Veteran showbiz star Lorrae Desmond, best known for
A Country Practice has died, aged 91.
Her death on the Gold Coast was announced on social media and confirmed by friends.
Dinah Lee said: “My beautiful friend and a true Australian Legend passed away today. We toured Vietnam together in 1967 and remained friends to this day. My thoughts and love to your family, friends and your many fans. Rest In Peace Lorrae Desmond.”
Desmond enjoyed a vast showbiz career including
The Lorrae Desmond Show, Homicide, Number 96, Arcade, Home & Away, stage musicals and cabaret, entertaining troops in Vietnam from 1967-1971, plus the Middle East, Malaysia, Singapore, Kenya and Somalia.