Beverley Ruth Dunn (24 April 1933 – 27 November 2021) was an Australian veteran radio, stage, television and film actress based in Melbourne, Australia.
Biography Dunn had roles in films including Ground Zero, Gross Misconduct, Shine (1996), The Craic (1999), The Dish (2000) and Charlie and Boots (2009).
She appeared in numerous television series for which she was best known including Bellbird and The Flying Doctors as Claire Byrant.
Other TV credits : Productions for both Crawford Productions and Grundy Television including Homicide, Matlock Police, Division 4, Prisoner (4 different character roles), Carson's Law, Neighbours (as Tina Bentley), A Country Practice and All Saints.
She appeared in Roundabout, the first live play produced for Melbourne television (broadcast on 4 January 1957).
Dunn featured in hundreds of radio plays and book readings for both the ABC and the BBC in England.
Her lengthy stage career dating from 1952 until 2008, included roles for state and local companies, including for the Melbourne Theatre Company, Playbox Theatre, HIT Productions, South Australian Theatre Company, St Martins Theatre, Alexander Theatre. Melbourne Little Theatre and Tin Alley Players, as well as her one woman play As We Are that several times toured nationally.
Dunn died in Melbourne, Australia on 27 November 2021, at the age of 88.DUNN, Beverley Ruth
Awards Award Year Production Result Green Room Award 1993A Happy and Holly Occasion
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Type 1957 Roundabout The Other Woman TV movie 1957 Fair Passenger TV movie 1958 Gaslight Bella Manningham TV movie 1958 The Small Victory Sister Annalissa TV movie 1958 The Lark Joan of Arc TV movie 1959 Black Chiffon TV movie 1959 Antony and Cleopatra Octavia TV movie 1960 Eye of the Night Ruth Arnott TV movie 1962 Marriage Lines Peggy, Felix's secretary TV movie 1964 Everyman Good Deeds TV movie 1964 Luther Katherine TV movie 1964 A Provisional Lady Daris Studendev TV movie 1965 Photo Finish The Mother TV movie 1987 Ground Zero Commissioner #1 Feature film 1993 Gross Misconduct Judge Barlow Feature film 1996 Shine Beryl Alcott Feature film 1996 Brilliant Lies President Feature film 1997 The Last of the Ryans Ethel TV movie 1999 The Craic Farmer's Wife Feature film 2000 The Dish Secretary Feature film 2009 Saved Carmel TV movie 2009 Charlie and Boots Val Feature film 2016 Dogstar: Christmas in Space Gran TV movie
Television Year Title Role Type 1970–75 Division 4 5 character roles TV series 1973–75 Matlock Police 3 roles TV series 1965–76 Homicide 6 roles TV series 1976-1977 Bellbird Mary Campbell TV series, 3 episodes 1977 Bluey Janey Hobbs TV series 1978-1979 Cop Shop Mrs Jean Holden TV series 1981 Cornflakes for Tea TV series 1982 Carson's Law Mrs. Craig / Mrs. Forbes TV series 1995 The Fast Lane Rona TV series 1979-1985 Prisoner: Cell Block H Ethel Warner / Mrs. Michell / Irene Henderson / Cynthia Leach TV series 1987 Neighbours Tina Bentley TV series 1989 The Magistrate Doctor TV miniseries 1992 Bligh Flora Betlham TV series 1990-1992 The Flying Doctors Claire Bryant TV series 1992 Fast Forward Additional cast TV series 1992 Kelly Mrs. Williams TV series 1992 Cluedo Aunt Elelina TV series 1993 A Country Practice Sister Leonie Sterling TV series 1997 Good Guys, Bad Guys Norma Finster TV series 1999 The Adventures of Lano and Woodley TV series 1999 Halifax f.p. Monica Harris TV series 1999 The Micallef Program Lynn Claxton TV series 1999 Tribe Sister Margaret TV miniseries 2003 Welcher & Welcher Mrs. Cosgrove TV miniseries 2003 All Saints Sister Roslyn Barry TV series 2008 Underbelly Sybil Kinniburgh TV series 2007–11 Dogstar Gran TV series 2012 Conspiracy 365 Millicent Ormond TV series
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