Carol Burns

Carol Ann Burns (29 October 1947 โ€“ 22 December 2015) was an Australian actress, theatre director and patron of the arts, with a career spanning 50 years. She worked extensively in theatre and television serials, as well as telemovies and mini-series in Australia and the United Kingdom. In Australia she was a founding member of the Queensland Theatre Company.

Carol Burns
Born
Carol Ann Burns

(1947-10-29)29 October 1947
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died22 December 2015(2015-12-22) (aged 68)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
EducationBrisbane Arts Theatre, Twelfth Night Theatre
Occupations
  • Actress
  • theatre director
  • theatre founder (founding member of Queensland Theatre Company
Years active1965โ€“2015
SpouseAlan Lawrence (1979โ€“2015, her death)

Burns was an original cast member, as Franky Doyle, in the serial Prisoner during the first season in 1979 and although she only appeared in the first 20 episodes, she became a major breakout and much loved character, and gained cult status as a fan favourite.

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