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He let her select her own stage name (her real name was Lucy Emma "Billie" Winks) and she chose "Stella Southern" which means "star of the south".
He let her select her own stage name (her real name was Lucy Emma "Billie" Winks) and she chose "Stella Southern" which means "star of the south".
Originally from Sydney, she was working for a milliner when discovered by Beaumont Smith who cast her in The Manitoba from Snowy River (1920). She also appeared in a number of productions on stage in Brisbane.