Maggie Dence

Maggie Dence
AM
Dence in January 2013
Born
Margaret Helen Dence

(1942-02-01) 1 February 1942 (age 82)
Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Occupation(s)Actress, comedienne
Years active1959–present
Known for
[1]
SpouseGraham Rouse

Margaret Helen Dence AM (born 1 February 1942) is an Australian actress of stage and screen, with a career spanning some seven decades. She is equally at home in both comedy and drama roles.

Dence[1] is best known to early audiences for her roles in the satirical TV comedy The Mavis Bramston Show, and also serving as that series' mascot (originally portrayed by Noeline Brown).[2]

Dence featured in comedy Kingswood Country with stars Ross Higgins and Judi Farr as snobbish Merle Bullpit.

Her dramatic roles she is known for were in TV series The Sullivans as Rose Sullivan, Prisoner as Bev Baker and Neighbours as school headmistress Dorothy Burke.[2]

  1. ^ a b c "Maggie Dence". Auslit.
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