Gwen Plumb

Gwen Plumb
Plumb in 1952
Born	Gwendoline Jean Plumb 2 August 1912 Stanmore, New South Wales Australia
Died	5 June 2002(2002-06-05) (aged 89) Kirribilli, New South Wales Australia
Occupations	Radio performer radio producer radio scriptwriter stage/revue actress vaudevillian television actress [1]
Years active	1930–1995
Known for	The Young Doctors (TV series) as Ada Simmonds Richmond Hill (TV series) as Mum Foote Home and Away (TV series) pilot episode as Doris Peters The Harp in the South (miniseries) Poor Man's Orange (miniseries)
Partner	Thelma Scott

Gwendoline Jean Plumb AM BEM (2 August 1912 – 5 June 2002), was an Australian performer of international appeal, actress and comedian active in literally every form of the art genre, (except circus) including revue, pantomime, vaudeville, interviewing, game shows, live appearances, compering, radio production, scriptwriting and acting, television soap opera and mini-series and made-for-TV film.

She was considered the "Grand Dame of Australian entertainment", with a career spanning 65 years, best known to local and international audiences in serial The Young Doctors as gossip Ada Simmonds, the ill-fated Richmond Hill as Mum Foote and the pilot of Home and Away as Doris Peters.