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Paula Duncan

Paula Duncan, Australian actress

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Born
September 15, 1952
Age in 2026
74
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1952

About Paula Duncan

Paula Margaret Duncan is an Australian actress, known for her television roles in Number 96 as Carol Finlayson, The Young Doctors as Lisa Brooks, Cop Shop as Danni Francis and Prisoner as Lorelei Wilkinson. Duncan went to boarding school at Santa Sabina College in Sydney’s inner western suburbs, where she first developed her interest in arts and drama, with encouragement from the nuns. Duncan has won eight Logie Awards, seven of which were awarded during the five years she starred in Cop Shop. In 1997, she was awarded the Executive Woman of the Year for Contribution to the Arts and the Community. In 2003, she was awarded an Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours, for Outstanding Contribution to the Entertainment Industry and the Australian Community.

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Paula Duncan timeline

  1. In 1997, she was awarded the Executive Woman of the Year for Contribution to the Arts and the Community.
  2. In 2003, she was awarded an Order of Australia in the Queen's Birthday Honours, for Outstanding Contribution to the Entertainment Industry and the Australian Community.

The world when Paula Duncan was born

Paula Duncan was born in 1952. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1952

  • #1 song"You Belong to Me" – Jo Stafford
  • Top movieThe Greatest Show on Earth
  • Top TV showI Love Lucy
  • Best-selling bookThe Old Man and the Sea – Ernest Hemingway

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentRocky Marciano becomes heavyweight champion
  • Top headlineDwight Eisenhower elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst hydrogen bomb tested
  • Defining fadMr. Potato Head
  • Notable inventionMr. Potato Head (first toy advertised on TV)
  • World population2.63 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population156.4M

1952 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Paula Duncan's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19522026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$9,100$435,000
Average income$5,700$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.60$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population156.4M341 million

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