Olive lives by the mantra "age is not for sissies". She's enamoured with life and is fighting off the ailments of old age with a strict diet, exercise and mental activities like cards, book club and sudoku.
Olive is the enthusiastic social cruise director of her peers and loves a fiery debate, respecting those who'll rise to the challenge. If you didn't really know her, you might not recognise her love for stirring the pot. While her disposition could be interpreted as bossy, to Olive she's just direct.
She's built her life by working hard, keeping a marriage together, raising a tribe of children and being an active charity worker, so she's by no means naïve. She simply does not suffer fools.
Olive believes if she'd been born 10 years later she might have joined the feminist movement and become a hippy. She enjoys being a grandmother more than a mother – simply because she has more time – and she feels a special connection with her granddaughter, Poppy, sharing the same adventurous spirit she has. However, she wishes Poppy had more gumption.
Maggie Dence plays Olive Hammond
Maggie Dence has been a famous face in Australia since the Sixties and the iconic The Mavis Brampston Show.
She has brought to life a number of very memorable television characters including Auntie Rose in The Sullivans, Bev Barker in Prisoner and Dorothy Burke in Neighbours.
Maggie's other television credits include Boney, Division 4, Homicide, Doctor Downunder, Kingswood Country, A Town Like Alice, The Flying Doctors, A Country Practice, Correlli, Blue Heelers, Water Rats, Grass Roots, Stingers, Always Greener, All Saints and Small Claims – The Reunion.
Maggie's feature film credits include Wake In Fright, Play Faces, Best Of Friends, Captain Invincible, Stanley, Luigi's Ladies, Home Brew, The Big Wish, Danny Deckchair, Peter Pan and Look Both Ways.
Maggie has performed in more than 60 productions both around Australia and the UK.
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