Margaret Helen Dence AM (born 1 February 1942) is an Australian actress of stage and screen, with a career spanning some seven decades. She is equally at home in both comedy and drama roles, and is best known to early audiences for her roles in the satirical TV comedy The Mavis Bramston Show, and also serving as that series' mascot. Dence featured in comedy Kingswood Country with stars Ross Higgins and Judi Farr, and is known for iconic roles in TV series The Sullivans, Prisoner and Neighbours as Dorothy Burke.