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Maggie Dence (born February 1, 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.
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Maggie Dence (born February 1, 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 Merle Bulpitt.
She played sweet Rose Sullivan in The Sullivans in 1976-1978, evil psychopath and murderer Bev 'the Beast' Baker in Prisoner in 1984, and 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
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! Years !! Program !! Role
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| 2008— || Out of the Blue || Olive
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| 2008 || Chad Chucker || Daisy
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| 2006 || Small Claims: The Reunion || Roma
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| 2005 || Look Both Ways || Joan
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| 2003 || Peter Pan || Lady Quiller Couch
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| 1998—2003, 2007 || All Saints || Lyn Brown,
June Markham,
Maggie Cooper
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| 2003 || Danny Deckchair || Meredith Butcher
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| 2002 || Always Greener || Sister. Stern
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| 2000 || Stingers || Celia Jones
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| 2000 || Grass Roots || Ellen Leonard
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| 2000 || Water Rats || Joy Turner
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| 1998 || Driven Crazy || Granny Rose
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| 1998 || Blue Heelers || Liz Schulz
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| 1995 || Corelli || Maureen Barnes
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| 1990—1993 || Neighbours || Dorothy Burke
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| 1990 || More Winners: The Big Wish || Lady Mikeevil
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| 1989 || Luigi's Ladies || Shandra
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| 1981—1989 recurring cast member || A Country Practice || Jan Hardy,
Courtney Fraser,
Blanche Mitchell,
Victoria Fleming
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| 1988 || Edens Lost || Producer
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| 1988 || Act of Betrayl || Dorothy
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| 1988 || Cherith
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| 1987 || The Perfectionist || Rosie Peters
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| 1987 || The Flying Doctors || Helen Manning
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| 1985 || Possession || Lady Shannon
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| 1979—1984 || Kingswood Country || Merle Bulpitt
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| 1984 || Prisoner || Bev Baker
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| 1983 || The Return of Captain Invicible || Italian Woman
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| 1981 || A Town Like Alice || Mrs. O'Connor
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| 1981 || The Best of Friends || Shop Assistant
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| 1980 || Trial by Marriage
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| 1979 || Doctor Down-Under || Mrs. Peabody
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| 1976 || The Sullivans || Rose Sullivan
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| 1967—1975 recurring cast member || Homicide || Anne,
Elaine Flemming
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| 1974 || Silent Number || Janet Kay
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| 1973 || Division 4 || Marion Evans
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| 1973 || Boney || Mrs. Coutts
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| 1972 || Nice Day at the Office
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| 1971 || Wake in Fright || Receptionist
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| 1970 || The Link Men || Edie Whitman
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| 1968—1969 || I've Married a Bachelor
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| 1966—1968 || The Mavis Bramston Show || Mavis Bramston
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