Olive Dorothea Graeme Wilton (1883–1971) was an English-born stage actor, theatre producer and speech and drama teacher who worked extensively in England and Australia. She came to Australia in 1906 and decided to settle there. In 1910 she played Camiola in '' The Prince and the Beggar Maid'' in a tour of Australia. She played the title role in the 1910 Australian silent film '' The Squatter's Daughter''. The last years of her life were spent in Tasmania, where she became a noted figure in education, radio and the arts.

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Acting

*''The Man from Mexico'' (1906) – play,

Theatre Royal, Adelaide The Theatre Royal on Hindley Street, Adelaide was a significant venue in the history of the stage and cinema in South Australia. After a small predecessor of the same name in Franklin Street, Adelaide (built 1838), the Theatre Royal in Hindley St ...

*''The Vagabond and The Talk of the Town'' (1906) – play, Theatre Royal, Adelaide *''The Bushwoman'' (1909) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne *'' The Squatter's Daughter'' (1910) – film *''By Wireless Telegraphy'' (1910) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne *''The Winning Ticket'' (1910) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne *'' My Mate, or a Bush Love Story'' (1911) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne *''The Girl of the Never Never'' (1912) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne *''Damaged Goods'' (1916) – play,

Theatre Royal, Melbourne The Theatre Royal was one of the premier theatres for nearly 80 years in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 1855 to 1932. It was located at what is now 236 Bourke Street, once the heart of the city's theatre and entertainment distri ...

*''Daddy Long Legs'' (1917) – play,

Criterion Theatre, Sydney The Criterion Theatre was a theatre in Sydney, Australia which was built in 1886 by architect George R Johnson on the south east corner of Pitt and Park streets. It closed in 1935 and the building was demolished. History The Criterion Thea ...

*'' The Doctor's Dilemma'' (1919) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne *''Kindling'' (1920) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne

Directing and/or producing

*'' A Bill of Divorcement'' (1927) – play,

Prince of Wales Theatre, Hobart The Prince of Wales Theatre was a theatre on Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania from 1910 to 1987. History Designed by architect Douglas Salier, the Grand Empire Theatre was opened by the Hon. J. W. Evans on 31 December 1910 in the presence o ...

*''Daybreak'' (1938) – play,

Theatre Royal, Hobart Theatre Royal is an historic performing arts venue in central Hobart, Tasmania. It is the oldest continually operating theatre in Australia; Noël Coward once called it "a dream of a theatre" and Laurence Olivier launched a national appeal for ...

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1883 births 1971 deaths 20th-century Australian actresses {{UK-stage-actor-stub