Gerda Nicolson has made her name as an Australian actress, the sort of professional a production calls when a part has to be covered properly. The filmography also runs to 'Next of Kin'. 53 years, 7 credits: the arithmetic of a working career. 'Gallipoli' is the film most viewers will have seen her in, as Rose Hamilton.
Gerda Nicolson
Actress · Since 1981
55 years (Nov 11, 1936 – Jun 12, 1992)Hobart, AustraliaHobart, Tasmania, Australia
5 Movies · 2 Series
Gerda Nicolson has made her name as an Australian actress, the sort of professional a production calls when a part has to be covered properly. The filmography also runs to 'Next of Kin'. 53 years, 7 credits: the arithmetic of a working career. 'Gallipoli' is the film most viewers will have seen her in, as Rose Hamilton.
1936-11-11 · Hobart, AustraliaHobart, Tasmania, Australia
Gerda Nicolson, (11 November 1937 – 12 June 1992) was an Australian theatre and television actor best known for several long-running television roles. Nicolson first reached wide audiences through her long-running role in Australian Broadcasting Corporation daily soap opera Bellbird. After leaving that series she had a regular role in police drama Bluey (1976). However perhaps her most famous role was as Governor Ann Reynolds in the popular Australian television soap opera Prisoner. Her second part in the show (she had already played a corrupt officer in earlier episodes) Nicolson played the role from 1983 until the series ended in 1986. The series found international cult success in the 1990s and 2000s. Nicolson also appeared in Neighbours as Robyn Taylor, whom almost had an affair with Harold Bishop. Nicolson collapsed in her dressing room prior to going on stage for a theatre performance in 1992 and died in hospital 10 days later. The cause of death was a massive stroke. She was 54 years old.Gerda Nicolson, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.