Margaret Christensen OAM (8 January 1921 – 30 November 2009[citation needed]), also credited as Margaret Caristensen and Peg Christensen, was an Australian radio hostess and character actress, who appeared in numerous television series, primarily in guesting roles.

Margaret Christensen
Born8 January 1921 (1921-01-08)
Died30 November 2009 (2009-12-01) (aged 88)
Australia
Other namesMargaret Cristensen, Peg Christenson (credited as)
Occupations
  • Radio hostess
  • actress
Years active1940s-2002
ChildrenSean Scully (son)

Biography

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She started her radio career in the 1940s, hosting both comedy and dramas, and appeared in radio series Blue Hills as Emmie Lawson. She began with movie acting in the 1950s. She appeared in several TV series like Skippy, Division 4, Homicide, A Country Practice and All Saints.[1][failed verification]

Christensen was the mother of actor Sean Scully.[2]

Filmography

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Title Year Role
Three in One 1955 Customer (Segment: The City)
Smiley 1956 Mrs. Greevins
Smiley Gets A Gun 1958 Ma. Greevins
The Way Back 1958 unknown role
Theatre 70 (TV series) 1960-1961 Madge Saul/Mrs. Fenwick
Probation Officer (TV series) 1961 Mrs. Carmichael
Compact (TV series) 1963 Shirley Hawkins
Story Parade. (Tv series) 1964 Woman at Clinic
The Flying Swan (TV series) 1965 Jo
Crossroads (TV series) 1965 Sally Morrison/Miss Morrison
Australian Playhouse (TV series) 1966 Esme Hutton
Skippy the Bush Kangaroo 1969 Mrs. Woodleigh-Smith
Lane End (Tv miniseries) 1972 Grandma. Pappas
Frank and Francesca (TV series) 1973 unknown
Matlock Police (TV series) 1974 Beverley Jones
Homicide 1966-1974 Various roles
Division 4 (TV series) 1970-1974 Various roles
Number 96 1975 Celia Palmer
Certain Women (TV series) 1976 unknown
King's Men (TV series) 1976 unknown
Glenview High (TV series) 1978 Virginia Gold
Barnaby and Me (TV movie) 1979 Doctor
Doctor Down Under (TV series) 1979 Mrs. Beaunont
Cop Shop (TV series) 1980 Hilda Perry
Star of the North (TV movie) 1981 Mum Foster
Kitty and the Bagman 1982 Band of Hope Lady
The Pickwick Papers 1985 Voice artist
Treasure Island (Tv movie) 1987 Voice artist
Rafferty's Rules (Tv series) 1989 Phyllis O'Neal
A Country Practice (TV series) 1991 Female caller
G.P. (TV series) 1994 Gran.
Kansas (TV movie) 1995 Verna Mason
Blue Heelers (TV series) 1995 Venetia Hayes
Babe: Pig in the City 1998 Haughty Woman
All Saints `1998-1999 Edna/Carol Birch
Stinger (TV series) 2002 Alice

References

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  1. ^ "Margaret Christensen". ATV Network News. 21 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Sean Scully is star material". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia, New South Wales, Sydney. 7 October 1974. p. 19. Retrieved 1 June 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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