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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

51

Gender

Female

Birthday

1952-07-29

Day of Death

2014-03-08 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Also Known As

Wendy Hughes

Biography

Wendy Hughes (29 July 1952 – 8 March 2014) was an Australian actress known for her work in theatre, film and television. Hughes was an award-winning actress. Her career spanned more than forty years and established her reputation as one of Australia's finest and most prolific actors. Her biggest role was in Lonely Hearts, played in 1982 (this film was the beginning of a long collaboration with director Paul Cox). 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wendy Hughes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Sidecar Racers

1975

Sidecar Racers

as

Lynn Carson

The Man Who Sued God

2001

The Man Who Sued God

as

Jules Myers

Princess Caraboo

1994

Princess Caraboo

as

Mrs. Worrall

My Brilliant Career

1979

My Brilliant Career

as

Aunt Helen

Hoodwink

1981

Hoodwink

as

Duet for Four

1982

Duet for Four

as

Barbara Dunstan

The Heist

1989

The Heist

as

Sheila

Newsfront

1978

Newsfront

as

Amy Mackenzie

Jock Petersen

1974

Jock Petersen

as

Dr. Patricia Kent

A Dangerous Summer

1982

A Dangerous Summer

as

Sophie McCann

Boundaries of the Heart

1988

Boundaries of the Heart

as

Stella Marsden

Salvation

2009

Salvation

as

Gloria

Kostas

1979

Kostas

as

Carol

An Indecent Obsession

1985

An Indecent Obsession

as

Honour Langtry

Paradise Road

1997

Paradise Road

as

Mrs. Dickson

Is There Anybody There?

1976

Is There Anybody There?

as

Marianne Dickinson

Remember Me

1985

Remember Me

as

Jenny

Puzzle

1978

Puzzle

as

Claudine Cunningham

My First Wife

1984

My First Wife

as

Helen

High Rolling

1977

High Rolling

as

Barbie

The Caterpillar Wish

2006

The Caterpillar Wish

as

Elizabeth Roberts

Touch and Go

1980

Touch and Go

as

Eva

Donor

1990

Donor

as

Dr. Farrell

The Alternative

1977

The Alternative

as

Melanie Hilton

Happy New Year

1987

Happy New Year

as

Carolyn

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation

as

Lt. Cmdr. Nella Daren

Return to Eden

Return to Eden

as

Jilly Stewart

The Man from Snowy River

The Man from Snowy River

as

Kathleen O'Neil

State Coroner

State Coroner

as

Kate Ferrari

A Woman Named Jackie

A Woman Named Jackie

as

Janet Lee Bouvier

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as

Dr. Carol Blythe, M.E.

Amerika

Amerika

as

Marion Andrews

Constructing Australia

Constructing Australia

as

Self - Narrator

Lucinda Brayford

Lucinda Brayford

as

Lucinda Brayford

City Homicide

City Homicide

as

Victoria Semple

Production

Crew

Directing