Elisabeth Kirkby

Elisabeth Wilma Burton Kirkby was a British-born Australian politician, actress, radio broadcaster, producer, director and screenwriter. Kirkby entered politics in 1977 serving as state parliamentary leader with the Australian Democrats in the New South Wales Legislative Council from 1981 to 1998, after which she served a shorter tenure with the Australian Progressive Alliance party with a seat on local government, as a councillor for Temora from 1999 and 2004.