Lois Ramsey

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Lois Ramsey
Born
Lois June Dickson

(1922-06-18)18 June 1922
Died22 January 2016(2016-01-22) (aged 93)
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActress
Years active1954–2012
Known for The Box (TV series)
Prisoner (TV series)
SpouseCuthbert Ward Ramsey
Children Penny Ramsey
Stephen Ramsey

Lois June Ramsey ( née  Dickson; 18 June 1922 – 22 January 2016) also billed as Lois Ramsay, was an Australian actress, best known for her regular roles on television series The Box and Prisoner . She often played quirky, eccentric old ladies on television soap operas.

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Career

The Box and Prisoner

She was a major cast member of the 1970s soap opera The Box as tea lady Mrs. Hopkins, appearing for the entire run of the serial. [1] Ramsey also had two prominent stints in Prisoner. Her first role was as dotty social worker Agnes Forster in 1980. In 1985-1986 Ramsey played elderly prison inmate Ettie Parslow who thought the Second World War was still going on.

Television and film roles

She had numerous roles in TV soap opera/serials including Crawford Productions serials Homicide , The Sullivans , Cop Shop , as well as A Country Practice , E Street , Home and Away , and Blue Heelers , Always Greener and All Saints and the films Crackerjack and BoyTown. [2]

AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama Series for a performance in the television series Grass Roots .

Stage roles

Also a stage actress, she was one of the founders of the Flinders Street Revue Company in 1961 and appeared later she appeared in numerous productions with both the Sydney Theatre Company and the Melbourne Theatre Company.

Personal life

Born to Bill and Maud Dickson, she married Cuthbert Ward Ramsey on 25 September 1943. [3] They had two children: writer/director Stephen Ramsey and the late actress Penny Ramsey.

Filmography

Film

TitleYearRoleType
1975 The Box Mrs. HopkinsFeature film
1983 Undercover LandladyFeature film
1984 One Night Stand Salvation Army WomanFeature film
1993 Shotgun Wedding Voice (as Lois Ramsay)Feature film
1996 River Street Edna DavisFeature film
1996RosesDawnShort film
1997 Road to Nhill CarmelFeature film
1998TulipMargaretShort film
1999 Fresh Air Mrs. BeckFeature film
2002 Crackerjack GwenFeature film
2006 BoyTown GranFeature film
2007Cool WhiteGraceShort film

Television

TitleYearRoleType
1962; 1963 Consider Your Verdict Recurring Guest role: Marjorie Buxton (as Lois Ramsay)TV series, 2 episodes
1965 The Mavis Bramston Show GuestTV series, 1 episode
1967 Adventures of the Seaspray TV series, 1 episode
1967-1974 Homicide Guest roles: Ivy Young / Mrs. Hubble / Mrs. JonesTV series, 3 episodes
1968 The Battlers TV series
1969 Riptide Guest role: Anastasia BurnsTV series, episode 4: "Surprise Surprise"
1970 The Link Men Guest role: MotherTV series, 2 episodes: "Somebody's Kid Is Missing", "Mother"
1974-1977 The Box Regular roles: Mrs. Hopkins / Mrs. Hawker (as Lois Ramsay)TV series, 197 episodes
1975 Pot of Gold Guest judgeTV series, 1 episode
1976 The Young Doctors Recurring Guest role: Winnie ParsonsTV series
1977 Young Ramsay Guest role: Maisie O'Brien (as Lois Ramsay)TV series, 1 episode
1977-1978 The Sullivans Recurring Guest role: Mrs. PattersonTV series, 3 episodes
1978 Cop Shop Guest role: Mrs. BlairTV series, 1 episode
1978 The Mike Walsh Show Guest (with Judy Nunn)TV series, 1 episode
1978 The Truckies Regular role: DoraTV series, 12 episodes
1980; 1986 Prisoner Recurring role: Agnes ForsterTV series
1981 Air Hawk: Star of the North Support role: Dorcas (as Lois Ramsay)TV movie
1981 A Town Like Alice Recurring role: Mrs. DriverTV miniseries, 1 episode
1982-1990 A Country Practice Guest roles: Gladys Carter / Pearl Murray / Irene Sinclair / Nellie DickinsonTV series, 8 episodes
1983 Carson's Law Guest role: Mrs. GriffinTV series, 1 episode
1985The Harp in the SouthSupport role: Mrs. CampionTV miniseries, 3 episodes
1986 Prisoner Recurring role: Ettie ParslowTV series
1987 Poor Man's Orange Support role: Mrs. CampionTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1987 Willing and Abel Guest roleTV series, 1 episode
1988 Rafferty's Rules Guest role: Miss MitfordTV series, 1 episode
1989 E Street Recurring role: Lillian PatchettTV series, 6 episodes
1989; 1993 G.P. Recurring role: Lily CartwrightTV series, 3 episodes
1994; 1999 Blue Heelers Guest role: Nora SharpeTV series, 1 episode
1994 Mother and Son Guest role: Butcher #1 (as Lois Ramsay)TV series, 1 episode
1997 Heartbreak High Guest role: EthelTV series, 1 episode
1997An Unexpected Drama: The Making of the Feature film Road to NhillHerself - ActressVideo
1999; 2004 All Saints Guest role: Norma BluntTV series, 2 episodes
1999 Water Rats Guest role: Shirley MartinTV series, 1 episode
1999 Blue Heelers Guest role: Eileen HartTV series, 1 episode
2000 Above the Law Recurring role: Flo PriceTV series, 2 episodes
2000 Home and Away Guest role: Mrs. TrentTV series, 1 episode
2000 Grass Roots Guest role: Mrs. Robbins (as Lois Ramsay)TV series, 1 episode
2001My Husband My KillerSupport role: Mrs. May CarmichaelTV movie
2001 Always Greener Guest role: Old WomanTV series, 1 episode
2004 All Saints Recurring role: Thelma FranklinTV series, 3 episodes
2007 BoyTown Confidential GranVideo
2012 Rake Guest role: DoloresTV series, 1 episode
2015 Studio 10 Herself (with Judy Nunn)TV series, 1 episode
2015 Judith Lucy Is All Woman HerselfTV series, 1 episode


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References

  1. "Out of The Box!". National Film and Sound Archive. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. Vale: Lois Ramsey, TV Tonight, 16 January 2016.
  3. "ITEMS FROM EVERYWHERE". The News . Adelaide. 23 September 1943. p. 5. Retrieved 23 January 2016 via National Library of Australia.