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Travels From:
Sydney
Fee Range: C
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Australia fell in love with Effie when in the late 80's she appeared on stage in 'Wogs out of Work' bringing comedy to Australia's multicultural map. The television hit 'Acropolis Now' shortly followed with Effie writing many of the episodes and in the star role. Cementing her place in multicultural history, Mary continued with a string of successful shows such as 'Wog-a-rama'and her own one woman show 'Waiting for Effie' which toured nationally throughout Australia.
Mary also starred in the critically acclaimed 'Effie X-Posed'. She also appeared as Constable Julie Makris in the police drama series 'Skirts, Good Guys Bad Guys' and as a lawyer in the award winning drama 'Wildside'.
Her Film credits include 'Mull, for which she received as AFI nomination for Best Supporting Actress, 'Nirvana Street Murder' and 'Hercules Returns'. Her hit single 'Amigos Para Siempre' (Friends for Life) sung with Norman Gunston went top 20 on the Aria charts
In 1993 Mary won the Logie Award and Variety Heart Club Award for Best Comedy Performer
As Effie she worked on Melbourne's FOX FM breakfast team and has even been the corporate face for AAPT. Effie more recently hosted her own show - with her family - called 'Greeks on the Roof' and has released a book 'Effie's Guide to Being Up Yourself'.
Presentation Titles:
Corporate Comedy and Master of Ceremonies
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