Anona Winn

Anona Winn (born Anona Edna Wilkins, 5 January 1904 – 2 February 1994) was an Australian-born actress, broadcaster and singer, who spent most of her career in the UK.

Early life and training Born in Sydney, she studied at the Redland College For Girls in Sydney. She then studied piano and eventually opera at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and Melba Memorial Conservatorium of Music, After playing parts varying from pantomime to Shakespeare in a repertory company, she moved to England. She played the leading part for eight weeks in the musical, Hit The Deck. Within a few years she had made more than 300 appearances in various radio shows including the BBC's Just a Minute. Winn was a regular in the BBC Radio versions of Twenty Questions and Petticoat Line. She starred in On the Air in 1934.

Personal life In 1933, she married Frederick Lamport. Winn was made an MBE in 1954. She died in Bournemouth aged 90.