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Guest Character Profiles > Moina Beresford Esme Melville

Moina Beresford 1994
Marital Status: Seamus Beresford
Children: Pamela

The mother of Ramsay Street resident Pam Willis, Moina Beresford was widowed when husband Seamus died of a heart attack. She remained active, however, and arrived in Erinsborough for the naming day of her first great-grandson, Zac, born to Pam’s daughter, Gaby. The event was largely a success, despite constant jibes between Moina and her son-in-law, Doug Willis, about him eating fatty foods, since that was what had led to her husband dying. The event then turned out to be a doubly happy occasion, as Moina learnt that she was about to become a great-grandmother for a second time, as Beth, the wife of Pam’s son, Brad, announced that she was expecting. A couple of days later, after plenty more bickering between Moina and Doug - particularly on the subject of potatoes, as, despite all of the evidence that pointed to a heart attack, she was convinced that her Seamus had actually died after eating a green potato - Moina and Beth left Erinsborough to travel home together.

Trivia Notes
• Esme Melville previously played Mrs York in 1986 and Jean Halliday in 1993 and returned in 2002 in the recurring role of Rose Belker
• Click here to read our interview with Esme, and here to read our tribute to her

Episodes Featured
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