Lorna Lewis (actress)
Lorna Lewis (1940–2013),[1] also known as Lorna Christina Cleveland, was a British-American television actress who also appeared on Broadway. She remains best known for her role as Pet Simpson in the BBC television drama Survivors between 1976 and 1977.[2][3]
Early life and education
[edit]Lewis was born in Surrey in England in 1940.[4] During the Second World War, she was evacuated to her grandmother's farm in County Leix, Ireland, where she later spent many holidays.[4] For a period, she was educated at Ryton Hall in Shropshire, England.[4]
Her father, E. W. B. Lewis, was with the Royal Air Force and later worked in finance at Westinghouse International.[4] In 1949, her family moved to Forest Hills, Queens, where she attended high school, and trained at a teachers' college in New Paltz, New York.[4]
She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.[5]
Career
[edit]In 1963, Lewis appeared on Broadway opposite Albert Finney in Luther by John Osborne.[4][5]
In addition to Survivors, er other television work includes: The Wild Wild West, Doomwatch, Mixed Blessings and Maelstrom. She appeared in an episode of Adam-12.[citation needed]
She retired from acting in the late 1980s and entered the priesthood, having been ordained as a Deacon Curate in 2003 in the parish of Wye in Kent, England.[citation needed] She resigned from the post in 2013.[6]
Filmography
[edit]- Overlord (1975)
References
[edit]- ^ "Lewis, Lorna, 1940–2013". The New York Public Library Digital Collections. Retrieved 27 December 2024.
- ^ Radio Times guide to science fiction. BBC Worldwide. 2001. pp. 321, 324. ISBN 9780563534600.
- ^ "TV and radio". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 31 March 1976. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Wahls, Robert (20 October 1963). "Footlight: One-Girl Show". Daily News. New York. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b "Lead in Play". The Keyport Weekly. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appointments in the Clergy". The Daily Telegraph. 18 December 2010. Retrieved 27 December 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
[edit]- Lorna Lewis at IMDb
- Career profile on Survivors site
- Obituary on the Wyeweb site
- "Survivors" newsletter
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