Liz Burch (born 18 October 1954) is an Australian former actress.

Career

Burch is best known for her lead roles as Liz Cameron in police drama series ''

Cop Shop ''Cop Shop'' is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes. Synopsis The show revolved arou ...

'' from 1980 to 1982 and Dr. Chris Randall in medical drama series ''

The Flying Doctors ''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. ...

'' from 1986 to 1989, returning for an episode in 1992. She is also known for playing Kate Wallace in the Disney western drama series ''

Five Mile Creek ''Five Mile Creek'' is a western television drama series adapted from Louis L'Amour's novel ''The Cherokee Trail'' and produced in Australia. It starred Liz Burch, Louise Caire Clark, Rod Mullinar, Jay Kerr, Michael Caton, Peter Carroll, ...

'' from 1983 to 1985. She later appeared as Candice in 2003 miniseries ''

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'' and as Jilly in '' Blue Water High'' from 2005 to 2006. She has had recurring roles in ''

Ocean Girl ''Ocean Girl'' (known as ''Ocean Odyssey'' in the UK) is an Australian science fiction television series aimed for family audiences and starring Marzena Godecki as the lead character. The show is set in the near future, and focuses on an unusu ...

'', '' Water Rats'' and ''

Mission Top Secret ''Mission Top Secret'' is an Australian TV series aired between 1992 and 1995. The pilot for the series was a 1991 telemovie of the same name. This was part of the ''South Pacific Adventure'' series on a budget of $1 million.Ed. Scott Murray, ' ...

'', and has made numerous guest appearances in other series such as '' Behind the Legend'', '' Spring & Fall'', ''

A Country Practice ''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera/serial which was broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 22 November 1993, and subsequently on Network Ten from 13 April 1994 to 5 November 1994. Altogether, 14 ...

'', '' Chances'', '' G.P.'', '' Paradise Beach'', ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...

'', '' Wildside'', '' All Saints'' and '' Above the Law''. Burch has also presented an episode of children's show '' Play School''.

Personal life

Burch's sister Rosemary unexpectedly passed away from

Scleroderma Scleroderma is a group of autoimmune diseases that may result in changes to the skin, blood vessels, muscles, and internal organs. The disease can be either localized to the skin or involve other organs, as well. Symptoms may include areas ...

, a rare skin disease. On a break from filming ''

'', Burch flew to London to join her costar Andrew McFarlane, so he could be a comfort during her grief. Burch has had a knee replacement operation in her later years.

Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

External links

* 1954 births Living people Australian soap opera actresses Australian children's television presenters Australian women television presenters

References

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