Maureen Elizabeth Edwards (born 17 April 1944) is a New Zealand-born retired actress, notable for her small screen roles both in her home country and in Australia.
Aș a surporting player she first became best known internationally for playing four different recurring roles in cult series Prisoner (known also as Prisoner: Cell Block H)
She is best known, however, for her role in A Country Practice as hospital matron Rosemary Prior, whom married Dr. Terence Elliot in the final episode and also in the New Zealand serial Shortland Street as Dr. Hewitt.
She later appeared in several roles in Neighbours
Early life and theatre Born as Maureen Elizabeth Edwards, in New Zealand. She initially trained to become a teacher, before becoming interested in theatre.
Edwards was a featured actress at the Globe theatre in Dunedin, New Zealand, in the 1960s, and became an administrator for the Gateway Players Theatre Company.
Television roles Edwards emigrated to Australia with her husband Peter Tulloch in 1977 and as a character actress became best known locally and internationally for her roles in the cult drama television series Prisoner, having portrayed four different characters in the series in cameos, notably Officer Sue Bailey.
She remains best known however for her longer term roles in Australian television soap operas, particularly in the series A Country Practice as Matron Rosemary Prior from 1991 until 1993 (after two cameo roles in 1985 and 1990). She replaced hospital DN Ann Brennan (played by Mary Regan) and arrives from Africa to take over running the local hospital. In the series' final episode, Rosemary marries Dr. Terence Elliot (played by Shane Porteous).
In Neighbours, Edwards played Ruby Dwyer in 2002 and 2003. She had appeared previously in Neighbours as Marcia Taylor in 1985, and later had 2 more roles in the series as Hilda Jones and Jill Smith in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
She appeared in the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street from 2001 to 2002 as CEO Dr. Patricia Hewitt.
Edwards has also featured in many Australia miniseries and telemovies such as All the Rivers Run and Evil Angels
Other television roles included the series Cop Shop, Skyways, I Can Jump Puddles, The Flying Doctors, G.P., Blue Heelers and The Secret Life of Us.
Filmography Film YearProductionRoleType1980 Stage Fright (aka Nightmares) Mother Feature film1984 High Country TV movie1986 Jenny Kissed Me Magistrate Feature film1986 The Anniversary Cynthia Hamilton TV movie1987 To Market to Market Valerie Feature film1988 Evil Angels (aka A Cry in the Dark) Kate Woodman Feature film1988 The Bit Part Bev Howard Feature film1998 Two Girls and a Baby Liz's Mum Short film2001 The Bank Supreme Court Judge Feature film 2011 Shoelace Older Mum Short film
Television YearProductionRoleType1978 Cop Shop Barbara Wallace TV series1979 Skyways Imogan Swift TV series1980 Lawson's Mates TV series1981 I Can Jump Puddles Mrs. Carmichael TV miniseries 1983 All the Rivers Run Aunt Agnes TV miniseries 1984 Special Squad TV series1985 The Flying Doctors Rosemary Daniels TV series1986 The Lancaster Miller Affair Alice Burgess TV miniseries 1979-86 Prisoner (aka Prisoner: Cell Block H) Gracie / Hazel Crowe / Prison Officer Sue Bailey / Newscaster TV series, 4 roles1988 The Bartons Miss India TV series1988 The Far Country Mrs. Morton TV miniseries 1988 Home and Away Liz Collins TV series1989 Pugwall Sister Griskett TV series1989 Bonza Mother 1990 The Flying Doctors Pauline Grant TV series1992, 2001-02 Shortland Street Dr. Patricia Hewitt TV series1983, 1990 A Country Practice Yvonne McLean / Katherine Di Angelo TV series, episode "Little Voices" parts 1 and 2, "Out of Africa" parts 1 and 21990-93 A Country Practice Matron Rosemary Prior TV series Blue Heelers TV series1994 G.P. Annie Fisher TV series1997 The Ripper Matron 2003 The Secret Life of Us Tribunal Woman TV series2009 Carla Cametti PD Ruth Fenley TV miniseries 1985, 2008, 2009 Neighbours Marcia Taylor / Hilda Smith / Jill Jones TV series2002-03 Neighbours Ruby Dwyer TV series2019 Five Bedrooms Joyce TV series
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