Post by teleadm on May 24, 2021 5:38:00 GMT
Australian singer, recording artist, radio and television presenter, character actress, and playwright Lorrae Desmond has left us at the age of 91, on May 23rd.
She started her career in England, in the vein of entertainer Cicely Courtneidge. She carved out a career as a variety performer, as a singer and radio/television presenter, primarily at the BBC, where she had her own shows during the years of World War II.
In her later career she became famous for her long-running role as Shirley Gilroy (nee Dean, formerly Jacobson), an original character in the Australian television series A Country Practice, appearing in 816 episodes from 1981 to 1992.
She is remembered by TV Blackbox AU
R.I.P. Lorrae Desmond
She started her career in England, in the vein of entertainer Cicely Courtneidge. She carved out a career as a variety performer, as a singer and radio/television presenter, primarily at the BBC, where she had her own shows during the years of World War II.
In her later career she became famous for her long-running role as Shirley Gilroy (nee Dean, formerly Jacobson), an original character in the Australian television series A Country Practice, appearing in 816 episodes from 1981 to 1992.
She is remembered by TV Blackbox AU
R.I.P. Lorrae Desmond