Toni Lamond, known for her roles in Annie Get Your Gun and My Fair Lady, dies aged 93
Australian performer Toni Lamond has died aged 93.
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Australian performer Toni Lamond has died aged 93, after an extensive career in cabaret, theatre, film and television.
Her illustrious career included starring in the theatre productions of Oliver!, Annie Get Your Gun and My Fair Lady.
Commemorations have poured in reflecting on her "list of TV, stage and movie credits as long as your arm".
Australian performer Toni Lamond has died aged 93 after an extensive career in cabaret, theatre, film and television.
The performer's many accolades include Logie Awards, Mo Awards and the JC Williamson Lifetime Achievement Award.
In 2003, she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for her service to the entertainment industry.
Lamond's career spanned over eight decades
Lamond started her professional career aged 10 when she sang on the radio.
She then went on to a showbiz career that spanned over eight decades.
During her career, she starred in numerous Australian theatre productions, including Oliver!, Annie Get Your Gun and My Fair Lady.
Her film and TV credits include Number 96, The Pirates of Penzance and Razzle Dazzle.
She was often a guest on variety and talk shows, including The Graham Kennedy Show, The Mike Walsh Show, The Bert Newton Show and Good Morning Australia.
Lamond also wrote several autobiographical books, including First Half, Along the Way, and Still a Gypsy.
Family of entertainers
Lamond was born in 1932 in Sydney to comedian Stella Lamond and actor Joe Lawman.
She married performer Frank Sheldon in 1954, with whom she had her son, Tony.
Loading...In 1966, tragedy hit when her husband Frank died by suicide, while she was touring Oliver!
She recalled having to perform the night after his funeral, saying, "it left a heartbreak that went on for years".
Lamond's half-sister, Helen Reddy, was also a famous singer and actress, who died in 2020 aged 78.
Toni Lamond's half-sister was late Australian singer Helen Reddy.
Reddy was the first Australian to win a Grammy Award, with her song I Am Woman in 1973.
Loading...Lamond's son, Tony Sheldon, became an actor and singer himself.
He has played thousands of performances as Bernadette in Priscilla Queen of the Desert across Australia, Canada, the UK and the US.
Commemorations for Lamond
Lamond's son, Tony, released a series of images on Instagram commemorating her life.
Entertainment reporter Peter Ford posted on X: "What a life and career!"
"A list of TV, stage and movie credits as long as your arm — both here and overseas."
"Her son Tony Sheldon continues the family showbiz dynasty."
Actress Sally-Anne Upton posted on X saying she was "honoured to have worked with Toni".
"Her warmth, generosity and knockout stage presence stay with me always. Rest in peace, beautiful Toni."