Marion Edward

Marion Edward is an Australian actress of theatre, television and film.

Early life Edward started in amateur theatre at the age of 14, which she continued while undertaking a career in kindergarten teaching and nursing. She made the leap to professional theatre, when she began performing in productions with the Union Theatre Repertory Company in Melbourne She had lead roles in Blithe Spirit, The Importance of Being Earnest (1961), The Man Who Came to Dinner (1963), in two guest roles. She played eight different one-off characters in Homicide between 1964 and 1975. She had a significant role in 1972 series Snake Gully with Dad and Dave. She played the manipulative Mount Eliza journalist Madeleine Finlay in The Box. She played the recurring guest roles of Mrs Reid and Betty Beeton in Prisoner. She made numerous comedy appearances on The Paul Hogan Show. Her other film credits include Blue Fire Lady (1977),

1979 Evictions Neighbour Short film 1981 Roadgames Frita Feature film

The Wild Duck Mrs. Summers Feature film Strikebound Meg Feature film Television Title Year Role Type Ref. 1963 Consider Your Verdict Myra Fuller 1 episode 1964 Corruption in the Palace of Justice TV film 1964–1975 Homicide Rose Harris / Pearl Brewer / Millie Norton / Frau Gauchart / The Landlady / Lenice Charlwood / Mrs. Harris / Henrietta Cummings 8 episodes 1965 Romanoff and Juliet Evdokia TV play 1966 Plain Jane TV play1967 Adventure Island Dodo Panda / Matilda Mouse 2 episodes 1969 Good Morning, Mr. Doubleday 1 episode Joan and Leslie 1 episode 1969–1973 Division 4 Elsie / Joyce Thompson / Jenny Smith / Betty / Alice Marsh / Elizabeth Cooper / Merle Stacey 7 episodes 1970 The Long Arm Mollie Marker / Mrs. Fleming 2 episodes 1971; 1972 Matlock Police Joy Miller / Elsie Burke 2 episodes1972 Dust or Polish? Mrs. Dibble TV film Matlock Police Dulcie Stevens 1 episode Snake Gully with Dad and Dave Sarah Rudd (Mum) 8 episodes 1991 Ratbag Hero Gran Miniseries, 2 episodes 1994 Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left Miss Brewster 6 episodes

Theatre Source: Title Year Role Notes Ref. 1957 A Sleep of Prisoners Stage Manager University of Melbourne with Union Theatre Repertory Company 1958 The Crucible Melbourne Little Theatre 1959 Orpheus Descending Beulah Binnings University of Melbourne with Union Theatre Repertory Company Moby Dick—Rehearsed Lady of the Company / Assistant Stage Manager Elizabethan Theatre, Sydney, University of Melbourne with Union Theatre Repertory Company The Waltz of the Toreadors Eugenie / Assistant Stage Manager University of Melbourne with Union Theatre Repertory Company Arms and the Man Assistant Stage Manager The Party Venus Observed The Rape of the Belt The Ghost Train Miss Bourne / Assistant Stage Manager 1959–1960 Sweeney Todd Cloe / Assistant Stage Manager 1960 Prisoners' Country Aboriginal Woman / Assistant Stage Manager The Entertainer Assistant Stage Manager Look Who's Here! Russell St Theatre, Melbourne, with Union Theatre Repertory Company Roots Jenny Beales / Assistant Stage Manager University of Melbourne with Union Theatre Repertory Company She Stoops to Conquer Assistant Stage Manager Visit to a Small Planet A Taste of Honey Stage Manager Man and Superman Miss Ramsden / Stage Manager See How They Run Sgt Towers / Stage Manager 1961 The Mystery of a Hansom Cab Rosanna Moore / Stage Manager University of Melbourne, Russell St Theatre, Melbourne, with Union Theatre Repertory Company The Importance of Being Earnest Stage Manager University of Melbourne with Union Theatre Repertory Company Five Finger Exercise Russell St Theatre, Melbourne, with Union Theatre Repertory Company The Lady's Not for Burning Actor / Stage Manager The One Day of the Year Stage Manager 1961–1962 Oliver! Widow Corney Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Theatre Royal Sydney with J. C. Williamson's 1962 The Ballad of Angel's Alley Russell St Theatre, Melbourne, with Union Theatre Repertory Company The Aspern Papers Assunta University of Melbourne with Union Theatre Repertory Company The Fantasticks Crew The Season at Sarsaparilla Mavis Knott Union Theatre, Melbourne 1963 The Man Who Came to Dinner Russell St Theatre, Melbourne, with Union Theatre Repertory Company End of the Beginning / Hello Out There! / The Black Horse / The Man in the Bowler Hat Goodnight Mrs Puffin Annie Comedy Theatre, Melbourne with J. C. Williamson's 1964 The New Moon Clotilde Lombaste Palais Theatre, Melbourne, with Australian National Theatre The Golden Legion of Cleaning Women Russell St Theatre, Melbourne, with Union Theatre Repertory Company 1965 Hello, Dolly! Ernestina / Ermengarde Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne & NZ tour with J. C. Williamson's 1966 Oliver! Mrs Corney, the Matron Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Canberra Theatre with J. C. Williamson's 1968 Oh, What a Lovely War! The Pierrots St Martins Theatre, Melbourne Razza-Ma-Tazz (and All That Jazz) Madame Zinia Southland Auditorium, Melbourne with Circle Productions / Godfrey Productions 1969 Have You Any Dirty Washing Mother Dear? St Martins Theatre, Melbourne The Rope Dancers Mrs Farrow 1970 The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds Russell St Theatre, Melbourne, with MTC Come Back, Little Sheba Lola St Martin's Theatre, Melbourne 1970–1971 All's Well That Ends Well Widow of Florence Princess Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre, Octagon Theatre, Perth with MTC 1971 The Contractor Russell St Theatre, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre with MTC The Inspector General Cameo roles Russell St Theatre, Melbourne with MTC King Lear The Recruiting Officer Three Months Gone 1972 The Mavis McMahon Show; or, Not on the Box Macleay Theatre, Sydney 1973 Cowardy Custard St Martins Theatre, Melbourne Come Blow Your Horn Mrs Baker 1974 Guys and Dolls Big Jule Total Theatre, Melbourne 1976 Queen Elizabeth Mark I Good Queen Beth Dirty Dick's Theatre Restaurant, Melbourne 1977 Golden Oldies Robbie / Morah VCA Grant Street Theatre, Melbourne with Hoopla Theatre Foundation 1979–1980 In Duty Bound Melbourne Athenaeum, Russell St Theatre, Melbourne, with MTC 1980 Hobson's Choice Mrs Hepworth Melbourne Athenaeum with MTC The Man Who Came to Dinner Miss Preen 1981 The Good Person of Setzuan God The Man from Mukinupin Russell St Theatre, Melbourne, with MTC 1982 The Floating World Irene Harding 1983 84 Charing Cross Road Morning’s at Seven Marian St Theatre, Sydney In Duty Bound 1984 Medea Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC 1991–1992 The Newspaper of Claremont Street Nastasya Victorian tour with Playbox Theatre Company