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Maggie Dence Born 1 February 1942
Victoria, AustraliaOccupation Television personality Maggie Dence (born 1 February 1942 in Victoria, Australia) is an Australian actress who after high profile television comedy work became better known for several soap opera roles.
From 1966–1968 she had played various characters in the influential Australian satirical sketch comedy program The Mavis Bramston Show. One of her characters was Mavis Bramston – the joke being that Mavis appeared in only the opening segment of each episode and was not seen again thereafter. She was also a recurring guest actor in the popular 1980s sitcom Kingswood Country, playing the snobbish Merle Bulpitt.
Her best known soap opera roles include the sweet Rose Sullivan in The Sullivans between 1976–1978, as evil psychopath and murdereress Bev "The Beast" Baker in Prisoner Cell Block H in 1984, and as school teacher Dorothy Burke in Neighbours in the early 1990s. Dence also had guest roles in A Country Practice, The Flying Doctors, All Saints and Heartbreak High.
In 2005 she appeared in the award winning Australian film Look Both Ways. In 2008 she appeared in the BBC/Southern Cross soap Out of the Blue.
Television & Film Credits
Years Program Role 2008— Out of the Blue Olive 2008 Chad Chucker Daisy 2006 Small Claims: The Reunion Roma 2005 Look Both Ways Joan 2003 Peter Pan Lady Quiller Couch 1998—2003, 2007 All Saints Lyn Brown,
June Markham,
Maggie Cooper2003 Danny Deckchair Meredith Butcher 2002 Always Greener Sister. Stern 2000 Stingers Celia Jones 2000 Grass Roots Ellen Leonard 2000 Water Rats Joy Turner 1998 Driven Crazy Granny Rose 1998 Blue Heelers Liz Schulz 1995 Corelli Maureen Barnes 1990—1993 Neighbours Dorothy Burke 1990 More Winners: The Big Wish Lady Mikeevil 1989 Luigi's Ladies Shandra 1981—1989 recurring cast member A Country Practice Jan Hardy,
Courtney Fraser,
Blanche Mitchell,
Victoria Fleming1988 Edens Lost Producer 1988 Act of Betrayl Dorothy 1988 Cherith 1987 The Perfectionist Rosie Peters 1987 The Flying Doctors Helen Manning 1985 Possession Lady Shannon 1979—1984 Kingswood Country Merle Bulpitt 1984 Prisoner Bev Baker 1983 The Return of Captain Invicible Italian Woman 1981 A Town Like Alice Mrs. O'Connor 1981 The Best of Friends Shop Assistant 1980 Trial by Marriage 1979 Doctor Down-Under Mrs. Peabody 1976 The Sullivans Rose Sullivan 1967—1975 recurring cast member Homicide Anne,
Elaine Flemming1974 Silent Number Janet Kay 1973 Division 4 Marion Evans 1973 Boney Mrs. Coutts 1972 Nice Day at the Office 1971 Wake in Fright Receptionist 1970 The Link Men Edie Whitman 1968—1969 I've Married a Bachelor 1966—1968 The Mavis Bramston Show Mavis Bramston Maggie Dence was named (on 29 September) the 2011 receipient of the Equity Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding services to the performing arts - both stage and screen - and her longstanding involvement with the NSW Actors' Benevolent Fund. The award, presented by Foxtel, is from Maggie's peers and members of her union, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance Equity (Performers) Section, which Maggie joined in 1962.
External links
Categories:- Australian television actors
- Living people
- People from Victoria (Australia)
- 1942 births
- Australian television actor stubs
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