Margaret Laurence is an Australian actress, best known for several soap opera roles.
She is likely best known internationally for her role as Marilyn Mason in cult series Prisoner, appearing for a brief stint, she plays a prostitute who has a romance with prison electrician Eddie Cook (Richard Moir)[1] Laurence trained in Britain, and then worked in America on stage and in several daytime soap operas.
When she moved to Australia, her first high-profile role was in Number 96 as Liz Chalmers for six months from late 1975 to early 1976.
She followed this by playing Marilyn Mason in the television series Prisoner.
She stated she did not like the role, and being compared to Farrah Fawcett and Bridgette Bardot, although co-star Val Lehman, said the role should not reflect the quality of the series[1] She also guest starred played in The Young Doctors in 1979 as troublesome nurse Yvonne Davies.