Wendy Hughes

Wendy Hughes

Actor · Producer · Writer

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
July 29, 1952

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.

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Representative Works

Princess Caraboo
Princess Caraboo
5.5
/ English
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career
6.2
/ English
Paradise Road
Paradise Road
6.3
/ English
Not Quite Hollywood
Not Quite Hollywood
6.7
/ English
Happy New Year
Happy New Year
5.8
/ English
Hoodwink
Hoodwink
4.9
/ English
The Heist
The Heist
4.9
/ English
Lust and Revenge
Lust and Revenge
3.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Princess Caraboo
1994Nominee

Best Performance

Princess Caraboo

My Brilliant Career
1979Nominee

Best Performance

My Brilliant Career

Paradise Road
1997Nominee

Best Performance

Paradise Road

Career Highlights

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
1991Highlight

Best Performance

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

Not Quite Hollywood
2008Highlight

Best Performance

Not Quite Hollywood

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