Was awarded an Order of Australia medal in 2002 for her community work.
Australian singer and actress who moved to Britain and went on to star in West End musicals. In the 60s, she became a popular guest on British television light-entertainment shows.
Born in the Melbourne suburb of Mentone, Victoria, to Minnie Mitchell, a music-hall singer and tap dancer, and her husband, Frank "Chook" Fitzgibbon, an acrobat and tap dancer who worked as a bookies' clerk.