# Barbara Frawley

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Australian actress

Barbara Frawley Born Barbara Anne Frawley (1935-04-14)14 April 1935 Australia Died 1 March 2004(2004-03-01) (aged 68) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Occupations Radio actress television and film actress voice actress children's host Years active 1957–1992

**Barbara Anne Frawley** (14 April 1935 – 1 March 2004)[1] was an Australian actress, voice actress and children's television host.

She was best known as the voice of young Dot in the 1977 film adaptation of *[Dot and the Kangaroo](/source/Dot_and_the_Kangaroo_(film))*,[2] as well as *[Around the World with Dot](/source/Around_the_World_with_Dot)* and *[Dot and the Bunny](/source/Dot_and_the_Bunny)*. Apart from the films she appeared in with the [Yoram Gross Film Studios](/source/Flying_Bark_Productions), she mainly appeared in cameo and additional voiceover roles.

## Biography

Frawley originally was a radio actress in the late 1950s with the ABC, appearing on *[The Children's Session](/source/Argonauts_Club#The_Children's_Session)*[3][4] before moving to television, where she appeared in the 1967 TV drama series, *Contrabandits*[5] and in the 1970s in *[The Link Men](/source/The_Link_Men)*,[6] *[Spyforce](/source/Spyforce)*[7] and *[Homicide](/source/Homicide_(Australian_TV_series))*.[2][8] Frawley also appeared on episodes of the Australian children's [television show](/source/Television_show), *[Play School](/source/Play_School_(Australian_TV_series))*.[9]

Frawley went on to provide the voices for many characters in various Australian animated films and television movies, mainly for [Yoram Gross Film Studios](/source/Flying_Bark_Productions), most notably in *Dot and the Kangaroo*[10][11] and most recently in *The Camel Boy*.[12][13] Frawley, late of North Bondi, died in Sydney on 1 March 2004.

## Filmography

- *Dot and the Smugglers* (1987)

- *[The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn](/source/The_Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn)* (1984) – Additional voices

- *The Camel Boy* (1984) – Additional voices

- *[Dot and the Bunny](/source/Dot_and_the_Bunny)* (1983) – Dot

- *[Great Expectations](/source/Great_Expectations)* (1983) – Additional voices

- *[A Christmas Carol](/source/A_Christmas_Carol_(1982_film))* (1982) – Additional voices

- *[Oliver Twist](/source/Oliver_Twist_(1982_Australian_film))* (1982) – Additional voices

- *[Around the World with Dot](/source/Around_the_World_with_Dot)* (1981) – Dot

- *[The Little Convict](/source/The_Little_Convict)* (1979) – Polly

- *[Dot and the Kangaroo](/source/Dot_and_the_Kangaroo_(film))* (1977) – Dot

- *[A Journey to the Center of the Earth](/source/A_Journey_to_the_Center_of_the_Earth_(1977_film))* (1977) – Additional voices

- *[Moby Dick](/source/Moby_Dick)* (1977) – Additional voices

- *Silent Night, Holy Night* (1976) – Additional voices

- *[The Black Arrow](/source/The_Black_Arrow)* (1973) – Additional voices

- *[The Three Musketeers](/source/The_Three_Musketeers_(1973_animated_film))* (1973) – Additional voices

- *[The Count of Monte Cristo](/source/The_Count_of_Monte_Cristo)* (1973) – Additional voices

- *[The Swiss Family Robinson](/source/The_Swiss_Family_Robinson)* (1972) – Additional voices

- *[The Prince and the Pauper](/source/The_Prince_and_the_Pauper)* (1972) – Additional voices

## Television series filmography

- *[Play School](/source/Play_School_(Australian_TV_series))* (1980-1992) - Presenter

- *[The Fourth Wish](/source/The_Fourth_Wish)* (TV Miniseries) (1976)

- *The Twelve Gifts* (TV Special) (1974)

- *[Number 96](/source/Number_96_(TV_series))* (1973) - Nursing Sister

- *[Behind the Legend](/source/Behind_the_Legend)* (TV Series) (1972)

- *[Spyforce](/source/Spyforce)* (1972) - Mrs. Wilson

- *[Woobinda, Animal Doctor](/source/Woobinda%2C_Animal_Doctor)* - Ms. Webber

- *[The Link Men](/source/The_Link_Men)* (1970) - Carol Johnson

- *[Contrabandits](/source/Contrabandits)* (1967) - Cisca

- *[Homicide](/source/Homicide_(Australian_TV_series))* (1966-1972) - Val Charter

- *[Consider Your Verdict](/source/Consider_Your_Verdict)* (1961) - Mary Ann Harmon

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Barbara Frawley"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0292417/bio). *[IMDb](/source/IMDb)*.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IMDb_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IMDb_2-1) ["Barbara Frawley"](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0292417/). [IMDb](/source/IMDb). Retrieved 21 February 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Bob Sitsky; Colin McPherson (March 2006). ["Margaret Delves (now Moore) Remembers"](https://web.archive.org/web/20200303165845/http://abctvgorehill.com.au/assets/contributions/margaret_delves_2E.htm). ABC TV at Gore Hill. Archived from [the original](http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/assets/contributions/margaret_delves_2E.htm) on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Bob Sitsky; Colin McPherson (March 2006). ["Staff Training"](http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/abchtm/stff_training.htm). ABC TV at Gore Hill. Retrieved 22 February 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Stoner, Don. ["Contrabandits Episode Details"](http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/contrab1.htm). Classic Australian Television. Retrieved 20 February 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Stoner, Don. ["The Link Men Episode Details"](http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/LinkMenEps.htm). Classic Australian Television. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100203132909/http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/LinkMenEps.htm) from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Stoner, Don. ["Spyforce Episode Details"](http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/SpyforceEpisodes.htm). Classic Australian Television. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100323185107/http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/SpyforceEpisodes.htm) from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Stoner, Don. ["Homicide Episode Details"](http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/homeps351-400.htm). Classic Australian Television. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20100328150258/http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/homeps351-400.htm) from the original on 28 March 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Play School"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090122193234/http://tvmem.com/OZST/tv/A-Z/P/PLAYSCHO/PLAYSCHO.html). *Australian Television Memorabilia Guide*. Nodette Enterprises Pty Ltd. Archived from [the original](http://www.tvmem.com/OZST/tv/A-Z/P/PLAYSCHO/PLAYSCHO.html) on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 22 February 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Barbara Frawley"](http://aso.gov.au/people/Barbara_Frawley/). Australian Screen Online. Retrieved 22 February 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Dot and the Kangaroo"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article46453833). *[The Australian Women's Weekly](/source/The_Australian_Women's_Weekly)*. National Library of Australia. 7 December 1977. p. 16. Retrieved 29 November 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Camel Boy's Story"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122477817). *[The Canberra Times](/source/The_Canberra_Times)*. National Library of Australia. 12 January 1985. p. 15. Retrieved 29 November 2013.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Timestyle"](http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article116417191). *[The Canberra Times](/source/The_Canberra_Times)*. National Library of Australia. 10 July 1983. p. 14. Retrieved 29 November 2013.

## External links

- [Barbara Frawley](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0292417/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb)

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