began transmission from the radio station 3UZ in Melbourne. It was introduced by American expatriate Grace Gibson. It starred Lyndall Barbour as the title character who was renamed "Portia Manning." It was broadcast for 3,544 quarter-hour episodes until 1970 and every episode started with the introduction, "A story taken from the heart of every woman who has ever dared to love." The series also was broadcast from the ZB radio network in New Zealand. Following the conclusion of Portia Faces Life, Lyndall Barbour was cast as Portia again in four smaller shows: Partners in Jeopardy, The Silent Witness, The Haverlock Affair and The Seed of Evil. Portia Manning also had cameo appearances in Violets are Blue, Clayton Place and Thirty Days Hath September. See also List of radio soaps References Dunning, John. Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Oliver, Wayne. "Offstage Troubles." Baltimore Sun, March 20, 1955, p. A8. "Woman's Thrilling Battle With Crime in New Series," Seattle Times, April 14, 1940, p. 13. External links Script for Episode #1411 (September 3, 1945) 1940s American radio programs 1950s American radio programs 1954 American television series debuts 1955 American television series endings American television soap operas American radio soap operas Australian radio dramas Black-and-white American television shows CBS original programming English-language television shows CBS Radio programs NBC radio programs CBS network soap operas