Lawrence Washington, known professionally as Miss Lawrence, is an American actor, singer and hair salon owner. Lawrence began his television career by appearing on ''

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'' from 2008 to 2017. Lawrence was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. Before television, he worked as a hairstylist in Atlanta, where he met Sheree Whitfield. When Whitfield was cast on ''

'' in 2008, he was initially hired as a makeup artist for the program, but eventually became a recurring presence on the show as well. From 2013 to 2015, he hosted the

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series '' Fashion Queens''. In 2015, Lawrence appeared in the Fox prime time

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,'' produced by

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. In 2016, Daniels cast Lawrence in the regular role of Miss Bruce in his other soap, ''

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''. Lawrence later made his big screen debut in Lee Daniels' ''

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'', and later was cast in ''

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''. He also appeared in the 2022 romantic comedy film '' Bros''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Miss Living people 21st-century African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Atlanta American male television actors Year of birth missing (living people) 1982 births 21st-century American LGBTQ people