Victoria Constance Mary Longley (24 September 1960 – 29 August 2010) was an Australian actress. She worked extensively in television.
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Born | (1960-09-24)24 September 1960 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Died | 29 August 2010(2010-08-29) (aged 49) St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1985–2009 |
She debuted in a film called The More Things Change as a pregnant au pair. An early foray into television was in the epic miniseries The Dirtwater Dynasty, opposite Hugo Weaving and “Edens Lost” 4 part TV miniseries for ABC in 1989. In the ABC television series, Mercury, not-so-loosely based on the Sunday Age, she played a senior journalist, with Geoffrey Rush cast as editor, believed to be modelled on Bruce Guthrie.
Her television credits included: Murder Call, Wildside, Water Rats, Farscape, The Alien Years, Turtle Beach, Young Lions, and All Saints.[1] She was the daughter of doctor and rowing coach Eric Longley. Her mother Pamela studied Law as she brought up her four daughters of which Victoria was the youngest. When she was young she lived in Longueville NSW.
FILM
Year | Title | Role | Type |
1985 | The More Things Change | Geraldine | Feature film |
1989 | Celia | Alice Tanner | Feature film |
1992 | Turtle Beach | Sancha | Feature film |
1994 | Dallas Doll | Rosalind Sommers | Feature film |
1994 | Talk | Julia Strong | Feature film |
1995 | Hayride To Hell | Hilary Weygate | Film short |
1997 | Diana & Me | Pauline Challinor | Feature film |
2000 | Happy Mother's Day | Mum | Film short |
2002 | Grey | unknown role | Film short |
2003 | Unlocked | Renee | Film short |
TELEVISION
Year | Title | Role | Type |
1985 | I Can't Get Started | Amanda | TV film |
1986 | Land of Hope | Regular role | TV miniseries |
1988 | The Dirtwater Dynasty | Lead role: Kate McBride / Nancy McBride | TV miniseries, 5 episodes |
1988 | The Alien Years | Lead role: Elizabeth Parsons | ABC TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
1989 | Edens Lost | Lead role: Bea | ABC TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
1989 | 1989 AFI Awards | Herself - Best Actress Winner: 'Celia' | ABC TV special |
1990 | Ring of Scorpio | Lead role: | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
1992 | Six Pack - Piccolo Mondo | Lead role: Kelly | SBS TV film series, 1 episode |
1993 | Seven Deadly Sins - Lust | Lead role: Deirdre | ABC TV film series, 1 episode |
1993 | Crimebroker | Carver | TV film |
1995 | G.P. | Guest role: Barbara | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
1996 | Mercury | Regular role: Georgi Singer | ABC TV series, 13 episodes |
1997 | Murder Call | Guest role: Cynthia Chase | TV series, 1 episode |
1997-1999 | Wildside | Regular role: Virginia King | ABC TV series, 57 episodes |
1998 | A Difficult Woman | Giselle McKenzie | ABC TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
1999 | Water Rats | Guest role: Tracy Bennett | TV series, 1 episode |
2000;2002-2003 | All Saints | Guest role: Kath Williams | TV series, 1 episode |
2001 | Farscape | Guest role: Neeyala | TV series, 2 episodes |
2001 | Good Morning Australia | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
2001 | Finding Hope | Meg | TV film |
2002 | Young Lions | Recurring role: Police Psychiatrist | TV series, 4 episodes |
2002-2004 | All Saints | Recurring role: Margaret O'Brien | TV series, 4 episodes |
2003 | BlackJack | Therese Ricci | TV film |
Longley died from breast cancer, aged 49, in St Leonards, New South Wales.
Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2006 | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? | Won[2] |
2006 | Helpmann Awards | Best Female Actor in a Play | The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? | Nominated[3] |
1989 | Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Celia | Won[4] |
1988 | Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series | The Alien Years | Nominated |
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