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Victoria Longley (Australian Actress)
Victoria Constance Mary Longley (24 September 1960 – 29 August 2010) was an Australian actress. She worked extensively in television. Early life Longley was the daughter of doctor and rowing coach Eric Longley. Her mother Pamela studied Law as she brought up her four daughters, of whom Victoria was the youngest. When she was young she lived in Longueville NSW. Career Longley made her screen debut 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'', a 4-part miniseries for ABC in 1989. In the ABC series, ''Mercury'', not-so-loosely based on the ''Sunday Age'', she played a senior journalist, alongside Geoffrey Rush cast as editor, believed to be modelled on Bruce Guthrie. Other television credits included: ''Murder Call'', '' Wildside'', '' Water Rats'', ''Farscape'', '' The Alien Years'', '' Turtle Beach'', '' Young Lions'', and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bianca Moon
Bianca Moon (born 14 December 1988) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She first came to attention in Australia, while still a teenager, for founding the equality campaign and later gained attention for her Daytime Emmy Awards, Emmy-nominated song used in an episode of the American television series ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Music Bianca released her first single, a cover of Marc Cohn's "Walking in Memphis", at age 14. In 2013, Moon was nominated for the American 40th Daytime Emmy Awards, Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for a Drama Series, as composer and lyricist for her song "The Sunflower", used in a 2012 episode of the CBS television soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Personal life Moon was born with the craniofacial disfigurement blepharophimosis, and as a result she began her own charity, Truly Beauty's, when she was 16. In the fall of 2007, Moon was a finalist in the selection process for the New South Wales (NSW) entry to the 2008 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turtle Beach (film)
''Turtle Beach'', also known as ''The Killing Beach'', is a 1992 Australian film directed by Stephen Wallace and starring Greta Scacchi and Joan Chen. The screenplay was written by Ann Turner, based on the 1981 novel of the same name by Blanche d'Alpuget. It caused controversy in Malaysia, where the government took exception to scenes of Malays executing refugees. Premise Judith, an Australian photojournalist, leaves her family to cover the story of Vietnamese boat people in a Malaysian refugee camp. There she befriends Minou, a Vietnamese streetwalker, who has married a diplomat and together they try to bring awareness to the terrible conditions suffered by the people there. Cast * Greta Scacchi as Judith * Joan Chen as Minou * Jack Thompson as Ralph * Art Malik as Kanan * Norman Kaye as Hobday * Victoria Longley as Sancha * Martin Jacobs as Richard * George Whaley as Bill * William McInnes as Minder Production Ann Turner was working for Roadshow when she was hired to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Deadly Sins (miniseries)
''Seven Deadly Sins'' is a 1993 Australian television drama anthology series aired by ABC Television. The stories examine the dark side of human nature in seven episodes: "Lust", "Pride", "Wrath", "Sloth", "Greed", "Envy", and "Gluttony" — the seven deadly sins. A soundtrack was released by ABC Music, featuring vocals by artists Paul Kelly, Renée Geyer, Vika Bull, and Deborah Conway. In the same year, ABC TV screened a series of short films under the same name, produced and directed by Stephen Burstow, comprising dance works commissioned from leading contemporary choreographers. Cast Lust * Andy Anderson as Colin * Hugo Weaving as Eric * Victoria Longley as Deirdre * Heather Mitchell as Belinda * David Roberts as Alistair Pride * Colin Friels as Roger Pascoe * Elizabeth Alexander as Jill Pascoe * Linden Wilkinson * Beth Champion Sloth * Steve Bisley as Meadowvale Supervisor * Vince Colosimo as Tony * Robyn Nevin as Margot * Frank Gallacher as Elliot * Monica ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Pack (TV Series)
''Six Pack'' is a 1992 Australian anthology television series, containing six hour-long dramas, first broadcast on SBS-TV. It received three nominations at the 1992 Australian Film Institute Awards including Best Mini Series or Telefeature for the episode "Piccolo Mondo". Cast * Angie Millikin as Mimi * Sandy Gore as Analyst * Josephine Mitchell as Clara * Colin Moody * Simon Burke * Ivar Kants as Ben * Steve Bastoni * Denise Scott as Katherine * Peta Toppano as Lena * Victoria Longley as Kelly * John Bluthal * Lloyd Morris * Alistair Duncan as Meir * Lenita Vangellis as Loulla * George Zogopoulas * Arianthe Galani as Anna * Geraldine Turner as Lydia * Martin Jacobs *Ben Oxenbould * Susan Lyons as Annie * Rachel Szalay Rachel Szalay is an Australian actress and visual artist. Early life Szalay was born in January 1965. From 1983 to 1985, she studied visual art at City Art Institute. In 1986, she then began studying an acting diploma at the National Institut ... as Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ring Of Scorpio
''Ring of Scorpio'' is a 1990 Australian TV miniseries by Alan Bateman, Errol Sullivan and Kim Williams. It was made with assistance from the Film Finance Corporation Australia, BBC Television and the Nine Network. It was shot in Morocco, Spain, Sydney and Broken Hill. The casting of Americans Jack Scalia (who had recently completed a season-long role in ''Dallas'') and Catherine Oxenberg (then best known for her role as Amanda on ''Dynasty''), and Briton Caroline Goodall was indicative of a trend in Australian miniseries from the early 1990s to cast well-known foreign actors in leading roles to increase the potential appeal to international audiences. Plot ''Three women (Catherine Oxenberg, Caroline Goodall, Linda Cropper) plot revenge against a drug dealer ( Jack Scalia) who seduced them before scamming them to participate in his operations, ultimately causing them to spend time in Moroccan prisons, ruining their lives.'' Synopsis ''A gripping story of secrets within secrets, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miniseries
In the United States, a miniseries or mini-series is a television show or series that tells a story in a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Many miniseries can also be referred to, and shown, as a television film. " Limited series" is a more recent American term which is sometimes used interchangeably. , the popularity of miniseries format has increased in both streaming services and broadcast television. The term " serial" is used in the United Kingdom and in other Commonwealth nations to describe a show that has an ongoing narrative plotline, while "series" is used for a set of episodes in a similar way that "season" is used in North America. Definitions A miniseries is distinguished from an ongoing television series; the latter does not usually have a predetermined number of episodes and may continue for several years. Before the term was coined in the United States in the early 1970s, the ongoing episodic form was always called a "serial", just as a novel appea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Land Of Hope (miniseries)
''Land of Hope'' is a 1986 Australian mini series that tells the story of the Australian Labor Party through the eyes of the fictional Quinn family over four generations.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p202 It was produced by the Seven Network. Cast * Maureen Green as Young Maureen Quinn * Patricia Kennedy as Old Maureen Quinn * Patrick Dickson as Paddy Quinn * Benjamin Franklin as Kevin Quinn * Penelope Stewart as Young Nesta Quinn * Melissa Jaffer as Old Nesta Quinn * Drew Forsythe as Old Frank Quinn * Melita Jurisic as Kathleen Quinn * Peter Kowitz as Leo Quinn * Richard Moir as Dominic Quinn * Mark Owen-Taylor as Andrew Quinn * Helen Buday as Sarah Quinn * Heather Mitchell as Helen Davies * Christopher Dibb as Tom Mann * Victoria Longley References External links''Land of Hope''at IMDb IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV Movie
A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a terrestrial or cable television network, in contrast to theatrical films made for initial showing in movie theaters, direct-to-video films made for initial release on home video formats, and films released on or produced for streaming platforms. In certain cases, such films may also be referred to and shown as a miniseries, which typically indicates a film that has been divided into multiple parts or a series that contains a predetermined, limited number of episodes. Origins and history Precursors of "television movies" include ''Talk Faster, Mister'', which aired on WABD (now WNYW) in New York City on December 18, 1944, and was produced by RKO Pictures, and the 1957 '' The Pied Piper of Hamelin'', based on the poem by Robert Browning, and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Can't Get Started (film)
''I Can't Get Started'' is a 1985 Australian television film about a man who writes a successful novel.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p84 Cast * John Waters as Robert * Wendy Hughes as Margaret * Heather Mitchell as Jill * Andrew McFarlane as Freddy * Sandy Gore as Jenny * Deborah Kennedy as Rose * Nicholas Opolski as Nicholas * Ben Gabriel as Lazarus * Jenny Lovell as Debbie * Todd Boyce as Anthony * Mark Owen-Taylor as Kris * Vanessa Downing as Checkout Girl * Helmut Bakaitis as Sidney * John Hannan as David Levings * Victoria Longley as Amanda * Craig Pearce as Mark * Lyndel Rowe Lyndel Rowe is an Australian actress of stage, television and film, who is best known for her work with the Melbourne Theatre Company, the Sydney Theatre Company and the State Theatre Company of South Australia, and for her role as Karen Fox/ ... as Valerie References External links *''I Can't Get Started''at Peter Malone Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana & Me
''Diana & Me'' is a 1997 Australian romantic comedy film directed by David Parker and starring Toni Collette, Dominic West and John Simm. Plot An Australian named Diana Spencer travels to London to try to get a glimpse of her namesake, Diana, Princess of Wales. Just as she is about to shake hands with the princess, she is pushed out of the way by a photographer. While she is furious with him at first, they slowly strike up a relationship. Production The original script was by Elizabeth Coleman. According to David Parker, the original female lead was older and more like Shirley Valentine. Parker then worked on the script with Matt Ford for 18 months.Andrew Urban, "PARKER, DAVID: DIANA & ME", ''Urban Cinefile'' . Retrieved 19 November 2012 Shooting finished in Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas Doll
''Dallas Doll'' is an Australian black comedy-drama film starring Sandra Bernhard, David Ngoombujarra, Roy Billing, Victoria Longley, Frank Gallacher, Jake Blundell, Rose Byrne, Celia Ireland. It was written and directed by Ann Turner. Cast * Sandra Bernhard as Dallas Adair * David Ngoombujarra as Storyteller * Roy Billing as Dave Harry * Victoria Longley as Rosalind Sommers * Frank Gallacher as Stephen Sommers * Jake Blundell as Charlie Sommers * Rose Byrne as Rastus Sommers * Douglas Hedge as Mayor Tonkin * Celia Ireland as Policewoman * John Frawley Plot Dallas Adair is an American consultant brought to Australia to advise on a new golf course project. On the plane from L.A. she meets Charlie Sommers, the 18-year-old son of one of her bosses when there's a near crash landing, after which Dallas moves into the Sommers bourgeois home. While living with the Sommers, Dallas begins a twisted odyssey to seduce and corrupt the family which includes seducing Charlie, then seduc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
