10 Facts About Bettina Welch

Bettina Catherine Welch was a New Zealand-born Australia-based actress, primarily in radio and theatre and of the latter in television roles.

Bettina Welch was best known for her role in television soap opera Number 96 as Maggie Cameron, a scheming businesswoman and fashion editor.

Bettina Welch married Dermot Patrick O'Brien on 20 February 1945 at St Canice's Catholic Church, Rushcutters Bay, New South Wales.

Bettina Welch subsequently took one of the lead roles in four-handed comedy Any Wednesday, appeared in productions of There's A Girl In My Soup, and The Band Wagon.

Bettina Welch played in Melbourne and Sydney in Hal Porter's Australian play Eden House.

In 1971 Bettina Welch appeared in an episode of popular situation comedy series The Group.

Bettina Welch says she partly based her characterisation of Maggie on the Mrs Robinson character played by Anne Bancroft in feature film The Graduate.

In 1973 Bettina Welch left Number 96 temporarily to again act on stage opposite Robert Morley, this time in How the Other Half Loves.

Bettina Welch returned to the series after that, and reprised the role in the feature film version of Number 96 released in 1974.

Bettina Welch returned for a guest appearance in 1976 when Maggie's trial was shown, and she appeared in the show's final episode in 1977 where it was explained that Maggie had been released from prison.