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Dawn Klingberg
Born1937 (1937)
Died2023 (aged 85–86)
Other names
  • Dawn Klingburg
  • Dawn Clinberg
OccupationActress
Years active1959–2023

Dawn Klingberg (1937 – 2023)[1] was an Australian actress known for her roles in Prisoner: Cell Block H, the Crone in BeastMaster, and her final screen role as the Corpse Minder in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

Career

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Before landing her first screen role, Klingberg was a fashion designer of the Clementine label[2] and active in Australian theatre in Adelaide portraying Angela in Barry Pree's A Fox in the Night (1959),[3][4] and in Melbourne in 1963, portraying Maggie in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Terence Donovan as Brick.[5]

Early screen appearances include roles on the Australian series Homicide (1964)[6] and Prisoner (1979–85), and the theatrical film Kostas (1979).

In the 1980s Kingberg appears in the theatrical films Lonely Hearts (1982), Man of Flowers (1983), and Cactus (1986), and a role on the television series Special Squad (1984).

During the 1990s her television appearances include Neighbours (1990–2013), Phoenix (1993), Halifax F.P. (1995), Blue Heelers (1997–2004), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World (1999, 2000), the miniseries Snowy (1993) and the made-for-television film The Ripper (1997). She also appeared in the 1991 feature film A Woman's Tale.

Klingberg remained active into the 2000s. In 2001, she is credited as Dawn Klingburg in BeastMaster, portraying a fortune telling crone named Olana, who predicts Dar's death in the season three episode, "Destiny."[7] Other television series guest roles include City Homicide (2007), Bed of Roses (2010), and Outland (2012), the television film Dogwoman: A Grrrl's Best Friend (2000), and the miniseries Childhood's End (2015). Feature films include Innocence (2000), Till Human Voices Wake Us (2002), One Perfect Day (2004), the horror films Damned by Dawn and Prey (both in 2009), Force of Destiny (2015), and in 2020 she appeared in both The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee and The Dry.

Her final screen appearance was the role of Corpse Minder in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, released posthumously in 2024.

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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Dawn Klingberg television credits
YearTitleRoleNotes Ref.
1964–1966HomicideEdna Malone / Dawn Kirby / Beryl Dunn3 episodes[6]
1979–1985Prisoner: Cell Block HWoman / Officer Edwards (uncredited) / Ellen / Jen / Mrs. Graham20 episodes[2][17]
1984Special SquadUnknownEpisode: "Until Death"[18]
1990–2013NeighboursVera Carmichael / Nell Woodrow / Ingrid Farah4 episodes[19]
1993SnowyOld Woman (as Dawn Clinberg)TV miniseries[20]
1993PhoenixYvonne1 episode
1995Halifax F.P.Homeless WomanEpisode: "The Feeding"[21]
1997The RipperOld womanTV movie[22]
1997–2004Blue HeelersMrs. Mundy / Gwen Kinnear / Grandma Kenny3 episodes[23][24][25]
1998SeaChangeMrs. Cynthia Fitzwalter1 episode[26]
1998State CoronerGwen Smith1 episode[27]
1998StingersPearl Gallagher1 episode[28]
1999, 2000The Lost WorldOld Woman / Woman2 episodes[29][30]
2000Dogwoman: A Grrrl's Best FriendPearlTV movie[31]
2001BeastMasterCrone (as Dawn Klingburg)Episode: "Destiny" (S3.E8)[7][32]
2007City HomicideSharon FinneganEpisode: "The Ripe Fruits In The Garden"[33]
2010Bed of RosesEvelyn Longbottom1 episode[1]
2012OutlandMrs. Reynolds1 episode[34]
2015Childhood's EndElderly NunTV miniseries[35]

References

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  1. ↑ Tanskaya, Alissa; Caputo, Raffaele; Murray, Scott, eds. (1995). Australian Film, 1978-1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features. Oxford University Press. p. 37. ISBN 9780195537772. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  2. ↑ Australian Film, 1978-1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features. p. 131.
  3. ↑ Australian Film, 1978-1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features. p. 183.
  1. ↑ Shelley, Peter (September 6, 2012). Australian Horror Films, 1973-2010. McFarland. p. 260. ISBN 9780786489930. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 Australian Horror Films, 1973-2010. p. 278.
  1. 1 2 3 4 Stevens, Abigail (May 26, 2024). "Furiosa's 5 End-Credit Dedications Explained". ScreenRant. Valnet Publishing Group. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Renshaw, Mary; Darcy, John; D'Arcy, Gabby (October 14, 2015). Live Wire: A Memoir of Bon Scott by Three People Who Knew Him Best. Allen & Unwin. ISBN 9781925268225. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  3. ↑ "Dawn Klingberg as Angela". The Australian Quarterly. 31 (1971). Indiana University: Kraus Reprint. 1971. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  4. ↑ Bollen, Jonathan; Kiernander, Adrian; Parr, Bruce (2008). Men at Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre Since the 1950s. Brill. p. 146. ISBN 9789401205528. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Dawn Klingberg as Maggie". The Bulletin. 85 (1963). Cornell University: 33. 1963. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Homicide: "Aunt Sally"". Plex. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Destiny". Beastmaster. Season 3. Episode 8. November 19, 2001. CTV (Syndicated).
  8. ↑ Nash, Jay Robert; Ross, Stanley Ralph, eds. (1985). "Lonely Hearts". The Motion Picture Guide. 5. University of California: Cinebooks: 1714. ISBN 978-0-933997-05-9. Retrieved 13 June 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  9. ↑ Willis, John (February 2000). "A Woman's Tale (Orion Classics)". Screen World. 43 (1992). Bloomsbury Academic: 232. ISBN 978-1-55783-135-4. Retrieved 13 June 2026.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  10. ↑ Willis, John (June 2005). Monush, Barry (ed.). "Till Human Voices Wake Us". Screen World. 55 (2004). Bloomsbury Academic: 217. ISBN 9781557836397. OCLC 1557836396.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)
  11. ↑ "Dawn Klingberg". Apple TV+. Apple, Inc. Retrieved June 11, 2026.
  12. ↑ Time Out Film Guide. University of Michigan: Penguin Books. 2007. p. 851. ISBN 978-1-904978-60-2. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  13. ↑ Prey is the original title, also known as Dreamtime's Over, and The Outback.[ah 2]
  14. ↑ "Force of Destiny: Credits". Savage Films. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Deep Storage (short)". Amazon Prime Video. Amazon.com. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee: Cast & Crew". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Episode 87". Who's Who in Wentworth: All you need to know about Prisoner: Cell Block H. 18 November 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Special Squad: episode guide". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  19. ↑ "Neighbours: Vera Carmichael (1990)". The Perfect Blend. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  20. ↑ "Snowy: episode guide - Dams, Schemes and Damn Schemes". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  21. ↑ "Dawn Klingberg". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media / NBCUniversal. Retrieved June 13, 2026.
  22. ↑ Meikle, Denis (2002). Jack the Ripper: The Murders and the Movies. Reynolds & Hearn. p. 231. ISBN 9781903111321. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Blue Heelers: episode guide: series 4 (1997)". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Blue Heelers: episode guide: series 9 (2002)". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  25. ↑ "Blue Heelers: episode guide: series 11 (2004)". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  26. ↑ "SeaChange: episode guide: series 1". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  27. ↑ "State Coroner: episode guide: series 2". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  28. ↑ "Stingers: series 1". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  29. ↑ "The Lost World: episode guide: series 1". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "The Lost World: episode guide: series 2". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  31. ↑ "Dogwoman: episode guide: A Grrrl's Best Friend". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  32. ↑ "BeastMaster: Destiny (S3, E8)". Apple TV. Apple, Inc. November 19, 2001. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  33. ↑ "City Homicide: episode guide (series 1)". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  34. ↑ "Outland: Cast & Crew". ScreenRant. Valnet Publishing Group. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  35. ↑ "Childhood's End: cast". Australian Television Information Archive. T. Zuk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
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