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Gold Logie winner and A Country Practice star Lorrae Desmond dead aged 91 – NEWS.com.au
Gold Logie winner and A Country Practice star Lorrae Desmond dead aged 91
Australian singer and actress Lorrae Desmond has died aged 91.The local showbiz icon, best known for her role in A Country Practice, has reportedly lost a short battle with illness, TV Blackbox reports.
Desmond, who was born Beryl Hunt, played Shirley Gilroy on Seven’s popular Aussie soap opera for 816 episodes from its inception in 1981 until 1992.
A Country Practice certainly bolstered her career but Desmond was already established in the entertainment industry, having been the first female to…
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