Actor
Wendy Hughes
July 29, 1952 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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.
Notable work
Often works with
Judy Davis
3 titles together
My Brilliant Career, The Man Who Sued God, Hoodwink
Julia Blake
3 titles together
My Brilliant Career, Lonely Hearts, An Indecent Obsession
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Peter Whitford
3 titles together
My Brilliant Career, The Man Who Sued God, Careful, He Might Hear You
Michelle Forbes
2 titles together
Star Trek: The Next Generation, Homicide: Life on the Street
Nicholas Bell
2 titles together
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, The Caterpillar Wish
Susie Porter
2 titles together
Paradise Road, The Caterpillar Wish
Full filmography · 43
The View from Greenhaven
as Dorothy
2008
The Caterpillar Wish
as Elizabeth Roberts
2006
The Man Who Sued God
as Jules Myers
20016.3
Paradise Road
as Mrs. Dickson
19976.3
Lust and Revenge
as George's Advisor
1996
Princess Caraboo
as Mrs. Worrall
19945.5
Donor
as Dr. Farrell
1990
The Heist
as Sheila
19894.9
Luigi’s Ladies
as Sara and Writer
1989
Shadows of the Peacock
as Maria
1988
Boundaries of the Heart
as Stella Marsden
1988
Happy New Year
as Carolyn
1987