Debra Lawrance
| Debra Lawrance | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Debra Lawrance 1 January 1957 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Years active | 1976—present |
| Spouse(s) | Dennis Coard (1992-present) |
Debra Lawrance (born 1 January 1957) is an Australian actress best known for her role as Pippa Ross on Home and Away, which she played from 1990 to 1998. She has made a number of return appearances as the character, the most recent was in 2009. She is also known for her role as Rose in Please Like Me, that won her the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress.
Debra Lawrance was born in Melbourne, Victoria and was the second youngest out of six children. In 1974 Lawrance studied at the NIDA along with Mel Gibson, Steve Bisley, Judy Davis and Robert Menzies.
After graduating in 1977, Lawrance appeared in a number of roles including Prue Waterman in The Sullivans (1976), Sheila Turner in Skyways, Kerry Burgess in A Country Practice (1982), Lisa in Bellamy (1981) and Lisa Cook in Sons and Daughters between 1983 and 1984.
Lawrance played inmate Daphne Graham in Prisoner from 1985 to 1986 having played minor roles as a Nurse and Trainee Prisoner Officer Sally Dean much earlier in the series.
Lawrance also featured in miniseries The Last Outlaw, a series about Ned Kelly, and feature film Silver City.
Lawrance's big break was a lead role in The Fast Lane, a widely successful ABC comedy. Her success led to her appearance in Evil Angels (released as A Cry in the Dark outside of Australia and New Zealand), starring Meryl Streep and Two Brothers Running with Tom Conti.
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