- Wendy Hughes
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birthplace =Melbourne , Victoria,Australia
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website =Wendy Hughes (born
29 July 1952 inMelbourne ,Australia ) is an actress.She began her career on television in the early 1970s with appearances in "Homicide", "Number 96", "
Matlock Police " and in 1976, ABC Mini-Series, "Power Without Glory ". Her big screen debut was in 1974 in the film "Petersen ".She then spent the rest of the 1970s and 1980s as one of the leading actresses in Australian cinema, with roles in "
Newsfront ", "Kostas", "My Brilliant Career", "Lucinda Brayford ", "Touch and Go", "Hoodwink ", "Lonely Hearts", "Careful, He Might Hear You ", "My First Wife ", "I Can't Get Started ", "An Indecent Obsession ", "Echoes of Paradise ", "Boundaries of the Heart ", "Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train " (1988), and "Luigi's Ladies ".She also continued to make occasional appearances on television, such as playing Jilly Stewart in the mini-series "
Return to Eden ".During the early 1990s, she spent time in the
United States and made guest appearances on TV shows such as ' and ', as well as playing a major role in the miniseries "Amerika".Back in
Australia , she played lead roles on television in "The Man From Snowy River" ("Snowy River: The McGregor Saga"), and "State Coroner ". Film appearances around this time include "Princess Caraboo" and "Paradise Road ".She has been nominated for
Australian Film Institute acting awards six times, and won the Best Lead actress award in 1983 for her performance in "Careful, He Might Hear You ".External links
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