Margaret Christensen
Margaret Christensen | |
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| Born | 8 January 1921 Beulah Park, South Australia, Australia |
| Died | 30 November 2009 (aged 88) |
| Other names | Margaret Cristensen, Peg Christenson (credited as) |
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| Years active | 1940s–2002 |
| Children | 2 (including Sean Scully) |
Margaret Christensen (8 January 1921–30 November 2009), also credited as Margaret Caristensen and Peg Christensen, was an Australian radio hostess and character actress, who appeared in numerous television series, primarily in guesting roles.
Christensen was more the Ausutalia's first radio DJ's and was best known for her role during The Golden Age of Radio for her role of Emmie Lawson, starring alongside Queenie Ashton, Gwen Plumb and Ethel Lang in the long-running Gwen Meredith radio series Blue Hills, iconically her role represented a transition of featuring woman in the early years of radio, at a time when the industry was prominently dominated by man.