Ethel Muriel Cover AM (née Ashton; (11 November 1903 – 21 October 1999), known professionally as Queenie Ashton, was an English-born character actress. She had a long career, beginning in her native England as a soprano, theatre performer and radio personality her early roles were primarily in musical comedies, before her first straight drama role in 1939, a period piece playing Marie Antoinette, she continued her singing career through out the 1940s opposite Gladys Moncrieff and Strella Wilson, before emigrating to Australia where she became best known for her radio and television soap opera roles, although she did also feature briefly in films.
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Edith Muriel Ashton 16 November 1903 London, England, UK
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Died |
19 October 1999 (aged 95) Australia
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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