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1958May, 5

Vanessa Downing

Vanessa Downing, Australian actress
Vanessa Downing (born 5 May 1958) is an Australian actress and singer, voice artist and lawyer

Downing was appearing with singing group The Madgrials , an accapella group who were performing at the Sydney Opera House, when she was given the role of matriarch foster mother Pippa Fletcher in Home and AwayDowning other than her TV and film roles, is also a prominent actor in theatre, who has appeared in numerous productions.

She is also a lawyer with law firm Craddock Murray Neumann, a role she juggle's alongside her acting career

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Events on 1958

  • 13May

    Richard Nixon

    During a visit to Caracas, Venezuela, Vice President Richard Nixon's car is attacked by anti-American demonstrators.
  • 30May

    Arlington National Cemetery

    Memorial Day: The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, are buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
  • 16Jun

    Hungarian Revolution of 1956

    Imre Nagy, Pál Maléter and other leaders of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising are executed.
  • 18Aug

    Lolita

    Vladimir Nabokov's controversial novel Lolita is published in the United States.
  • 28Nov

    French colonial empire

    Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.