Margaret Laurence (actor)
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Margaret Laurence is an Australian actress, best known for several soap opera roles.
She trained in Britain, and then worked in America on stage and in several daytime soap operas.
When she moved to Australia, her first high-profile role was in Number 96
as Liz Chalmers for six months from late 1975 to early 1976. Sweet Liz became key character Arnold Feather's second wife, but was ultimately revealed as a deceitful schemer who tried to poison Arnold.
She followed this by playing Marilyn Mason in the television series Prisoner
. Laurence was one of the programme's original cast in 1979, but appeared in only the first 16 episodes – the original planned duration of the series.
She also played troublesome nurse Yvonne Davies in The Young Doctors
in 1979.
Her husband is American-born actor Brandon Smith who had short-term roles in both Number 96 and Prisoner; in the case of Prisoner, appearing in some scenes with Laurence.
She trained in Britain, and then worked in America on stage and in several daytime soap operas.
When she moved to Australia, her first high-profile role was in Number 96
Number 96 (TV series)
Number 96 was a popular Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill Harmon produced the series for Network Ten, which requested a Coronation Street-type serial, and specifically one that explored adult subjects...
as Liz Chalmers for six months from late 1975 to early 1976. Sweet Liz became key character Arnold Feather's second wife, but was ultimately revealed as a deceitful schemer who tried to poison Arnold.
She followed this by playing Marilyn Mason in the television series Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
. Laurence was one of the programme's original cast in 1979, but appeared in only the first 16 episodes – the original planned duration of the series.
She also played troublesome nurse Yvonne Davies in The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff, screened on the Nine Network from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March...
in 1979.
Her husband is American-born actor Brandon Smith who had short-term roles in both Number 96 and Prisoner; in the case of Prisoner, appearing in some scenes with Laurence.