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Wendy Hughes is a Actor, Scriptwriter and Executive producer Australienne born on 29 july 1952 at Melbourne (Australie)
Wendy Hughes (29 July 1952 – 8 March 2014) was an Australian actress known for her work in theatre, film and television. Born of English parents, she made her film debut in 1974. Her biggest role was in Lonely Hearts, played in 1982 (this film was the beginning of a long collaboration with director Paul Cox). In her later career she acted in Happy New Year along with stars Peter Falk and Charles Durning. In 1993 she played Dr. Carol Blythe, M. E. in Homicide: Life on the Street. In the late 1990s, she starred in State Coroner and Paradise Road.
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Wendy Hughes
Nationality Australie
Birth 29 july 1952 at Melbourne (Australie)
Death 8 march 2014 (at 61 years) at Sydney (Australie)
Birth 29 july 1952 at Melbourne (Australie)
Death 8 march 2014 (at 61 years) at Sydney (Australie)
Wendy Hughes (29 July 1952 – 8 March 2014) was an Australian actress known for her work in theatre, film and television. Born of English parents, she made her film debut in 1974. Her biggest role was in Lonely Hearts, played in 1982 (this film was the beginning of a long collaboration with director Paul Cox). In her later career she acted in Happy New Year along with stars Peter Falk and Charles Durning. In 1993 she played Dr. Carol Blythe, M. E. in Homicide: Life on the Street. In the late 1990s, she starred in State Coroner and Paradise Road.
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Hughes had two children, a son with restaurateur Patrick Juillet and a daughter with actor Chris Haywood. She was also married to actor Sean Scully for some time.Usually with
Filmography of Wendy Hughes (37 films)
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Salvation (2009)
Directed by Paul Cox
Actors Wendy Hughes, Bruce Myles, Chris Haywood, Kym Gyngell, Barry Humphries, Terry Norris
Roles Gloria
Rating56%
Not Quite Hollywood (2008)
, 1h43Genres Comedy, Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about films
Actors Phillip Adams, Christine Amor, Steve Bisley, Glory Annen Clibbery, Jamie Blanks, Graeme Blundell
Roles Self
Rating75%
Not Quite Hollywood documents the revival of Australian cinema during the Australian New Wave of the 1970s and '80s through B-movies including Alvin Purple, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Dead-End Drive In, Long Weekend, Mad Max, The Man from Hong Kong, Patrick, Razorback, Road Games, Stork and Turkey Shoot. From 1971 through to the late 1980s, Australian directors began to take advantage of the newly introduced R-rating which allowed more on-screen nudity, sex and violence for audiences restricted to age 18 and over. "Ozploitation"—writer-director Mark Hartley's own portmanteau of "Australian exploitation"—was a subgenre of the New Wave which accounted for the critically panned "gross-out comedies, sex romps, action and road movies, teen films, westerns, thrillers and horror films" of the era, commonly overlooked in Australia's "official film history". The film addresses three main categories of "Ozploitation" films: sex, horror and action.
The Caterpillar Wish (2006)
, 1h40Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Victoria Thaine, Susie Porter, Philip Quast, Robert Mammone, Elspeth Ballantyne, Wendy Hughes
Roles Elizabeth Roberts
Rating66%
A sleepy seaside town, in winter. Emily, a seventeen-year-old schoolgirl, lives with her mother Susan. Emily never knew her father. According to her mother, he was a "tom cat" - a tourist who wandered into town one summer and was never seen again.
The Man Who Sued God (2001)
, 1h42Directed by Mark Joffe
Genres Comedy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Judy Davis, Billy Connolly, Emily Browning, Colin Friels, Wendy Hughes, Bille Brown
Roles Jules Myers
Rating63%
Advocate Steve Myers (Billy Connolly) is a disillusioned lawyer who becomes fed-up with the perceived corruption within the judicial system. He quits the law business and buys a small fishing boat and takes up fishing for a living. His fishing boat is struck by lightning and explodes into pieces, burns and sinks. He informs his insurance company, which reviews and then subsequently declines his claim on the grounds that it is not liable as his fishing boat was destroyed due to an "Act of God".
Paradise Road (1997)
, 1h54Directed by Bruce Beresford
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Prison films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Rape in fiction, Erotic films, Sexploitation films, Political films, Women in prison films
Actors Glenn Close, Frances McDormand, Pauline Collins, Johanna ter Steege, Julianna Margulies, Cate Blanchett
Roles Mrs. Dickson
Rating67%
Après l'invasion de Singapour par l'armée impériale japonaise en 1942, des Anglaises, des Australiennes, des Chinoises et des Néerlandaises sont incarcérées dans des camps avec leurs enfants et certaines d'entre elles sont enrôlées comme femmes de réconfort. Bien qu'elles viennent toutes d'horizons différents, un groupe de prisonnières décide d'organiser un orchestre de chant pour tromper le désespoir et faire face aux exactions de leurs ravisseurs.
Princess Caraboo (1994)
, 1h37Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Historical
Actors Phoebe Cates, Jim Broadbent, Wendy Hughes, Kevin Kline, John Lithgow, Stephen Rea
Roles Mrs. Worrall
Rating59%
In Regency England, an exotically dressed woman is found in the fields, speaking a language no one can understand. She ends up at the home of the Worrall family, the local gentry. Their Greek butler, Frixos thinks the woman is a fraud from the start. Mr. Worrall sends her to the magistrate to be tried for vagrancy, but Mrs. Worrall agrees to care for her. Mr. Gutch, a local printer and newspaper reporter, takes an interest in the case especially after the woman claims via pantomime to be Princess Caraboo.
Amerika (TV miniseries) (1994)
, 14h30Directed by Vladimír Michálek
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Kris Kristofferson, Jiří Lábus, Robert Urich, Wendy Hughes, Sam Neill, Jiří Schmitzer
Rating61%
Major characters The storyline of Amerika primarily follows three political leaders:
A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
, 4h6Directed by Larry Peerce
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Roma Downey, Stephen Collins, William Devane, Joss Ackland, Wendy Hughes, Ashley Crow
Rating65%
Directed by Zalman King
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Nina Siemaszko, Wendy Hughes, Lydie Denier, Gloria Reuben, Tom Skerritt, Robert Davi
Roles Elle
Rating39%
A teenage girl named Blue must find a way to support herself after her father dies. Elle, the headmistress of a brothel, talks Blue into working at her establishment. Blue later tries to leave the business and Elle is determined that she never does.
Shadows of the Peacock (1989)
, 1h32Directed by Phillip Noyce
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Wendy Hughes, John Lone, Steve Jacobs, Peta Toppano, Rod Mullinar, Gillian Jones
Roles Maria
Rating60%
Luigi’s Ladies (1989)
Directed by Judy Morris
Genres Comedy
Actors Wendy Hughes, Sandy Gore, Anne Tenney, David Rappaport, John Walton, Ray Meagher
Roles Sara
Rating62%
The Heist (1989)
, 1h37Directed by Stuart Orme
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action
Themes Heist films
Actors Pierce Brosnan, Tom Skerritt, Wendy Hughes, Noble Willingham, Tom Atkins, Robert Prosky
Roles Sheila
Rating59%
Un escroc piégé cherche à se venger en planifiant un braquage dans un hippodrome.
Boundaries of the Heart (1988)
Directed by Lex Marinos
Genres Drama
Actors Wendy Hughes, John Hargreaves, Norman Kaye, Julie Nihill, Max Cullen, Michael Siberry
Roles Stella Marsden
Rating61%
, 2h10Directed by Bob Ellis
Origin Australie
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Wendy Hughes, Colin Friels, Norman Kaye, Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Steve J. Spears, Chris Haywood
Roles Girl
Rating57%
Working as a prostitute on the weekend train to Sydney Jenny (Wendy Hughes) meets The Man (Colin Friels), who seduces her so that she will murder for him.
Happy New Year (1987)
, 1h47Directed by John G. Avildsen, Bruce Malmuth
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Crime, Romance
Themes L'action se déroule en une journée, Heist films
Actors Peter Falk, Charles Durning, Tom Courtenay, Wendy Hughes, Anthony Heald, Claude Lelouch
Roles Carolyn
Rating58%
Nick and Charlie, a couple of aging thieves looking for a last score before they retire, come to ritzy Palm Beach, Florida, where they have an elaborate scheme to rob a Harry Winston jewelry store.