Mary Mackay was an Irish-Australian actress. She was born in Ireland and worked at the Abbey Theatre, and in London. In the 1950s she moved to Australia where she worked on stage, radio, television and film.[1] She arrived in Australia with the company for Call Me Madam.[2]
Mackay hosted a number of Australian TV talk shows.[3]
Mackay married a T. Carmichael. She was also an A.T.S. major during WWII.[4]
Select credits
- A Tongue of Silver (1959)[5]
- The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day (1960)
- Quiet Night (1961)
- Funnel Web (1962)
- The Stranger (1964)
- Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers (1966)
- Where Dead Men Lie (1971)
- Caddie (1976)
- The Alternative (1977)
- Harlequin (1980)
- Undercover (1984)
References
- ↑ "Women's Interests On The Air Irish Actress To Stay Here". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 36, 279. New South Wales, Australia. 1 April 1954. p. 7 (Women's Section). Retrieved 3 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "JOYCE STIRLING VOICES HER RADIOPINION". Sunday Mail. Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1954. p. 24. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "A Streetcar Named Desire". Tharunka. Vol. 10, no. 4. New South Wales, Australia. 9 April 1964. p. 11. Retrieved 27 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "A Romance With Sydney Harbour". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 August 1963. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (7 November 2020). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: A Tongue of Silver". Filmink.
External links
- Mary Mackay at IMDb
- Mary Mackay at Ausstage
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