Painter, designer and teacher, born at New Skelton-in-Cleveland, Yorkshire, as Elizabeth Tanner. She married the painter Alan Sorrell, their children Richard and Julia also being artists. Studied at Eastbourne School of Art, 1934–8, where her teachers included Frank Archer and Oliver Senior; then at Royal College of Art, 1938–42, in the design department under Ernest Tristram. After the Royal College she taught in several art colleges; worked as a designer of wallpapers and fabrics; and designed for the British Industries Fair and Ideal Home Exhibitions. Showed at NEAC from 1947 and RA from 1948. Her work had a strong decorative element, and subjects such as dolls and plants frequently featured, painted in meticulous detail. Became a member of RWS in 1966.