Wendy Hughes
| Wendy Hughes | |
|---|---|
| Born |
29 July 1952 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 8 March 2014 (aged 61) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress, Producer |
| Spouse(s) |
Chris Haywood (?-?) (divorced) (1 child) Patric Juillet (1980-?) (divorced) (1 child) Sean Scully (1971-1973) (divorced) |
| Children | Charlotte (b. 1978) Jay |
Wendy Hughes (July 29 1952 – March 8 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.
Born in Melbourne, Australia to English-born parents, Hughes originally studied to become a ballerina but during her teenage year she turned her focus to acting and later graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and, after honing her skills with the Melbourne Theatre Company, had her first film role in Petersen (1974). During the early 1970s she also had her first television parts, including appearing in Power Without Glory, a television series first broadcast in 1976.
Called "one of the important players in the development and productivity of Australian film", Hughes worked closely with prominent Australian artists such as the cinematographer John Seale and the writers David Williamson and Bob Ellis. She was one of the leading players in the 1970s' "New Australian Film" renaissance.
Hughes' first internationally known role was the character Patricia in Lonely Hearts (1982). This role commenced a decades-long collaboration with the Dutch-Australian director Paul Cox.
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