# Noeline Brown

Noeline Mabel Brown OAM (born 3 October 1938), credited also as Noelene Brown, is an Australian actress and comedian. She has appeared in numerous films, television shows, theatrical productions and radio programs dating back to 1959.

## Career
### Theatre and revue

Brown gained local notoriety in Sydney as a cast member of the Phillip St Revues and the popular melodrama productions at the Music Hall, a Sydney theatre-restaurant, in the early 1960s.
In 2007, she appeared in Bruce Venables' and Richard Fidler's play Flying Solo, directed by Judy Nunn, starring alongside Barry Quin, Paula Duncan, Enda Markey and Jacinta John. She was portrayed by Jane Allsop in the television movie The King, about the life of Graham Kennedy.
In 2009, she co-starred with Barry Creyton in Peter Quilter's play Duet at the Ensemble Theatre in Sydney.

### Television roles

Brown, however came to national prominence after joining the cast of the pioneering Australian satirical TV sketch comedy series The Mavis Bramston Show (1964 -1968). After a stint in the UK she secured a regular role in the hit TV sitcom My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?, starring alongside Gordon Chater, John Meillon and Judi Farr.
Throughout the 1970s, Brown enjoyed great popularity in Australia as a co-star of the satirical television and radio series The Naked Vicar Show and appearances the quiz show Blankety Blanks. She was a regular panelist in the ABC game show Would You Believe? (1970–74). In 1978 she won a Logie Award for the most popular NSW female personality.
In 2006, she was a competitor in Dancing with the Stars,
She has briefly appeared in both feature films and TV movies. Her earlier film career included roles in Walkabout (1971) and Emma's War (1985). She played the role of Leonara Biviano in the Australian film Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance in 2007.

## Recognition and awards

Brown was appointed Australia's first Ambassador for Ageing by the Rudd government.
She won the 2007 Norman Kessell Award for best performance for her portrayal of Florence Foster Jenkins in Peter Quilter's play Glorious!

## Personal life

She is a longtime member of the Australian Labor Party and appeared in It's Time advertisements for the party before the 1972 election. She has twice (1999 and 2003) run for New South Wales Parliament as an endorsed Labor Party candidate.
In 2017 she published a memoir, Living the 1960s, about her life in that decade when living in Marrickville in Sydney.
Noeline's most recent radio interviews have been for ABC Radio during 2018 and Stages podcast with Peter Eyers in 2019.
In 1976, Brown married one of the writer/producers of The Naked Vicar Show, Tony Sattler. The couple were close friends of Graham Kennedy; Noeline was present when Kennedy died in 2005. She and Sattler have lived in Bowral for many years, and Kennedy moved there to be closer to them. When Kennedy's health began to fail, Sattler and Brown reportedly contacted former Nine Network boss Kerry Packer to appeal for financial support to care for the ailing star (Kennedy having earned many millions of dollars for Packer and Nine in his heyday); Packer declined to assist Kennedy financially but, after the story became public, an anonymous benefactor (later revealed as former Nine Network chief Sam Chisholm) came forward and donated a substantial sum (reportedly AU$150,000) for Kennedy's ongoing support and care.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1963 | The Right Thing | Shirley | Teleplay |
| 1965 | The Recruiting Officer | Melinda | Teleplay |
| 1971 | Walkabout | German Scientist | Feature film |
| 1975 | Tully | Valerie | TV film |
| 1976 | Day of Attrician | | Teleplay |
| 1976 | Kazzam International | | Short film |
| 1984 | The Girl from Moonooloo | | TV film |
| 1985 | Emma's War | Mrs. Mortimer | Feature film |
| 2001 | Bowl Me Over | Eunice | Short film |
| 2007 | Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance | Leonara Biviano | Feature film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1962 | Jonah | Dorothea Styles | TV series, Episode: The Coal Mutiny |
| 1964–66 | The Mavis Bramston Show | Various characters | TV series |
| 1966–73; 1982–83; 2000–01 | Beauty and the Beast | Panelist | TV series |
| 1967 | The Barry Creyton Show | Various characters | TV series |
| 1967–68 | My Name's McGooley, What's Yours? | Rosemary 'Possum' Urkens | TV series, 60 episodes |
| 1968 | Rita and Wally | Rosemary 'Possum' Urkens | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1968 | The Club Show | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1969 | Homicide | Lois Davison | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1969; 1973 | Division 4 | Betty Taylor / Julie Burns | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1970 | The Long Arm | Mrs. Burton | TV series, 1 episode 1: "The Lion Was First To Know" |
| 1970 | Phoenix 5 | | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1970 | Mrs. Finnegan | Mrs. Finnegan | TV series |
| 1970–74 | Would You Believe? | Guest panellist | TV series |
| 1971 | The Group | Pamela | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1971 | The Godfathers | Dina Jackson | TV series, Episode 20: The Star |
| 1971–75 | Matlock Police | Kathleen Kirby / Judy Austin / Dolly / Dawn Elders | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1972 | Spyforce | Mrs. Vermaar | TV series, 1 episode: The Doctor |
| 1972 | Number 96 | Trixie | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1972 | The Spoiler | Sandra | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1973 | Boney | Mrs. Sawyer | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1973 | Certain Women | | TV series |
| 1974 | Silent Number | Mrs. Dalton | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1974 | The Fourth Wish | Connie | TV miniseries |
| 1974 | The Last of the Australians | Jan | TV series, Season 1, Episode 2: Double Illusion |
| 1975 | Celebrity Squares | Contestant | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1976 | Alvin Purple | Iris Temple | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | King's Men | Mirabel | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1977 | Sammy Awards | Herself | TV special |
| 1977–1978 | Graham Kennedy's Blankety Blanks | Panelist | TV series |
| 1977–1978 | The Naked Vicar Show | Various characters | TV series |
| 1977–1978 | The Mike Walsh Show | Guest – Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979 | The 21st Annual TV Week Logie Awards | Herself | TV special |
| 1979 | The Mike Walsh Show | Guest – Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979 | Tickled Pink | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1980 | Celebrity Tattletales | Herself & Graham Kennedy | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1980 | Parkinson in Australia | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1980 | The Mike Walsh Show | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1981 | Daily at Dawn | Phil Maguire | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 1981; 1984 | Kingswood Country | Janet Green / Elizabeth Windsor | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1981 | The 1981 Sammy Awards | Herself as Presenter | TV Special |
| 1982 | The Mike Walsh Show | Guest – Herself with Barry Creyton | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1982–1983 | Beauty and the Beast | Panelist | TV series |
| 1984 | Carson's Law | Isabelle McRae | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1984 | The Love Game | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985 | Daryl Somers’ Blankety Blanks | Panelist | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Have a Go | Guest Judge | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules | Toni Howard | TV series, Series 1, Episode 5: The Women |
| 1988 | Late Night Oz | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | In Sickness and in Health | Railene | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1989 | Celebrity Family Feud | Herself – Contestant with Jeanne Little & Maria Venuti | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | In Sydney Today | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | The 7:30 Report | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991; 1998 | The Midday Show | Guest | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Late for School | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | English at Work | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | The Mavis Bramston Show 30th Anniversary Special | Guest – Herself | TV special |
| 1994; 1998: 2004: 2005 | Good Morning Australia | Guest | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1995 | Roy and HG | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1996 | 40 Years of Australian Comedy | Herself | TV special |
| 1997 | Fallen Angels | Sister Bernadette | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Patricia | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | The Adventures of Sam | Voice | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Ketchup | Voice | TV series |
| 1998 | Laws | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998; 1999 | Denise | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | The Toothbrush Family | Countess de Comb (Voice) | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | Funny By George: The George Wallace Story | Herself | TV documentary |
| 2000 | From Vaudeville to Video – A Salute to Australian Comedy | Herself | TV special |
| 2000 | Pizza | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2001 | The 43rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards | Herself – Audience member | TV Special |
| 2001 | Today Tonight | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2001 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Contestant | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2001; 2002 | Beauty and the Beast | Guest Panelist | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2002 | This Is Your Life | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2002 | Whose House Is It Anyway? | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2005 | The Price Is Right | Contestant | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2005 | Today | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2005 | Mornings with Kerri-Anne | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2005 | Nine News | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2005 | Seven News | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2005 | Ten News | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2005 | Sky News Australia | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2005 | ABC News | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2005 | A Current Affair | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2005 | Graham Kennedy's Memorial Service | Herself as Guest speaker | TV Special |
| 2005 | Graham Kennedy: Farewell to the King | Herself | TV special |
| 2005 | 50 Years 50 Shows | Herself | TV Special |
| 2005 | 50 Years 50 Stars | Herself | TV special |
| 2005 | In Siberia Tonight | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2005–2006 | Dancing with the Stars | Contestant | TV series, 11 episodes |
| 2006 | Deal or No Deal | Contestant | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2006 | TV Turns 50: The Events That Stopped A Nation | Herself | TV special |
| 2006 | Where Are They Now | Guest – Herself with 'Kingswood Country' cast Ross Higgins, Judi Farr, Lex Marinos, Laurel McGowan, Peter Fisher & Kevin Golsby | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2007 | Bert's Family Feud | Contestant | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2008 | Talking Heads | Guest | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2009 | Spicks and Specks | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2011; 2013 | Tractor Monkeys | Herself | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Julia Zemiro's Home Delivery | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2015 | Stop Laughing...This Is Serious | Herself | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 2017 | News Breakfast | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2022 | Pushing The Boundaries: The Mavis Bramston Show | Herself | Film documentary |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| Early 1960s | Phillip Street revues | Various | Phillip Street Theatre |
| Early 1960s | Various plays | Various | The Music Hall |
| 2007 | Flying Solo | | |
| 2008 | Peter Quilter's Glorious! | Florence Foster Jenkins | |
| 2009 | Peter Quilter's Duet | | Ensemble Theatre |

## Discography
### Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | AUS |
| The Front Side of Barry Creyton and Noeline Brown (with Barry Creyton) | Released: 1966 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-31606) | – |
| The Not So Wet and Dry Side of Barry Creyton and Noeline Brown (with Barry Creyton) | Released: 1969 Format: LP Label: Festival Records (FL-31663) | – |
| The Naked Vicar Show (with Kev Golsby) | Released: 1975 Format: LP Label: EMI (EMC-2545) | – |
| Son of Naked Vicar (with Kev Golsby) | Released: 1976 Format: LP Label: EMI (EMC-2572) | 55 |
| Live from The Madge Burrows Room! / The Naked Vicar Show (with Kev Golsby, Colin McEwan and Julie McGregor) | Released: 1978 Format: LP Label: EMI (EMC-2671) | 84 |

## Awards and honours
### Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 1978 | Logie Award | Most Popular NSW Female Personality | | Won |
| 2008 | Norman Kessell Award | Best Performance | Florence Foster Jenkins in Glorious! | Won |
| 2017 | Equity National Performers Committee | 2017 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award | N/A | |
| 2020 | Australia Day honours | "For Services to the Performing Arts" award | N/A | |

### Honours

In April 2020, Brown was honoured with a stamp in the Australia Post Legends of Comedy issue.