Dana Wilson (actress)

Dana Wilson (1949 – March 2015) was an Australian actress best known for playing Peter Finch's daughter in the 1957 fim The Shiralee.[1][2][3]

Following the success of the film she travelled to England and appeared in A Cry from the Streets (1958) with fellow Australian child actor Colin Petersen.[4][5][6] Wilson traveled to Russia to promote the film.[7]

On her return to Australia she had a small role in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll[8] then she retired. Wilson married and had four children, one of whom predeceased her.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b Tesolin, Lauren (March 25, 2015). "'She was a national treasure': Aussie actor Dana Wilson star of The Shiralee dies aged 66".
2. ^ ""GAP-TOOTHED" DANA IS THE OEADS' PIN-UP". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 25, no. 13\. Australia, Australia. 4 September 1957. p. 13. Retrieved 22 November 2024 - via National Library of Australia.
3. ^ "FILM FAN-FARE". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 25, no. 4\. Australia, Australia. 3 July 1957. p. 33. Retrieved 22 November 2024 - via National Library of Australia.
4. ^ "Britain's Money Pacers 1958". Variety. 15 April 1959. p. 60.
5. ^ "Two bright stars who were kept in the dark". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 26, no. 6\. Australia, Australia. 16 July 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 22 November 2024 - via National Library of Australia.
6. ^ Vagg, Stephen (26 November 2024). "The Brief Movie Stardom of Colin (Smiley) Petersen". Filmink. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
7. ^ "DANA WILSON AT MOSCOW PREMIERE". The Canberra Times. Vol. 33, no. 9, 367. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 August 1959. p. 30. Retrieved 22 November 2024 - via National Library of Australia.
8. ^ Vagg, Stephen (27 February 2025). "Wrecking Australian stories: Summer of the Seventeenth Doll". Filmink. Retrieved 27 February 2025.

## External links

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* Dana Wilson at IMDb