Beverley Ruth Dunn (24 April 1933 – 27 November 2021) was an Australian veteran radio, stage, television and film actress based in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ...

, Australia. Dunn had roles in films including ''

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'', '' Gross Misconduct'', '' Shine'' (1996), '' The Craic'' (1999), ''

The Dish ''The Dish'' is a 2000 Australian historical comedy-drama film that tells the story of the Parkes Observatory's role in relaying live television of humanity's first steps on the Moon during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969. It was the top-grossing ...

'' (2000) and ''

Charlie and Boots ''Charlie & Boots'' is a 2009 Australian film starring Paul Hogan and Shane Jacobson. It had the best opening weekend for any Australian film in 2009 when it was released on Father's Day (1 September 2009). The film features many small towns in ...

'' (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 ''

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'', '' Matlock Police'', '' Division 4'', ''

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'' (4 different character roles), '' Carson's Law'', ''

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'' (as Tina Bentley), ''

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'' and '' All Saints''. She appeared in ''

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'', 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 The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1953 as the Union Theatre Repertory Company at the Union Theatre at the University of Melbourne, it is the oldest professional theatre com ...

, 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
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* 1933 births 2021 deaths 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses Australian film actresses Australian soap opera actresses Actresses from Melbourne People educated at Firbank Girls' Grammar School {{Australia-tv-actor-stub