For the British actress, see Vicky Longley.
Victoria Longley
Birth date24 September 1960
Birth placeSydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death date29 August 2010 (aged 49)
Death placeSt Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1985–2009

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.[1]

Death

Longley died from breast cancer, aged 49, in St Leonards, New South Wales.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985The More Things ChangeGeraldine
1989CeliaAlice Tanner
1992Turtle BeachSancha
1994Dallas DollRosalind Sommers
1994TalkJulia Strong
1995Hayride to HellHilary WeygateShort film
1997Diana & MePauline Challinor
2000Happy Mother's DayMumShort film
2002GreyShort film
2003UnlockedReneeShort film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985I Can‘t Get StartedAmandaTV movie
1986Land of HopeRegular roleMiniseries
1988The Dirtwater DynastyKate McBride / Nancy McBrideMiniseries
1988The Alien YearsElizabeth ParsonsMiniseries
1989Edens LostBeaMiniseries
1990Ring of ScorpioLead roleMiniseries
1992Six PackKellyAnthology series, 1 episode: "Piccolo Mondo"
1993Seven Deadly SinsDeirdreMiniseries, episode: "Lust"
1993CrimebrokerCarverTV movie
1995G.P.Barbara1 episode
1996MercuryGeorgi Singer13 episodes
1997Murder CallCynthia Chase1 episode
1997–99WildsideInspector Virginia King57 episodes
1998A Difficult WomanGiselle McKenzieMiniseries
1999Water RatsTracy Bennett1 episode
2000, 2002–03All SaintsKath Williams1 episode
2001FarscapeNeeyala2 episodes
2001Finding HopeMegTV movie
2002Young LionsPolice Psychiatrist4 episodes
2002–04All SaintsMargaret O'Brien4 episodes
2003BlackJack: Murder ArchiveTherese RicciTV movie

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2006Sydney Theatre AwardsBest Actress in a Lead RoleThe Goat, or Who is Sylvia?[2]
2006Helpmann AwardsBest Female Actor in a PlayThe Goat, or Who is Sylvia?[3]
19941994 Australian Film Institute AwardsAustralian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading RoleTalk
19891989 Australian Film Institute AwardsBest Actress in a Supporting RoleCelia[4]
19881988 Australian Film Institute AwardsBest Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or MiniseriesThe Alien Years

References

  1. ^ Morgan, Clare (31 August 2010). "Curtain falls too soon for Victoria Longley". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Sydney Theatre Awards 2006". sydneytheatreawards.com. 2006. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Helpmann Awards Nominees". helpmannawards.com.au. 2006. Archived from the original on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Australian Film Institute Awards". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 31 August 2010.