Sarah Lawson

Sarah Lawson

Deceased · Born: Aug 6, 1928 · Died: Aug 18, 2023

Personal Details

BornAug 6, 1928 London, England, UK

Biography

Sarah Elizabeth Lawson was a talented British actress, born in London to naval officer Noel Lawson and his wife Edith (née Monteith). She was the youngest of three siblings and grew up in West Sussex. Her grandfather, Francis Wilfred Lawson, was a renowned Victorian painter and illustrator.

Lawson began her acting career on stage, performing in amateur productions at the Herons Ghyll Roman Catholic School. She later studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, graduating in 1947. Her professional theatrical debut came a year later at the Perth Theatre repertory company.

In 1951, Lawson made her West End debut in a production of Jean Cocteau's play Intimate Relations. Five years later, she appeared in the original cast of Philip Mackie's thriller The Whole Truth at the Aldwych Theatre in London.

On screen, Lawson started off playing ingénues and juvenile second leads in B-movies and quota quickies. Her first leading role was in the forgotten mystery drama Meet Mr. Malcolm (1954). She also appeared in the satirical cold war naval farce You Know What Sailors Are (1954).

Lawson was better known for her roles in the genres of horror and science fiction. She starred as one of two psychic sisters investigating gruesome deaths in the Swiss Alps in the 6-part TV series The Trollenberg Terror (1956). She also appeared in thrillers directed by horror expert Terence Fisher, including Night of the Big Heat (1967) and The Devil Rides Out (1968).

From the late 1960s, Lawson was seen most often in 'crime time' television dramas, featuring in iconic series like Department S (1969),The Persuaders! (1971),Callan (1967),Father Brown (1974),and Bergerac (1981). She also played prison governess Sarah Marshall in twelve episodes of Within These Walls (1974).

Lawson retired from acting in 1989 and passed away on August 18, 2023, at the age of 95.

Career

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1987
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood!
Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood! as Marie Eaton (archive footage)
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1986
Lovejoy
Lovejoy as Mrs. Hepplestone
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1981
Bergerac
Bergerac as Sarah Mitchell
{"id":10156,"title":"The Professionals","year":1980,"character":"Mrs. Shaw","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-professionals","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10156.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10156.jpg"},"released":1}
1980
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1978
The Stud
The Stud as Anne Khaled
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1971
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1969
The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain as Skipper's Wife
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1968
The Devil's Bride
The Devil's Bride as Marie Eaton
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1967
Night of the Big Heat
Night of the Big Heat as Frankie Callum
{"id":103834689,"title":"Gideon C.I.D.","year":1964,"character":"Joan Erickson","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/gideon-cid","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_103834689.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_103834689.jpg"},"released":1}
1964
Gideon C.I.D.
Gideon C.I.D. as Joan Erickson
{"id":10429,"title":"The Saint","year":1964,"character":"Betty Tregarth","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/show\/the-saint","type":"show","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/show_10429.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/show_10429.jpg"},"released":1}
The Saint
The Saint as Betty Tregarth
{"id":87905,"title":"The World Ten Times Over","year":"1963","character":"Elizabeth","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-world-ten-times-over","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_87905.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_87905.jpg"},"released":1}
1963
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On the Run
On the Run as Helen Carr
{"id":94705,"title":"The Solitary Child","year":"1958","character":"Ann","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-solitary-child","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_94705.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_94705.jpg"},"released":1}
1958
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1956
It's Never Too Late
It's Never Too Late as Annie Hammond
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The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers as Lady Hilary Winrod
{"id":67224,"title":"Navy Heroes","year":"1955","character":"Gwyneth Thomas","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/navy-heroes","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_67224.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_67224.jpg"},"released":1}
1955
Navy Heroes
Navy Heroes as Gwyneth Thomas
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1954
Meet Mr. Malcolm
Meet Mr. Malcolm as Louie Knowles
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1953
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{"id":68216,"title":"The Night Won't Talk","year":"1952","character":"","permalink":"https:\/\/streambutter.com\/us\/movie\/the-night-wont-talk-1952","type":"movie","srcset":{"1x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/90x135\/thumbs\/movie_68216.jpg","2x":"https:\/\/img.streambutter.com\/img\/180x270\/thumbs\/movie_68216.jpg"},"released":1}
1952
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1951
The Browning Version
The Browning Version as Betty Carstairs