Patricia Ethell "Pat" McDonald was an Australian radio and television actress and the daughter of one of Australia's most prominent radio engineers, Arthur Stephen McDonald. She was best known for two long-running soap opera roles. She played comical malaproping gossip Dorrie Evans, for which she won the Gold Logie in the popular serial Number 96 between 1972 and 1977 and the film of the same name in 1974, as well as Aunty Fiona Thompson in Sons and Daughters in the 1980s. She was featured in both shows throughout their entire run.
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