# Mary Ann Severne

Mary Ann Severne (b. Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born Australian actress active in Australian made films and television programs from the 1970s.

## Career

Severne began her acting career in various theatre productions including playing Paola in a production of There's a Girl in My Soup, and was part of a company at the Wayside Chapel, Sydney.
Late 1960s Australian television appearances included The Mavis Bramston Show, and Contrabandits. Throughout the 1970s Severne made many television appearances, appearing several times in guest roles in the Crawford Productions police dramas Homicide, Division 4 and Matlock Police.
Severne also worked in the UK, starring in film comedy The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972), and making appearances in the TV anthology series Thriller and Moonbase 3 in 1973, and Father Brown in 1974.
Returning to Australia, Severne played a leading regular role in soap opera Number 96 from 1975 until 1977, and played a guest role in sitcom Doctor Down Under in 1979. Roles in the 1980s included an appearance in feature film Run Rebecca, Run! (1981), four episodes of A Country Practice (1982 and 1984), and a role in TV movie Barracuda (1988).

## Personal life

Severne has been married to actor Henri Szeps since 1969, after meeting on the set of a play. Together they have two sons, Amos and Josh.

## Filmography
### Film

| Title | Year | Role | Type |
| 1971 | 3 to Go: Judy | Margaret | Short film |
| 1972 | The Adventures of Barry McKenzie | Lesley | Feature film |
| 1981 | Run Rebecca, Run | Jean Porter | Film |
| 1988 | Barracuda (aka The Rocks) | Mother on ferry | TV movie |

### Television

| Title | Year | Role | Type |
| Late 1960s | The Mavis Bramston Show | | TV series |
| Late 1960s | Contrabandits | | TV series |
| 1969–75 | Homicide | Various roles | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1969–75 | Division 4 | Various roles | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 1971 | Owen, M.D. | Sister | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1971 | Mogul | Fran Davies | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1972 | Love Story | Alice | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1972 | Crime of Passion | Denise Simon | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1972 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre | Nurse White | TV series, 1 episode: "Just in Time for Christmas" |
| 1973 | Thriller | Young Woman | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1973 | Moonbase 3 | Sandy | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1973 | Romany Jones | Wendy | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1974 | Father Brown | Beatrice | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1974–75 | Play School | Self | TV series |
| 1975 | Matlock Police | Monica Pearson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1975–77 | Number 96 | Laura Trent Whittaker | TV series, 73 episodes |
| 1978 | Father Dear Father in Australia | Lesley Radford | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1978, 1979 | Cop Shop | Margot Palmer / Senator Susan Pearce | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1979 | Patrol Boat | Mrs. Lewis | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979 | Doctor Down Under | Sister Potts | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1981 | Menotti | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1982–87 | A Country Practice | Cynthia Wallace / Colleen Whitton / Ros Peterson | TV series, 6 episodes |

## Theatre

| Title | Year | Role | Type |
| 1967 | There’s a Girl in My Soup | Poala | Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Canberra Theatre |
| 1968 | Mame | Actor / Singer | Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide |
| 1974 | Well Hung | Mrs Donnelly | Nimrod Street Theatre, Sydney |