Delphi Lawrence

Delphi Lawrence
Born	Delphi Enaver March 23, 1926(1926-03-23) Hertfordshire, England, UK
Died	11 April 2002(2002-04-11) (aged 76) Northport, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1952–1973

Delphi Lawrence (23 March 1926 – 11 November 2002) was an English actress. She was educated in to school in Slough, Halidon House School and lived in Colnbrook. Of Hungarian ancestry, Lawrence trained as a concert pianist before becoming an actress. She made her first film in 1952 and over the next decade established a following in British films. She graduated to lead roles, but almost exclusively in "B" films.

In 1966 she moved to the United States where she began to appear in films and television, and settled there. By the end of the 1960s her roles began to decrease in frequency and importance, and in 1973 she retired.

She made a brief return in 1975, in the Broadway production of The Constant Nymph, playing the sister of Ingrid Bergman's character.

In 1990 she appeared as Vera Charles in the national tour of Mame starring Juliet Prowse.

Filmography

• Blood Orange (1953)
• Murder by Proxy (1954)
• Duel in the Jungle (1954)
• Meet Mr. Callaghan (1954)
• Barbados Quest (1955)
• The Gold Express (1955)
• Doublecross (1956)
• The Feminine Touch (1956)
• It's Never Too Late (1956)
• Strangers' Meeting (1957)
• Just My Luck (1957)
• Blind Spot (1958)
• The Son of Robin Hood (1958)
• Too Many Crooks (1959)
• The Man Who Could Cheat Death (1959)
• Beat Girl (1960)
• Cone of Silence (1960)
• The Greeneyed Elephant (1960) (Danish title: Elefanter på loftet)
• Seven Keys (1961)
• The Square Mile Murder (1961)
• The List of Adrian Messenger (1963)
• Farewell Performance (1963)
• Der Fall X701 (1964)
• Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
• The Last Challenge (1967)
• Cops and Robbers (1973)

References

• Quinlan, Daniel. Quinlan's Film Stars Batsford Books, 1996. ISBN 0-7134-7751-2

External links

• Delphi Lawrence at the Internet Movie Database
• Delphi Lawrence at the Internet Broadway Database

Persondata
Name	Lawrence, Delphi
Alternative names
Short description	British actress
Date of birth	23 March 1926
Place of birth	Hertfordshire, England, UK
Date of death	11 November 2002
Place of death	Northport, New York, U.S.