Helen Scott (née Hough) is an actress best known for her work in

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and on

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. She has also appeared in musicals in England.

Biography

She remains most well known for her role as Matron Marta Kurtesz, an original character in serial ''

A Country Practice ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera which broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 5 November 1993, airing at 7:30 pm on Monday and Tuesday evenings. Altogether, 14 seasons and 1,058 episodes were p ...

'' in 1981. Scott played the character utilising an Eastern European accent. Her character was briefly involved in a romance storyline with Dr. Terence Elliott (played by

Shane Porteous John Shane Porteous (born 17 August 1942) (known as Shane Porteous) is an Australian actor, screenwriter, animation layout artist and animation voice artist. As a screenwriter, he is sometimes credited as "John Hanlon". He remains best known fo ...

), however she left the series in 1983, with her character returning to her native

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with an old friend. She was replaced as Matron by actress

Joan Sydney Joan Sydney King (5 September 1936 – 28 December 2022) was an English-born Australian actress, primarily known for her television roles in soap operas and serials but who also appeared in theatre. Sydney started her career in local theatre b ...

, who would have a long run playing the role of Maggie Sloane until 1990, and then appearing again when the series, which aired originally on

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, was briefly relaunched by

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in 1994.

Filmography

Film

Television

External links

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