Lorna Lewis (actress)
Encyclopedia
Lorna Lewis is an American
actress who moved to the UK in the 1970s. She remains best known for her role as Pet Simpson in two series of the BBC
television
drama Survivors
between 1976 and 1977. Her other television work includes: The Wild Wild West
, Doomwatch
, Mixed Blessings
and Maelstrom
.
She retired from acting in the late Eighties and entered the priesthood, having been ordained as a Deacon
Curate in 2003. She is currently based in her home parish in Kent
, England
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress who moved to the UK in the 1970s. She remains best known for her role as Pet Simpson in two series of the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
drama Survivors
Survivors
Survivors is a British post-apocalyptic fiction television series devised by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley at the BBC from 1975 to 1977...
between 1976 and 1977. Her other television work includes: The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West
The Wild Wild West is an American television series that ran on CBS for four seasons from September 17, 1965 to April 4, 1969....
, Doomwatch
Doomwatch
Doomwatch is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC, which ran on BBC One between 1970 and 1972. The series was set in the then present-day, and dealt with a scientific government agency led by Doctor Spencer Quist , responsible for investigating and combating various...
, Mixed Blessings
Mixed Blessings
Mixed Blessings is a romance novel, authored by Danielle Steel. The plot follows three different couples, who have no correlation to each other trying to make ethical decisions about modern day lives and family life...
and Maelstrom
Maelstrom
A maelstrom is a very powerful whirlpool; a large, swirling body of water. A free vortex, it has considerable downdraft. The power of tidal whirlpools tends to be exaggerated by laymen. There are virtually no stories of large ships ever being sucked into a maelstrom, although smaller craft are in...
.
She retired from acting in the late Eighties and entered the priesthood, having been ordained as a Deacon
Deacon
Deacon is a ministry in the Christian Church that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions...
Curate in 2003. She is currently based in her home parish in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.