Lalla Ward
- Actress
- Soundtrack
Lalla Ward born Sarah Ward, daughter of Lord Bangor - Edward Ward - and
his writer wife, Marjorie Banks. She always wanted to act, paint and
draw, and so joined the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1967.
When she left in 1970, it was straight into a part in the Hammer film
Vampire Circus (1972).
Following
this she worked extensively on stage, in films - including
England Made Me (1973),
Rosebud (1975) and
Crossed Swords (1977) (aka The
Prince and the Pauper) - and on television - including appearances in
Thundersky (1975),
Hazell Meets the First Eleven (1978),
Thundersky (1975)
and several episodes of
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976).
She also appeared in a film called
Got It Made (1974), which was later
reissued as "Sweet Virgin" with sex scenes added featuring other
actors. This led to her winning a libel action against Club
International magazine, which ran a selection of nude photographs from
the film purporting to be of her.
Her guest appearance in the story
The Armageddon Factor: Part One (1979) led to her being chosen to play Romana when the original
actress, Mary Tamm, left after one season.
Ward quit Doctor Who in 1980, and in December of that year married
Tom Baker. The marriage lasted 16
months. Ward continued to act, with roles in
Schoolgirl Chums (1982) and
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980)
for the BBC and "The Jeweller's Shop" and "The Rehearsal" on stage. She
also developed her love of painting and wrote and illustrated several
books.
In 1992, she married eminent biologist Dr.
Richard Dawkins, author of such books as
"The Selfish Gene" and "The Blind Watchmaker", and gave up acting to
concentrate on writing and on her family.
his writer wife, Marjorie Banks. She always wanted to act, paint and
draw, and so joined the Central School of Speech and Drama in 1967.
When she left in 1970, it was straight into a part in the Hammer film
Vampire Circus (1972).
Following
this she worked extensively on stage, in films - including
England Made Me (1973),
Rosebud (1975) and
Crossed Swords (1977) (aka The
Prince and the Pauper) - and on television - including appearances in
Thundersky (1975),
Hazell Meets the First Eleven (1978),
Thundersky (1975)
and several episodes of
The Duchess of Duke Street (1976).
She also appeared in a film called
Got It Made (1974), which was later
reissued as "Sweet Virgin" with sex scenes added featuring other
actors. This led to her winning a libel action against Club
International magazine, which ran a selection of nude photographs from
the film purporting to be of her.
Her guest appearance in the story
The Armageddon Factor: Part One (1979) led to her being chosen to play Romana when the original
actress, Mary Tamm, left after one season.
Ward quit Doctor Who in 1980, and in December of that year married
Tom Baker. The marriage lasted 16
months. Ward continued to act, with roles in
Schoolgirl Chums (1982) and
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark (1980)
for the BBC and "The Jeweller's Shop" and "The Rehearsal" on stage. She
also developed her love of painting and wrote and illustrated several
books.
In 1992, she married eminent biologist Dr.
Richard Dawkins, author of such books as
"The Selfish Gene" and "The Blind Watchmaker", and gave up acting to
concentrate on writing and on her family.