Wendy Hughes

Personal Info

Birthday

July 29, 1952

Day of Death

2014-03-08

(61 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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.

Known For

Star Trek: The Next Generation

City Homicide

Homicide: Life on the Street

The Man from Snowy River

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

Return to Eden

Amerika

State Coroner

Filmography

2009
Salvation
as Gloria
2008
The View from Greenhaven
as Dorothy
Not Quite Hollywood
as Self
2006
The Caterpillar Wish
as Elizabeth Roberts
2001
The Man Who Sued God
as Jules Myers
1997
Paradise Road
as Mrs. Dickson
1994
Princess Caraboo
as Mrs. Worrall
1991
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
as Elle
1990
Donor
as Dr. Farrell
1989
The Heist
as Sheila
Luigi’s Ladies
as Sara
1988
Shadows of the Peacock
as Maria
Boundaries of the Heart
as Stella Marsden
1987
Happy New Year
as Carolyn
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
as Girl
1985
An Indecent Obsession
as Honour Langtry
Remember Me
as Jenny
1984
My First Wife
as Helen
1983
Careful, He Might Hear You
as Vanessa
1982
A Dangerous Summer
as Sophie McCann
Duet for Four
as Barbara Dunstan
1980
Touch and Go
as Eva
1979
My Brilliant Career
as Aunt Helen
Kostas
as Carol
1978
Puzzle
as Claudine Cunningham
Newsfront
as Amy Mackenzie
1977
High Rolling
as Barbie
The Alternative
as Melanie Hilton
1976
Is There Anybody There?
as Marianne Dickinson
1975
Sidecar Racers
as Lynn Carson
1974
Jock Petersen
as Dr. Patricia Kent