Robina Beard

Biography

Robina Beard is a veteran English-Australian actress, dancer, and choreographer born in 1938 in Twickenham, England. She began her dance training at age six and later migrated to Australia with her family in 1949. Beard is best known for her iconic role as "Madge the Manicurist" in Palmolive dishwashing liquid advertisements from 1968, a part that cemented her status as a beloved Australian performer.