Andria Lawrence (born Maureen Smith; 20 June 1936) is an English actress, best known for her roles in ''
On the Buses
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'', and in ''
Coronation Street
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'' as Janet Stockwell.
Career
Andria Lawrence is best remembered for her appearances in both the TV and film productions of the 1970s’ British
sitcom
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On the Buses
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''. Her performance as "Turnaround Betty" in the 1971 ''On the Buses'' film exemplified the amorous type of comic role in which she was most often cast. She was cast to similar comic
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in ''
For the Love of Ada'' (1972) and ''
Man About the House
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'' (1974).
She is also remembered for her part as a pretty barmaid in a c.1970 TV advert for Courage Tavern Keg Bitter, in which her line was "Ooooh, it's too strong for me .... but I like the men who drink it!"
Lawrence demonstrated skill in drama too. She appeared in
Ken Loach
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's acclaimed slice of gritty realism ''
Cathy Come Home
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'' (1966) and in the
Hammer Films
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production ''
Countess Dracula'' (1971).
Lawrence is also a writer, publishing novel ''The Olive Tree'' in 2016.
Filmography
TV credits
References
External links
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Andria Lawrence on the British Film Institute websiteAndria Lawrence on ''The Actors' Compendium''In ''The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising'' (1962), at 09.20; 11.10In ''On the Buses'' (1971), 'Canteen Trouble'In ''For the Love of Ada'' (1972), from 01.33Official website
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1936 births
English film actresses
English television actresses
20th-century English actresses
Actresses from London
Living people