- She emigrated from the UK to Australia with her mother, aged 4, after the death of her father.
- MGM cast her as Greer Garson's daughter-in-law in their prestigious movie Mrs. Miniver but she had to withdraw from the film when she discovered she was pregnant with her first child. The role went to Teresa Wright.
- She was a successful actress and singer however she will be best remembered as a great humanitarian. She was one of the founders of the Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific (FSP), which is now an international network of development agencies FSPI.
- Born in Bristol, migrated to Melbourne, Australia aged 4
- Mother was a former professional singer
- Was spotted by a talent scout while sunning herself on Sydney's Bondi Beach
- Received a humanitarian service award from 'Clinton, Hilary' for her work with the Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific.
- At the end of the Second World War her husband returned to MGM eventually winding up as president of MGM International.
- Played the female lead in the first Australian film to win international success, '40,000 Horsemen'.
- In 1963 the Silversteins met Father Stan Hosie, a Marist Catholic priest, who told them of the work of missions in Melanesia and Polynesia, and together they conceived the notion of an organisation to develop areas of health, education, agriculture and business to service the needs of the peoples of these nations. In 1966 the Foundation for the Peoples of the South Pacific was launched by Bryant, Father Stan and their fellow supporters Sir Peter Ustinov and Sophia Loren, and is acknowledged to have made a positive difference to the lives of people throughout Africa, Asia and the Pacific. In 2000 she and Father Stan Hosie were given humanitarian service awards by Hillary Clinton.
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