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Wendy Hughes (29 July 1952 – 8 March 2014) was an Australian actress known for her work in theatre, film and television.[2][3] Her career spanned more than forty years and established her reputation as one of Australia's finest and most prolific actors.[4] In her later career she acted in Happy New Year along with stars Peter Falk and Charles Durning. In 1993 she played Dr. Carol Blythe, M. E. in Homicide: Life on the Street. In the late 1990s, she starred in State Coroner and Paradise Road.

Wendy Hughes
Born	(1952-07-29)29 July 1952 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	8 March 2014(2014-03-08) (aged 61) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actress, producer
Spouse(s)	Chris Haywood (?–?) (divorced) (1 child) Patric Juillet (1980–?) (divorced) (1 child) Sean Scully (1971–1973) (divorced)[1]
Children	2

Career

Born in Melbourne, Australia[5] to English-born parents,[6] Hughes originally studied to become a ballerina[7] but during her teenage years she turned her focus to acting and later graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)[5] and, after honing her skills with the Melbourne Theatre Company, had her first film role in Petersen (1974).[7] During the early 1970s she also had her first television parts, including appearing in Power Without Glory, a television series first broadcast in 1976.

Called "one of the most important players in the development and productivity of Australian film",[3] Hughes worked closely with prominent Australian artists such as the cinematographer John Seale and the writers David Williamson and Bob Ellis.[3] She was one of the leading players in the 1970s' "New Australian Film" renaissance.[8]

As an actress

Hughes's first internationally known role was the character Patricia in Lonely Hearts (1982).[9] This role commenced a decades-long collaboration with the Dutch-Australian director Paul Cox.[9]

As one of the leading actresses in Australian cinema, Hughes's roles in the 1970s and 1980s included those in Newsfront, Kostas, My Brilliant Career, Lucinda Brayford, Touch and Go, Hoodwink, Lonely Hearts, Careful, He Might Hear You, My First Wife, I Can't Get Started, An Indecent Obsession, Echoes of Paradise, Boundaries of the Heart, Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988) and Luigi's Ladies.[10][11]

Hughes made her American debut in 1987 in John G. Avildsen's film Happy New Year opposite Peter Falk and Charles Durning. In 1989 she starred opposite Pierce Brosnan in The Heist, a TV movie made by HBO.[10] She continued to make occasional appearances on television, such as playing Jilly Stewart in the mini-series Return to Eden in 1983. During the early 1990s, she spent time in the United States, where she played medical examiner Dr Carol Blythe in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street. She also appeared in the miniseries Amerika and made a guest appearance as Lieutenant Commander Nella Daren on Star Trek: The Next Generation, in the episode Lessons, as one of the few love interests that Captain Jean-Luc Picard had on the show. Back in Australia, Hughes played lead roles on television in The Man From Snowy River ("Snowy River: The McGregor Saga") and State Coroner. Hughes's film appearances at this approximate time included the fact-based comedy-drama Princess Caraboo and Paradise Road. Her later film roles included Salvation (2007), The Caterpillar Wish (2006) and The Man Who Sued God (2001).[12]

Stage appearances by Hughes during this time included as Mrs. Robinson in the 2001 Melbourne version of The Graduate, Martha in a 2007 staging of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by the Melbourne Theatre Company,[13] the character of Honor in Honour in 2010,[14] and Henry Higgins's mother in Pygmalion (2012).

Her last TV appearance was in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.

Awards

She was nominated for Australian Film Institute acting awards six times, and won the Best Lead actress award in 1983 for her performance in Careful, He Might Hear You.[15]

Personal life

Hughes had two children, a son with restaurateur Patric Juillet and a daughter Charlotte with actor Chris Haywood. She was also married to actor Sean Scully for a short time.[5][16]

Death

Hughes died of cancer on 8 March 2014, aged 61. Actor Bryan Brown announced her death to an audience attending the play Travelling North in Sydney that afternoon, asking the audience to join him in a standing ovation in tribute to the late actress.[16]

Filmography

FILM

Year	Title	Role	Type
1974	Petersen	Dr. Patricia 'Trish'/Charle's wife	Feature film
1975	Sidecar Racers	Lynn Carson	Feature film
1977	High Rolling	Barbie	Feature film
1978	Newsfront	Amy Mackenzie	Feature film
1979	For A Child Called Michael	role unknown	Film short
1979	My Brilliant Career	Aunt Helen	Feature film
1979	Kostas	Carol	Feature film
1980	Touch And Go	Eva	Feature film
1981	Hoodwink	Lucy	Feature film
1982	Duet for Four	Barbara Dunstan	Feature film
1982	Partners	(unconfirmed)	Feature film US
1982	A Dangerous Summer	Sophie McCann	Feature film
1982	Lonely Hearts	Patricia Curnow	Feature film
1983	Careful, He Might Hear You	Vanessa	Feature film
1984	My First Wife	Helen	Feature film
1985	An Indecent Obsession	Honor Langtry	Feature film
1987	Echoes of Paradise aka 'Shadows Of The Peacock'	Maria	Feature film
1987	Happy New Year	Carolyn	Feature film US
1988	Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train	Girl	Feature film
1988	Boundaries of the Heart	Stella Marsden	Feature film
1989	Luigi's Ladies	Sara	Feature film
1991	Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue	Elle	Feature film US
1994	Princess Caraboo	Mrs. Worrall	Feature film UK
1996	Lust and Revenge	George's advisor	Feature film
1997	Paradise Road	Mrs. Dickson	Feature film
2001	The Man Who Sued God	Jules Myers	Feature film
2006	The Caterpillar Wish	Elizabeth Roberts	Feature film
2007	Salvation	Gloria	Feature film
2008	The View from Greenhaven	Dorothy	Feature film
2008	Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!	Wendy Hughes	Feature film documentary
2009	Just Desserts	Judy	Film short

TELEVISION:

Year	Title	Role	Type
1967-1972	Homicide	Guest roles: Barbara Carlisle / Jan Smith / Rosalind Eyre / Helen Raynor / Darlene Sadler / Julie Smith	TV series, 6 episodes
1968	Hunter	Guest role: Sue Gallagher	TV series, 1 episode
1971	The Group	Guest role: Laura Bent	TV series, 1 episode
1971-1976	Matlock Police	Guest roles: Jill Perry / Joanna / Fran Carmody / Patti Anderson	TV series, 5 episodes
1972	A Time For Love	Role unknown	TV series
1972	All About Faces	Herself	TV series
1974	A Touch of Reverence	Lead role	ABC TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1974	Eye Of The Spiral aka 'The Spiral Bureau'	Lead role	TV film
1974	The Cherry Orchard	Role unknown	Teleplay
1974	Essington	Lead role	TV film
1975	Behind the Legend	Role unknown	ABC TV series, Series 3 1 episode 10: 'Christopher Brennan'
1975	Number 96	Guest role: Vanessa Harrison	TV series, 1 episode
1975	The Company Men	Lead role: Jill Freeman	ABC TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1976	Rush	Guest role: Emma	ABC TV series, 1 episode
1976;1977	The 18th Annual TV Week Logie Awards	Herself - Presenter	TV special
1976	Is There Anybody There?	Lead role: Marianne Dickinson	TV film
1976	The Outsiders	Guest role: Susan Mayfield	ABC TV series AUSTRALIA/WEST GERMANY, 1 episode
1976	The Alternative	Lead role: Melanie Hilton	TV film
1976	Power Without Glory	Regular role: Mary West	ABC TV miniseries, 12 episodes
1977	The 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards	Herself	TV special
1977	Graham Kennedy's Blankety Blanks	Herself - Panelist	TV series, 3 episodes
1978	A Woman In The House	Role unknown	TV film
1978	Puzzle	Lead role: Claudine Cunningham	ABC TV film
1980	Cop Shop	Guest role: Marian McCall	TV series, 1 episode
1980	Australian Theatre Festival: Coralie Landsdowne Says No	Lead role: Coralie Landsdowne	ABC Teleplay
1980	Lucinda Brayford	Lead role: Lucinda Brayford	ABC TV miniseries, 4 episodes
1983	Australian Movies To The World	Herself	TV special
1983	Return to Eden	Lead role: Jilly Stewart	TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1983	The 1983 Australian Film Awards	Herself - Winner Best Actress 'Careful, He Might Hear You'	ABC TV special
1984	Five Mile Creek	Guest role: Arabella	TV series, 1 episode
1985	I Can't Get Started	Lead role: Margaret	TV film
1985	Remember Me	Lead role: Jenny	TV film
1985	Promises To Keep	(uncredited)	TV film, US
1986	The 1986 Australian Film Institute A.F.I. Awards	Herself & Bob Ellis	TV special
1987	Amerika	Regular role: Marion Andrews	TV miniseries US, 7 episodes
1989	The Heist	Sheila	TV film, US
1989	MTV Australia Awards	Herself	TV special
1990	Donor	Dr. Farrell	TV film, US
1991	Sukeban deka: Gyakushu-hen	Additional Voices	Video Game, JAPAN/US
1991	A Woman Named Jackie	Support role: Janet Lee Bouvier	TV miniseries US, 3 episodes
1993	Homicide: Life On The Street	Recurring role: Dr. Carol Blythe, M.E.	TV series US, 5 episodes
1993	Star Trek: The Next Generation	Guest role: Lt. Cmdr. Nella Daren	TV series US, 1 episode 19: 'Lessons'
1994	Blue Seed	Additional Voices (voice)	Animated TV series, JAPAN
1994-1996	Banjo Patterson's The Man From Snowy River aka 'Snowy River: The McGregor Saga'	Lead role: Kathleen O'Neil / Kathleen McGregor	TV series, 52 episodes
1995	Golden Boy: Sasurai no o-benkyo yaro	Employee C (voice)	TV series, JAPAN
1995	Denton	Herself - Guest	TV series, 1 episode
1996	State Coroner	Lead role: State Coroner Kate Ferrari	TV pilot
1997-2001	Good Morning Australia	Herself - Guest	TV series, 4 episodes
1997-1998	State Coroner	Regular lead role: State Coroner Kate Ferrari	TV series, 28 episodes
1997	Monday To Friday	Herself - Guest	TV series, 1 episode
1997	Melbourne Cup Carnival	Herself - Guest	TV special
2000,2001	Good Morning Australia	Herself - Guest	TV series, 2 episodes
2002	The Man Who Sued God Discovery	Herself - Actress	Video
2004	High Rolling: Interviews with Cast and Crew	Herself - Actress / Barbie	Video
2004	Petersen: Cast and Crew Interviews	Herself - Actress	Video
2005	MDA	Lead role: Gabrielle Bromley	ABC TV film series, 4 episodes
2006	Two Twisted	Lead role: Barber's Wife	TV film series, 1 episode 5: 'Von Stauffenberg's Stamp'
2006	Wendy Hughes Discusses... An Indecent Obsession	Herself - Actress / Honour Langtry	Video
2006	The Caterpillar Wish: Behind The Scenes	Herself - Actress	Video
2006	Looking Back At 'Hoodwink'	Herself	Video
2006	A Dangerous Summer: Rekindled	Herself	Video
2007	A Wire Through The Heart	Herself - Narrator	TV documentary
2007	Constructing Australia	Herself - Narrator	ABC TV documentary series, 3 episodes
2007	Warm Nights On A Slow Moving Train: A Journey With Wendy Hughes	Herself - Actress	Video
2007	The Making Of Lonely Hearts	Herself	Video
2007	The Fabric Of A Dream: The Fletcher Jones Story	Herself - Narrator (voice)	TV documentary
2007	City Homicide	Guest role: Victoria Semple	TV series, 1 episode
2007	The Bridge	Narrator (voice)	ABC TV documentary
2007	Talking Heads	Herself - Guest	ABC TV series, 1 episode
2008	The Saddle Club	Guest role: Louise Lomax (as Wendy Hughs)	TV series, 1 episode
2008	Duet For Four: Wendy Hughes Interview	Herself	Video
2008	Kerri-Anne	Herself - Guest	TV series, 1 episode
2008	Not Quite Hollywood: Deleted and Extended Scenes	Herself	Video
2009	All Saints	Guest role: Annalise Lang	TV series, 1 episode
2009	Darwin's Brave New World	Herself - Narrator	TV series, 3 episodes
2012	Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries	Guest role: Adele Freeman	ABC TV series, 1 episode

STAGE/THEATRE

• Butterflies Are Free (1971)
• An Ideal Husband (1976)
• Batman's Beachhead (1976)
• Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1981)
• Present Laughter (1983)
• Happy Days - The Musical (1999-2000)
• The Graduate (2001)
• Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (2007)
• Honour (2010)
• Pygmalion (2012)

References

External links

• Wendy Hughes at IMDb

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[de] Wendy Hughes

Wendy Hughes (* 29. Juli 1952 in Melbourne; † 8. März 2014 in Sydney[1]) war eine australische Schauspielerin.

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[es] Wendy Hughes

Wendy Ann Hughes (Melbourne, 29 de julio de 1952-Sídney, 8 de marzo de 2014) fue una actriz australiana, más conocida por sus numerosas participaciones en teatro, cine y televisión.

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