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Queenie Ashton
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Ethel[lower-alpha 1] Muriel Ashton AM[1] (11 November 1903 – 21 October 1999), known professionally as Queenie Ashton, was a character actress, born in England, who had a long career in Australia as a theatre performer and radio personality, best known for her radio and television soap opera roles, although she did also feature briefly in films.
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![]() Queenie Ashton, photographed by Noel Rubie in about 1950. | |
Born | Ethel Muriel Ashton (1903-11-11)11 November 1903 |
Died | 23 October 1999(1999-10-23) (aged 95) |
Other names | Ethel Muriel Cover |
Citizenship | Australian |
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Years active | 1917-1992 |
Known for | The Lawsons (radio serial) Blue Hills (radio serial) |
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Children | 2 |
Awards | Macquarie Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role |
Ashton alongside her contemporaries Grace Gibson, Amber Mae Cecil and Ethel Lang,[2] has been described as a pioneer for females in radio. Her best known role's was in the long-running Gwen Meredith radio serial Blue Hills, as Lee Gordon[2]and later Grannie Emily Bishop a role she would later reprise for television, with the first Australian-produced soap opera Autumn Affair.[3]