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Name: Margo McLennan  
   
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Date of Birth: 8th February 1938
   
Place of Birth: Peckham, London, England, UK
   
Profession: Actress
 
 
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Margo McLennan (February 8, 1938 – August 3, 2004) was a British actress known for her role in the Australian soap opera Prisoner.

Born Eileen Marguerite McMenemy in Peckham, London she originally trained to be an ice skater before becoming an actress. She changed her name to Margo Mayne in the 1960s and appeared in several British TV series including Night Train To Surbiton and Ransom For A Pretty Girl before moving to Australia. She went on to play a succession of glamorous characters in shows such as The Gentle Killers, Motive for Murder and The Man from Interpol. In the mid-1960s she appeared in the movie Spaceflight SC-1.

Margo's first appearance on Prisoner was in 1979 as Catherine Roberts, sent to prison for running over her daughter's rapist. During the 1980s she returned to the show for three episodes as Officer Parsons. Her final acting role was in Prisoner Queen (2003), playing a waitress obsessed with the TV Series.

In later life, she was an advocate for gay marriage. Upon learning she had cancer, she returned to Britain with her husband Rob McLennan.

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