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June Marie Salter (22 June 193215 September 2001) was an Australian actress and author prominent in theatre and television. She is best known for her character roles, in particular as schoolteacher Elizabeth McKenzie in the soap opera The Restless Years and for her regular guest appearances in A Country Practice as Matron Hilda Arrowsmith.

Early life and education
June Marie Salter was born on 22 June 1932 in Bexley, New South Wales, the youngest of six children of Arthur Edward Salter (born c. 1887) and his wife Edna Edythe Salter (died 24 July 1969), who married in 1916 and had a home on Henderson Road, Bexley.

As a child, she studied piano and elocution and attended Kogarah Central Domestic Science Secondary School. She obtained her New South Wales Intermediate Certificate in 1947. Sydney Morning Herald 31 January 1948, p. 5

Early career
While working as a typist-receptionist, Salter joined the St George Players who played at St James' Hall (later called "Mercury Theatre" then "Phillip Street Theatre") and took further elocution lessons from Rosalind Kennerdale (who was married to Lawrence H. Cecil). Largely through their influence, in 1952 she gained acting roles in 2GB's serial Night Beat, continuing her office work part-time until that was no longer possible. With the help of , she was accepted onto the books of Central Casting (Ashton's husband 's company). Other jobs followed: Martin's Corner on 2UW, Undercover Carson and Shadows of Doubt on 2GB and Blue Hills for the ABC as Sally Edwards, taking over from original actress . Sydney Morning Herald 13 May 1954

Stage work
After years of amateur productions, such as St George United Artists' Rookery Nook at St James' Hall Sydney Morning Herald 7 June 1952 in 1953, Salter was invited to take part in Bill Orr's Hit and Run Sydney Morning Herald 18 September 1954 (the first Phillip Street Revue), then Hat Trick with , , , , Lyle O'Hara and . Sydney Morning Herald 4 November 1954 This was followed by a prominent role in Hot from Hollywood starring Mel Tormé and , then Laugh Around the Clock with Billy Russell and at Tivoli Theatres in Sydney and Melbourne. Her next "Phillip Street Revue" was the long-running Cross Section co-starring first with then . It was during this time that in May 1958 John proposed; they were married two months later. They had only been married a few months when John was offered a series of film roles in London. Apart from a few quick trips home they were to remain there together until 1963. But while John was much in demand, there was no call for her talents in London, so when offered a work in the developing television industry she jumped at the chance. She did little stage work until Rattle of a Simple Man for Bill Orr at the Phillip Theatre, co-starring with John who had just returned from London. She starred in There Will Be a Interval of 15 Minutes, again for Bill Orr.

Comedy stints at 's "Bull 'n' Bush" theatre-restaurant followed.

Her next major roles were in Crown Matrimonial for Peter Williams as Queen Mary; first at the York Theatre in the Seymour Centre then at the Mayfair Theatre. This was followed by Night Mother with for at the then nationally.

A string of comedies for Peter Williams followed: Blithe Spirit as "Madame Arcati" for Peter Williams, followed by Relatively Speaking as "Sheila", Bedroom Farce as "Delia", then Mother's Day as "Sophie Greengrass" at the for Edgar Metcalfe and Lettice and Lovage with for Richard Cottrell and the Sydney Theatre Company, opening in 1989 at the Sydney Opera House.

Then came three plays followed at the Marian Street theatre: Love Letters, Rebecca as "Mrs Danvers" and On Golden Pond as "Ethel Thayer". She played Lettice and Lovage again, this time with and directed by Peter Willams.

A one-woman show Legends at the Tilbury Hotel in in 1993 received rapturous critique in the Sydney Morning Herald then toured New South Wales.

That was followed by a First Night of the Proms at the Sydney Opera House to celebrate its twentieth anniversary.

Television
Salter was one of the earliest performers on Australian television, singing "I'm getting nothing for Christmas" from the current Phillip Street Revue at the ATN7 studios in December 1956. Her next (having just returned from London) was a singing spot on 's Studio A with the orchestra, followed appearances in the Mavis Bramston Show comedy series with , , and , initially as a guest then co-star.

Her next significant role was in the long-running ABC series Certain Women as solicitor "Freda Lucas" co-starring with , , Jenny Lee, and Elizabeth Crosby.

She remains best known for her role as schoolteacher Elizabeth McKenzie in the soap opera The Restless Years and for her regular guest appearances in A Country Practice as Matron Hilda Arrowsmith.

She played Jim Robinson's mother , in the first series of .

She also had guest appearances (mostly for Crawford Productions) on: , Division 4, , Number 96, G.P., , All Saints, , , The Adventures of Skippy and .

She played in the 1982 telemovie Wilde's Domain.

Salter also featured in the film Caddie.

Personal life
Salter married in 1958, with whom she had a son, John Meillon, Jr. There were years of separation occasioned by the demands of their separate careers, there had been John's problems with alcohol, but their relationship ended when he found a new love. They divorced in 1971. She and John Jr. then lived for some time with longtime acquaintance Gwen Friend, sister of the painter . She never remarried and was distraught when John Meillon died in 1989.

Death
Salter was a heavy smoker and died of cancer of the oesophagus aged 69 on 15 September 2001.

Filmography
Film
Film short
Feature film
Animated feature film
Feature film
Feature film

Television
1959They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful Teleplay
1962Jonah TV series, 4 episodes
1963ITV Play of the WeekTessTV series, 1 episode
1963The Scales of JusticeReceptionistTV series , 1 episode
1964–66The Mavis Bramston ShowVarious charactersTV series
1965Rusty Bugles TV movie
1965My Brother Jack TV series, 1 episode
1969The Candidates TV special
1969A Hard Day's Week TV series
1969I've Married A BachelorMargie BatesTV series, 1 episode
1969–71Division 4Mrs. Harvey / Lillian Jordan / Pam SloanTV series, 3 episodes
1969News RevueVarious charactersTV series
1970The Link MenJudy RaymondTV series, 1 episode
1970The Kelly Gang TV pilot
1971Ellen CareyTV series, 1 episode
1971The GodfathersMadame ZeldaTV series, 1 episode
1971–72CatwalkPaula HealyTV series, 14 episodes
1972 TV series, 3 episodes
1972Birds in the Bush (aka 'The Virgin Fellas') TV series, 1 episode
1972A Nice Day at the OfficeSenate Committee WomanTV series, 1 episode
1972BoneyMrs. LarkinsTV series, 1 episode
1972–77Certain WomenFrieda LucasTV series, 257 episodes
1973Seven Little AustraliansMiss AdaTV miniseries, 1 episode
1973The Evil TouchLouise CarlyleTV series, 1 episode: "The Upper Hand"
1976BlueyLilly MorrisTV series, 1 episode
1977Annabelle LeeTV series, 1 episode
1977Number 96Meg RobinsonTV series, 4 episodes
1977The Young DoctorsElizabeth NeilsenTV series, 5 episodes
1977–82The Restless YearsMiss Elizabeth McKenzieTV series, 814 episodes
1978Because He's My Friend (aka Love Under Pressure)ValTV movie
1981FayeTV series, 1 episode
1982Wilde's DomainHannah WildeTV movie
1983Pauline ClarkeTV series, 2 episodes
1982 TV series
1982Living Together TV pilot
1982 TV series, 1 episode
1983; 1985–86; 1987; 1989A Country PracticeHannah GreenTV series, 2 episodes
1983Guest roleTV series
1984Who Killed Hannah Jane?Mrs. EdwardsTV movie
1984The Last BastionEleanor RooseveltTV miniseries, 3 episodes
1985The Adventures of Robin HoodVoiceAnimated TV movie
1985Bess RobinsonTV series, 6 episodes
1985–86; 1986; 1989A Country PracticeMatron Hilda ArrowsmithTV series, 16 episodes
1986 TV series, 1 episode
1986The Lancaster Miller AffairMaud LancasterTV miniseries, 3 episodes
1988Mrs. Dr. LaneTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1989Rafferty's RulesDiedre PotterTV series, 1 episode
1991Boys from the BushSarahTV series, 1 episode
1992The New Adventures of SkippyEleanorTV series, 1 episode
1995After the BeepKath DillonTV series, 7 episodes
1996G.P. TV series, 1 episode
1998Search for Treasure IslandMrs. SilverTV series, 8 episodes
1998Dolly CarlisleTV series, 1 episode
1998All SaintsSister MaguireTV series, 2 episodes
1999Dimensional Being (voice)TV series, 1 episode
1999Time And TideDorothyTV movie

Television (as self)
1975This Is Your LifeGuestTV series, 1 episode: "Andrea"
1978This Is Your LifeSurprise guestTV series, 1 episode
1983The River of GiantsNarratorTV documentary

Recognition
  • 1975, 1976 for her role in Certain Women.
  • for her part in the short-lived TV series
  • The Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal 1977
  • Golden Sammy award for Certain Women
  • Appearance on Channel 7's This Is Your Life
  • for Crown Matrimonial 1978
  • Member of the Order of Australia (AM), Australia Day Honours 1982, "for service to the performing arts" It's an Honour
  • Subject of the second episode of Face Painting with Bill Leak, which aired on ABC TV on 24 November 2008

Sources
  • Salter, June A Pinch of Salt, Angus & Robertson 1995

External links
  • June Salter scrapbook, State Library of New South Wales, MLMSS 10945
  • June Salter papers, 1935-2000, State Library of New South Wales, MLMSS 7713
  • June Salter - photographs, 1935-2000, State Library of New South Wales, PXA 1105 , SLIDES 132

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