Denise drysdale biography

Australian television personality, actress and comedian

Denise Anne Christina Drysdale (born 5 December 1948)^[2] is an Australian television presenter, variety entertainer, actress, singer, dancer and comedian.

She is often affectionately known as "Ding Dong", a nickname invented by fellow performer Ernie Sigley.^[3] She was formerly a co-host of the morning show Studio 10.

Early life

Childhood

Born in the Melbourne suburb of Moorabbin, Drysdale and her family moved to Port Melbourne when she was three-and-a-half, where her parents ran the Fountain Inn Hotel.

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They lived there for eleven years, during which time Drysdale attended Kilbride Ladies Convent, South Melbourne.

Career beginnings

Drysdale's career began soon after the move to Port Melbourne. Referring to regulations for public bars to cease serving alcohol at 6pm, she observed:

During that time it was the 6 o'clock swill, and Mum didn't want her little girl seeing al