Sophie Lawrence played the role of Diane Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders as a regular cast member from 1988 to 1991, making subsequent guest appearances in 1993,1994,1997,2008 and 2012.
17 Facts About Sophie Lawrence
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In 1991, Lawrence achieved a top 30 hit in the UK single's chart with her cover of Donna Summer's hit single, "Love's Unkind".
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Sophie 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.
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Sophie Lawrence returned for several stints in 1993,1994 and 1997.
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Sophie Lawrence had no idea I'd been in the soap before.
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Sophie Lawrence agreed to reprise the role of Diane in 2008 to film the screen funeral of Diane's father Frank, following the off-screen death of Mike Reid.
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Sophie Lawrence agreed to return for another brief stint in 2012.
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Sophie Lawrence initially left her role in EastEnders to launch a pop career.
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Sophie Lawrence enjoyed minor chart success in 1991, when her cover of Donna Summer's 1977 hit "Love's Unkind" reached No 21 in the UK Singles Chart.
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Sophie Lawrence worked with the successful pop writers and producers, Stock Aitken and Waterman, recording a follow-up single, "Secrets", a track taken from Kylie Minogue's Rhythm of Love album.
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Sophie Lawrence appeared in an episode of the game show Banzai, in which her task was to answer a ringing telephone after first escaping from a chair to which she had been tied.
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Sophie Lawrence played Miss Thing in the children's TV show Timmy Towers with Timmy Mallett.
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Sophie Lawrence has appeared in many touring plays, most notably in Alan Bennett's one-woman show Talking Heads.
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Sophie Lawrence began her association with the hit 1970s musical Boogie Nights in 2001 and played the leading female, Debs, on two major tours.
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Sophie Lawrence has directed and choreographed several pantomimes and musicals.
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In December 2006, Sophie Lawrence starred as Peter Pan at the Wycombe Swan and in 2007 opposite David Essex again as Peter Pan at the Derngate in Northampton.
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Sophie Lawrence was involved in the touring show, Simply Ballroom, as one of the presenters.