Conservartorium of Sydney, Rathbone Academy of Dramatic Art[1]
Occupations
Actress
comedienne
producer
writer
singer
dancer
choreographer
theatre entrepreneur
Years active
1951–2014
Known for
Founding the theatre company Performing Lines for the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
Number 96" as Edith "Edie/Mother/Mummy" McDonald
Wendy Blacklock AM (born 20 January 1932)[2] is an Australian-born retired theatre actress and theatrical entrepreneur, radio and television actress, comedienne, producer, writer, singer, dancer and choreographer who has appeared in numerous performance roles, both locally and in the United Kingdom, and has been referred to as "The Grand Dame of the Stage".
Blacklock started her career in theatre in the early 1950s, and although she started to take small screens roles in the latter 50s, and working on screen until the late 1970s, she remained active in stage roles, her preferred genre for seven decades until the mid-2010s.[1]
She founded the theatre company production firm Performing Lines for the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust and was instrumental in establishing Aboriginal Australian theatre internationally[3]
However she became famous for her comic role in the TV soap opera Number 96 as Edith "Edie" McDonald.
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WendyBlacklock AM (born 20 January 1932) is an Australian-born retired theatre actress and theatrical entrepreneur, radio and television actress, comedienne...
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(1955), starring veteran Australian musical star Max Oldaker, with WendyBlacklock and a rising young actor-comedian from Melbourne, Barry Humphries....
categories or structure for award eligibility in the new awardsThe WendyBlacklock Industry Legend Award (formally known as Touring Legend) is the highest...
" Along with wife Edie – otherwise known as "Mother" or "Mummy" – (WendyBlacklock) and daughter Marilyn (Frances Hargreaves) the character became a hit...
beatnik, a secretary, a glamour girl and a cook. Sophie Stewart as Vera WendyBlacklock as Majorie Moya O'Sullivan as Kay Brigid Lenihan as a beatnik Estella...
Oldaker, with a cast including Humphries and future Number 96 star WendyBlacklock. Although he had originally assumed Edna's debut Melbourne appearance...
Magic Guest (with Max Meldrum, Ron Shand, Ruth Cracknell, Evie Hayes, WendyBlacklock, David Copping, Kevin Miles, Chips Rafferty & Keith Petersen) TV Special...
television soap opera Number 96, usually sharing scenes with co-stars WendyBlacklock and Mike Dorsey. Adele is a fourth-generation performer. Her grandfather...
Spells Magic Guest - Herself with Max Meldrum, Ron Shand, Evie Hayes, WendyBlacklock, David Copping, Kevin Miles, Gwen Plumb, Chips Rafferty & Keith Petersen...
Lockwood, Bettina Welch, Elizabeth Kirkby, Vicki Raymond, Pat McDonald, WendyBlacklock, Harry Michaels, Chard Hayward, Frances Hargreaves & Abigail) TV special...
servants. Mog, the convicts, Elizabeth and Richard sing a final song. WendyBlacklock as Elizabeth Westcott Michael Cole as Lt Richard Soames Nigel Lovell...
Nigel Lovell as treasurer, as well as Ellis Irving, Owen Weingott and WendyBlacklock. ATYP's first production was the comedy She Stoops to Conquer - Goldsmith...
Audience member with 'Number 96' cast: Jeff Kevin, Chard Hayward, WendyBlacklock, Mike Dorsey & Frances Hargreaves TV Special 1976 Number 96: And They...
Award[citation needed] 2022: Red Ochre Award[citation needed] 2022: Inaugural WendyBlacklock Industry Legend Award The Australian Dance Awards recognise excellence...
Marilyn was the adopted daughter of Edie and Reg (Mike Dorsey and WendyBlacklock), whom she always called "Mummy and Daddy". Marilyn was primarily a...
to deceive her father-in-law, George Snow, coerced Edie MacDonald (WendyBlacklock) to impersonate Penny by dressing her in a school uniform. Lee later...
Jointly awarded to Company B Belvoir and Expressions Dance Company WendyBlacklock AM 1995 Jointly awarded to Hannie Rayson and Paul Livingston Tasmanian...
Magic Guest (with Max Meldrum, Ron Shand, Ruth Cracknell, Evie Hayes, WendyBlacklock, David Copping, Kevin Miles, Gwen Plumb, Chips Rafferty & Keith Petersen)...
Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, it was established by actress WendyBlacklock, who also served as general manager. Performing Lines presents national...
always what they seem. Shirley Cameron Carmen Duncan Kevin Manser WendyBlacklock Lyn Lae Tom Farley Elizabeth Kirby List of television plays broadcast...
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