Lauren Crace

Lauren Crace
Born Lauren Rose Crace
(1986-05-25) 25 May 1986
Birmingham, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2008–present
Spouse(s) Michael Stevenson (2016–present)
Children 3

Lauren Rose Crace (born 25 May 1986) is an English actress and radio presenter, best known for playing Danielle Jones in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from August 2008 to April 2009.

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.[1] and later went on to train at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career

Crace began her acting career as an extra, having parts in TV shows and theatre productions including leading roles in Alice in Wonderland (directed by Ruth Harrell) and Sweeney Todd (directed by Tom Bailey). In 2008, she joined the cast of the BBC soap opera EastEnders playing Danielle Jones, a love interest for newcomer Callum Monks until the following year.

Prior to the episode's broadcast, Crace told GMTV she wanted to return to theatre and move away from the character of Danielle. The viewing figures for her last episode peaked at 11.5 million, due to this there was a surge in the national power grid.[2] Crace won the award for Best Newcomer for her role in Eastenders at the TV Quick and TV Choice Awards.

In February 2010, Crace filmed a role in the BBC television series Sherlock, which broadcast later that year.[3] From 29 April to 22 May 2010, Crace appeared at the Salisbury Playhouse as Cecile Volanges in Les Liaisons Dangereuses.[4]

In January 2018, Crace joined Free Radio as one of four presenters of its Birmingham breakfast show.

In September 2018, Crace was asked to open the newly named Lauren Crace Theatre of Cadbury Sixth Form College, quite the height for someone so short! Crace humbly accepted. She acknowledged the kind emotional support of dear friends Ben Kane and Lovdev Barpaga who were there for her throughout the process.

Works

Television
Theatre credits

References

  1. ↑ Profile, birminghampost.net; accessed 18 March 2015.
  2. ↑ 'Enders causes national power surge Archived 2013-02-22 at Archive.is, soapspy.net; accessed 18 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Laws, Roz (14 February 2010). "Albert Square invaded!". Sunday Mercury, Birmingham Post & Mail, p. 26.
  4. ↑ Profile Archived 2010-06-08 at the Wayback Machine., salisburyplayhouse.com; accessed 18 March 2015.
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