Lorraine Bayly

Lorraine Bayly
Born Lorraine Daphne Bayly
16 January 1937 (1937-01-16) (age 75)
Australia
Occupation Film and television actor
Years active 1966–present

Lorraine Daphne Bayly AM (born 16 January 1937) is an Australian actress.

She is best known to television audiences for her portrayal of Grace Sullivan, the dignified, warm-hearted mother figure in the drama series The Sullivans 1976-1979, dealing with life for an ordinary Australian family during the Second World War.

Bayly was a presenter on the children's television show Play School from 1966 to 1978. Her film roles include Fatty Finn and The Man From Snowy River. Bayly played the lead role of Jennifer Carson in another period television drama Carson's Law. She later appeared in Neighbours as the gossipy Faye Hudson from 1991 until 1992.

She was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours List 2001.

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