Delia C. Williams (born 1930) was a British-born Australian actor. Williams was born in

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in 1930, where she trained at the Old Vic and worked for two years on the West End, as well as a model. She moved to Australia in 1956. She worked a number of times with

Annette Andre Annette Andre (born 24 June 1939) is an Australian actress best known for her work on British television throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Early life and early career The daughter of an upholsterer, Annette Andre was born in Drummoyne, Australia, ...

. Stephen Vagg of ''Filmink'' felt Williams played her role in ''Stormy Petrel'' "with verve and a twinkle in the eye. Williams was a Welsh actress who moved to Australia and had a short but glittering career here, nabbing many of the best roles on Australian TV drama at the time (eg. Cathy in Wuthering Heights, Nina in The Seagull); she had presence, beauty and charisma and it’s a shame that her career ended shortly after this when she married and became a mother."

Filmography

Film

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'' (1959) as Nina *''

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'' (1959) as Ophelia *'' Wuthering Heights'' (1959) as Cathy Earnshaw

Television

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'' (1960) as Mary Bligh *'' Whiplash'' (1960) *'' The Outcasts'' (1961) as Mary O’Connell

Theatre

*''Dial M for Murder'' (1957) - tour

Radio

*''Paradise Place'' (1957) *''Richard II'' (1959) *'' The Loquat Tree'' (1961)

References

External links

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1930 births Possibly living people 20th-century Australian actresses {{Australia-actor-stub