Background
Biscoe was born in Shimla, India, to a British army officer and civil servant. She came to Australia with her family due to the Partition of India, grew up in Sydney, and moved with her family to Sandy Bay in Hobart when she was nine.
Biscoe was born in Shimla, India, to a British army officer and civil servant. She came to Australia with her family due to the Partition of India, grew up in Sydney, and moved with her family to Sandy Bay in Hobart when she was nine.
While studying medicine at the University of Tasmania, she sang and played some guitar in the Sunday night jazz club Her studies and fledgling career were interrupted by a car accident which damaged her sight. She was a finalist in the Starflight International talent quest of the Australian television show Bandstand, competing for an overseas trip and a recording contract.
She recorded her first LP in Sydney in 1965 with Columbia Broadcasting System records.
She gained fame in her adopted home of Adelaide in South Australia when she regularly appeared on the Nine Network children"s show Here"s Humphrey, and later as a presenter on another popular children"s show based in Adelaide, Channel Niners. Biscoe has been Deputy Mayor of the Barossa Council local government area, a naturopath, and Chair of the Tanunda Town Committee.
During the early 1990s, Biscoe was parodied by Adelaide comedian Glynn Nicholas who played Paté Biscuit on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television comedy show, The Big Gig. Biscoe appeared in several episodes with Nicholas, one time tying up Biscuit and taking his place on the show with Bongo, Biscuit"s hand puppet.
She also appeared on the show using her own hand puppet, Bongette—the female counterpart of Bongo.
When on screen together, neither Bongo nor Bongette could hide their attraction for the other.