She won a Scottish BAFTA for her performance in the Sky Atlantic crime drama Tin Star (2017–2020).
Lawrie was born and raised in Aberdeen, where she attended a local drama club as a child.
At the age of 14 she moved with her family to London, where she attended The Harrodian School and became involved with its drama department.
[1][2] In 2014, Lawrie was cast as Krystal Weedon, a troubled teenager, in the three-part BBC adaptation of The Casual Vacancy.
In the same year Lawrie also appeared on stage in London at the Orange Tree Theatre, where she performed in When We Were Women.