Wendy Blacklock

Television Blacklock, always s preferred theatre and although was initially reluctant to go into a TV series, became famous for her role in the 1970s television soap opera Number 96 of comedy character dizzy Edith "Edie" MacDonald, at the time the series was the highest rated drama locally, and she joined the series in January 1974, alongside Mike Dorsey as her regimented husband Reg McDonald, who referred to her character as "Mother" and her adopted wayward teenage daughter Marilyn, played by Frances Hargreaves, who in turn referred to her as "Mummy" :

Edie, was a typical ditzy suburban 1970s housewife who hailed from Blacktown and had a fondness for gin, daytime soap operas and analgesics,

Umbrella Entertainment, released several DVDs of the series, showcasing several of the more iconic storyarc's, in which Blacklock, alongside creator and screenwriter David Sale and co-stars Sheila Kennelly and Elaine Lee recorded a commentary.

Theatre career Blacklock's acting career began on the stage and from 1947 and she is an inductee into the live performance Hall of Fame, she spent two years in England acting in repertory theatre, before returning to Australia where she had had a solid career in the theatre which have included stage tours both locally and in New Zealand; she was also a regular cast member of the satirical revues staged at Sydney's Phillip Street Theatre in the 1960s.

She has featured in numerous productions by such playwrights as David Williamson and Dorothy Hewett since the late 1970s, post-Number 96 her career has been exclusively related to theatre, including a tour of stage version of British TV series George and Mildred, she has performed as an actress and theatre company entrepreneur until retiring in 2011!.

Blacklock, is also a theatrical entrepreneur who founded the "Australian Content Department" in 1982 association the renowned Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, and subsequently in 1990 the company Performing Lines an arts producer and presenter company, with the aim of coaching and showcasing new productions and training artists for stage. Her small theatre museum includes images of the alumni of the theatre world including Barry Humphries, Jill Perryman, Graham Kennedy, Gordon Chater and her Number 96 co-star Carol Raye

Theatre Productions by Performing Lines The Cake Man by Robert J. Merritt - tour of Colorado, United States The Theft of Sita The Seven Stages of Grieving by Wesley Enoch and Deborah Mailman Shadows and Objects, for Meditation Wolf Lullaby by Hilary Bell Same Same But Different Chooked Dancers in Wrong Skin

Helpmann Awards The Helpmann Awards is an awards show, celebrating live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia (LPA) since 2001. In 2003, Blacklock received the JC Williamson Award, the LPA's highest honour, for her life's work in live performance.