Anne Charleston

Anne Charleston (born 30 December 1942) is an Australian actress, notable for her career locally and in the United Kingdom and Ireland in theatre and television. She began her career on the stage in the mid-1950s before moving onto the small screen in the early 1960s, appearing in various telefilms. Following parts in a range of series by Crawford Productions, Charleston became known for her work in the cult classic series Prisoner, where she played three different characters between 1979 and 1984.^[1] Her most prominent television roles were in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, where she played matriarch Madge Bishop (1986–1992; 1996–2001), and the British soap Emmerdale, playing Lily Butterfield (2006–2009).