She attended Fairfax High School where she acted in theatre in Los Angeles before moving to New York to begin her show business career.
[1] Lawrence started her career during the 1940s, appearing in films such as Half a Hero, Phffft, Three for the Show, Trial, The Solid Gold Cadillac, and The Opposite Sex among others during the 1950s and 1960s.
On television, Lawrence played a variety of roles on Life with Elizabeth.
On old-time radio, Lawrence portrayed Stacy McGill on The Adventures of Christopher Wells[3] and Reba Britton on Just Plain Bill.
During the 1960s she worked at Capital Records and Lorimar Television Productions, where she had a corporate position.