Wendy Hughes

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

48

Gender

Female

Birthday

1952-07-29

Day of death

2014-03-08 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Wendy Hughes

Biography

Wendy Hughes (29 July 1952 – 8 March 2014) was an Australian actress known for her work in theatre, film and television. Hughes was an award-winning actress. Her career spanned more than forty years and established her reputation as one of Australia's finest and most prolific actors. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wendy Hughes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Star Trek: The Next Generation

    Star Trek: The Next Generation

  • Number 96

    Number 96

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • The Man from Snowy River

    The Man from Snowy River

  • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

    Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

  • City Homicide

    City Homicide

  • My Brilliant Career

    My Brilliant Career

  • Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

    Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue

  • Return to Eden

    Return to Eden

  • Shadows of the Peacock

    Shadows of the Peacock

  • Duet for Four

    Duet for Four

  • Hoodwink

    Hoodwink

  • Kostas

    Kostas

  • Lonely Hearts

    Lonely Hearts

  • A Woman Named Jackie

    A Woman Named Jackie

  • Power Without Glory

    Power Without Glory

  • Salvation

    Salvation

  • Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train

    Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train

  • A Dangerous Summer

    A Dangerous Summer

  • State Coroner

    State Coroner

  • Careful, He Might Hear You

    Careful, He Might Hear You

  • Happy New Year

    Happy New Year

  • The Man Who Sued God

    The Man Who Sued God

  • The View from Greenhaven

    The View from Greenhaven

  • Donor

    Donor

  • Not Quite Hollywood

    Not Quite Hollywood

  • Amerika

    Amerika

  • Paradise Road

    Paradise Road

  • Puzzle

    Puzzle

  • Newsfront

    Newsfront

  • Jock Petersen

    Jock Petersen

  • Princess Caraboo

    Princess Caraboo

  • The Heist

    The Heist

  • My First Wife

    My First Wife

  • Remember Me

    Remember Me

  • Lucinda Brayford

    Lucinda Brayford

  • Touch and Go

    Touch and Go

  • An Indecent Obsession

    An Indecent Obsession

  • The Caterpillar Wish

    The Caterpillar Wish

  • Constructing Australia

    Constructing Australia

  • Boundaries of the Heart

    Boundaries of the Heart

  • I Can't Get Started

    I Can't Get Started

  • Luigi’s Ladies

    Luigi’s Ladies

  • Sidecar Racers

    Sidecar Racers

  • High Rolling

    High Rolling

  • Is There Anybody There?

    Is There Anybody There?

  • The Alternative

    The Alternative