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Wendy Hughes(1952-2014)

  • Actress
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Wendy Hughes in Princess Caraboo (1994)
Sometimes, the life you're waiting for is waiting for you.
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The View from Greenhaven (2008)
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Wendy Hughes was an accomplished actress who had won over 13 major awards. She had been called "one of the world's great actresses" with "the beauty and talent to become an international star". Hughes was born in Melbourne and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art. She has two children, Charlotte (17) and Jay (13).
BornJuly 29, 1952
DiedMarch 8, 2014(61)
BornJuly 29, 1952
DiedMarch 8, 2014(61)
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  • Awards
    • 3 wins & 7 nominations

Photos6

Wendy Hughes in Salvation (2008)
Gates McFadden and Wendy Hughes in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Stephen Rea, Jerry Hall, Wendy Hughes, and Murray Melvin in Princess Caraboo (1994)
Phoebe Cates and Wendy Hughes in Princess Caraboo (1994)
Wendy Hughes and John Lone in Echoes of Paradise (1987)

Known for:

Return to Eden (1983)
Return to Eden
7.1
TV Mini Series
  • Jilly Stewart
My Brilliant Career (1979)
My Brilliant Career
7.1
  • Aunt Helen
  • 1979
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (1994)
Snowy River: The McGregor Saga
7.3
TV Series
  • Kathleen O'Neil
  • Kathleen McGregor
Billy Connolly in The Man Who Sued God (2001)
The Man Who Sued God
6.4
  • Jules Myers
  • 2001

Credits

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Actress

  • Lucinda Brayford
    • Lucinda Brayford
    • TV Mini Series
  • Essie Davis, Nathan Page, and Hugo Johnstone-Burt in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
    • Adele Freeman
    • TV Series
    • 2012
  • Just Desserts
    • Judy
    • Short
    • 2009
  • Martin Lynes, Judith McGrath, Georgie Parker, Ling Cooper Tang, Ben Tari, Paul Tassone, Erik Thomson, Brian Vriends, and Jenni Baird in All Saints (1998)
    All Saints
    • Annalise Lang
    • TV Series
    • 2009
  • The Saddle Club (2001)
    The Saddle Club
    • Louise Lomax (as Wendy Hughs)
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • The View from Greenhaven (2008)
    The View from Greenhaven
    • Dorothy
    • 2008
  • Salvation (2008)
    Salvation
    • Gloria
    • 2008
  • The Bridge
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 2007
  • Shane Bourne, Nadine Garner, Noni Hazlehurst, and Aaron Pedersen in City Homicide (2006)
    City Homicide
    • Victoria Semple
    • TV Series
    • 2007
  • Two Twisted (2005)
    Two Twisted
    • Barber's Wife
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2006
  • Caterpillar Wish (2006)
    Caterpillar Wish
    • Elizabeth Roberts
    • 2006
  • MDA (2002)
    MDA
    • Gabrielle Bromley
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Billy Connolly in The Man Who Sued God (2001)
    The Man Who Sued God
    • Jules Myers
    • 2001
  • Bob Baines, Andrew Clarke, and Wendy Hughes in State Coroner (1997)
    State Coroner
    • State Coroner Kate Ferrari
    • TV Series
    • 1997–1998
  • Glenn Close in Paradise Road (1997)
    Paradise Road
    • Mrs. Dickson
    • 1997
  • Lust and Revenge (1996)
    Lust and Revenge
    • George's Advisor
    • 1996

Producer

  • Luigis Ladies (1989)
    Luigis Ladies
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • Boundaries of the Heart (1988)
    Boundaries of the Heart
    • associate producer
    • 1988

Writer

  • Luigis Ladies (1989)
    Luigis Ladies
    • written by
    • 1989

Videos6

Trailer
Trailer 1:12
Trailer
Trailer
Trailer 2:07
Trailer
Princess Caraboo
Trailer 0:31
Princess Caraboo
Wild Orchid 2: Two Shades of Blue
Trailer 2:21
Wild Orchid 2: Two Shades of Blue
Princess Caraboo
Trailer 0:31
Princess Caraboo
The View from Greenhaven
Trailer 2:19
The View from Greenhaven

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Wendy Hughs
  • Born
    • July 29, 1952
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  • Died
    • March 8, 2014
    • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia(cancer)
  • Spouses
      Sean Scully1971 - 1973 (divorced)
  • Other works
    Performed in the stage production of "The Graduate" on its Australian Tour, starting in Sydney.
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Pictorial

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    Attended and graduated from LaTrobe High School in Victoria, Australia.

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