Mary Ann Severne (b. Auckland, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-born Australian actress active in Australian made films and television programs from the 1970s.
Severne began her acting career in various theatre productions including playing Paola in a production of There's a Girl in My Soup, and was part of a company at the Wayside Chapel, Sydney.
Late 1960s Australian television appearances included The Mavis Bramston Show, and Contrabandits.[1] Throughout the 1970s Severne made many television appearances, appearing several times in guest roles in the Crawford Productions police dramas Homicide, Division 4 and Matlock Police.
Severne also worked in the UK, starring in film comedy The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972), and making appearances in the TV anthology series Thriller and Moonbase 3 in 1973, and Father Brown in 1974.
Returning to Australia, Severne played a leading regular role in soap opera Number 96 from 1975 until 1977, and played a guest role in sitcom Doctor Down Under in 1979. Roles in the 1980s included an appearance in feature film Run Rebecca, Run! (1981), four episodes of A Country Practice (1982 and 1984), and a role in TV movie Barracuda (1988).
Severne has been married to actor Henri Szeps since 1969, after meeting on the set of a play. Together they have two sons, Amos and Josh.[2]
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