Anne Phelan

Anne Mary Phelan OAM (2 August 1948 – 27 October 2019) was an Australian actress of stage and screen who appeared in many theatre, television and film productions as well as radio and voice-over.

Anne Phelan

OAM
Born
Anne Mary Phelan

(1948-08-02)2 August 1948
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died27 October 2019(2019-10-27) (aged 71)
Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Years active1968–2019
Notable credits
  • Bellbird
  • Prisoner
  • Neighbours
  • Something in the Air

Her television soap opera roles included Bellbird as Kate Ashwood, Prisoner (1980–1985) as Myra Desmond, Something in the Air (2000–2002) as Monica Taylor, for which she won the 2000 AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actress in a Television Drama, having previously won the 1988 AFI Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries for Poor Man's Orange.

She received the Equity Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. She was also an activist for humanitarian causes.

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