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Margaret Helen Dence (born 1 February 1942) is an Australian actress of stage and screen, with a career spanning some seven decades. Dence is known to early audiences for her roles in the satirical TV comedy The Mavis Bramston Show, and also serving as that series' mascot (originally portrayed in the pilot by ). Dence featured in comedy Kingswood Country with stars and as snobbish Merle Bullpit. Her dramatic roles include Rose Sullivan in , Bev Baker in Prisoner, and school headmistress in .

Career
Mavis Bramston and Kingswood Country
Dence played various characters influential Australian satirical sketch comedy program The Mavis Bramston Show from 1966 and 1968. One of her characters was the title character Mavis Bramston – the joke being that Mavis appeared in only the opening segment of each episode and was not seen again thereafter. She was also a recurring guest in the popular 1980s sitcom Kingswood Country, playing the Merle Bulpitt.

Soap opera: The Sullivans, Prisoner and Neighbours
Her best-known soap opera roles are as the sweet-natured Rose Sullivan between 1976 and 1978, and Prisoner in a darker role in 1984 as an evil psychopath and serial killer called Bev 'The Beast' Baker. She played stern school headmistress in from 1990. Dence decided to leave the show in late 1992 and she filmed her final scenes in November. She then travelled to the UK, where she played the Fairy Godmother in a pantomime production of Cinderella.

Other roles
Dence also had smaller cameo roles in TV serials A Country Practice, The Flying Doctors, All Saints and .

In 2005, she appeared in the award-winning Australian film Look Both Ways.

Personal life
Dence was married to actor and director Graham Rouse for 56 years until his death in June 2021. They met at the Independent Theatre in Sydney.

Awards and recognition
Dence was named (on 29 September) the 2011 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding services to the performing arts – both stage and screen – and her longstanding involvement with the NSW Actors' Benevolent Fund. The award, presented by , is from Maggie's peers and members of her union, the Media, Entertainment & Arts Alliance Equity (Performers) Section, which she joined in 1962.

Dence was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours "for service to the performing arts".

Filmography
Film
1971Wake in FrightReceptionistFeature film
1982Shop assistantFeature film
1982Italian LadyFeature film
1988Cherith Film short
1989Luigi's LadiesShandraFeature film
2003Meredith ButcherFeature film
2003Peter PanLady Quiller CouchFeature film
2005Look Both WaysJoanFeature film
2009GraceNonaFilm short
2015Old WitchFilm short
2015ElaineFilm short
2016 Film short
2016Setaceous Film short
2018GrannyGrannyFilm short
2018Inside WaterYabbyFilm short
2019StrangersBibiFilm short
20??Dirt CheapIreneFeature film
2021The Drover's WifeMrs. Shirley McGuinessFeature film
2023The Appleton Ladies' Potato RaceMiss VaughnFeature film

Television
1966–1968The Mavis Bramston ShowMavis BramstonTV series (regular lead role)
1967; 1975HomicideElaine FlemingTV series, 1 episode: "The Legacy"
1968–1969I've Married a Bachelor TV series, 3 episodes "You Tell Me Your Dreams, I'll Tell You My Dreams", "Into the Breach"
1969Skippy the Bush KangarooSopranoTV series, 1 episode: "El Toro"
1970The Link MenEdie WhitmanTV series, 1 episode 11: "Somebody's Kid Is Missing"
1972A Nice Day at the OfficeMrs. QuiggleyTV series, 1 episode
1973BoneyMrs. CouttsTV series, 1 episode: "Boney and the Emu Man"
1973Division 4Marion EvansTV series, 1 episode: "Willie"
1974Silent NumberNurse Janet KayTV series, 1 episode: "Bang, Bang, You're Dead"
1975HomicideAnne Carson / Elaine FlemingTV series, 1 episode: "Brick Veneer"
1976–1979Aunty Rose SullivanTV series, 250 episodes
1979Doctor Down UnderMrs. PeabodyTV series, 1 episode: "A Bird in the Hand"
1980Trial by Marriage TV series
1980–1984Kingswood CountryMerle BullpitTV series, 18 episodes;
1981A Town Like AliceMrs. O'ConnorTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1981Daily at Dawn TV series, 1 episode
1981A Country PracticeJan HardyTV series, 2 episodes: "Secrets: Parts 1 & 2"
1981Mrs BrandonTV series, 1 episode
1981The World Around Us: Stress - It Wasn't Meant to be EasyHerselfTV documentary
1982A Country PracticeCourtney FraserTV series, 2 episodes: "Show Down: Parts 1 & 2"
1984A Country PracticeBlanche MitchellTV series, 2 episodes: "Ships in the Night: Parts 1 & 2"
1984PrisonerBev BakerTV series, 6 episodes
1985The PerfectionistRosie PetersTV film
1985PossessionLady ShannonTV series
1985PsychiatristTV film
1987Willing and Abel TV series, 1 episode: "Miss September"
1987The Flying DoctorsHelen ManningTV series, 1 episode: "Sapphire"
1988Act of BetrayalDorothyTV film
1989A Country PracticeVictoria FlemingTV series, 2 episodes: "Bel Canto: Parts 1 & 2"
1989Rafferty's RulesVanessa PearceTV series, 1 episode
1989ProducerTV miniseries, 4 episodes
1989Home BrewMarjorie DaleyTV film
1990More Winners: The Big WishLady MikeevilTV film
1990–1993TV series, 356 episodes
1994G.P.Judith MarrTV series, 1 episode: "Coitus Interruptus"
1994The Mavis Bramston 30th AnniversaryHerselfTV special
1995Maureen BarnesTV series, 1 episode: "An Early Release"
1995Neighbours: A 10th Anniversary CelebrationHerselfTV special
1997Mrs. MacTV series, 1 episode
1998Elizabeth SchulzTV series, 1 episode: "Letting Go"
1998Granny RoseTV series, 1 episode: "Mousechap"
1998–2007All SaintsLyn Brown / Maggie Cooper / June MarkhamTV series, 5 episodes
2000Water RatsJoy TurnerTV series, 1 episode: "Mummy Dearest"
2000Grass RootsEllen LeonardTV series, 1 episode: "The Whole Year"
2000StingersCelia JonesTV series, 1 episode: "Organised Crime"
2002Fairy Tale Police DepartmentVoiceTV series, 26 episodes: "Pinocchio: Puppet in Peril"
2002Sister SternTV series, 1 episode: "Understanding the Cry"
2002–2003All SaintsJune MarkhamTV series, 3 episodes: "Chemistry", "Trust", "Friend in Need"
2006RomaTV film
2008Milly, MollyVoiceTV series
2008Out of the BlueOlive HammondTV series, 17 episodes
2013The Very Trevor Ashley ShowOld LadyTV series, 1 episode: "Pilot"
2013–2015WonderlandRuth MacPhersonTV series, 9 episodes
2014; 2016Black Comedy TV series, 2 episodes
2015Ready for ThisMabelTV series, 1 episode: "Fresh Meat"
2016RakeJanetTV series, 1 episode: "4.3"
2017Attack! Attack! Art?GranTV series, 4 episodes
2019The CommonsJaniceTV miniseries, 1 episode
2019FrayedMrs AtkinsTV series, 7 episodes
2022–2023Heartbreak HighNanTV series, 3 episodes
2022Significant OthersPamTV series, 3 episodes
2022Pushing The Boundaries: The Mavis Bramston ShowHerselfFilm documentary
2023The MessengerMilla RosebyTV series, 6 episodes
2023Queen of OzJuneTV series, 1 episode: "Ginger Eyebrows"

Theatre
1959Independent Theatre
1960Independent Theatre
1960ClerambardIndependent Theatre
1960Inherit the WindIndependent Theatre
1962RhinocerosIndependent Theatre
1962What's New?Phillip St Theatre
1962The Rose and the RingIndependent Theatre
1963The RageCopenhagen Downstairs Revue
1963Twenties SpectacularIndependent Theatre
1963Abousir and AboukirIndependent Theatre
1966Muriel's VirtuesIndependent Theatre
1967Hail Gloria FitzpatrickPhillip St Theatre
1968Breath of SpringIndependent Theatre
1969The WomenIndependent Theatre
1970Oh, Sir Henry!Melbourne Athenaeum
1972Blop Goes the WeazelUniversity of NSW, Parade Theatre 1
1973Bonbons and Roses for Dolly
1974KookaburraNimrod Theatre
1975Girl's Night OutJools Theatre Restaurant
1975Balance of PaymentsTregear Community Centre & AMP Theatrette, Sydney (2 performances)
1976Still Life with ApplesBankstown Town Hall & AMP Theatrette, Sydney (2 performances)
1976Kennedy's ChildrenNimrod Theatre
1976The Shoemaker's HolidaySydney Opera House
1978The Comedy of ErrorsNimrod Theatre
1978The Lady from Maxim'sSydney Opera House
1979Last of the Red Hot Lovers
1979The SeaNimrod Theatre
1980Has He Anyone
1981The Man from MukinupinSydney Ooera House
1982AnnieCanberra Theatre
1982The Provok'd WifeUniversity of NSW, Parade Theatre
1982Camino RealUniversity of NSW, Parade Theatre
1982Four Lady Bowlers in a Golden HoldenKinselas, Darlinghurst & Canberra Theatre
1983Q Theatre, Penrith
1984The Season at SarsaparillaThe Playhouse, Adelaide
1985The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
1985Arms and the Man
1986Having a Ball..!Canberra Theatre
1987The One Day of the Year
1987See How They RunNorthside Theatre, Killara,
1988Steel Magnolias & Melbourne Athenaeum
1988A Small Family BusinessNorthside Theatre, Killara
1989CurtainsNorthside Theatre, Killara
1993AwayRiverside Theatres, Parramatta
1994GoodworksQ Theatre, Penrith
1996The Shoe-Horn SonataPlayhouse Theatre, Perth
1996Virtual UnrealityTilbury Hotel, Woolloomooloo
1996Good WorksThe Space, Adelaide & Wharf 2 Theatre, Sydney
1997MongrelsWharf 1 Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company
1998After the BallSydney Opera House
2001Sydney Opera House
2003Darlinghurst Theatre
2003The KidTheatre Royal, Hobart
2005Close to HomeStables Theatre
2008Attack of the Granny BoomersParade Theatre
2014Once in Royal David's CityBelvoir Street Theatre
2015SeventeenBelvoir Street Theatre
2016The Turquoise ElephantStables Theatre
2017Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad ZooOld Fitzroy Theatre
2018Marjorie Prime
2019Baby Doll

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