About Cornelia Frances
Cornelia Frances Zulver (7 April 1941 – 28 May 2018), credited professionally as Cornelia Frances, was an English-Australian actress. After starting her career in small cameos in films in her native England, she became best known for her acting career in Australia after emigrating there in the 1960s, particularly her iconic television soap opera roles with portrayals of nasty characters. Frances featured in numerous Crawford Production series, but first became notable for starring in The Young Doctors (1976–1978), as acidic Sister later Matron Grace Scott. Subsequently, she appeared in soap opera Sons and Daughters as Barbara Armstrong Hamilton on Network Seven (1982–1986). She appeared in the film version of regular series TV soap The Box. She also worked on stage and in voice-over. She played Morag Bellingham in Home and Away from its inception in 1988. After leaving the series she made numerous guest appearances, then re-joined the series as a permanent cast member in 2001, before going back to an itinerant basis until her final appearance in 2017. In the early 2000s, she was the host of the Australian version of British quiz show, The Weakest Link. Following the completion of her diploma, Frances' uncle, film director Michael Powell helped her secure an agent, and a few weeks later, she landed her first film role as an extra in the 1960 comedy Dentist in the Chair. On 26 January 2019, seven months after her death, Frances was posthumously awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her services to the Performing Arts, in the Australia Day honours.
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