- Leila Hayes
Leila Hayes is an
Australian actress, best known for playing Beryl Palmer in the hit 1980ssoap opera "Sons and Daughters" throughout its entire run.She began her career as a singer. In the 1970s she acted on television in guest roles in
Crawford Productions drama series "Homicide", "Division 4 ", "Matlock Police " and "Bluey ", and appeared briefly in their acclaimed serial "The Sullivans " [Atterton, Margot. (Ed.) "The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Australian Showbiz", Sunshine Books, 1984. ISBN 0-86777-057-0 p 86] .Hayes also acted in television miniseries, including "
Power Without Glory " (1976), and in some TV movies. In 1981 she appeared in several episodes of soap opera "Prisoner" as brothel madam Jeannie Baxter and was in an early episode ofA Country Practice . The same episode starredPeter Phelps who played her step son John inSons and Daughters only a few months later.Hayes had also acted on stage, taking the leading role of April Delaney in comedy "Dimboola". After this came the role in "Sons and Daughters".
She has more recently become an acting teacher.
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