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Carol Ann Burns (29 October 1947 – 22 December 2015) was an Australian actress, director and patron of the arts. She worked extensively in film, television and theatre in Australia and the United Kingdom. In Australia she was a founding member of the Queensland Theatre Company. Burns was an original cast member, as Franky Doyle, in the serial Prisoner (known internationally as Prisoner: Cell Block H) during the first season in 1979, and although she only appeared in the first 20 episodes, she became a major breakout and much loved character, and gained cult status as a fan favourite.
Burns was born and raised in Brisbane, Queensland. Her mother Mary (née Langford) was a receptionist and her father William was a motor spare parts manager. She attended Milton State Primary School where her initiation into the world of theatre began with speech and drama classes in 1958. Burns acted with Brisbane Arts Theatre and also Twelfth Night Theatre, where she also tutored within the junior drama workshops, in Brisbane.
Actors: John Aprea (actor), Geno Romo (actor), Mark Weiler (actor), Tara Walker (actress), Cole Carson (actor), Audrey Walker (actress), Ryan Koch (writer), Ryan Koch (actor), Ryan Koch (director), Ryan Koch (editor), Ryan Koch (producer), Ryan Koch (miscellaneous crew), Carrie Finklea (actress), Jared Grey (actor), Susan Moen (actress),
Genres: Drama,Actors: Norman Panama (writer), James Sikking (actor), Kenneth Tobey (actor), Norman Panama (director), Morton Stevens (composer), George Coulouris (actor), Louise Lasser (actress), Stanley Ralph Ross (writer), Stanley Ralph Ross (writer), John Davidson (actor), Lou Jacobi (actor), Karen Valentine (actress), Karen Valentine (actress), Michael Anderson Jr. (actor), Nora Marlowe (actress),
Genres: Comedy,Actors: Sam Kydd (actor), David Keir (actor), John Singer (actor), Howard Douglas (actor), Cyril Smith (actor), Pamela Carlton (miscellaneous crew), Ewen Solon (actor), Harry Fowler (actor), Robert Brown (actor), William Hartnell (actor), Walter Horsbrugh (actor), Phyllis Dalton (costume designer), Edward Underdown (actor), Fred Johnson (actor), Julian Wintle (producer),
Plot: A killer called 'The Dark Man' commits double murder. This is witnessed by the young aspiring actress Molly Lester. The Dark Man tries everything to put Molly out of the way. Detective Inspector Viner of Scotland Yard investigates the murders.
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller,