Elizabeth Moody (actress)
{{Short description|New Zealand actress}}
{{About|the New Zealand actress|the British poet|Elizabeth Moody}}
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| name = Elizabeth Moody
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| birth_name = Elizabeth Bromley
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|10|29|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Worthing, Sussex, England
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2010|01|12|1939|10|29|df=yes}}
| death_place = Christchurch, New Zealand
| nationality = New Zealander
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| known_for =
| spouse = Terence Moody
| occupation = Actress, director
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Elizabeth Moody (née Bromley, 29 October 1939 – 12 January 2010) was an English-born New Zealand film, television and theatre actress and director.
Career
Born in Worthing, Sussex, England, on 29 October 1939, Moody emigrated to New Zealand, becoming a naturalised New Zealander in 1957.{{cite web |url=http://search.ancestry.com.au/myancestry/shoeboxpage.aspx?db=1844&pid=42417 |title=New Zealand, naturalisations, 1843–1981 |year=2010 |website= |publisher=Ancestry.com Operations |accessdate=19 November 2016 |url-access=subscription }} She first came to note nationally in New Zealand during the late 1970s and early 1980s as a regular panellist on the television show Beauty and the Beast hosted by Selwyn Toogood. Her first feature film role was playing Mabel in The Scarecrow. She also played in Undercover Gang, Braindead, Turn of the Blade, and Heavenly Creatures. Her last film role was playing in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as the character Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.
Death
Filmography
=Feature films=
- The Scarecrow – Mabel (1982)
- Undercover Gang – Mrs. Marwick (1986)
- Braindead – Vera Cosgrove (1992)
- Turn of the Blade – Girl in Headshots and Auditions (1994)
- Heavenly Creatures – Miss Waller (1994)
- The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - Lobelia Sackville-Baggins (2001) (Only Extended Version)
- Offensive Behaviour - Crystal (2004)
- Huhu Attack! - Aunty Maude (2010)
=Television=
- Beauty and the Beast (TVNZ): 1976–1985. Panellist
- Antiques for Love or Money (TVNZ): Panellist
- The Fire Raiser (TVNZ): 1987
References
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External links
- [http://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/arts/3224447/Actress-Elizabeth-Moody-dies-aged-70 Elizabeth Moody Dies]
- {{IMDb name|0600473}}
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Category:Actresses from Worthing
Category:English emigrants to New Zealand