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Arkie Deya Whiteley (6 November 1964 – 19 December 2001) was an Australian actress who appeared in television and film.

Arkie Whiteley
Born
Deya Whiteley

(1964-11-06)6 November 1964
Westminster, London, England[citation needed]
Died19 December 2001(2001-12-19) (aged 37)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Resting placeLavender Bay, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActress
Spouses
  • Christopher Kuhn
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1995; div. 1999)​
  • Jim Elliott
    ​
    (m. 2001)​

Early life and education


Arkie Whiteley's parents were the renowned Australian artist Brett Whiteley and cultural figure Wendy Whiteley. According to her obituary in The Times newspaper, when living with her parents at the Hotel Chelsea in New York as an infant her babysitter was US blues singer Janis Joplin.[1] Arkie was educated at the prestigious Ascham School in Sydney and an alternative school: the Australian International School at North Ryde, Sydney. She also attended Cremorne Girls High.


Career


Her television and film work included: A Town Like Alice, Razorback, Mad Max 2, Gallowglass, Princess Caraboo, and The Last Musketeer with Robson Green.[2] She also appeared in the television series Prisoner as troubled prostitute/junkie Donna Mason, and in early episodes of A Country Practice.[3][4]

After her father's overdose in 1992,[5] she negotiated with the New South Wales government to purchase his studio and run it as a studio museum managed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.[6]


Personal life


Whiteley married her first husband Christopher Kuhn in 1995;[7] they divorced in 1999. She married her second husband Jim Elliott in December 2001, shortly before she died from adrenal cancer on December 19, at age 37. She had a 7 year relationship with actor Paul Rhys who nursed her during her illness.[citation needed]

She was cremated at Sydney's Northern Suburbs Crematorium. Both Arkie's and her father Brett's ashes are buried in an undisclosed location in Wendy's secret garden in the Sydney North Shore suburb of Lavender Bay.


Filmography


Film
Year Title Role Notes
1981 The Killing of Angel Street Tina Benson Feature film
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior The Captain's Girl Feature film
1984 Razorback Sarah Cameron Feature film
1989 Scandal Vicky Feature film, UK
1994 Princess Caraboo Betty Feature film, UK
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1978People Like UsYoung Elaine FrithTV miniseries UK, 3 episodes
1979A Place In The Worldunknown roleABC TV miniseries, 1 episode
1980Spring & FallAngelaABC TV series, Episode: "The Last Card"
1980Slippery Slideunknown roleTV movie
1981Menottiunknown roleABC TV series, 1 episode
1981A Sporting Chanceunknown roleABC TV series, 1 episode 2: "Nobody Loves A Loser"
1981A Town Like AliceAnnieTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1981Parkinson In AustraliaHerself - GuestABC TV series, 1 episode
1981A Country PracticeJenny SecombeTV series, 2 episodes
1982PrisonerDonna MasonTV series, 13 episodes
1983-1984KingsAlison KingTV series, 13 episodes
1990Screen TwoMaryTV series UK, 1 Episode: "Drowning in the Shallow End"
1990The Secret Life of Ian FlemingGallinaTV movie, US
1990Perfect ScoundrelsFleurTV series UK, 2 episodes
1991Van der ValkRuth Van Der ValkTV series UK, 1 Episode: "Doctor Hoffmann's Children"
19914 PlayGirl on beachTV series UK, 1Episode: "But Beautiful"
1992Love HurtsAnnabel GoldingTV series UK, 2 episodes
1992Natural LiesJo ScottTV series UK, 3 episodes
1993GallowglassNinaTV miniseries UK, 3 episodes
1993Sweating BulletsPatsy Stratton (as Arkie Whitely)TV series US, 1 Episode: "The Patsy"
1995CasualtyEleanor MorriseyTV series UK, 1 Episode: "Money for Nothing"
1996–1997Kavanagh QCHelen AmesTV series UK, 6 episodes
1998The GrandMadame Euphrasine de Bourg D'OisansTV series UK, 1 Episode: "Episode #2.5"
1998McCallumCatrinTV series UK, 1 Episode: "Beyond Good and Evil"
1999Without WarningMegan TurnerTV movie
2000The Last MusketeerDr. Elizabeth Fraser (as Arkie WhitelyTV movie, UK
2000A Dinner of HerbsMadeleine CottleTV miniseries UK, 3 episodes
2001A Touch of FrostDr. Helena GibsonTV series UK, 1 Episode: "Benefit of the Doubt: Part 1" (final appearance)

References


  1. "Living the dream". 29 July 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. "Arkie Whiteley". BFI.
  3. "Prisoner: Cell Block H – episode 290". www.wwwentworth.co.uk.
  4. "Arkie Whiteley".
  5. Katrina, Strickland (2013). Affairs of the art : love, loss and power in the art world. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Publishing. ISBN 978-0-522-85862-4. OCLC 829995695.
  6. "Studio history :: About the Studio :: Brett Whiteley Studio :: Art Gallery NSW". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au.
  7. "The will to win – smh.com.au". www.smh.com.au. 14 December 2002. Retrieved 25 October 2017.



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А́рки Де́йя Уа́йтли (англ. Arkie Deya Whiteley; 6 ноября 1964, Лондон, Англия, Великобритания — 19 декабря 2001, Пальм-Бич  (англ.) (рус., Сидней, Новый Южный Уэльс, Австралия) — австралийская актриса.


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