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Stephanie Lawrence (16 December 1950-20 November 2000), was a British musical theatre actress.

Background

Stephanie Lawrence was born in Hayling Island, Hampshire the daughter of a musician and classically trained dancer. Having trained at the Arts Educational School at Tring, Hertfordshire, she made her debut in "The Nutcracker" at the Royal Festival Hall in London in 1962. Her West End debut came at the age of 16, playing the part of a rollerskating tap dancer in Forget Me Not Lane. From her early debut, Lawrence moved on to take over the role of Eva Peron in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Evita from Marti Webb in 1981. Following Evita, she continued on the West End as Marilyn Monroe in Marilyn!, Pearl in Starlight Express and Grizabella in Cats. In 1989, Stephanie Lawrence took the role of Mrs. Johnson in the revival of Willy Russell's Blood Brothers. Lawrence played the role four years at The Albery Theatre in London before moving to fill the role at The Music Box Theater in New York (1993) where she was nominated for a Tony Award. Lawrence's film credits include Buster (1988), The Likely Lads and the role of Carlotta in The Phantom of the Opera (1989). Her hobbies included: gardening, clothes, music, water-skiing and riding.

Recordings

You Saved My Life... with Johnny Mathis
Only Me
Starlight Express

Television

Royal Variety Performance
Rod Argent Showcase
The David Frost End of the Year Show
The Two Ronnies
6.55... a one woman show

Film

O Lucky Man!
(1973)
Buster (1988)
The Likely Lads
The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
The Butcher's Wife
(1991)

Theatre

The Nutcracker (1962)
Forget Me Not Lane
Evita... as Eva Peron, following Marti Webb
Royal Variety Performance
Marilyn - The Musical... as Marilyn Monroe
Starlight Express
Willy Russell's Blood Brothers... as Mrs Johnstone. She made her only Broadway appearance in this role.

Premature death

Lawrence never fully recovered from a back injury and she died 20 November 2000 at her London home from an alcoholic liver disease, aged 49.

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