Cornelia Frances
Cornelia Frances Zulver, OAM (7 April 1941 – 28 May 2018), credited professionally as Cornelia Frances, was an English-Australian actress. After starting her career in small cameos in films in her native England, she became best known for her acting career in Australia after emigrating there in the 1960s, particularly her iconic television soap opera roles with portrayals of nasty characters. she also worked on stage and in voice-over.
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Frances at the 2011 Logie Awards | |
| Born | Cornelia Frances Zulver 7 April 1941 Liverpool, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 28 May 2018 (aged 77) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Other names | Corney Frances (nickname) |
| Education | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–2017 |
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| Spouse(s) | Michael Eastland (1969–?; divorced) |
| Children | 1 |
Frances featured in numerous Crawford Production series, but first became notable for starring in The Young Doctors (1976–1978), as acidic Sister later Matron Grace Scott; subsequently, she appeared in soap opera Sons and Daughters as Barbara Armstrong Hamilton on Network Seven (1982–1986). She appeared in the film version of regular series TV soap The Box. She also worked on stage and in voice-over.
She played In series Home and Away as Morag Bellingham since its inception in 1988, after leaving the series she made numerous guest appearances, before re-joining the series as a permanent cast member in 2001, before going back to an itinerant basis.
In the early 2000s, she was the host of the Australian version of British quiz show The Weakest Link.