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Victoria Longley (Australian Actress)
Victoria Constance Mary Longley (24 September 1960 – 29 August 2010) was an Australian actress. She worked extensively in television. Career She debuted in a film called ''The More Things Change'' as a pregnant au pair. An early foray into television was in the epic miniseries ''The Dirtwater Dynasty'', opposite Hugo Weaving and “Edens Lost” 4 part TV miniseries for ABC in 1989. In the ABC television series, ''Mercury'', not-so-loosely based on the '' Sunday Age'', she played a senior journalist, with Geoffrey Rush cast as editor, believed to be modelled on Bruce Guthrie. Her television credits included: ''Murder Call'', '' Wildside'', '' Water Rats'', ''Farscape'', ''The Alien Years'', '' Turtle Beach'', '' Young Lions'', and '' All Saints''. She was the daughter of doctor and rowing coach Eric Longley. Her mother Pamela studied Law as she brought up her four daughters of which Victoria was the youngest. When she was young she lived in Longueville NSW. Filmography FI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Moon
Bianca Moon (born 14 December 1988) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She first came to attention in Australia for her work on her equality campaign, and later gained attention her Emmy-nominated song for the American television series '' The Bold and the Beautiful''. Music Bianca released her first single, a cover of Marc Cohn's " Walking in Memphis", at age 14. In 2013, Moon was nominated for the American Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for a Drama Series, as composer and lyricist for her song "The Sunflower", used in a 2012 episode of the CBS television soap opera '' The Bold and the Beautiful''. Personal life Moon was born with the craniofacial disfigurement blepharophimosis, and as a result she began her own charity, Truly Beauty's, when she was 16. In the fall of 2007, Moon was a finalist in the selection process for the New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Celia (1989 Film)
''Celia'' (also known as ''Celia: Child of Terror'') is a 1989 Australian horror drama film written and directed by Ann Turner, and starring Rebecca Smart, Nicholas Eadie, Victoria Longley, and Mary-Anne Fahey. Set in 1957, the film centers on an imaginative young girl growing up on the outskirts of Melbourne during the Red Scare, whose fantastical view of the world around her results in grim circumstances. Released in Australia in 1989 and the United States in 1990, ''Celia'' received praise from critics its performances, particularly that of Smart. Plot In 1957 Box Hill, Australia, imaginative eight-year-old Celia Carmichael is devastated by her grandmother's death. After the funeral, Celia envisions a monstrous blue hand of a Hobyah reaching into her bedroom window. Upon hearing Celia scream, her mother Pat enters to comfort her. Pat takes Celia to the backyard where the screeching is revealed to be a possum. The following day, Celia meets her new next-door neighbours, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finding Hope
Find, FIND or Finding may refer to: Computing * find (Unix), a command on UNIX platforms * find (Windows), a command on DOS/Windows platforms Books * ''The Find'' (2010), by Kathy Page * ''The Find'' (2014), by William Hope Hodgson Film and television * "The Find", an episode of '' Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction'' * "The Find", an episode of reality TV show ''The Curse of Oak Island'' Music * ''Find'' (Hidden in Plain View EP), 2001 * ''Find'' (SS501 EP) * '' The Find'', a 2005 hip hop album by Ohmega Watts People * Áed Find (died 778), king of Dál Riata (modern-day Scotland) * Caittil Find, Norse-Gaelic warrior contingent leader * Cumméne Find (died 669), seventh abbot of Iona, Scotland Other uses * Find, in archaeology * Finding (jewelcrafting), jewellery components * Meteorite find, a found meteorite not observed to have fallen * Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, a not-for-profit organisation * Facial Images National Database See also * Discovery (observation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Difficult Woman
''A Difficult Woman'' is an Australian television series which screened in 1998 on the ABC. The three part series starred Caroline Goodall, in the title role of a woman whose best friend is murdered and is determined to find out why. It was written by Nicholas Hammond and Steven Vidler and directed by Tony Tilse. The version screened on Acorn TV in the U.S. in 2020 was a four part series. Cast * Caroline Goodall as Dr. Anne Harriman * Peter Feeney as Dave Gutteridge * Martin Jacobs as Tom Ferrars * Nicholas Eadie as Peter MacFarlane * Jim Moriarty as Dominic Martin * Bill Hunter as Paul Scanlon * Anna Lise Phillips as Cassie * Sarah Kants as Penny Ferrars * Tara Morice as Susan Taylor * Bille Brown as Howard * Julia Blake as Mrs. McKenzie * Victoria Longley as Giselle McKenzie * Christian Manon See also * List of Australian television series References External links''A Difficult Woman''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercury (TV Series)
Mercury is a 1996 Australian television series about the editors and reporters of the Sunday Mercury, a fictional Melbourne weekly paper. The series is notable for featuring Geoffrey Rush Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Australian actor. He is known for his eccentric leading man roles on stage and screen. He is among 24 people who have won the Triple Crown of Acting, having received an Academy Award, a Primetime Em ... in a lead role, and originally aired on ABC for a single series of 13 hour-long episodes. References * Television shows set in Melbourne 1996 Australian television series debuts 1996 Australian television series endings {{Australia-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crimebroker
''Crimebroker'' is a 1993 Australian-Japanese television film, starring Jacqueline Bisset as a judge who moonlights as a "crime broker." It was also known as ''Corrupt Justice''.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p31 Plot Summary Jacqueline Bisset plays a respectable Sydney housewife and magistrate who leads a double life selling expertly devised crimes. In fact, she seems to have sassed it until she falls for Japanese criminologist Masaya Kato and is drawn into a partnership with him that could be dangerous for her health.Gibraltar Chronicle The ''Gibraltar Chronicle'' is a national newspaper published in Gibraltar since 1801. It became a daily in 1821. It is Gibraltar's oldest established daily newspaper and the world's second oldest English language newspaper to have been in pri ... newspaper; Entertainment Guide section; 20/06/1995; Page 12 References External links * 1993 television films 1993 films 1993 crime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Deadly Sins (miniseries)
''Seven Deadly Sins'' is an Australian television anthology series examining the dark side of human nature in seven episodes: "Lust", "Pride", "Wrath", "Sloth", "Greed", "Envy", and "Gluttony"—the seven deadly sins. Production ''Seven Deadly Sins'' was pitched to Penny Chapman, then head of drama at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, by script editor Barbara Masel. Her idea was to create a series of stories that would "let the moral compass spin". Masel was also interested in encouraging the audience to identify with behaviour they would not normally condone and "that all of the characters in each of the episodes should manifest the sin". With Chapman on board and Bob Weis appointed as series producer, Masel then set about finding writers. When outlines and drafts were completed, the directors were brought on board. P. J. Hogan ("Sloth") and Alison Maclean ("Greed") were selected as directors before their international careers had taken off, while Gale Edwards ("Pride") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring Of Scorpio
''Ring of Scorpio'' is a 1990 Australian TV miniseries by Alan Bateman, Errol Sullivan and Kim Williams. It was made with assistance from the Film Finance Corporation Australia, BBC Television, and the Nine Network. It was shot in Morocco, Spain, Sydney, and Broken Hill. Description Plot outline :''Three women (Catherine Oxenberg, Catherine Goodall, Linda Cropper) plot revenge against a drug dealer (Jack Scalia) who seduced them before scamming them to participate in his operations, ultimately causing them to spend time in Moroccan prisons, ruining their lives.'' Synopsis :''A gripping story of secrets within secrets, of disloyalty and deception, of passion, murder and revenge. Helen Simmons cannot believe her eyes. There, on the floor of the Sydney Stock Exchange, is a man she thought was dead. Richard Deveraux, the man who once told her he loved her, the man who betrayed her, the man who nearly destroyed her and her friends. Now, it seems Richard is not only alive and well, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AACTA Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, known as the AACTA Awards, are presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). The awards recognise excellence in the film and television industry, both locally and internationally, including the producers, directors, actors, writers, and cinematographers. It is the most prestigious awards ceremony for the Australian film and television industry. They are generally considered to be the Australian counterpart of the Academy Awards for the U.S. and the BAFTA Awards for the U.K. The awards, previously called Australian Film Institute Awards or AFI Awards, began in 1958, and involved 30 nominations across six categories. They expanded in 1986 to cover television as well as film. The AACTA Awards were instituted in 2011. The AACTA International Awards, inaugurated on 27 January 2012, are presented every January in Los Angeles. History 1958–2010: AFI Awards The awards were presented ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edens Lost
''Edens Lost'' is a 1989 Australian mini-series based on the novel of the same title by Sumner Locke Elliott, produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and Central Independent Television. Gillian Armstrong and Margaret Fink had planned to make a film version in the late 70s. The budget was $A3.9 million.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p237 Cast * Julia Blake - Eve * Arthur Dignam - Heath * Linda Cropper - Stevie * Victoria Longley - Bea * Bruce Hughes - Angus * Jennifer Claire - Cissie * Melanie Salomon - Lesley-Ann * Fiona Press - Liesl * Yves Stening - Tip * Andrew Tighe - Bill Seward * Patrick Quinn - Corey * Philip Sayer - Marcus * Pat Bishop - Muffet * Edward Wiley - Gabriel * Betty Bobbitt Betty Ann Bobbitt (February 7, 1939 – November 30, 2020) was an American actress, director, singer, and playwright based in Australia, with a career that spanned over 60 years, encompassing theatre, televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dirtwater Dynasty
''The Dirtwater Dynasty'' is a five-part Australian drama miniseries, first screened on Network Ten in 1988. It was directed by Michael Jenkins and John Power.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p187 Cast * Hugo Weaving as Richard Eastwick * Victoria Longley as Kate Eastwick (née McBride), Nancy Westaway (née Eastwick), Sarah Westaway * Steve Jacobs as Josh McCall * Judy Morris as Frances Eastwick * Bruce Spence as Lonely Logan * Dennis Miller as Hasky Tarbox * Harold Hopkins as Rev. McBride * Jenny Lee as Mrs. McBride * Kristina Nehm as Esmerelda * Peter Phelps as David Eastwick * Scott Burgess as Guy Westaway * Robert Menzies as Richie Eastwick *Ned Manning as David Eastwick II * Anne-Louise Lambert as Emma Tarbox * Arna-Maria Winchester as Mrs. Tarbox * Leverne McDonnell as Christine Eastwick * Ernie Dingo as Billy (Senior) * Vincent Ball as Eastwick Banker * Damien Connor as Stockman * Daryl Dicks as Hughie, Stockm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Of Hope (miniseries)
''Land of Hope'' is a 1986 Australian mini series that tells the story of the Australian Labor Party through the eyes of the fictional Quinn family over four generations.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p202 It was produced by the Seven Network. Cast * Maureen Green as Young Maureen Quinn * Patricia Kennedy as Old Maureen Quinn * Patrick Dickson as Paddy Quinn * Benjamin Franklin as Kevin Quinn * Penelope Stewart as Young Nesta Quinn * Melissa Jaffer as Old Nesta Quinn * Drew Forsythe as Old Frank Quinn * Melita Jurisic as Kathleen Quinn * Peter Kowitz as Leo Quinn * Richard Moir as Dominic Quinn * Mark Owen-Taylor as Andrew Quinn * Helen Buday as Sarah Quinn * Heather Mitchell as Helen Davies * Christopher Dibb as Tom Mann References External links''Land of Hope''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
