Gwen Plumb
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Gwen Plumb (2 August 1912 - 5 June 2002) (full name: Gwendoline Jean Plumb) was a veteran Australian performer of radio and television; best remembered for her portrayal of "gossip", Ada Simmonds in the Australian soap opera The Young Doctors for its entire November 1976 - March 1983 run. She had her first well-known role as Emmy in the longest-running Australian radio series Blue Hills, and hosted a radio program on Australia’s Macquarie Network from 1945 to 1974.
She also played the key role of Mum Foote in the serial Richmond Hill in 1988. After agreeing to the series Plumb was offered a role in new series Home and Away, but opted to honour her earlier agreement to Richmond Hill. Richmond Hill had a run of just 12-months and Plumb stayed with the series for all of that time; Home and Away lasted considerably longer than 12-months. Plumb also appeared in the Ben Elton mini-series Stark. Her long-term partner was actress, Thelma Scott. Plumb retired from show business in 1993.
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