Janette Craig is an Australian actress best known for her performance as Bubba in ''
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'' is an Australian play written by Ray Lawler and first performed at the Union Theatre in Melbourne on 28 November 1955. The play is considered to be the most significant in Australian theatre history, and a " ...
'' (1959).
Biography
She worked as an assistant manager at the Comedy Theatre.
In 1957 she was voted Miss New South Wales. The following year she married British composer Eric Rasdall. She had a regular role on Australia's first soap opera, ''Autumn Affair'' but had to leave it to feature in ''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll''.
She retired from acting when her young daughter fell ill and moved into production.
Select credits
*''
The Adventures of Long John Silver
''The Adventures of Long John Silver'' is a TV series about the Long John Silver character from Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel '' Treasure Island''. It was made in 1954 in colour in Australia for the American and British markets before t ...
'' - "The Pink Pearl" (1954)
*''My Three Angels''/''Teahouse of the August Moon'' (1956) - stage performances
*''
Tomorrow's Child
Tomorrow's Child is an American progressive rock, hard rock and glam metal band formed in 1987 in Los Angeles, California that were signed to Arista Records.
Tomorrow's Child had the same line-up throughout the band's existence, featuring futur ...
'' (1957)
*''The Art of Being Happily Married'' (1957) radio play
*''The Big Knife'' (1957) - stage performance
*''
Killer in Close Up'' - "The Trial of Madeleine Smith" (1958) - as
Madeleine Smith
Madeleine Hamilton Smith (29 March 1835 – 12 April 1928) was a 19th-century Glasgow socialite who was the accused in a sensational murder trial in Scotland in 1857.
Background
Smith was the first child (of five) of an upper-middle-class ...
*''Arrow in the Air'' (1958) radio play
*''
Autumn Affair
''Autumn Affair'' is an Australian television series made by and aired by Network Seven station ATN-7, and also shown in Melbourne on Nine Network station GTV-9. Television in Australia had only been broadcasting since 1956 and Seven was the fir ...
'' (1958–59) - series regular
*''Tell Me Now'' (1958) radio play
*''Dear Miss Austen'' (1958) radio play
*''
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'' is an Australian play written by Ray Lawler and first performed at the Union Theatre in Melbourne on 28 November 1955. The play is considered to be the most significant in Australian theatre history, and a " ...
'' (1959)
*''The High Cost of Loving'' (1959) - radio play
*''Tale from the Vienna Woods'' (1959) radio play
*''
Whiplash'' - episodes "The Canoomba Affair", "A Dilemma in Wool", "Act of Courage"
*''
Adventure Unlimited
''Adventure Unlimited'' is a 1965 Australian anthology TV series. It was produced by Lee Robinson and associate produced by Joy Cavill. The directors included Ken Hannam. It was made by Waratah Film Productions a short lived company that came o ...
'' (filmed 1963, shown 1965) - "The Witness" shot on location in New Guinea
*''
Richard Whittington Esquire'' (1964)
*''Boeing Boeing'' (1964) - stage performance, Palace Theatre
*''Festival'' (Canadian TV show) - "Summer of the Seventeenth Doll" (1965)
References
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External links
Janette Craigat
IMDb
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Australian actors