Dame Leonie Judith Kramer, AC, DBE (1 October 1924 – 20 April 2016) was an Australian academic, educator and professor.

[3] She took her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1945, and later attended Oxford University, where she graduated Doctor of Philosophy in 1953.

[8] A major focus of Kramer's critical writing was the works of Henry Handel Richardson.

She was the first woman to be appointed to the Chair of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1982–83),[6][2]: 76–82  having served as a member of the ABC Board since 1977.

During her time at the ABC, Kramer came to be known as "Servalan" after the autocratic character in the BBC science fiction series Blake's 7.

[14][2]: 70–75  The senate had passed a no-confidence motion concerning to contract details of then-Vice Chancellor Gavin Brown.

The couple moved to Australia in 1953, as Harry refused to return to South Africa while apartheid prevailed there.

[15] In 2011, following worsening health associated with advanced Alzheimer's disease, Kramer's daughters admitted her to Lulworth House for full-time residential care.