Victoria Longley
{{short description|Australian actress}}
{{for|the British actress|Vicky Longley}}
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Victoria Longley
| image =Bianca Moon and Victoria Longley.jpg
| caption = Victoria Longley (left) and Bianca Moon
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1960|9|24}}
| birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2010|8|29|1960|9|24}}
| death_place = St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1985–2009
}}
Victoria Constance Mary Longley (24 September 1960 – 29 August 2010) was an Australian actress. She worked extensively in television.
Early life
Longley was the daughter of doctor and rowing coach Eric Longley. Her mother Pamela studied Law as she brought up her four daughters, of whom Victoria was the youngest. When she was young she lived in Longueville NSW.
Career
Longley made her screen debut in a film called The More Things Change as a pregnant au pair. An early foray into television was in the epic miniseries The Dirtwater Dynasty, opposite Hugo Weaving, and Edens Lost, a 4-part miniseries for ABC in 1989. In the ABC series, Mercury, not-so-loosely based on the Sunday Age, she played a senior journalist, alongside Geoffrey Rush cast as editor, believed to be modelled on Bruce Guthrie.
Other television credits included: Murder Call, Wildside, Water Rats, Farscape, The Alien Years, Turtle Beach, Young Lions, and All Saints.{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/theatre/curtain-falls-too-soon-for-victoria-longley-20100830-147ga.html|title=Curtain falls too soon for Victoria Longley|last=Morgan|first=Clare|date=31 August 2010|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=31 August 2010}}
Death
Longley died from breast cancer, aged 49, in St Leonards, New South Wales.
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes | |||
| 1985 | The More Things Change | Geraldine | |
| 1989 | Celia | Alice Tanner | |
| 1992 | Turtle Beach | Sancha | |
| 1994 | Dallas Doll | Rosalind Sommers | |
| 1994 | Talk | Julia Strong | |
| 1995 | Hayride to Hell | Hilary Weygate | Short film |
| 1997 | Diana & Me | Pauline Challinor | |
| 2000 | Happy Mother's Day | Mum | Short film |
| 2002 | Grey | Short film | |
| 2003 | Unlocked | Renee | Short film |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 1985
| Amanda | TV movie |
| 1986
| Regular role |
| 1988
| Kate McBride / Nancy McBride | Miniseries |
| 1988
| Elizabeth Parsons | Miniseries |
| 1989
| Bea | Miniseries |
| 1990
| Lead role | Miniseries |
| 1992
| Six Pack | Kelly | Anthology series, 1 episode: "Piccolo Mondo" |
| 1993
| Deirdre | Miniseries, episode: "Lust" |
| 1993
| Carver | TV movie |
| 1995
| G.P. | Barbara | 1 episode |
| 1996
| Mercury | Georgi Singer | 13 episodes |
| 1997
| Cynthia Chase | 1 episode |
| 1997–99
| Wildside | Inspector Virginia King | 57 episodes |
| 1998
| Giselle McKenzie | Miniseries |
| 1999
| Tracy Bennett | 1 episode |
| 2000, 2002–03
| Kath Williams | 1 episode |
| 2001
| Farscape | Neeyala | 2 episodes |
| 2001
| Finding Hope | Meg | TV movie |
| 2002
| Police Psychiatrist | 4 episodes |
| 2002–04
| Margaret O'Brien | 4 episodes |
| 2003
| Therese Ricci | TV movie |
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result |
| 2006
| Best Actress in a Lead Role |
| 2006 |
| 1994
| 1994 Australian Film Institute Awards | Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role | Talk | {{nom}} |
| 1989
| 1989 Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Celia |
| 1988
| 1988 Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Miniseries | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- [http://www.smh.com.au/national/obituaries/she-fought-typecasting--and-won-20100902-14rjg.html Obituary – The Sydney Morning Herald]
- {{IMDb name|0519371|Victoria Longley}}
{{AACTAAward BestSupportingActress 1981–2000}}
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Category:Actresses from Sydney
Category:Australian film actresses
Category:Australian stage actresses
Category:Australian television actresses
Category:Deaths from cancer in New South Wales
Category:Deaths from breast cancer in Australia
Category:Best Actress AACTA Award winners
Category:Best Supporting Actress AACTA Award winners
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