Lauren Crace
{{short description|English actress}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lauren Crace
| birthname = Lauren Rose Crace
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|05|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = Birmingham, England
| occupation = Actress
| yearsactive = 2008–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Michael Stevenson|2016}}
| children = 3
}}
Lauren Rose Crace (born 25 May 1986) is an English actress and radio presenter, known for her portrayal of Danielle Jones in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 2008 to 2009.{{Cite web|url=https://metro.co.uk/2016/04/09/was-danielle-jones-shock-death-eastenders-cruelest-plot-twist-ever-5805961/|title=Was Danielle Jones' shock death EastEnders' cruelest plot twist ever?|date=9 April 2016|website=Metro|language=en-US|access-date=2 April 2019}}
Early life
The daughter of contemporary writer Jim Crace and Pamela Turton, Lauren Rose Crace was born in Birmingham. She has an older brother, Thomas, born 1981. She attended Swanshurst School in Billesley, and then Cadbury Sixth Form College, where she took both a GCSE and an A-Level in Drama. She joined the Stage 2 Youth theatre aged eleven.[http://www.birminghampost.net/life-leisure-birmingham-guide/birmingham-culture/theatre-in-birmingham/2009/03/25/it-s-a-long-way-to-walford-65233-23232053 Profile], birminghampost.net; accessed 18 March 2015. and later went on to train at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she graduated in 2008.
Career
Crace began her acting career as an extra in television series. She also appeared in theatre productions, including leading roles in Alice in Wonderland and Sweeney Todd.{{Cite web|url=http://www.alivehornwait.com/drama-alice-in-wonderland-bbc.pdf|title=Alice in Wonderland}} In 2008, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders portraying the role of Danielle Jones.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ok.co.uk/celebrity-feature/576739/remember-danielle-jones-from-eastenders-this-is-what-she-looks-like-now|title=Remember Danielle Jones from EastEnders? This is what she looks like now!|last=Wilson|first=Jess|date=26 July 2016|website=OK! Magazine|access-date=2 April 2019}} The viewing figures for Crace's last EastEnders episode peaked at 11.5 million; due to this, there was a surge in the national power grid.[http://soapspy.net/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a151673/enders-causes-national-power-surge.html 'Enders causes national power surge] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130222035631/http://soapspy.net/soaps/s2/eastenders/news/a151673/enders-causes-national-power-surge.html |date=22 February 2013 }}, soapspy.net; accessed 18 March 2015. Crace won the award for Best Newcomer for her role in EastEnders at the TV Quick and TV Choice Awards.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6151999/EastEnders-wins-three-TV-awards-thanks-to-Danielle-Jones-storyline.html|title=EastEnders wins three TV awards thanks to Danielle Jones storyline|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|date=8 September 2009|access-date=2 April 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}
In February 2010, Crace filmed a role in the BBC television series Sherlock, which broadcast later that year.Laws, Roz (14 February 2010). "Albert Square invaded!". Sunday Mercury, Birmingham Post & Mail, p. 26. From 29 April to 22 May 2010, Crace appeared at the Salisbury Playhouse as Cecile Volanges in Les Liaisons Dangereuses.[http://www.salisburyplayhouse.com/index.php?plid=116&show=info Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608123757/http://www.salisburyplayhouse.com/index.php?plid=116&show=info |date=8 June 2010 }}, salisburyplayhouse.com; accessed 18 March 2015. From 2013 to 2015, Crace portrayed the recurring role of Doris Millar in ITV drama Mr Selfridge.{{Cite web|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/mr-selfridge/lauren-crace-i-knew-i-was-going-to-die-in-mr-selfridge-but-not-how-75684/|title=Lauren Crace: I knew I was going to die in Mr Selfridge – but not how! {{!}} News {{!}} Mr Selfridge {{!}} What's on TV|date=2 March 2015|website=What' s on TV|language=en-US|access-date=2 April 2019}} In January 2018, Crace joined Free Radio as one of four presenters of its Birmingham breakfast show.{{Cite web|url=https://radiotoday.co.uk/2017/12/four-brummies-to-host-free-radio-breakfast/|title=Four Brummies to host Free Radio Breakfast|website=RadioToday|language=en-GB|access-date=2 April 2019}} Later that year, she appeared in two episodes of ITV drama Vanity Fair. She portrayed the role of Betsey Horrocks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.unitedagents.co.uk/lauren-crace|title=Lauren Crace {{!}} United Agents|website=www.unitedagents.co.uk|access-date=2 April 2019}}
Filmography
=Film=
2023- Phoenix rise Ms Benson
= Audio =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role |
| 2011-2013
|Kitty |
= Stage =
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Venue |
| 2010
|Cecile Volanges |
| 2011
|And I And Silence |Young Dee |
| 2013
|Theatre Uncut |Various |
| 2014
|Khandan |Liz |
| 2015
|Foundry Showcase |Various |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|3108339}}
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Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Category:Actresses from Birmingham, West Midlands
Category:English soap opera actresses