Caz Lederman (born c. 1951/1952), is an Australian former actress.
Early life
Lederman is Jewish and was born to Viennese parents who emigrated to Australia. She studied at
University of New South Wales and took on early stage roles as a means to pay for her education.
Career
Lederman's acting career began with television commercials and bit parts in tv dramas and soap operas. She made her live debut in ''
Tilly Devine'' at
NIDA’s Jane Street Theatre, before spending two years working in Europe, North America and Israel.
In 1978, she starred in the comedy play ''
Father's Day
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'' in Sydney and Melbourne,
alongside
Carole Cook and
Anne Haddy.
Lederman appeared in numerous film and television series, including ''
Silent Number'' and ''
Young Doctors'' and both the film and TV versions of ''
Number 96''. She played a lead role in the
Crawford Productions
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early 1980s TV series ''
Holiday Island''.
Her feature film and tv movie credits include thriller ''
The Killing of Angel Street'' (1981), drama ''
Winter of Our Dreams'' (1981), ''
Undercover'' (1983), ''
The Boy Who Had Everything'' (1984) and crime film ''
Grievous Bodily Harm'' (1988).
She was nominated for the 1989
AFI Award for
Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature for her role in 1989 drama film ''
Malpractice''.
Personal life
Lederman is married to actor Bill Summers.
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
References
External links
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Australian film actresses
Australian television actresses
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)