Lawrence on her withdrawn single, Secrets, produced in 1991.

Sophie Lawrence (born in London, England in 1972) is an English actress, best known for playing the role of Diane Butcher in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. London is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom, and is the most populous city in the European Union. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Daughter of secondhand-car salesman, Frank, student Diane Butcher arrived in Albert Square in 1988 when her father married Pat Wicks and took over as landlord of the Queen Victoria pub. ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, sometimes also known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, founded in 1922. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast on 19 February 1985. ...

Lawrence initially trained to be a dancer, but after tearing a muscle in her groin she was forced to give it up and she turned to acting instead. She trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and during this time she secured her first acting role when she became a regular cast member in BBC's Grange Hill. After graduating from drama school in 1988, Lawrence was instantly cast as Diane Butcher, the bohemian daughter of Frank Butcher (Mike Reid), in the popular soap opera EastEnders. She remained in the role until 1991, and returned for two brief stints in 1993 and 1997. A contemporary dancer rehearsing in a dance studio Dance generally refers to human movement either used as a form of expression or presented in a social, spiritual or performance setting. ... The groin is the crease at the junction of the torso with the legs and the adjacent region that includes the external genitals. ... Sylvia Young Theatre School is a famous stage school in Marylebone, London. ... Grange Hill is a British childrens television drama series which is shown on BBC One. ... Bohemians are inhabitants of Bohemia, Czech Republic. ... Frank Butcher was a fictional character in the popular British soap opera EastEnders. ... Mike Reid (born 1939) is a fast-talking, gravel-voiced British cockney comedian and character actor. ...

Lawrence initially quit her role in EastEnders to launch herself as a pop star. She enjoyed minor chart success in 1991 when her cover of Donna Summer's 1977 classic hit Love's Unkind (produced by Pete Hammond and Simon Cowell) reached number 21 in the UK singles chart. She went on to work with the successful pop writers and producers, Stock Aitken and Waterman, recording a follow-up single entitled Secrets, a track taken from Kylie Minogue's 'Rhythm Of Love album. However, the single was withdrawn before its release, her pop career stalled and she returned to acting. Donna Summer on the cover of her 1993 collection The Donna Summer Anthology Donna Summer (born LaDonna Andre Gaines on December 31, 1948) is an American pop music singer best known for a string of disco music hits in the 1970s that earned her the title Queen of Disco. // Career... Simon Philip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is a British artist and repertoire (A&R) executive for BMG, but is best known as a judge on the television program Pop Idol, American Idol, and The X Factor, where he is notorious for his unsparingly blunt and occasionally controversial criticism of... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... (From left to right) Pete Waterman, Matt Aitken and Mike Stock in 1987. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (born May 28, 1968) is an Australian singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Rhythm of Love is the title of the third album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue. ...

Lawrence's other notable television credits include Brother Cadfael (1994) with Derek Jacobi and playing Neil Morrissey's girlfriend in the BBC sitcom Men Behaving Badly (1995). She has also tried her hand at presenting on the children's television shows Going Live and with Timmy Mallet on Timmy Towers. Brother Cadfael is the fictional detective in a series of murder mysteries by the late Edith Pargeter writing under the name Ellis Peters. ... Sir Derek Jacobi plays Gracchus in Gladiator. ... Neil Morrissey (born in Stafford, July 4, 1962) is a British actor. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... DVD - Series 1 to 6 Men Behaving Badly is a British sitcom, first broadcast in 1992 on ITV but moved to BBC One (and a later timeslot) from the third series onwards. ... A television presenter is a British term for a person who is known for introducing or hosting television programmes. ... Going Live! was a Saturday morning magazine show broadcast on BBC1 between 1987 and 1993. ... Timmy Mallett is a former childrens TV presenter and broadcaster who achieved cult status in the UK during the 1980s. ...

In theatre, Sophie has played Janet in the West End's adaptation of The Rocky Horror Show and was also a lead in Daisy Pulls It Off. She has appeared in many touring plays, most notably in Alan Bennett's one-woman show Talking Heads. // West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland . Along with New Yorks Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the... The Rocky Horror Show is a long running stage musical (in London initially, on June 16, 1973) which inspired the movie The Rocky Horror Picture Show. ... Published by Faber/Profile Books in 2005 Alan Bennett (born May 9, 1934) is an English author and actor famous for his work, schoolboy-like appearance and his sonorous Yorkshire accent. ... Talking Heads is a series of dramatic monologues written for BBC television by the acclaimed British playwright Alan Bennett. ...

Lawrence began her association with the hit 1970s musical Boogie Nights in 2001 and has played the leading female, Debs, on two major tours. She also starred in the sequel Boogie Nights 2 - This Time It's The 8Os, alongside David Essex, which did a nationwide tour in 2004 and 2005[1][2]. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The art of singing and dancing in a prepared fictional play has been a time-honored tradition ranging to the early days of civilization. ... Boogie Nights is a 1997 film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. ... David Essex (born July 23, 1947) is a British actor and singer who has enjoyed a varied career. ...

External links

• Sophie Lawrence at the Internet Movie Database
• BBC interview with Sophie Lawrence