Mary Ann Severne

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Mary Ann Severne
Born
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationActress
SpouseHenri Szeps

Mary Ann Severne (b. Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born Australian actress active in Australian made films and television programs from the 1970s.

Career[edit]

She began her acting career in various theatre productions including playing Paola in a production of There's a Girl in My Soup, and she was part of a company at the Wayside Chapel, Sydney. Late 1960s Australian television appearances include The Mavis Bramston Show, and Contrabandits.[1]

She made many television appearances throughout the 1970s, appearing several times in guest roles in the Crawford Productions police dramas Homicide, Division 4 and Matlock Police. She also worked in the UK, starring in the comedy feature film shot there The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972), and making appearances in the TV anthology series Thriller in 1973, Moonbase 3 in 1973, and Father Brown in 1974. Returning to Australia she played a leading regular role in soap opera Number 96 from 1975 until 1977, and played a guest role in situation comedy series Doctor Down Under in 1979. Roles in the 1980s include an appearance in feature film Run Rebecca, Run! (1981), four episodes of A Country Practice in 1982 and 1984, and a role in TV movie Barracuda (1988). She is married to actor Henri Szeps.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Title Year Role Type
3 to Go 1971 Margaret Short film
The Adventures of Barry McKenzie 1972 Lesley Feature film
Run Rebecca, Run 1981 Jean Porter Film
The Rocks 1988 Mum on ferry TV movie
Barracuda TV movie

Television[edit]

Title Year Role Type
The Mavis Bramston Show Late 1960s TV series
Contrabandits TV series
Owen, M.D. 1971 Sister TV series
Mogul Fran Davies TV series
Love Story 1972 Alice TV series
Crime of Passion Denise Simon TV series
ITV Sunday Night Theatre Nurse White TV series
Thriller 1973 Young Woman TV series
Moonbase 3 Sandy TV series
Romany Jones Wendy TV series
Father Brown 1974 Beatrice TV series
Matlock Police 1975 Monica Pearson TV series
Homicide 1969-75 Various roles TV series
Division 4 TV series
Number 96 1975-77 Laura Trent Whittaker TV series
Father Dear Father in Australia 1978 Lesley Radford TV series
Cop Shop 1978, 1979 2 roles TV series
Patrol Boat 1979 Mrs. Lewis TV series
Doctor Down Under Sister Potts TV series
Menotti 1981 TV series
A Country Practice 1982-1984 Various TV series, 4 episodes

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Atterton, Margot. (Ed.) The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Australian Showbiz, Sunshine Books, 1984. ISBN 0-86777-057-0 p 201