "Guilty or Not Guilty" (1966) | ||
| 1970 | A World Apart | Betty Kahlman | Daytime serial (only appeared in pilot episode (#1.1); Augusta Dabney played the character for the remaining 324 episodes) |
| 1974; 1998 | As the World Turns | Marsha Davidson | Episode: #4595 (1974) |
| Mrs. Foerter | Episode: "October 12, 1998" (1998) | ||
| 1976-1878 | The Doctors | Virginia Dancy | Daytime serial (contract role) |
| 1979-1991 | All My Children | Myra Murdoch Sloan | Daytime serial (contract role) For Daytime Emmy info, see Awards and nominations section below for details |
| 1991 | Law & Order | Miss Elsie Hatch | Episode: "Asylum" |
| 1993-1994 | Guiding Light | Bess Lowell | Daytime serial (recurring role) |
| 1998 | Oz | Beecher's Grandmother | Episode: "Family Bizness" |
| 2000 | Third Watch | Mary Stiverson | Episode: "Young Men and Fire..." Final role |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981} | Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | All My Children | Nominated |
1982
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Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | All My Children | Nominated |
1985
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Daytime Emmy Award | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | All My Children | Nominated |
Death
[edit]Lawrence died of cancer on June 11, 2000, at age 77.[4] M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable was dedicated to her memory.[citation needed]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ The Soap opera book: who's who in daytime drama. Todd Publications. 1992. p. 158. ISBN 9780915344239. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Elizabeth Lawrence Theatre World Bio". Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Elizabeth Lawrence actress and auxiliary police officer". The Tuscaloosa News. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ a b Willis, John (January 2004). Elizabeth Lawrence Theatre World obituary. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9781557835215. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ "1981 Emmy Winners & Nominations". Archived from the original on August 18, 2004. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
- ^ "ABC Tops Daytime Emmy Nominations". Times-Union. Warsaw, Indiana. Associated Press. May 20, 1982. p. 8. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ "Emmy nominations are announced". Bulletin Journal. Cape Girardeau. May 30, 1985. p. 41. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ^ Reichardt, Nancy. "Film roles challenge soap star". The Free Lance-Star. United Features Syndicate, Inc. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
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