Lola Edna Brooks (c. 1923– 1985) was a New Zealand–Australian primarily character actress, who worked across both countries with extensive credits in radio, theatre and television (serials and TV movies and plays), over a career spanning nearly 45 years.
She appeared in several television plays, but was likely most notable for her early career in radio, starting in 1941 as one of "The Golden Age of Australian Radio" stars in the radio serial's The Lawsons and Blue Hills during a 5-year stint as Fanny/Judy MacArthur, she also appeared in several radio plays,
She was once married to actor Richard Meikle.
Primarily a character actress, however she provided her voice for the children's film adaptation of Ethel Pedley's, Dot and the Kangaroo directed by Yoram Gross, however didn't appear in any of the franchise sequels
She appeared in several theatre roles most especially in musicals including on stage touring in the Sandy Wilson musical The Boy Friend. and also a stage version of 'The Sound of Music
She had a notable guest appearance in sitcom Mother and Son as Heather the meals on wheels lady, starring Ruth Cracknell.
Brooks died in Sydney, New South Wales in 1985, aged around 61-62.
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Film
Tomorrow's Child (1957, TV play)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1957, TV play) as Cecily
His Excellency (1958, TV movie)
Bodgie (1959, TV play)
On the Beach (1959) as Lieutenant Hosgood, Bridie's secretary
The Sundowners (1960)
The Right Thing (1963, TV play) as Elena
A Private Island (1964, TV play) as Jean
Twelfth Night (1966, TV play) as Maria
Dot and the Kangaroo (1977) as voice
Television
Emergency-Ward 10 (1960)
Fury in Petticoats (1962) as Anne Dill
The Young Victoria (1963) as Queen Victoria
Behind the Legend (1974) as Mary Reibey
Cop Shop (1981) Nan Greer
Sons and Daughters (1982) as Nora Todd
A Country Practice (4 episodes guest role)
Mother and Son (1984) as Heather
Theatre
The Boy Friend
A Worm's Eye View
Top of the Bill
The Sound of Music
Radio
Blue Hills as Mandy Gordon