Helen Scott (actress)
Helen Scott | |
|---|---|
| Born | Helen Hough Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actress (stage and television) |
| Known for | A Country Practice as Matron Marta Kurtesz (original character) |
Helen Scott (née Hough) is an Australian actress best known for her work in theatre and on television. She has also appeared in musicals in England.
Scott remains most well known for her role in TV soap opera's including The Young Doctors in 1981 as Sister Norma Campbell and A Country Practice also in 1981 as hospital matron Marta Kurtesz, in this role she played the character utilizing a Central European accent. One of her primary story-arcs in the serial was her brief romance with Dr. Terence Elliott (played by Shane Porteous), however she left the series in 1983, with her character returning to her native Budapest, Hungary with an old friend.
In 1960, Scott acted in the Frank Loesser's musical, The Most Happy Fella, at the Coliseum in London, England with Inia Te Wiata, Edwin Steffe, Art Lund, Libi Staiger, Jack DeLon, Helena Leahy, Walter Midgley, William Dickie, Alan Jones, and Art Lund in the cast.[1]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Death Cell | (as Helen Hough) | TV movie |
| 1978 | The Scalp Merchant | Support role (as Helen Hough) | TV movie |
| 1979 | Money in the Bank | (as Helen Hough) | TV movie |
| 1979 | Patrol Boat | (as Helen Hough) | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1980 | People Like Us | (as Helen Hough) | TV movie |
| 1981 | The Young Doctors | Sister Norma Campbell (as Helen Hough) | TV series |
| 1981-1983 | A Country Practice | Matron Marta Kurtesz (as Helen Scott) | TV series, 126 episodes |
| 1988 | The Last Resort | Recurring role | TV series |
| 1991 | Chances | Carol Hawkins | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1996; 1998 | Water Rats | Mary Beth Endicott | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Pam McWilliam | TV series, 3 epsidoes |
| 1998 | Water Rats | Joy Godfrey | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2000 | Above the Law | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2001 | All Saints | Sheila McArsle | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2011 | Today Tonight | Guest (with A Country Practice cast: Brian Wenzel, Lorrae Desmond, Andrew Blackman, Michelle Pettigrove, Josephine Mitchell, Wendy Strehlow, John Tarrant, Judith McGrath & Emily Nichol) | TV series, 1 episode |
References
- ^ "Helen Scott | Actress". IMDb. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
External links
- Helen Scott at IMDb