Amanda Lawrence

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Amanda Lawrence
Born1971 (age 5253)
Torbay, Devon, England
Years active2004–present
PartnerCarl Grose
Children1
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Amanda Lawrence is a British actress.

Lawrence studied theatre at Bretton Hall College and worked early in her career in the Edinburgh Fringe. [2] She then moved to London and appeared in theatrical productions such as Brief Encounter, Playing the Victim, and The Firework-Maker's Daughter. [2] She led the stage production of Jiggery Pokery in London in 2009. [3] [4] [5]

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In the 2010s she appeared in several television shows, including Above Suspicion , Dead Boss , Midsomer Murders “A Rare Bird” 2012 as Olivia Carter and Mr Selfridge . She also took roles in films, including Womb (2010) and Suffragette (2015). She appeared in a National Theatre production of Angels in America in 2017, [6] and later that year took the role of Resistance commander Larma D'Acy in Star Wars: The Last Jedi , and reprised the role in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker . In 2019, she appeared in a London production of Top Girls . [1]

In 2020, she played Barbara Farrell in “The Fall of the House of St Gardner”, S8:E9 of Father Brown and in September 2020, she played DC Sarah Raymond in ITV's two-part television drama, Honour. [7] She also appeared in White House Farm (2020) as Barbara Wilson.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 28 Weeks Later Carpark Civilian
An Jowl yn Agas KeginValerie RoadesShort film
2008ElephantsFay GrayShort film
2009Me, Me, MeEmmaShort film
2010 You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger Medium
Tamara Drewe Mary
AliceIce Cream GirlShort film
Womb Teacher
2011 The Lady Nurse
2012 Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger Supply Teacher 3
2014 Mr. Turner Hannah's Friend
2015 Suffragette Miss Withers
Pan Sister Joseph
2016 Denial Court Usher
2017UnseenManagerShort film
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Commander D'Acy
2018 Christopher Robin Joan MacMillan
Love on the A48DoctorShort film
2019Lessons of the HourSusan B AnthonyShort film
RealMonique
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Commander D'Acy
2020 Misbehaviour Miss Gilboy
Summerland Muriel
2021 The Amazing Mr. Blunden MeakinTelevision film
2022 Matilda the Musical Cook
2023 Club Zero Ms Benedict
Wander to WonderMaryShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Casualty Geraldine BranchfieldEpisode: "Past Imperfect"
2006 Afterlife Alison's Mother / Woman2 episodes
2007 Hotel Babylon MaureenEpisode: "Series 2, Episode 2"
Doctor Who DoomfingerEpisode: "The Shakespeare Code"
Doctors Judy HineEpisode: "Quid Pro Quo"
2008 Little Miss Jocelyn Episode: "Series 2, Episode 2"
Little Dorrit PoynerEpisode: "Series 1, Episode 1"
2009 The Well The HagEpisode: "Return to the Well"
10 Minute TalesMinistry of Weather WomanEpisode: "Deep & Crisp & Even"
2009-12 Above Suspicion D.C. Joan FaulklandSeries regular; 11 episodes
2011Once Upon a Time: The Princess and the PeaPrincessMiniseries
Little Crackers Mrs. OliverEpisode: "Shappi Khorsandi's Little Cracker"
2012 Midsomer Murders Olivia CarterEpisode: "A Rare Bird"
The Charles Dickens Show Florence Nightingale Episode: "Health"
Dead Boss MaryMiniseries
2014 Mr Selfridge PimbleSeries regular; 7 episodes
2015 Foyle's War Hilary KnowlesEpisode: "High Castle"
The Enfield Haunting Lindy CraneMiniseries
2016 Houdini & Doyle Sister MathildaEpisode: "The Maggie's Redress"
2017 Will Mary Shakespeare Episode: "The Play's the Thing"
2020 Father Brown Barbara FarrellEpisode: "The Fall of the House of St Gardner"
White House Farm Barbara WilsonMiniseries
Honour DC Sarah RaymondMiniseries
2022 Chloe AngelaMiniseries
Ridley Lorna SpaldenEpisode: "The Peaceful Garden"
Avenue 5 PaulaEpisode: "Is It a Good Dot?"
2023 The Change JanetSeason 1, Episode 3
2024 Alice & Jack Dr. FeldshueSeason 1, Episode 5
Ludwig Julie TateSeason 1, Episode 3
Malory Towers Matron ShipleySeries regular; 14 episodes
The Devil's Hour Evelyn Wiseman2 episodes; Season 2, Episodes 4&5

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References

  1. 1 2 WILLIAMS, HOLLY (29 March 2019). "Top Girls star Amanda Lawrence: 'This thing about being a mum and an actress – it's big'". The Stage . Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 Interview, What's On Stage, October 27, 2009.
  3. Review Archived 2021-05-13 at the Wayback Machine , The Guardian , December 4, 2009
  4. Review, Liverpool Echo , November 12, 2009
  5. Review, The Times , 4 November 2009
  6. Interview Archived 2018-04-04 at the Wayback Machine , Theater Mania
  7. "Honour". www.itv.com. ITV. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

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