Noeline Brown

Noeline Mabel Brown (sometimes credited as Noelene Brown) (born 3 October 1938) is an Australian actress and comedian. She has appeared in numerous films, television shows, theatrical productions and radio programs dating back to 1959.

Early life Brown grew up in Stanmore, a working-class suburb of Sydney, Australia. Her father, Leo,

Brown was school captain in her last year at Stanmore Homescience School, The pair specialised in comedy improvisation, with some of their sketches being aired on radio station 2SM. From there, they were offered a contract with Festival Records, making two comedy albums. Their first album, "The Front and Backside of Barry Creyton and Noeline Brown" outsold The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley, in its first week of release, but was banned on every radio station in Australia. directed by Judy Nunn, starring alongside Barry Quin, Paula Duncan, Enda Markey and Jacinta John. The same year, she played Florence Foster Jenkins in Glorious!.

From 2014 to 2015, Brown played the role of Maggie (originated by Ruth Cracknell) in a stage reimagining of the classic Australian television sitcom Mother and Son.

Throughout the 1970s, Brown enjoyed great popularity in Australia as a co-star of the satirical television and radio series The Naked Vicar Show

In 2006, she was a competitor in the fourth season of Dancing with the Stars, hoping to win money for her chosen charity 'Starting Points', which provides early intervention for children with special needs. She had previously won a sizeable amount of money on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? for the same charity. Together with professional dance partner Carmello, she placed fourth.

Brown has also appeared in feature films and TV movies. Her earlier career included roles in 1971 adventure survival film Walkabout alongside Jenny Agutter and David Gulpilil, and 1987 drama film Emma's War opposite Miranda Otto and Lee Remick.

Brown was portrayed by Jane Allsop in the 2007 television movie The King, about the life of Graham Kennedy.

Recognition and awards Brown was appointed Australia's first Ambassador for Ageing by the Rudd government.

She won the 2007 Norman Kessell Award for best performance for her portrayal of Florence Foster Jenkins in Peter Quilter's play Glorious!

In April 2020, Brown was honoured with a stamp in the Australia Post Legends of Comedy issue.

Personal life At the age of 18, Brown was engaged to "Ron", a "much older gorgeous boyfriend", with whom she is still friends. However, when she began acting at 19, she gave the ring back, as she felt she was not yet ready to settle down. Brown attracted the interest of many other admirers, including filmmaker Bruce Beresford and broadcaster Clive James, the latter admitting to envying her romance with art critic and author Robert Hughes. The couple were close friends of Graham Kennedy – Brown was present when Kennedy died in 2005. She and Sattler have lived in Bowral for many years, and Kennedy moved there to be closer to them. When Kennedy's health began to fail, Sattler and Brown reportedly contacted former Nine network boss Kerry Packer to appeal for financial support to care for the ailing star (Kennedy having earned many millions of dollars for Packer and the Nine network in his heyday). Packer declined to assist Kennedy financially but, after the story became public, an anonymous benefactor (later revealed as former Nine Network chief Sam Chisholm) came forward and donated a substantial sum (reportedly AU$150,000) for Kennedy's ongoing support and care.

Brown is a longtime member of the Australian Labor Party and appeared in the "It's Time" advertisements for the party before the 1972 election. She has twice (1999 and 2003) run for New South Wales Parliament as an endorsed Labor Party candidate.

In 2008, she was appointed as the Commonwealth's first Ambassador for Ageing, then reappointed for a second three-year term in 2011.

Brown wrote an autobiography in 2005, called Noeline – Longterm Memoir. In 2017 she published a second memoir, Living the 1960s, about her life during that decade when living in Marrickville in Sydney.

Brown and Sattler run their own production company, Wintergreen Productions, in Bowral. They also built the Mary Mackillop Museum in North Sydney and the Slim Dusty Museum in Kempsey. 1964–1966 The Mavis Bramston Show Mavis / various characters 1967 The Barry Creyton Show Various characters 1967–1968 My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? Rosemary 'Possum' Urkens 60 episodes 1968 Rita and Wally Rosemary 'Possum' Urkens 8 episodes 1969 Homicide Lois Davison Season 6, episode 44: "An Unwelcome Guest" 1969; 1973 Division 4 Betty Taylor / Julie Burns 2 episodes

The Long Arm Mrs. Burton Episode 1: "The Lion Was First to Know" Phoenix 5 5 episodes Mrs. Finnegan

The Group Pamela Season 1, episode 3: "This Week She's on a Diet." The Godfathers Dina Jackson Episode 20: "The Star" 1971–1975 Matlock Police Kathleen Kirby / Judy Austin / Dolly / Dawn Elders 4 episodes

Spyforce Mrs. Vermaar Episode 22: "The Doctor" Number 96 Trixie 3 episodes The Spoiler Sandra Episode 6: "Deadline Sunday"

Boney Mrs. Sawyer Season 2, episode 6: "Boney and the Emu Man" Certain Women

Silent Number Mrs. Dalton Episode 25: "The Carrier" The Fourth Wish Connie Miniseries The Last of the Australians Jan Season 1, Episode 2: "Double Disillusion" 1975 Tully Valerie Teleplay

Alvin Purple Iris Temple Episode 10: "Footy Widow" King's Men Mirabel Episode 13: "Contract for King" Day of Attrician Teleplay 1977–1978 The Naked Vicar Show Various characters 1979 Tickled Pink 1 episode 1981 Daily at Dawn Phil Maguire 13 episodes 1981; 1984 Kingswood Country Janet Green / Elizabeth Windsor 2 episodes

Carson's Law Isabelle McRae 2 episodes The Girl From Moonooloo TV film 1987 Rafferty's Rules Toni Howard Season 1, episode 5: "The Women" 1989 In Sickness and in Health Railene 3 episodes 1992 Late for School 1 episode

Fallen Angels Sister Bernadette Episode 5: "Snow on the Rock" Big Sky Patricia Episode 12: "Great Expectations" The Adventures of Sam Voice Episode 2: "Moon Daughter" Ketchup Voice 1999 The Toothbrush Family Countess de Comb (voice) Episode: "Pegs" 2000 Pizza 1 episode As self Year Title Role Type Ref. 1966–1973; 1982–1983; 2000–2001 Beauty and the Beast Panelist 1970–1974 Would You Believe? Guest panellist 1975 Celebrity Squares Contestant 3 episodes 1977–1978 Graham Kennedy's Blankety Blanks Panelist 16 episodea 1995 Emerald City Ensemble Theatre, Sydney 1997 Death Defying Acts Laycock St Theatre, Gosford, Marian St Theatre, Sydney with Northside Theatre Company 1998 Double Act Burnie, Launceston, Theatre Royal, Hobart Valentine's Day Marian St Theatre, Sydney with Northside Theatre Company 2000 Labor Day 2001 The Oldest Profession Edna Ensemble Theatre, Sydney 2004–2006 Wallflowering Peg Australian tour with HIT Productions 2007 Flying Solo Riverside Theatres Parramatta 2022 Mono Redland Concert Hall, Brisbane with Bunbury Productions Source:

Released: 1966 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-31606)

Released: 1969 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-31663)

Released: 1975 Format: LP Label: EMI (EMC-2545)

Released: 1976 Format: LP Label: EMI (EMC-2572)

Released: 1978 Format: LP Label: EMI (EMC-2671)

Awards and honours Year Award Category Nominated work Result 1978 Logie Awards Most Popular NSW Female Personality 2008 Glugs Theatrical Awards Norman Kessell Award for Best Performance Florence Foster Jenkins in Glorious! 2017 Equity Ensemble Awards 2017 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award N/A 2020 2020 Australia Day Honours "For Services to the Performing Arts" award N/A 2020 Australia Post Legends of Comedy "Legends of Comedy" Stamp N/A