Josie Lawrence

Acting

Josie Lawrence

Born June 6, 1959 · Staffordshire, England, UK (age 67)

Josie Lawrence (born Wendy Lawrence, June 6, 1959) is an English actress and comedian known for Whose Line Is It Anyway? and playing Manda Best in EastEnders.

Known For

Mother's PrideMother's Pride · 2026
Mother's Pride
5.62026
MovieComedyDrama
A comedy about a failing pub, a divided community and a grieving family whose lives are changed by brewing real ale and entering the Great British Beer Awards.
Finding Your FeetFinding Your Feet · 2017
Finding Your Feet
7.02017
MovieComedyDrama
When her life is turned upside down upon discovering her husband's affair, Sandra Abbott seeks refuge in London with her estranged older sister Bif. She begins to find her feet again after letting Bif drag her along to a community dance class.
Enchanted AprilEnchanted April · 1991
Enchanted April
6.81991
MovieRomanceDrama
When married British women Rose Arbuthnot and Lottie Wilkins decide to take a break from their respective spouses, they stay at a castle in Italy for a quiet holiday. Joining the ladies is Caroline Dester, a young socialite, and Mrs. Fisher, an older aristocrat. Liberated from their daily routines, the four women ease into life in rural Italy, and each finds herself transformed by the experience.
The Old Curiosity ShopThe Old Curiosity Shop · 2007
The Old Curiosity Shop
5.02007
MovieDrama
A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his debts, he and his granddaughter flee.
Rachel and the RoarettesRachel and the Roarettes · 1985
Rachel and the Roarettes
1985
Movie
A musical about female rebels in the 18th and 20th centuries.
The Animal TrainThe Animal Train · 1998
The Animal Train
7.01998
MovieAnimationFamily
Animation short about a little boy that sets off on a round-the-world night train to dreamland with only his toy dog for company. But soon all sorts of endangered animals are asking if they can jump up and join them on their journey.
A Clever WomanA Clever Woman · 2023
A Clever Woman
6.02023
MovieDrama
Phoebe and Dot have returned to their family home on the Isle of Wight a year after the death of their composer mother. As they prepare the house for its sale, clearing decades of family clutter, they have started to work on a site-specific performance piece about their complex relationship with their mother and her serial infidelities.
Bill's New FrockBill's New Frock · 1998
Bill's New Frock
1998
MovieFamily
Bill wakes up one morning to discover - he's a girl!

Filmography

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Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted EveningRichard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening · 2002
Richard Rodgers: Some Enchanted Evening
7.02002
MovieMusicDocumentary
This star-studded gala celebrates the centenary of the birth of legendary Broadway composer Richard Rodgers. Rodgers' contribution to musical theatre was extraordinary, including 900 published songs, 40 Broadway musicals and several film scores. Rodgers, together with lyricists Lorenz Hart and later Oscar Hammerstein II, wrote many of the best known musicals of the 20th Century, including Babes In Arms, Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music. This performance at London's Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, directed for the stage by Simon Callow, includes songs, dance, staged numbers and anecdotes featuring leading stars from both Broadway and London's West End. The cast comprises luminaries drawn from Oklahoma!, Kiss Me Kate, Chicago, The King and I and other recent productions as well as from television. This musical extravaganza features many of Rodgers' best-loved classics.
Keen EddieKeen Eddie · 2003
Keen Eddie
8.02003
SeriesDramaComedy
Keen Eddie is an American action, comedy-drama television series that aired in 2003 on the Fox Network. The series follows a brash NYPD detective who goes to London when one of his cases goes sour and remains to work with New Scotland Yard. The basic premise of the show bears a close resemblance to the popular 1980s British series Dempsey & Makepeace, the only notable difference being that the female partner has been replaced by a female housemate. Stylistically, the series derived inspiration from British feature films by Guy Ritchie, such as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch. The soundtrack and incidental music for the first episode was provided by British techno duo Orbital. Daniel Ash of Love and Rockets scored the rest of the series.