Victoria O'Keefe
{{Short description|British actress (1969–1990)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Victoria O'Keefe
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1969|3|27}}
| birth_place = Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|1990|4|17|1969|3|27}}
| death_place = Lancashire, England, UK
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1983–1990}}
Victoria O'Keefe (27 March 1969 – 17 April 1990) was an English actress.
Early life
O'Keefe attended St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Dewsbury, and the St John Fisher Catholic High School, Dewsbury.[https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk] O'Keefe joined the Dewsbury Arts Group when she was 11.[https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk] She attended the Batley School of Art, part of Dewsbury college, now Kirklees College.[https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk]
Acting roles
Her first role was in the 1983 television series Nanny, playing Nicola Brooke.{{cite web |title=Victoria O'Keefe(1969-1990) |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641500/ |website=IMDB |access-date=21 June 2024}} She played Letty Boot in the 1984 miniseries Letty.{{cite web |title=Victoria O'Keefe(1969-1990) |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641500/ |website=IMDB |access-date=21 June 2024}}
She is best known for her role as Jane in the 1984 BBC docudrama Threads.[https://web.archive.org/web/20161002133653/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba81460b7 Victoria O'Keefe], British Film Institute
In 1987, she played Christine, in the youth show Y.E.S., in the episode named Hook, Line and Sinker.{{cite web |title=Hook, Line and Sinker |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0940488/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_i40 |website=IMBD |access-date=21 June 2024}}
In 1987, she played Sally Newman, in four episodes of Emmerdale Farm.{{cite web |title=Victoria O'Keefe(1969-1990) |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641500/ |website=IMDB |access-date=21 June 2024}}
In 1988, she played in the UK soap opera, Hollywood Sports.{{cite web |title=Victoria O'Keefe(1969-1990) |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641500/ |website=IMDB |access-date=21 June 2024}}
In 1988, she played Anne Bamforth, in the TV movie, The Luddites, about the revolt of 18th century textile workers.{{cite web |title=Victoria O'Keefe(1969-1990) |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641500/ |website=IMDB |access-date=21 June 2024}}
In 1990, she played Tracey in the TV series He-Play, in the episode named Positively Negative.[https://web.archive.org/web/20161002133653/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba81460b7 Victoria O'Keefe], British Film Institute{{cite web |title=Victoria O'Keefe(1969-1990) |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641500/ |website=IMDB |access-date=21 June 2024}}
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In 1989, O'Keefe played Sybyl Burlington, in Dewsbury Arts Group's production of Daisy Pulls It Off, about life in a 1920s girls' English boarding school.[https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk]
In October 1989, she played Ann Deever, in the Arthur Miller play All My Sons, with the Dewsbury Arts Group.[https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk]
In November 1989, she played the Beauty, in Beauty and the Beast, with the Dewsbury Arts Group.[https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk]
Death
O'Keefe died on 17 April 1990 in a car accident near Bold, St Helens, Lancashire on the M62 motorway.[https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk][https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641500/bio Profile], imdb.com; accessed 18 April 2015. Three others died in the crash, her two young friends, and their baby.[https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk] O'Keefe's boyfriend was driving at the time, in rainy conditions, on a contraflow lane system.[https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk] Their car crossed into the west-bound lane, into the path of a lorry.[https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk]
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20230519204242/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/ Victoria O'Keefe website]
- {{Find a Grave|14256400}}
- {{IMDb name|nm0641500}}
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Category:English television actresses
Category:Actresses from West Yorkshire
Category:Road incident deaths in England
Category:20th-century English actresses
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