Denise Margaret Scott was born on 24 April 1955 and is an Australian stand-up comedian, actor, television and radio presenter.
12 Facts About Denise Scott
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Denise Scott was one of the most frequent guests on musical quiz show Spicks and Specks, and appeared several times on The Glass House and Good News Week.
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Denise Scott co-starred with Judith Lucy and Lynda Gibson in stage spectaculars Comedy Is Not Pretty and Comedy Is Still Not Pretty.
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Denise Scott was a member of the Vega 91.5 FM breakfast radio show; Dave and Denise with Shaun Micallef, until she finished up with Vega on 23 November 2007.
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Denise Scott appeared on Channel 31's To Hell in a Handbasket, with Dolly Diamond on Tuesday 17 December 2013.
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In 2017, Denise Scott started narrating the Australian travel series Travel Guides on the Nine Network, and again teamed up with Judith Lucy for a new live show, Disappointments which commenced touring and was performed in Melbourne in April 2017 as part of the International Comedy Festival.
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In 2019, Denise Scott competed in the sixteenth season of Dancing with the Stars, where she was paired up with Jeremy Garner.
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Denise Scott was second to be eliminated from the competition.
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In July 2019, Denise Scott announced her resignation as a panelist on Studio 10.
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Denise Scott portrays the ageing and frail Maggie, alongside Matt Okine who plays her son Arthur, the current series re-imagining introduces a multicultural aspect, with the current Arthur being from a migrant background.
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Denise Scott has two children, musician Jordie Lane and multidisciplinary artist Bonnie Lane.
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Denise Scott was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer just before embarking on the Mother and Son reboot, and underwent chemotherapy while shooting.