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Born in Mackay, Queensland, on 26 August 1951, Delvene Delaney found stardom as “the sheila” on The Paul Hogan Show in the 1970s.
As a teen she had been a photographer’s assistant, then a Brisbane TV weather girl, a nanny-cum-cashier-cum-choreographer on a cruise ship, and even a Playboy bunny in London.
Back home in Australia, she made her TV acting debut on The Boxbefore winning Photographic Model of the Year, prompting Paul Hogan’s sidekick and business partner John Cornell to approach her in a bar and ask if she would like to be on the Hogan Show.
It was 1975 and Hogan had featured a string of guest “sheilas”, but Delvene could play anything from a 16-year-old girl to an 80-year-old-woman, was the right height, and had the right – shall we say – proportions . . . so she became the regular sheila.
Delvene’s voluptuous curves provided a constant punchline on the show and became something of a national obsession. But she avoided the bimbo tag, thanks to Hogan and Cornell’s writing.
Delvene married co-star John Cornell on New Years’ Eve 1977, eventually leaving The Paul Hogan Show to have her first baby.
She next played nurse Jo-Jo Adams for six months on The Young Doctors, guest starred o
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Delvene Delaney
Australian actress (born 1951
Delvene Delaney | |
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| Born | (1951-08-26) 26 August 1951 (age 73) Mackay, Queensland, Australia |
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| Years active | 1970−1986 |
| Spouse | John Cornell (m. 1977; died 2021) |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | Cassandra Delaney |
Delvene Delaney (born 26 Grand 1951) go over the main points an Inhabitant actress substantiation soap composition and coating, television advocator and vocalist.
Early life
[edit]Delaney was foaled in Mackay, Queensland, State, on 26 August 1951.
Career
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Delvene Delaney (born 26 August 1951) is an Australian actress and television presenter and was a recurring cast member of The Paul Hogan Show
The beauty pageant winner found fame on Australian television in the 1970s, initially as a weather presenter on Brisbane television. She followed this with stints in soap operas The Box as Penny O'Brien in 1974, and The Young Doctors as nurse Jojo Adams from 1976 to 1977.[1]
Delaney became better known as a recurring cast member of The Paul Hogan Show in the late 1970s. She also made regular appearances as a panel member on the game show Blankety Blanks in 1977–1979. She was co-presenter on the quiz show Sale of the Century from 1982 to 1986.
Delaney has been married to The Paul Hogan Show co-star John Cornell since the 1970s.[2] They have two children, Allira, a photographer, and Liana Cornell, a model and actress.