Victoria Longley

Victoria Constance Mary Longley (24 September 1960 – 29 August 2010) was an Australian actress. She worked extensively in television.

For the British actress, see Vicky Longley.

Victoria Longley
Bianca Moon and Victoria Longley
Born(1960-09-24)24 September 1960
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died29 August 2010(2010-08-29) (aged 49)
St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1985–2009

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.[1] 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

FILM

Year Title Role Type
1985The More Things ChangeGeraldineFeature film
1989CeliaAlice TannerFeature film
1992Turtle BeachSanchaFeature film
1994Dallas DollRosalind SommersFeature film
1994TalkJulia StrongFeature film
1995Hayride To HellHilary WeygateFilm short
1997Diana & MePauline ChallinorFeature film
2000Happy Mother's DayMumFilm short
2002Greyunknown roleFilm short
2003UnlockedReneeFilm short


TELEVISION

Year Title Role Type
1985 I Can't Get Started Amanda TV film
1986 Land of Hope Regular role TV miniseries
1988 The Dirtwater Dynasty Lead role: Kate McBride / Nancy McBride TV miniseries, 5 episodes
1988 The Alien Years Lead role: Elizabeth Parsons ABC TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1989 Edens Lost Lead role: Bea ABC TV miniseries, 4 episodes
1989 1989 AFI Awards Herself - Best Actress Winner: 'Celia' ABC TV special
1990 Ring of Scorpio Lead role: TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1992 Six Pack - Piccolo Mondo Lead role: Kelly SBS TV film series, 1 episode
1993 Seven Deadly Sins - Lust Lead role: Deirdre ABC TV film series, 1 episode
1993 Crimebroker Carver TV film
1995 G.P. Guest role: Barbara ABC TV series, 1 episode
1996 Mercury Regular role: Georgi Singer ABC TV series, 13 episodes
1997 Murder Call Guest role: Cynthia Chase TV series, 1 episode
1997-1999 Wildside Regular role: Virginia King ABC TV series, 57 episodes
1998 A Difficult Woman Giselle McKenzie ABC TV miniseries, 4 episodes
1999 Water Rats Guest role: Tracy Bennett TV series, 1 episode
2000;2002-2003 All Saints Guest role: Kath Williams TV series, 1 episode
2001 Farscape Guest role: Neeyala TV series, 2 episodes
2001 Good Morning Australia Herself - Guest TV series, 1 episode
2001 Finding Hope Meg TV film
2002 Young Lions Recurring role: Police Psychiatrist TV series, 4 episodes
2002-2004 All Saints Recurring role: Margaret O'Brien TV series, 4 episodes
2003 BlackJack Therese Ricci TV film

Death

Longley died from breast cancer, aged 49, in St Leonards, New South Wales.

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result
2006 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? Won[2]
2006 Helpmann Awards Best Female Actor in a Play The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? Nominated[3]
1989 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Celia Won[4]
1988 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series The Alien Years Nominated

References
  1. Morgan, Clare (31 August 2010). "Curtain falls too soon for Victoria Longley". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  2. "Sydney Theatre Awards 2006". sydneytheatreawards.com. 2006. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  3. "Helpmann Awards Nominees". helpmannawards.com.au. 2006. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  4. "Australian Film Institute Awards". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 31 August 2010.


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