Sarah Lawson (actress)
Sarah Lawson | |
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| File:Sarah-lawson-trailer.jpg Lawson in trailer for "Three Steps in the Dark" (1953) | |
| Born | 6 August 1928 |
| Years active | 1951–1990 |
| Spouse | Patrick Allen (1960–2006) (his death) 2 children |
Sarah Lawson (born 6 August 1928) is a British actress. Her father, Noel Lawson, was a naval officer.
Early life
Lawson is the youngest of three children born to Edith (née Monteith) and Noel John Charles Lawson (1887–1964), a naval officer who is of Irish Heritage.
Lawson trained at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art then worked in Perth, Ipswich, Felixstowe and London's West End.
Film
Lawson's films have included The Browning Version (1951), The Devil Rides Out, and The World Ten Times Over. Radio work included The Hostage, Inspector West, and Kind Sir.
Among her most memorable film appearances was as Marie Eaton in Hammer's The Devil Rides Out (1968), in which Patrick Allen, her husband, provided the dubbing for Australian actor Leon Greene. She and Allen also starred together in the science fiction thriller Night of the Big Heat (1966).
Television
Lawson's work on television included, Time and the Conways, An Ideal Husband, Rupert of Hentzau, Corridors of Power, The White Guard, The Odd Man, The Trollenberg Terror, Bergerac, and Zero One.She made guest appearances on such series as The Avengers, The Saint, Gideon's Way, The Professionals and Danger Man.
Her most significant TV work was in the Granada TV series "The Odd Man" starring Edwin Richfield and written by Scottish TV writer, Edward Boyd. "The Odd man" subsequently gave rise to "Inspector Rose" starring William Mervyn as the eponymous Inspector. She also appeared as Russian spy Flo Mayhew in two episodes of the series Callan, starring Edward Woodward. In 1978, Lawson took the lead role as the Prison Governor in the final season of Within These Walls, the third and last actress to take on the part of governor.
Family
In 1960, she married actor Patrick Allen – the couple had two sons, Stephen and Stuart. Allen and Lawson remained married until his death in July 2006.[1]
Selected filmography
- The Browning Version (1951) - Betty Carstairs
- The Night Won't Talk (1952) - Sue / Susan
- Street Corner (1953) - WDC Joyce
- Three Steps in the Dark (1953) - Dorothy
- Meet Mr. Malcolm (1954) - Louie Knowles
- You Know What Sailors Are (1954) - Betty
- The Blue Peter (1955) - Gwyneth Thomas
- It's Never Too Late (1956) - Anne Hammond
- Three Crooked Men (1958) - May Wescott
- Links of Justice (1958) - Clare Mills
- The Solitary Child (1958) - Ann
- Night Without Pity (1962) - Diana Martin
- On the Run (1963) - Helen Carr
- The World Ten Times Over (1963) - Elizabeth
- Night of the Big Heat (1967) - Frankie Callum
- The Devil Rides Out (1968) - Marie Eaton
- Battle of Britain (1969) - Skipper's Wife
- The Stud (1978) - Anne Khaled
References
- ^ Vallance, Tom (8 August 2006). "Patrick Allen". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-11-09.
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External links
- Sarah Lawson at IMDb
