Gwen Plumb
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Gwen Plumb (2 August 1912 - 5 June 2002) (full name: Gwendoline Jean Plumb) was a veteran Australian performer of radio and television; best remembered for her portrayal of "gossip", Ada Simmonds in the Australian soap opera The Young Doctors. She had her first well-known role as Emmy in the longest-running Australian radio series Blue Hills, and hosted a radio program on Australia’s Macquarie Network from 1945 to 1974.
She also played the key role of Mum Foote in the serial Richmond Hill in 1988. She stayed with that series for its entire 12-month run. She retired from show business in 1993.