Trivia

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.

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.

Wrote the plays 'Sweet Aloes' and 'A Thing Apart' under the pen name of Jay Mallory.

Educated at Westgate on Sea and London.