Arna-Maria Winchester was an Australian actress, appearing on film, TV and in the theatre.
Career
Winchester played the main role in the 1980 film ''
The Chain Reaction'' and the 1983 TV series ''
Kings
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*Kings: The sovereign heads of states and/or nations.
*One of several works known as the "Book of Kings":
**The Books of Kings part of the Bible, divided into two parts
**The ''Shahnameh'', an 11th-century epic Persia ...
''. Other featured screen roles include ''
1915
Events
Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix.
January
*January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction".
*January 1
* ...
'', ''
Ryan''
''
Homicide
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'' and ''
Man of Letters
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''.
Winchester's stage appearances include ''Come Live With Me'' (
Phillip Theatre, 1971),
''The Hell Of It'' and ''Baby Baby'' (
Stables Theatre, 1982)
and ''La Musica'' (Lookout Theatre, 1996)
Personal life
Winchester was married to Terry Stanton and lived with him in Bali, where she opened a clothing boutique, while Stanton worked as a hotel manager.
She gave birth to son, Putu (meaning 'first born') Sugiarta Winchester-Stanton in
Denpasar
Denpasar (; Balinese script, Balinese: ᬤᬾᬦ᭄ᬧᬲᬃ, ''Dénpasar'') is the capital city of the province of Bali, Indonesia.
Denpasar is the largest city in the Lesser Sunda Islands and the second largest city in Eastern Indonesia after ...
on New Year's Eve. Putu is also an actor, best known for playing Dennis Klinsmann in ''
Heartbreak High
''Heartbreak High'' is an Australian television programme created by Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon that ran from 1994 to 1996 on Network Ten and 1997 to 1999 on ABC, for seven series. It was also partially funded from 1996 by BBC2, with som ...
'' from 1997 to 1999, from the age of 18. While pregnant with Putu, Winchester was bitten by a wild dog and underwent injections which compromised her health for the rest of her life.
Stanton became violent after a motorcycle accident in Bali, which led to Winchester moving back to Australia with her son, and her marriage ending.
Winchester has a grandson, Ryder.
[https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/heartbreak-high-star-putu-winchesters-tragic-fall-from-fame-231748305.html]
Death
Winchester passed away from a brain tumour in
Byron Bay
Byron Bay ( Minjungbal: ''Cavvanbah'') is a beachside town located in the far-northeastern corner of New South Wales, Australia (in Bundjalung Country). It is located north of Sydney and south of Brisbane. Cape Byron, a headland adjac ...
in 2008. At her wake, her son Putu and ex-husband Stanton got into a physical fight, resulting in Stanton being placed in a coma and eventually passing away. Putu was cleared of any wrongdoing in his father's death.
Filmography
Film
Television
Theatre
[https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/225459]
References
External links
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Living people
Australian television actresses
Australian film actresses
1949 births