Mary Ward Breheny (born 6 March 1915), credited professionally as Mary Ward, is a former Australian actress of stage, television, and film, and a radio announcer.
Ward trained in England and Australia, and worked in England on the stage circuit, before appearing in film.
Returning to Australia, she became one of the first female radio announcers at the ABC in Australia.
She is perhaps best known, both locally and internationally though as a character actress portraying elderly characters in television soap opera roles including: "Mum" (Jeanette) Brooks in the cult series Prisoner, and devious Dee Morrell in soap opera Sons and Daughters.
Ward retired from the industry in 2000, and in 2019 she turned 104 years old.