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The Granny Rapper

The Granny Rapper aka Mary Remedios ( born Mary Evans 2 August 1939 ) is an English actress, comedienne, jazz singer, writer, film and TV extra, rapper, poet, songwriter and dancer, whose career started with The Murwillumbah Theatre Company in 2000. She starred in many of The Company's leading roles and directed several productions.

Early Life: Born Mary Evans in Liverpool, UK on 2 August 1939. She is the daughter of George and Mary Ann Evans, a driver and a housewife. She attended Chatsworth Street Primary School before winning a scholarship to Liverpool Girls' College. Emigrated to Australia 1970.

Career: Started in 2000 as an actor with an amateur theatre company, The Murwillumbah Theatre Company (MTC) NSW Australia. Performed in the company's annual plays and directed several productions. A dressmaker by trade, she created and co-ordinated costumes for the wardrobe department. The Granny Rapper character was created in collaboration with her son Francis Exon, to form the comic duo, The Granny Rapper and The Prodigal Son. In 2009, Mary signed with Ego Management Casting Agency as an extra, and has appeared in TV commercials and the following movies, The Chronicles of Narnia: 'The Voyage of the Dawn Trader' by C.S. Lewis, 'Sisters of War' and 'Mental' in 2012, directed by P.J. Hogan and starring Toni Collette.  Charity: Mary is a strong advocate of Food For Life (FFL), a vegetarian food relief organisation, based on the principles of ahimsa (non-violence), the largest international food distribution charity in the world.

Personal Life: In 1957, Mary married Robert Peter Exon. The marriage ended in divorce in 1962. Emigrating to Australia in 1970, she married Rodney Remedios in 1971. She is a practising member of Iskcon ( International Society for Krishna Consciousness ) since 1973.