- Daughter of Gerald Lawrence and Dame Lilian Braithwaite, stage star of 1920s and 30s. Friend of Noël Coward.
- British character actress who appeared in some of Britain's most admired films during an acting career spanning 70 years.
- Wrote the plays 'Sweet Aloes' and 'A Thing Apart' under the pen name of Jay Mallory.
- She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours List for her services to drama.
- Trained under Miss Kate Rorke at the Florence Ellington Dramatic School.
- Educated at Westgate on Sea and London.
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