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Monica Maughan
Monica Maughan (née Wood; 15 September 1933 – 8 January 2010) was an Australian actress. Among many roles, she portrayed Pat O'Connell on the television series Prisoner.
Maughan was born Monica Cresswell Wood in Tonga to Australian missionaries Rev. Dr A. Harold Wood and medical doctor Olive Wood (née O'Reilly). She had 5 brothers and sisters, including historian Elizabeth Wood-Ellem and minister H. D'Arcy Wood.
The family moved to Sydney in 1937 – Monica was three-and-a-half and spoke only Tongan – and shortly afterwards to Melbourne, where her father became principal of Methodist Ladies' College (MLC) and her mother his unofficial deputy.
Maughan attended MLC, where she received her only formal drama training with speech teacher Dorothy Dwyer, and went on to study French at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 1959 with a BA.
Maughan was a member of the Melbourne University Dramatic Club, where she adopted the stage name Maughan. She made her stage debut opposite Barry Humphries in Ben Hecht's fast-paced satire The Front Page in April 1954.
While studying part-time, Maughan worked as a secretary at St Ives Hospital in Melbourne. In 1960, she returned to MLC to teach speech.
Maughan launched her professional career with the Union Theatre Repertory Company (UTRC) in 1957 playing Capulet in Jean Anouilh's romantic comedy Ring Round the Moon at Union Theatre, Parkville. Her first lead role came that same year in Beauty and the Beast.
The UTRC, Australia's first professional theatre company, became the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) in 1968. It is believed that Maughan appeared in more plays for the company than any other actor. She also directed 2 plays for the MTC. Her last MTC performance was in the premiere production of David Williamson's Scarlett O'Hara at the Crimson Parrot in 2008.
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Monica Maughan
Monica Maughan (née Wood; 15 September 1933 – 8 January 2010) was an Australian actress. Among many roles, she portrayed Pat O'Connell on the television series Prisoner.
Maughan was born Monica Cresswell Wood in Tonga to Australian missionaries Rev. Dr A. Harold Wood and medical doctor Olive Wood (née O'Reilly). She had 5 brothers and sisters, including historian Elizabeth Wood-Ellem and minister H. D'Arcy Wood.
The family moved to Sydney in 1937 – Monica was three-and-a-half and spoke only Tongan – and shortly afterwards to Melbourne, where her father became principal of Methodist Ladies' College (MLC) and her mother his unofficial deputy.
Maughan attended MLC, where she received her only formal drama training with speech teacher Dorothy Dwyer, and went on to study French at the University of Melbourne, graduating in 1959 with a BA.
Maughan was a member of the Melbourne University Dramatic Club, where she adopted the stage name Maughan. She made her stage debut opposite Barry Humphries in Ben Hecht's fast-paced satire The Front Page in April 1954.
While studying part-time, Maughan worked as a secretary at St Ives Hospital in Melbourne. In 1960, she returned to MLC to teach speech.
Maughan launched her professional career with the Union Theatre Repertory Company (UTRC) in 1957 playing Capulet in Jean Anouilh's romantic comedy Ring Round the Moon at Union Theatre, Parkville. Her first lead role came that same year in Beauty and the Beast.
The UTRC, Australia's first professional theatre company, became the Melbourne Theatre Company (MTC) in 1968. It is believed that Maughan appeared in more plays for the company than any other actor. She also directed 2 plays for the MTC. Her last MTC performance was in the premiere production of David Williamson's Scarlett O'Hara at the Crimson Parrot in 2008.