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Logie Awards Of 1981
The 23rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards was held on Friday 10 April 1981 at the Centrepoint Convention Centre in Sydney, and broadcast on Network Ten. The ceremony was hosted by Michael Parkinson. Guests included Patrick Duffy, Gil Gerard, Lesley-Anne Down, Sam J. Jones, Adam Rich, Van Johnson and Lindsay Wagner. National Awards Gold Logie :''Winner:'' Bert Newton in ''The Don Lane Show'' (Nine Network) Acting/Presenting ; Most Popular Actor :''Winner:'' Peter Adams in ''Cop Shop'' (Seven Network) ; Most Popular Actress :''Winner:'' Paula Duncan in ''Cop Shop'' (Seven Network) ; Most Popular New Talent :''Winner:'' Simon Gallaher in ''The Mike Walsh Show'' (Nine Network) ;Best Lead Actor in a Series :''Winner:'' Peter Adams in ''Cop Shop'' (Seven Network) ;Best Lead Actress in a Series :''Winner:'' Sheila Florance in ''Prisoner'' (Network Ten) ;Best Supporting Actor in a Series :''Winner:'' Michael Caton in ''The Sullivans'' (Nine Network) ;Best Supporting Actress in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lindsay Wagner
Lindsay Jean Wagner (born June 22, 1949) is an American actress. Wagner is best known for her leading role in the American science fiction television series '' The Bionic Woman'' (1976–1978), in which she portrayed character Jaime Sommers. She first played the role on the series '' The Six Million Dollar Man''. The character became a pop culture icon of the 1970s. For this role, Wagner won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Dramatic Role in 1977 – the first for an actor or actress in a science fiction series. Wagner began acting professionally in 1971 and has maintained a lengthy acting career in a variety of film and television productions to the present day. Early life Wagner was born in Los Angeles, California. Following her parents' divorce, her mother remarried, and the family moved to Portland, Oregon where Wagner graduated from Portland's David Douglas High School. After graduation, Wagner spent a couple of months in France before enrolling at the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vivean Gray
Jean Vivra Gray (20 July 1924 – 29 July 2016), known professionally as Vivean Gray, also credited as ''Vivian Gray'' and ''Viven Gray'', was an English-born actress who starred in film and television roles in Australia. Gray starred in films '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' and '' The Last Wave'', but her best-known roles were in TV soap operas, after having appeared in numerous guest parts for Crawford Productions, she had regular roles in serials, ''The Sullivans'', as Ida Jessup appearing in that series for its entire run from 1976 to 1983; in ''Prisoner'', as Edna Pearson in 1984, and in ''Neighbours'', as Nell Mangel from 1986 to 1988, after which she left the acting profession and returned to her native England to Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. Early life Gray was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England on 20 July 1924.the daughter of Allan Gray and Doris (nee Simpson), who had married the previous year in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. She was the eldest of four children. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Caton
Michael Caton (born 21 July 1943) is an Australian actor, comedian and television host, best known for playing Uncle Harry in the Australian television series '' The Sullivans'', Darryl Kerrigan in 1997's low-budget hit film '' The Castle'', and Ted Taylor in the television series '' Packed to the Rafters''. Early life Caton was born in Monto, Queensland, was educated in Gympie at St Patrick's College, a Boarding School, where he had his first experience as an actor, and then grew up in Woolloongabba, Brisbane. Media career Television In 1976, Caton starred as Uncle Harry Sullivan in the long running Channel 9 war family drama ''The Sullivans''. Caton starred in the Australian drama series '' Five Mile Creek'' from 1983 until 1985. He then appeared in the risqué 1990s soap opera '' Chances'' (in 1991 and 1992). Since 1999, Caton has hosted two lifestyle programs – '' Hot Property'' and '' Hot Auctions'' – on the Seven Network until 2009, and Channel Nine since 2010 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheila Florance
Sheila Mary Florance (24 July 1916 – 12 October 1991) was an Australian actress known for her work in theatre, television and film. Born in Melbourne, she married an Englishman in 1934 and relocated to London. Her early career was based on the London stage. Her first husband died in World War II in 1944. In 1948, Florance returned to Australia and resumed her acting career, initially in the theatre before transitioning to film and television. She appeared in various Crawford Productions, gaining recognition for her role as Dossie Rumsay in ''Bellbird (TV series), Bellbird''. She achieved international fame for her portrayal of Lizzie Birdsworth, an elderly alcoholic convict, in the television series ''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner''. Florance died in 1991 from lung cancer, a week after receiving the AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her final film, ''A Woman's Tale''. Biography Early life Florance was born on 24 July 1916 at 42 Carrington Grove, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Gallaher
Simon Gallaher (born 24 October 1958) is an Australian singer, actor, director and pianist. He teaches Mouth Organ at Jomamma Music School Tamborine Mountain. Biography Gallaher was born in Brisbane and educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School. and studied at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music. Whilst studying, he joined the Queensland Light Opera Company. In 1977 he appeared on '' The Mike Walsh Show'', he had his own television program, '' The Simon Gallaher Show'' on ABC-TV (1982–83), in which he sang and played the piano. In 1979, Simon appeared again on '' The Mike Walsh Show'', singing "Australia Be Proud" with the Marist Singers of NSW, with Artistic Director Paul Bateman. With his own musical theatre company Essgee Entertainment, Gallaher produced and acted in stage productions of ''The Pirates of Penzance'', ''H.M.S. Pinafore'', ''The Mikado'', ''The Merry Widow'' and ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'', among others. For most of the 198 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logie Award For Most Popular New Talent
The Silver Logie for Most Popular New Talent, also known as the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent, is an award presented at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award recognises the popularity of a new talent in an Australian program. The program may or may not be the nominee's first television appearance, however it should be their first major television role. It was first awarded at the 22nd Annual TV Week Logie Awards ceremony, held in 1980 and originally called Most Popular New Talent. This award category was eliminated in 1999 and replaced by the Most Popular New Male Talent and Most Popular New Female Talent categories. After a 15-year absence, the ''Most Popular New Talent'' category was reintroduced in 2014 to replace the gender specific categories. It was briefly renamed Best New Talent (2016-2017). From 2018, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular New Talent. The winner and nominees of Most Popular New Talent are chosen by the public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paula Duncan
Paula Margaret Duncan (born 15 September 1952) is an Australian actress.? Her numerous television roles include playing in '' Number 96'' as Carol Finlayson (1974-1975), '' The Young Doctors'' (1976–77), as Nurse Lisa Brooks, '' Cop Shop'' as Detective Danni Francis (1977–83), for which she twice won the Logie Award for Most Popular Actress, ''Prisoner'' as Lorelei Wilkinson (1986), '' Richmond Hill'' as Janet Bryant (1988), ''Home and Away'' as Bridget Jackson (1990) and ''Neighbours'' (2011). Other notable roles include '' Paradise Beach'' and '' Breakers''. Duncan's older sister was stage and screen actress and activist Carmen Duncan. Career Duncan was born in Cooma, New South Wales, to publicans Rita and Robert on 15 September 1952. has played several leading roles in various TV series. Early roles were Carol Finlayson in '' Number 96'' (her sister Carmen Duncan had previously acted in this serial), followed by Lisa Brooks in ''The Young Doctors''. She left '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logie Award For Most Popular Actress
The Logie Award for Most Popular Actress is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards The TV Week Logie Awards (known colloquially as The Logies) is an annual ceremony celebrating and honouring the best shows and stars in Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The event is telecast live and .... The award recognises the popularity of an actress in an Australian program. Commonly known as the Silver Logie for Best Actress, it has undergone several official changes of name. It was first awarded at the 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 1977 when the award was originally called Most Popular Australian Lead Actress. It was later renamed Most Popular Actress and briefly Best Actress (2016–2017). For the 2018 ceremony, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular Actress. The winner and nominees of Most Popular Actress are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the ''TV Week'' websi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seven Network
Seven Network (stylised 7Network, and commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is an Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of the five main free-to-air television networks in Australia. The network's headquarters are located in Sydney. As of 2014, it was the second-largest network in the country in terms of population reach. Seven Network shows various nonfiction shows—such as news broadcasts (''Seven News'') and sports programming—as well as fiction shows. In 2011, the network won all 40 out of 40 weeks of the ratings season for total viewers, being the first to achieve this since the introduction of the OzTAM ratings system in 2001. As of 2024, Seven Network is the highest-rated television network nationally, in Australia, ahead of the Nine Network, ABC TV (Australian TV channel), ABC TV, Network 10 and SBS (Australian TV channel), SBS. Hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Adams (actor)
Peter John Adams (18 May 1938 – 13 December 1999) was a New Zealand-born Australian actor, best remembered for his performances on Australian television in soap operas and serials. Born in Taumarunui, King Country, North Island, New Zealand, Adams later emigrated to Australia. He was married to actress Kirsty Child. Career Adams appeared in the Australian soap opera ''Number 96'' as Andy Marshall in 1974-75 and had a five-week stint in medical soap opera ''The Young Doctors'' as comedian, Clarrie Baker in 1977. Adams' defining role came in 1977 when he was cast as a leading character, Detective Jeff Johnson, in the police procedural series ''Cop Shop''. His character "JJ" became a hit with audiences, winning Adams several Logies. In 1980 he won Best Lead Actor in a Series and in 1981, the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor. He left that series for a role in musical theatre, but later returned, staying until the series was cancelled in December 1983. He subsequently appeare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Logie Award For Most Popular Actor
The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor is an award presented annually at the Australian TV Week Logie Awards. The award recognises the popularity of an actor in an Australian program. It was first awarded at the 19th Annual TV Week Logie Awards, held in 1977 when the award category was originally called Most Popular Australian Lead Actor. It was later renamed Most Popular Actor and briefly Best Actor (2016–2017). For the 2018 ceremony, the award category name was reverted to Most Popular Actor. The winner and nominees of ''Most Popular Actor'' are chosen by the public through an online voting survey on the ''TV Week'' website. Paul Cronin and Martin Sacks hold the record for the most wins, with five each, followed by Grant Dodwell, Craig McLachlan and Hugh Sheridan with three wins each. Winners and nominees Multiple wins Programs with most awards References {{Logie Awards years Awards established in 1977 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
