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Wendy Hughes

Wendy Hughes

Actor · 1952–2014 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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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. 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.

Acted in 45

2000s

  1. 2009

    Salvation

    Gloria

  2. 2008

    The View from Greenhaven

    Dorothy

  3. 2007
  4. 2006

    The Caterpillar Wish

    Elizabeth Roberts

  5. 2001

1980s

  1. 1989

    The Heist

    Sheila

  2. Luigi’s Ladies

    Sara

  3. 1988

    Shadows of the Peacock

    Maria

  4. 1987
  5. Happy New Year

    Carolyn

  6. Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train

    Girl

  7. Amerika

    Marion Andrews · 7 episodes

  8. 1985

    An Indecent Obsession

    Honour Langtry

  9. Remember Me

    Jenny

  10. 1984

    My First Wife

    Helen

  11. 1983
  12. Careful, He Might Hear You

    Vanessa

  13. 1982

    A Dangerous Summer

    Sophie McCann

  14. Lonely Hearts

    Patricia

  15. Duet for Four

    Barbara Dunstan

  16. 1981

    Hoodwink

    Movie

  17. 1980

    Lucinda Brayford

    Lucinda Brayford · 4 episodes

  18. Touch and Go

    Eva

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. Kostas

    Carol

  3. 1978

    Puzzle

    Claudine Cunningham

  4. Newsfront

    Amy Mackenzie

  5. 1977

    High Rolling

    Barbie

  6. The Alternative

    Melanie Hilton

  7. 1976

    Is There Anybody There?

    Marianne Dickinson

  8. Power Without Glory

    Mary West · 26 episodes

  9. 1975

    Sidecar Racers

    Lynn Carson

  10. 1974

    Petersen

    Dr. Patricia Kent

  11. 1972

Produced 2

1980s

  1. 1989

    Luigi’s Ladies

    Executive Producer

  2. 1988

Wrote 1

1980s

  1. 1989

    Luigi’s Ladies

    Writer

Appearances2

2000s

  1. 2008

    Not Quite Hollywood

    Self

  2. 2007

    Constructing Australia

    Self - Narrator · 3 episodes