# Delvene Delaney

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{{Short description|Australian actress (born 1951)}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name                     = Delvene Delaney
| image                    =
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| birth_name               = 
| birth_date               = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1951|08|26}}
| birth_place              = [Mackay](/source/Mackay%2C_Queensland), [Queensland](/source/Queensland), [Australia](/source/Australia)
| death_date               = 
| death_place              = 
| other_names              = 
| occupation               = {{hlist|Actress|television presenter|singer}}
| known_for                = ''[The Young Doctors](/source/The_Young_Doctors)'' (129 episodes)<br>''[Sale of the Century](/source/Sale_of_the_Century)'' (as co-host)
| years_active             = 1970−1986
| spouse                   = {{marriage|[John Cornell](/source/John_Cornell)|1977|2021|end=d}}
| children                 = 2
| family         = [Cassandra Delaney](/source/Cassandra_Delaney)
| website                  = 
}}
'''Delvene Delaney''' (born 26 August 1951) is an [Australian](/source/Australians) actress of soap opera and film, television presenter and singer.

==Early life==
Delaney was born in [Mackay, Queensland](/source/Mackay%2C_Queensland), Australia, on 26 August 1951.

The beauty pageant winner found fame on Australian television in the 1970s, initially as a weather presenter on [Brisbane](/source/Brisbane) television.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article55188993|title=Watch for the name... Delvene|date=20 August 1975|work=Australian Women's Weekly|access-date=15 August 2018|pages=18}}</ref> 

==Career==
She is best known for her with stints in soap operas including the local series ''[The Box](/source/The_Box_(Australian_TV_series))'' as Penny O'Brien in 1974, and internationally ''[The Young Doctors](/source/The_Young_Doctors)'' as nurse Jojo Adams<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/young-doctors-turns-40|title=The Young Doctors turns 40|last=Bondfield|first=Mel|date=10 November 2016|website=National film and Sound Archive of Australia|language=en|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> from 1976 to 1977.<ref>{{IMDb name|id=0216273|name=Delvene Delaney}}</ref>

Delaney became better known as a recurring cast member of ''[The Paul Hogan Show](/source/The_Paul_Hogan_Show)'' in the late 1970s.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47230548|title=Is Delvene sailing to stardom on the Love Boat?|last=Flynn|first=Greg|date=27 May 1981|work=Australian Women's Weekly (1933 – 1982)|access-date=15 August 2018|pages=2}}</ref> 

She made regular appearances as a panel member on the game show ''[Blankety Blanks](/source/Blankety_Blanks_(Australian_game_show))'' from 1977 to 1979. She was co-presenter of the local version of quiz show ''[Sale of the Century](/source/Sale_of_the_Century_(Australian_game_show))'' from 1982 to 1986, opposite [Tony Barber](/source/Tony_Barber).<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/shrimp-barbie-paul-hogan|title=Shrimp on the barbie – Paul Hogan|last=Australia|date=16 August 2018|website=National Film and Sound Archive of Australia|language=en|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article132372128|title=Sale of the Century loses Delvene Delaney|date=17 October 1985|work=The Canberra Times|access-date=15 August 2018|pages=7}}</ref> 

She now works for the Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aussie TV star's latest mission to save Australian wildlife |url=https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/aussie-tv-star-delevene-delaneys-latest-mission-to-save-australian-wildlife/13ebb688-bd45-47ba-9704-28c1b940963b |access-date=2024-09-07 |website=9now.nine.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==In popular culture==

Delaney was portrayed by actress [Cariba Heine](/source/Cariba_Heine) in [Channel 9](/source/Channel_9_Australia)'s 2012 biographical TV miniseries ''[Howzat! Kerry Packer's War](/source/Howzat!_Kerry_Packer's_War)''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/cariba-delves-into-delaney/story-e6frf96o-1226353439219 |title=Cariba delves into her role as Delaney |first=Fiona |last=Byrne |work=[Herald Sun](/source/Herald_Sun) |date=12 May 2012 |access-date=17 May 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life ==
Delaney was married to ''[The Paul Hogan Show](/source/The_Paul_Hogan_Show)'' co-star [John Cornell](/source/John_Cornell) for 44 years<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1301&dat=19860420&id=ybcyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=eOgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1652,4079707|title=A very rich ratbag|last=Woodhouse|first=Ursula|date=20 April 1986|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=15 August 2018|via=Google News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/byron-bay-expansion-no-laughing-matter-for-john-strop-cornell/news-story/6a2265a79af718c4e59c9d6eda5bcd1e|title=Cornell expands in Byron hinterland|last=Chancellor|first=John|date=10 September 2017|publisher=News.com.au|access-date=15 August 2018}}</ref> until his death in July 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Connell |first1=Cecilia |title=Comedian John 'Strop' Cornell dies aged 80 after long battle with Parkinson's disease |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-07-23/comedian-john-cornell-dies-aged-80/100317142 |access-date=23 July 2021 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=23 July 2021}}</ref> They have two children.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110939048|title=Daughter|date=6 April 1979|work=The Canberra Times|access-date=15 August 2018|pages=3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chancellor |first=Jonathan |date=26 August 2023 |title=Brittania star Liana Cornell buys house in private sub-tropical rainforest |url=https://www.news.com.au/finance/real-estate/brittania-star-liana-cornell-buys-house-in-private-subtropical-rainforest/news-story/f72f455003472255f4368a983c998fd6 |access-date=7 September 2024 |website=news.com.au}}</ref>

Delaney's younger sister is actress [Cassandra Delaney](/source/Cassandra_Delaney).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.filmink.com.au/hollywood-gold-coast-making-hurricane-smith/#:~:text=The%20other%20major%20figure%20in,outback%20by%20three%20rapacious%20revheads | title=Hollywood on the Gold Coast: The Making of Hurricane Smith | date=14 June 2018 }}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Film
! Character
! Director
|-
| 1974
| ''The Runner''
|
| Film short
|-
| 1975 || ''[End Play](/source/End_Play)'' || Janine Talbot || Feature film
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Title
! Character
! Type
|-
| 1970
| ''Brisbane Nightly News''
| Weather presenter
| TV series, regular
|-
| 1974
| ''[The Box](/source/The_Box_(Australian_TV_series))''
| Penny O'Brien
| TV series, 22 episodes
|-
| 1975
| ''High Rollers''
| Hostess
| TV series
|-
| 1975
| ''[Celebrity Squares](/source/Celebrity_Squares)''
| Regular panelist
| TV series
|-
| 1975–1984
| ''[The Paul Hogan Show](/source/The_Paul_Hogan_Show)''
| 'The Sheila' & various characters
| TV series
|-
| 1976–1977
| ''[The Young Doctors](/source/The_Young_Doctors)''
| Jojo Adams
| TV series, 129 episodes
|-
| 1978
| ''[Chopper Squad](/source/Chopper_Squad)''
| Carol Webber
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1981
| ''[The Love Boat in Australia](/source/The_Love_Boat_in_Australia)''
| Cruise director Yvonne Petty
| TV miniseries, 2 episodes
|-
| 1982
| ''[The New You Asked For It](/source/You_Asked_for_It)''
| Host
| TV series, US
|-
| 1983
| ''Paul Hogan's England''
| Various characters
| TV special, UK
|-
| 1983–1985
| ''[Sale of the Century](/source/Sale_of_the_Century_(Australian_game_show))''
| Co-host
| TV series
|-
| 1984
| ''Paul Hogan Stung''
| Various characters
| TV special
|-
| 2019
| ''[Australian Story](/source/Australian_Story)''
| Presenter
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 2022
| ''Roast of Paul Hogan''
| Herself
| TV special
|}

==References==
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Category:1951 births
Category:Living people
Category:Australian women singers
Category:Australian film actresses
Category:Australian soap opera actresses
Category:Australian women television personalities
Category:Australian game show hosts
Category:People from Mackay, Queensland
Category:Actors from New South Wales
Category:Australian television weather presenters

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