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Terry Norris and Julia Blake.

Julia Blake and Terry Norris last night received the 2018 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony at the Arts Centre Melbourne.

The award presented by Foxtel recognises the couple’s careers spanning more than five decades and their support of Equity campaigns, particularly the battle for Australian stories on screens and stages.

Previous recipients include Peter Carroll, the late Bob Hornery, Maggie Dence, Ron Haddrick, Jill Perryman, Kevan Johnston, Toni Lamond, Grant Page, Anne Phelan and Noeline Brown.

Equity president Chloe Dallimore described the husband and wife duo as an incredibly popular choice among Equity voters, stating: “Julia and Terry are deeply respected luminaries in our industry. What shines through most is their unswerving commitment to support others, especially our younger performers.

“Their tireless lobbying and campaigning efforts means that many of the working conditions we enjoy today are thanks to their hard work. We...

Veteran stage and screen actress Toni Lamond is the recipient of the 2014 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Foxtel. .Toni is a truly legendary Australian performer whose phenomenal career has spanned vaudeville, musical theatre, television and cabaret," said Actors Equity president Simon Burke.

"She is also a wonderful human being who has given back to her community, to her colleagues and to her industry in every way she can." Toni's career began at age 10 singing on the radio and touring with her parents' variety shows. A TV pioneer, she was a regular on Graham Kennedy's In Melbourne Tonight in the 1960s, ultimately hosting her own Imt, the first woman to do so.

Among her numerous stage roles in Australia have been 42nd Street, The Follies Concert, Pirates Of Penzance, My Fair Lady, Walt Disney's Beauty And The Beast and Oh Coward!

Her screen credits include Razzle Dazzle, Spotswood, Eight is Enough,...

After a career spanning four decades, actress Maggie Dence was honoured with the 2011 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award. Best known for her roles in Prisoner, Neighbours, The Sullivans and classic comedy series.Kingswood Country, Dence accepted the award late-last year where it all began . the Independent Theatre in Miller Street, North Sydney. Growing up in Killara, Nsw with her parents, three siblings and a dog on a quarter-acre block, Dence became interested in acting and started working backstage at the Independent Theatre at age 16..She was at the theatre for four years before being cast in her first professional role . The Wicked Witch in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In later years . in the mid-90s . after.playing school teacher...

After a career spanning four decades, actress Maggie Dence was honoured with the 2011 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award. Best known for her roles in Prisoner, Neighbours, The Sullivans and classic comedy series.Kingswood Country, Dence accepted the award late-last year where it all began . the Independent Theatre in Miller Street, North Sydney. Growing up in Killara, Nsw with her parents, three siblings and a dog on a quarter-acre block, Dence became interested in acting and started working backstage at the Independent Theatre at age 16..She was at the theatre for four years before being cast in her first professional role . The Wicked Witch in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In later years . in the mid-90s . after.playing school teacher...

After a career spanning four decades, actress Maggie Dence was honoured with the 2011 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award. Best known for her roles in Prisoner, Neighbours, The Sullivans and classic comedy series.Kingswood Country, Dence accepted the award late-last year where it all began . the Independent Theatre in Miller Street, North Sydney. Growing up in Killara, Nsw with her parents, three siblings and a dog on a quarter-acre block, Dence became interested in acting and started working backstage at the Independent Theatre at age 16..She was at the theatre for four years before being cast in her first professional role . The Wicked Witch in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In later years . in the mid-90s . after.playing school teacher...

Actoris organisation Equity is to award Maggie Dence – veteran of some of Australia’s bets known TV soaps – the organisation’s Lifetime Achievement Award.

Dence played Rose Sullivan in the Sullivans, Bev ‘The Beast’ Baker in Prisoner and Dorothy Burke in Neighbours.

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As well as her screen career, the award recognises Dence’s work for the Actors Benevolent Fund.

Actors Equity president Simon Burke said; “Maggie has delighted both audiences and fellow performers over many decades creating unforgettable characters in Australian television series.”

The award will be presented next month.