Lalla Ward

Lalla Ward, English actress and author

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Born: June 28, 1951
Age in 2026: 75
Zodiac sign: Cancer
Birth year: 1951

About Lalla Ward

Sarah Jill "Lalla" Ward is an English actress, voice artist and author who is best known for playing the role of Romana II in the BBC television series Doctor Who from 1979 to 1981. Sarah Jill "Lalla" Ward (born 28 June 1951) is an English actress, voice artist and author who is best known for playing the role of Romana II in the BBC television series Doctor Who from 1979 to 1981. Her great-grandmother Mary Ward was an Anglo-Irish illustrator and amateur scientist, documented as the first person in the world to die in a motor vehicle accident. Ward has recorded audio books, including Steven Pinker's The Language Instinct and Shada by Gareth Roberts and Douglas Adams.

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The world when Lalla Ward was born

Lalla Ward was born in 1951. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1951

#1 song"Too Young" – Nat King Cole
Top movieAn American in Paris
Top TV showI Love Lucy
Best-selling bookThe Catcher in the Rye – J.D. Salinger

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentBobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World"
Top headlineI Love Lucy premieres and becomes a cultural phenomenon
Technology milestoneFirst commercial computer (UNIVAC I) delivered
Defining fadI Love Lucy
Notable inventionSuper Glue
World population2.59 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
Also wonRochester Royals (NBA)
U.S. population154.0M

1951 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Lalla Ward's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1951	2026
Gas	$0.27	$3.45/gal
Average home	$8,800	$435,000
Average income	$5,500	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.75	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.53	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	154.0M	341 million

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