| Elizabeth Lawrence | |
| Birth Date: | 6 September 1922[1] |
| Birth Place: | Huntington, West Virginia, US[2] |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1947–2000 |
| Known For: | All My Children |
Elizabeth Lawrence (September 6, 1922 – June 11, 2000) was an American actress, best known for her role as Myra Murdock Sloane in the soap opera All My Children from 1979 to 1991.[3]
Lawrence was born in Huntington, West Virginia, and obtained a bachelor's degree in science and a master's degree in special education. She made her acting debut in 1947 off broadway in Skin of our Teeth[2] and her Broadway debut in 1954 in The Rainmaker and would go on to act in several other theatrical productions.[2] [4] She would also work on the daytime soap operas The Road of Life, The Edge of Night, A World Apart, The Doctors, Guiding Light, and All My Children from 1979 to 1991 where she played Myra Murdock Sloane. She earned three Daytime Emmy Award nominations in 1981,[5] 1982[6] and 1985[7] for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. Her other notable acting work includes roles in the movies Four Friends, We're No Angels, Sleeping with the Enemy, The Butcher's Wife and The Crucible[8] as well as guest starring roles on television series such as Law & Order, Oz and Third Watch. In the 1970s and 1980s, she also worked as an auxiliary police officer in Manhattan, New York.[3]
Lawrence died of cancer on June 11, 2000, at age 77.[4] M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable was dedicated to her memory.
