Famous People with Name Una

Una Hale            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Una Hale: was an Australian soprano, mainly known in Australia and the UK.Una Hale was born in Adelaide, South Australia and came to Britain in 1946 to study at the Royal College of Music. She appeared with the Carl Rosa Opera Company from 1949 to 1954, playing many leading roles, such as Violetta in La Traviata Micaela Carmen and Marguerite in "Faust". In 1954 she was engaged by the Covent Garden Opera Company as a Principal Soprano, where she sang all the major Lyric Soprano roles, being especially noted for her portrayals of Ellen Orford (Peter Grimes), Eva (Die Meistersinger) The Marschallin (Der Rosenkavalier), and Lieu (Turandot)

Una Lillian Paisley            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Una Lillian Paisley: captained the Australia national women's cricket team in 4 Test matches against New Zealand and England.[1]A right handed batswoman and off break bowler, she played 12 Test matches in all from 1948 to 1961, scoring 471 runs with a best of 108, one of her two centuries. She also took 19 wickets at 22.94. She was born on November 18, 1922 in Kew in Melbourne in Victoria where she died in 1977, aged 54.