Lalla Ward Information

Actor
USA

Biography:
Lalla Ward first appeared on Doctor Who in 1979 as Princess Astra in the serial "The Armageddon Factor"; it was this appearance that led to her taking on a regular role, replacing the outgoing Mary Tamm as the second incarnation of Romana, traveling companion to Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor, the following season. After leaving the program in 1981, she later retired from acting (and married author Richard Dawkins), though she has returned to reprise the role of Romana in Big Finish's audio series, primarily the "Gallifrey" audio series in which Romana becomes Lord President of Gallifrey.