Margaret Ford

Born: 1916-01-01

Margaret Ford (born Margaret McClure Campbell, 1916 - 2010) was South African-born Australian stage and screen actress. From a very early age Margaret was a natural per- former. As a plucky child of four, she would demand to stand on a table and recite in front of the class at the local school, which was run by her uncle. At six, she took up dancing and decided to pursue a career on the stage. After completing school, Margaret trained as a speech teacher and in 1939 travelled to England to study acting at Citizen House Theatre in Bath. When World War II began, Margaret returned to South Africa and became a military nurse. For five years she served in South Africa, Egypt and Italy. As a legacy of her work as a military nurse, Margaret never fails to march in the Anzac Day parade every year. While serving in Egypt, Margaret met the late Frederich James Ford whom she married in 1947. Margaret moved to Perth, her husband's home, and quickly grew to love Western Australia. Although Margaret visited South Africa on occasions, Perth has remained her home. Her only son, Richard, was born in 1952. Margaret's first professional appearance was in Emlyn Williams' The Corn is Green for Company of Four productions. She also performed in nine other plays for the same company including Noel Coward's Hay Fever (1951), Mary Chase's Harvey (1952), Shakespeare's Richard III (1953) and Jean Anouilh's Ring Round the Moon (1954). Margaret has also done an extensive amount of film and television work, including the films Fran (1985) and Shame (1988), three series of Ship to Shore for Barron Films, as well as the children's television series The Adventures of Bush Patrol.


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Shame

as Norma Curtis
Released: 1988-02-26

Hardened prosecutor Asta Cadell leaves home for a road trip down the coast of Australia. But...

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Pressure

as Landlady
Released: 1976-11-19

A British-born younger son of an immigrant family from Trinidad finds himself adrift between two...

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Zombie Brigade

as Nurse
Released: 1988-05-01

When an amusement park is built on the grounds of an old cemetery, the dead rise to take revenge.

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The Great Gold Swindle

as Peggy Mickelberg
Released: 1984-02-01

The true story of a half million dollar gold robbery which took place in Perth Western Australia...

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Stan and George's New Life

as Sheila Harris
Released: 1992-08-28

Stan is a mild-mannered, gentle, middle-aged man who still lives with his overbearing parents....

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Shaping Up

as Marian
Released: 1980-12-12

Chrissie and Colum are to be married tomorrow. Happy? ' I feel sick', says Colum. ' I feel...

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Keep Smiling

as Miss Postlethwaite
Released: 1980-01-10

Family picnics should not be like this; bugging devices, men with X-ray eyes. Mary doesn't...

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Clowning Around 2

as Martha Rathnow
Released: 1993-08-01

Sim, now a member of the Winter Circus in Paris, befriends Eve, another young clown. Drawn to an...

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Clowning Around 2

as Martha
Released: 1993-08-01

Sim, now a member of the Winter Circus in Paris, befriends Eve, another young clown. Drawn to an...

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The Flying Doctors

as Mum Cochrane
First aired: 1986-05-15

The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved...

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The Flying Doctors

as 'Mum' Gladys Cochrane
First aired: 1986-05-15

The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved...

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII

as Maria de Salinas
First aired: 1970-01-01

Series of television plays written by six different authors. Each play is a lavish dramatization...

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Sword of Honour

as Grandma Lawrence
First aired: 1986-10-20

Capturing the spirit of the age and the turmoil of the times, Sword of Honour tells the...

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