Thelma Mansfield

Thelma Mansfield
Born1949
NationalityIrish
OccupationTelevision presenter
Years active1965 - 1999
Websitehttp://www.thelmamansfield.ie

Thelma Mansfield (born 1949) is an Irish television presenter and artist that worked mainly with RTÉ television. She started out at RTÉ in 1965 as a continuity announcer.[1][2]

From 1986–97, she co-hosted the RTÉ 1 afternoon show Live at 3 with Derek Davis.[3]

Since retiring in the late 1990s, Mansfield has concentrated on painting and regularly exhibits her work.[4] She married photographer John "Johnny" Morris, son of Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin and twin brother of Mouse Morris.[5] They have two sons.[6]

References

  1. ^ "50 Years of RTÉ". Irish-TV. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Interview RTÉ". RTÉ. 5 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
  3. ^ Murphy, Catherine (16 October 2011). "Female TV Presenters: There is only one Queen Bee". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  4. ^ Interview from 2006, independent.ie; accessed 17 May 2015.
  5. ^ Collins, Liam (4 June 2015). "Great tragedy for family steeped in sport and history". Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  6. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "Person Page - 49042: Thelma G. Mansfield". The Peerage. Retrieved 10 April 2016.


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