Sophie Lawrence is tagged as: english, 90s, england, united kingdom, under 2000 listeners Sophie Lawrence (born in Ilford,Essex, England in 1972) is an English actress, best known for playing the role of Diane Butcher in the BBC soap opera, EastEnders. Sophie initially trained to be a dancer, but after tearing a muscle in her groin she was forced to give it up and she turned to acting instead. She trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and during this time she secured her first acting role when she became a regular cast member in BBC’s Grange Hill. After graduating from drama school in 1988, Lawrence was instantly cast as Diane Butcher, the bohemian daughter of Frank Butcher (Mike Reid), in the popular soap opera EastEnders. She remained in the role until 1991, and returned for three brief stints in 1993, 1994 and 1997. Sophie initially quit her role in EastEnders to launch herself as a pop star. She enjoyed minor chart success in 1991 when her cover of Donna Summer’s 1977 classic hit Love’s Unkind (produced by Pete Hammond and Simon Cowell) reached number 21 in the UK singles chart. A further nine songs were recorded for an album but the project was shelved after she went on to work with the successful pop writers and producers, Stock Aitken and Waterman, recording a brand new follow-up single entitled Secrets, a track taken from Kylie Min... Read More About Sophie Lawrence Biography...  Send Sophie Lawrence ringtones to your cell
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