June Salter
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June Salter | |
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Born | June Marie Salter 22 June 1932 Bexley, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 15 September 2001 | (aged 69)
Occupations |
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Known for | The Mavis Bramston Show Certain Women The Restless Years A Country Practice Neighbours |
Spouse | John Meillon (1958–1971) |
Children | John Meillon Jnr |
June Marie Salter
Early life and education
June Marie Salter was born on 22 June 1932 in Bexley, New South Wales, the youngest of six children of Arthur Edward Salter (born c. 1887) and his wife Edna Edythe Salter (died 24 July 1969),[1] who married in 1916 and had a home on Henderson Road, Bexley.[2]
As a child, she studied piano and elocution and attended Kogarah Central Domestic Science Secondary School. She obtained her New South Wales Intermediate Certificate in 1947.[3]
Early career
While working as a typist-receptionist, she joined the St George Players who played at
Stage work
After years of amateur productions, such as St George United Artists'
Comedy stints at Frank Strain's "Bull 'n' Bush" theatre-restaurant followed.
Her next major roles were in Crown Matrimonial for Peter Williams as Queen Mary; first at the York Theatre in the Seymour Centre then at the Mayfair Theatre. This was followed by Night Mother with Jill Perryman for Edgar Metcalfe at the Perth Playhouse then nationally.
A string of comedies for Peter Williams followed:
Then came three plays followed at the Marian Street theatre: Love Letters, Rebecca as "Mrs Danvers" and On Golden Pond as "Ethel Thayer". She played Lettice and Lovage again, this time with Judi Farr and directed by Peter Willams.
A one-woman show Legends at the Tilbury Hotel in
That was followed by a First Night of the Proms at the Sydney Opera House to celebrate its twentieth anniversary.
Television
Salter was one of the earliest performers on Australian television, singing "
, initially as a guest then co-star.Her next significant role was in the long-running
She remains best known for her role as schoolteacher Elizabeth McKenzie in the soap opera The Restless Years and for her regular guest appearances in A Country Practice as Matron Hilda Arrowsmith.
She played
She also had guest appearances (mostly for
She played in the 1982 telemovie Wilde's Domain.
Salter also featured in the film Caddie.
Personal life
She married John Meillon in 1958, with whom she had a son, John Meillon, Jr. There were years of separation occasioned by the demands of their separate careers, there had been John's problems with alcohol, but their relationship ended when he found a new love. They divorced in 1971. She and John Jr. then lived for some time with longtime acquaintance Gwen Friend, sister of the painter Donald Friend. She never remarried and was distraught when John Meillon died in 1989.
Death
She was a heavy smoker and died of
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1973 | Love At First Sight | Film short | |
1976 | Caddie | Mrs. Marks | Feature film |
1977 | Dot and the Kangaroo | Mrs. Platypus (voice) | Animated feature film |
1981 | Doctors and Nurses | Lady Cliquot | Feature film |
1993 | Shotgun Wedding | Voice | Feature film |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1959-1960 | Gaslight Music Hall | Herself | TV series |
1959 | They Were Big, They Were Blue, They Were Beautiful | Teleplay | |
1962 | Jonah | TV series, 4 episodes | |
1963 | ITV Play of the Week
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Tess | TV series, 1 episode |
1963 | The Scales of Justice | Receptionist | TV series , 1 episode |
1964-1966 | The Mavis Bramston Show | Various characters | TV series |
1964 | Studio A aka 'On Stage' | Herself | TV series |
1965 | Rusty Buggles | TV movie | |
1965 | My Brother Jack | TV series, 1 episode | |
1969 | The Candidates | TV special | |
1969 | A Hard Day's Week | TV series | |
1969 | I've Married A Bachelor | Margie Bates | TV series, 1 episode |
1969-1971 | Division 4 | Mrs. Harvey / Lillian Jordan / Pam Sloan | TV series, 3 episodes |
1969 | News Revue | Various characters | TV series |
1970 | Rose and Crown | Herself | TV series |
1970 | The Link Men | Judy Raymond | TV series, 1 episode |
1970 | The Kelly Gang | TV pilot | |
1971 | Matlock Police | Ellen Carey | TV series, 1 episode |
1971 | The Godfathers | Madame Zelda | TV series, 1 episode |
1971 | Mavis Bramston | Herself | TV special |
1971-1972 | Catwalk | Paula Healy | TV series, 14 episodes |
1972 | Redheap | TV series, 3 episodes | |
1972 | Birds in the Bush (aka 'The Virgin Fellas') | TV series, 1 episode | |
1972 | A Nice Day at the Office | Senate Committee Woman | TV series, 1 episode |
1972 | Boney | Mrs. Larkins | TV series, 1 episode |
1972-1977 | Certain Women | Frieda Lucas | TV series, 257 episodes |
1973 | Seven Little Australians | Miss Ada | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
1973 | The Evil Touch | Louise Carlyle | TV series, 1 episode "The Upper Hand" |
1975 | This Is Your Life | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode "Andrea" |
1976 | Bluey | Lilly Morris | TV series, 1 episode |
1976 | The Celebrity Game | Herself | TV series |
1977; 1978 | Graham Kennedy's Blankety Blanks
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Herself - Panellist | TV series, 2 episodes |
1977 | Hotel Story | Annabelle Lee | TV series, 1 episode |
1977 | Number 96 | Meg Robinson | TV series, 4 episodes |
1977 | The Young Doctors | Elizabeth Neilsen | TV series, 5 episodes |
1977; 1978; 1979 | Sammy Awards | Herself | TV special |
1977-1982 | The Restless Years | Miss Elizabeth McKenzie | TV series, 814 episodes |
1978 | Because He's My Friend (aka 'Love Under Pressure') | Val | TV movie |
1978 | Bill Collins Showbiz | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
1978 | Cappriccio | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
1978 | This Is Your Life | Surprise Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
1978; 1980 | The Mike Walsh Show | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
1978; 1979 | Sammy Awards | Guest - Presenter | TV special |
1979 | Sammy Awards | Herself | TV special |
1980 | Celebrity Tattletales | Herself | TV series, 2 episodes |
1980; 1981 | The Mike Walsh Show | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
1981 | Parkinson In Australia | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
1981 | Holiday Island | TV series, 2 episodes | |
1981 | The Saturday Show | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
1981; 1982 | The Mike Walsh Show | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
1981 | The 1981 Australian Film Institute Awards | Presenter | TV special |
1982; 1984 | The Mike Walsh Show | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
1982 | Wilde's Domain | Hannah Wilde | TV movie |
1983 | Cop Shop | Pauline Clarke | TV series, 2 episodes |
1982 | The Sullivans | TV series | |
1982 | Living Together | TV pilot | |
1982 | Secret Valley | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
1983; 1985–86; 1987; 1989 | A Country Practice | Hannah Green | TV series, 2 episodes |
1983 | The River Of Giants | Narrator | TV documentary |
1983 | Learned Friends | Guest role | TV series |
1984 | The Mike Walsh Show | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
1984 | Who Killed Hannah Jane? | Mrs. Edwards | TV movie |
1984 | The Last Bastion | Eleanor Roosevelt | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
1985 | The Adventures of Robin Hood
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Voice | Animated TV movie |
1985 | Neighbours | Bess Robinson | TV series, 6 episodes |
1985-86; 1986; 1989 | A Country Practice | Matron Hilda Arrowsmith | TV series, 16 episodes |
1986 | Butterfly Island | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
1986 | The Lancaster Miller Affair | Maud Lancaster | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
1988 | Emma: Queen of the South Seas | Mrs. Dr. Lane | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
1990 | In Melbourne Today | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
1989 | Rafferty's Rules | Diedre Potter | TV series, 1 episode |
1991 | Boys from the Bush | Sarah | TV series, 1 episode |
1991 | In Sydney Today | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
1991 | Tonight Live with Steve Vizard | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
1992 | The New Adventures of Skippy | Eleanor | TV series, 1 episode |
1993; 1995 | At Home | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
1994 | The Mavis Bramston 30th Anniversary Special | Guest - Herself | TV special |
1995 | Good Morning Australia | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
1995 | After the Beep | Kath Dillon | TV series, 7 episodes |
1995 | At Home | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
1996 | G.P. | TV series, 1 episode | |
1998 | Search for Treasure Island | Mrs. Silver | TV series, 8 episodes |
1998 | FCTV | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
1998 | Murder Call | Dolly Carlisle | TV series, 1 episode |
1998 | All Saints | Recurring Guest role: Sister Maguire | TV series, 2 episodes |
1998 | Laws
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Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
1999 | Farscape | Guest role: Dimensional Being (voice) | TV series, 1 episode |
1999 | Time And Tide | Dorothy | TV movie |
1999 | Fox Studios Australia: The Grand Opening | Herself | TV special |
Recognition
- Penguin Award 1975, 1976 for her role in Certain Women.
- Sammy Award for her part in the short-lived Hotel Story TV series
- The Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal1977
- Golden Sammy award for Certain Women
- Appearance on Channel 7's This Is Your Life
- Glugs Awardfor Crown Matrimonial 1978
- Australia Day Honours 1982, "for service to the performing arts"[8]
- Subject of the second episode of Face Painting with Bill Leak, which aired on ABC TV on 24 November 2008
References
- ^ "Family Notices". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 July 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Tram Guard Injured". The Propeller. New South Wales, Australia. 21 October 1927. p. 3. Retrieved 12 February 2020 – via Trove.
- Sydney Morning Herald31 January 1948, p. 5
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald 13 May 1954
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald 7 June 1952
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald 18 September 1954
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald 4 November 1954
- ^ It's an Honour
Sources
- Salter, June A Pinch of Salt, Angus & Robertson 1995 ISBN 0-207-18188-8
External links
- June Salter at IMDb
- June Salter scrapbook, State Library of New South Wales, MLMSS 10945
- June Salter papers, 1935-2000, State Library of New South Wales, MLMSS 7713
- June Salter - photographs, 1935-2000, State Library of New South Wales,PXA 1105 , SLIDES 132