Bettina Welch was a tall red-haired Australia-based theatre actress with imposing presence.

She was born in 1922 in New Zealand. Moved to Australia where she first acted on radio whilst still in her teens. A long career in Australian theatre followed, with occasional television appearances. Despite her theatre background she became best known as scheming businesswoman Maggie Cameron in the soap opera Number 96. She later had small featured roles in Australian film and television productions. She died in 1993.