Delphi Lawrence
Biography
Delphi Lawrence was an English actress who trained as a concert pianist before turning to the stage, graduating from RADA in 1949. Born in Hertfordshire, she moved into films in 1952 and spent the next decade building a following in British cinema, winning lead roles that were almost always in B pictures. Her television work included the Countess in the historical adventure series Sir Francis Drake and Cora in The Saint. In 1966 she relocated to the United States, where she worked on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Wild Wild West and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Her roles grew fewer and less important by the close of the 1960s, and she retired in 1973. A brief return came in 1975 on Broadway in The Constant Wife, and she later toured as Vera Charles in Mame, the last time in 1990, opposite Juliet Prowse. She died in 2002.
70years old at death
- Born Hertfordshire
- Died Northport
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 13 years1954 to 1967
Every film, newest first
- 1967The Last ChallengeIMDb rating 6.1
- 1965Bunny Lake Is MissingIMDb rating 7.3
- 1960Beat GirlIMDb rating 5.9
- 1959The Man Who Could Cheat DeathIMDb rating 6.3
- 1954Duel in the JungleIMDb rating 5.8
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Early training
Lawrence trained as a concert pianist before she became an actress, and she trained at RADA, where she graduated in 1949.
Beyond film
In touring productions of Mame, Lawrence took the role of Vera Charles. Her fellow stars included Susan Hayward, Celeste Holm, Ann Sothern and Juliet Prowse, and she acted with Prowse in 1990.
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Worked with
Delphi Lawrence shares two films with Christopher Lee, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Christopher Lee's page
David Farrar's page
Glenn Ford's page
Oliver Reed's page
Jack Elam's page
Royal Dano's page
All films by Otto Preminger
Terence FisherDirector, 1 film, 1959
All films by Terence Fisher
Richard ThorpeDirector, 1 film, 1967
All films by Richard Thorpe
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