Carol Raye | |
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Born | Kathleen Mary Corkery 17 January 1923 London, England |
Died | 19 June 2022 Sydney, Australia | (aged 99)
Other names | Carole Raye (billing only) |
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Years active | 1939–2000 |
Spouse(s) | Clark Spencer Robert Ayre Smith |
Carol Raye[1] AM (17 January 1923 – 19 June 2022) was a British-born Australian actress, comedian, singer, dancer, and radio and television producer and director.[2]
Raye was best known as the producer and starring in The Mavis Bramston Show. She was also in the soap opera Number 96 as Baroness Amanda von Pappenburg. She also played herself in The Mike Walsh Show and was a regular panellist on the game show Blankety Blanks.
Raye died on 19 June 2022 in Sydney, Australia at the age of 99.[2]