STAGES Episode 624: DEBRA LAWRANCE

STAGES with Peter Eyers · May 16, 2026 · 53m

Debra Lawrance graduated from NIDA in 1977 and has since built a distinguished career across theatre, film and television.

On television, she first came to prominence playing Maggie, Ned Kelly’s sister, in Channel Seven’s The Last Outlaw. She went on to star as Pat in the ABC comedy series The Fast Lane, portrayed Daphne in Prisoner, and became a household name as the beloved foster mother Pippa in the long-running series Home and Away. Debra won widespread acclaim as Rose in Josh Thomas’ Please Like Me, earning the 2015 AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Comedy and the 2017 Logie Award…