Denise Drysdale (born in Melbourne, 5 December 1948) is an Australian television personality and comedian. After being in showbiz for over 57 years, she has been in many Australian productions, often as a presenter. Her nickname is Ding-Dong.
Born Denise Anne Christina Drysdale, she began her career as a dancing three-year-old. Drysdale began working with television at 10 years of age with GTV9 in Melbourne, working in the junior ballet on the Ta...
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Denise Drysdale (born in Melbourne, 5 December 1948) is an Australian television personality and comedian. After being in showbiz for over 57 years, she has been in many Australian productions, often as a presenter. Her nickname is Ding-Dong.
Born Denise Anne Christina Drysdale, she began her career as a dancing three-year-old. Drysdale began working with television at 10 years of age with GTV9 in Melbourne, working in the junior ballet on the Tarax Show.
By age 16, she was sacked from Graham Kennedy's In Melbourne Tonight for being overweight and the "weak link". Photographed at the time by a Channel Nine photographer, Denise went on to win the annual Girl of the Year Award with Everybody's magazine in 1964. Claiming to be a singer, despite never have sung professionally in her life, Denise was invited to tour Australia with Ray Brown & The Whispers. She was then offered a recording contract and appeared in 26 episodes of the ABC's Dig We Must.
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