Caz Lederman

Lederman is Jewish and was born to Viennese parents who emigrated to Australia. She studied at University of New South Wales and took on early stage roles as a means to pay for her education.{{cite web|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263231932?searchTerm=%22Caz%20Lederman%22 |title= Not just a pretty face — Caz is a real talent |publisher= National Library of Australia |date= 14 September 1978}}

Lederman's acting career began with television commercials and bit parts in tv dramas and soap operas. She made her live debut in Tilly Devine at NIDA’s Jane Street Theatre, before spending two years working in Europe, North America and Israel.{{cite web|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263231932?searchTerm=%22Caz%20Lederman%22 |title= Not just a pretty face — Caz is a real talent |publisher= National Library of Australia |date= 14 September 1978}}

In 1978, she starred in the comedy play Father's Day in Sydney and Melbourne,

alongside Carole Cook and Anne Haddy.

Lederman appeared in numerous film and television series, including Silent Number and Young Doctors and both the film and TV versions of Number 96. She played a lead role in the Crawford Productions early 1980s TV series Holiday Island.{{Citation | last = Murphy | first = Jim | date = 1 July 1981 | title = Playing it cool on Holiday Island | periodical = Australian Women's Weekly | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/46449371/4879607}}

Her feature film and tv movie credits include thriller The Killing of Angel Street (1981), drama Winter of Our Dreams (1981), Undercover (1983),{{Citation | last = | first = | date = 14 March 1985 | title = Caz on stage in new play | periodical = The Australian Jewish Times | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263185916?searchTerm=%22Caz%20Lederman%22 }} The Boy Who Had Everything (1984) and crime film Grievous Bodily Harm (1988).{{Citation | last = Macdonald| first = Dougal | date = 18 November 1988 | title = This thriller is stodgy in its dramatic qualities | periodical = The Canberra Times | url = https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263185916?searchTerm=%22Caz%20Lederman%22 }}

She was nominated for the 1989 AFI Award for Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature for her role in 1989 drama film Malpractice.{{cite web|url=https://www.aacta.org/aacta-awards/winners-and-nominees/range/1980-1989/year/1989/|title=AFI Past Winners - 1989 Winners & Nominees|work=AFI-AACTA|accessdate=28 April 2023 }}

Lederman is married to actor Bill Summers.{{cite web|url= https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/263231932?searchTerm=%22Caz%20Lederman%22 |title= Not just a pretty face — Caz is a real talent |publisher= National Library of Australia |date= 14 September 1978}}

{{cite web|url= https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/249649 |title= Caz Lederman |publisher= AusStage}}

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