Elaine McKenna | |
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Birth name | Elaine McKenna |
Born | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[1] | 24 March 1937
Died | 6 January 1992 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | (aged 54)
Occupation(s) | Singer, actress |
Instrument | Vocals |
Labels | W&G |
Elaine McKenna Evans (née Elaine McKenna, 24 March 1937 – 6 January 1992), was an Australian singer and actress. She is known for her television appearances from the late 1950s to the 1960s, particularly on GTV-9's Tarax Show and In Melbourne Tonight. For her TV work, McKenna won the Logie Award for Best Singer in 1961. McKenna relocated to the United States in late 1961. She appeared on The Bob Newhart Show in that year. By February 1968 she had returned to Melbourne.