Elizabeth Lawrence | |
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Born | [1] | September 6, 1922
Died | June 11, 2000 | (aged 77)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1947–2000 |
Known for | All My Children |
Elizabeth Lawrence (September 6, 1922 – June 11, 2000) was an American actress, best known for her role as Myra Murdock Sloane in the soap opera All My Children from 1979 to 1991. [3]
Lawrence was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and obtained a bachelor's degree in science and a master's degree in special education. [3] She made her acting debut in 1947 off broadway in Skin of our Teeth [2] and her Broadway debut in 1954 in The Rainmaker and would go on to act in several other theatrical productions. [2] [4] She would also work on the daytime soap operas The Road of Life, The Edge of Night, A World Apart, The Doctors, Guiding Light, and All My Children from 1979 to 1991 where she played Myra Murdock Sloane. She earned three Daytime Emmy Award nominations in 1981, [5] 1982 [6] and 1985 [7] for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Her other notable acting work includes roles in the movies Four Friends, We're No Angels, Sleeping with the Enemy, The Butcher's Wife and The Crucible [8] as well as guest starring roles on television series such as Law & Order, Oz and Third Watch. In the 1970s and 1980s, she also worked as an auxiliary police officer in Manhattan, New York. [3]
Lawrence died of cancer on June 11, 2000, at age 77. [4] M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable was dedicated to her memory.[ citation needed]
Elizabeth Lawrence | |
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Born | [1] | September 6, 1922
Died | June 11, 2000 | (aged 77)
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1947–2000 |
Known for | All My Children |
Elizabeth Lawrence (September 6, 1922 – June 11, 2000) was an American actress, best known for her role as Myra Murdock Sloane in the soap opera All My Children from 1979 to 1991. [3]
Lawrence was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and obtained a bachelor's degree in science and a master's degree in special education. [3] She made her acting debut in 1947 off broadway in Skin of our Teeth [2] and her Broadway debut in 1954 in The Rainmaker and would go on to act in several other theatrical productions. [2] [4] She would also work on the daytime soap operas The Road of Life, The Edge of Night, A World Apart, The Doctors, Guiding Light, and All My Children from 1979 to 1991 where she played Myra Murdock Sloane. She earned three Daytime Emmy Award nominations in 1981, [5] 1982 [6] and 1985 [7] for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Her other notable acting work includes roles in the movies Four Friends, We're No Angels, Sleeping with the Enemy, The Butcher's Wife and The Crucible [8] as well as guest starring roles on television series such as Law & Order, Oz and Third Watch. In the 1970s and 1980s, she also worked as an auxiliary police officer in Manhattan, New York. [3]
Lawrence died of cancer on June 11, 2000, at age 77. [4] M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable was dedicated to her memory.[ citation needed]