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Andria Lawrence (born Maureen Smith; 20 June 1936) is an English actress, best known for her roles in On the Buses, and in Coronation Street as Janet Stockwell.

Career

Andria Lawrence is best remembered for her appearances in both the TV and film productions of the 1970s’ British sitcom On the Buses. Her performance as "Turnaround Betty" in the 1971 On the Buses film exemplified the amorous type of comic role in which she was most often cast. She was cast to similar comic type in For the Love of Ada (1972) and Man About the House (1974).

She is also remembered for her part as a pretty barmaid in a c.1970 TV advert for Courage Tavern Keg Bitter, in which her line was "Ooooh, it's too strong for me .... but I like the men who drink it!"

Lawrence demonstrated skill in drama too. She appeared in Ken Loach's acclaimed slice of gritty realism Cathy Come Home (1966) and in the Hammer Films production Countess Dracula (1971).

Lawrence is also a writer, publishing novel The Olive Tree in 2016.

Filmography

TV credits

References

1. ^ "Andria Lawrence (Turnaround Betty)". On the Buses Fanclub. 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
2. "On The Buses cast visit senior club". Borehamwood & Elstree Times. 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
3. Walker, Craig (2016). On the Buses: The Complete Story. Apex Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1785384806.
4. "Film and TV actress Andria Lawrence signs copies of her book in Petersfield". Petersfield Post. 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
5. "Andrea Lawrence". IMDb. 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018.

External links

• Andria Lawrence at IMDb
• Andria Lawrence on the British Film Institute website
• Andria Lawrence on The Actors' Compendium
• On the Buses website
• In The Plain Man's Guide to Advertising (1962), at 09.20; 11.10
• In On the Buses (1971), 'Canteen Trouble'
• In For the Love of Ada (1972), from 01.33
• Official website

• 1936 births
• English film actresses
• English television actresses
• 20th-century English actresses
• Actresses from London
• Living people