Actor Anne Phelan, who was well known for roles in as Myra Desmond in Prisoner and Kate in Bellbird, has died at the age of 71.
Phelan started acting in 1968 and appeared in many other programs including in Neighbours, Winners and Losers and as Monica Taylor in Something in the Air, on ABC TV.
The Media and Entertainment Arts Alliance (MEAA) said Phelan was a "much-loved performer" on Australian stages and screens and was passionate activist for her profession, her industry and her union.
She was praised as a woman with "a huge zest for life" by Chloe Dallimore, the MEAA Equity federal president.
"Anne was simply one of the best humans," she said in a post on Facebook.
"She was a lauded actor for her incredible body of work in our industry," she said.
Phelan was a patron of Positive Women Victoria, a support organisation for women living with HIV.
She was an Equity member for more than half a century.
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