Gerda Nicolson

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name = Gerda Nicolson


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birthdate = November 11, 1937
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deathdate = Dda|1992|6|12|1937|11|11
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Gerda Nicolson, (November 11 1937 - June 12 1992) was an Australian theatre and television actor best known for several long-running television roles.

Nicolson first reached wide audiences through her long-running role in Australian Broadcasting Corporation daily soap opera "Bellbird". After leaving that series she had a regular role in police drama "Bluey" (1976). However perhaps her most famous role was as Governor Ann Reynolds in the popular Australian television soap opera "Prisoner". She played the role from 1983 until the series ended in 1986. The series found international cult success in the 1990s and 2000s.

Nicolson collapsed in her dressing room prior to going on stage for a theatre performance in 1992 and died in hospital 10 days later. She was 54 years old and the cause of death was a massive cerebral hemorrhage.

External links

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* [http://www.gerdanicolson.com/ The Unofficial Gerda Nicolson Web Pages]