Wendy Strehlow
Wendy Strehlow | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1958 (age 66–67) Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actress (theatre and television) |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Known for | A Country Practice (TV series) as Judy Loveday All Saints (TV series) as Lorraine Tanner |
| Family | Sophie Hensser (daughter) |
Wendy Strehlow (c. 1958) is an Australian television and theatre actress, best known for her role as Judy Loveday in A Country Practice.[1]
Career
Strehlow has appeared in numerous television series. She played much-loved nurse sister Judy Loveday in the soap opera A Country Practice from 1981 to 1986 for 217 episodes. The role won her a Logie Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1985. From mid-2005 to 2008, she played the role of paramedic Lorraine Tanner in the Seven Network medical drama All Saints.[1]
Her other TV credits include E Street, Blue Heelers, McLeod's Daughters, Home and Away, A Step in the Right Direction and The Saddle Club.
Strehlow has also appeared in numerous theatre productions, including The Greening of Grace, Henry IV, The Memory of Water, Travesties and the Pulitzer Prize winning production, Clybourne Park. She appeared in The Village in 2023.
In 2023, Strehlow appeared at an event for A Country Practice, where fans had gathered at locations, including the Wandin Valley hospital.[2]
Personal life
Strehlow is originally from the city of Rockhampton, Queensland. She took ballet lessons and joined Rockhampton Little Theatre at age 11, before studying drama at Flinders University in South Australia. She is married to a television sound technician. Her parents were both farmers who ran a bakery, and she is the mother of soap actress Sophie Hensser.[3] She is Jewish.[4]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Hoodwink | Martin's Sister | Feature film |
| 1999 | Dead End | Det. Maggie Layton | Feature film |
| 2001 | Dalkeith | Miss Denham | Feature film |
| 2005 | The Libertine | Woman | Film short |
| 2009 | Dear Diary | Rhonda | Film short |
| The Storymaker | Grinning Gaol-Keeper | Film short | |
| Clown Porn | Bubbles | Film short | |
| 2015 | Swingers | Carol | Film short |
| 2017 | Falling | Older Rebecca | Film short |
| 2018 | Toe-Sucker | Terri | Film short |
| 2019 | The Snip | Mathilda Farrugia | Film short |
| Mystic Pines | Carol | Film short | |
| 2020 | The Complex | Mum | Film short |
| Diving In | Wendy | Film short | |
| 2023 | Wonder Down Under | Barb Barrett / Wonder Down Under |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Film Continuity | Herself | Film documentary short |
| A Step in the Right Direction | Robyn | TV film | |
| 1981–1986 | A Country Practice | Sister Judy Loveday | 217 episodes |
| 1982 | For the Term of His Natural Life | Jenny | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1988 | The Dirtwater Dynasty | St Lukes Sister (as Wendy Stehlow) | Miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1990 | How Wonderful! | Perfect Mum / Francine Raymond / Politician's Mistress | TV film |
| Family and Friends | Janet Simmonds | ||
| TV Celebrity Dance Party | Singer with The Madrigirls | TV special | |
| 1991 | Act of Necessity | Cressa Buchanan | TV film |
| E Street | Ruth Sloman | 1 episode | |
| 1992 | G.P. | Alice Meyer | Season 4, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Bay City | Sue Walker | Regular role |
| 1993–1994 | Ship to Shore | Denise Garney | 3 episodes |
| 1996 | The Adventures of the Bush Patrol | Maggie Dean | 1 episode |
| Natural Justice: Heat | Council Clerk | TV film | |
| 1997; 2000 | Blue Heelers | Anita Harvey / Maxine Ambrose | Season 4 & 7, 2 episodes |
| 1999 | Halifax f.p. | Carol Witherspoon | Episode 14: "A Murder of Crows" |
| 2001 | The Saddle Club | Chelsea Owens | 2 episodes |
| Crash Zone | Mrs. Sparks | 1 episode | |
| 2002 | McLeod's Daughters | Helen | 1 episode |
| Don't Blame the Koalas | Mrs. Krantz | 9 episodes | |
| 2002; 2005–2008 | All Saints | Jennifer Neal | 1 episode |
| 2002; 2007 | Home and Away | Jane Wallis | 1 episode |
| 2005–2008 | All Saints | Lorraine Tanner | 28 episodes |
| 2013 | Skit Box | 1 episode | |
| 2014 | Soul Mates | Cersei | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Here Come the Habibs | Border Security | 1 episode |
| Hyde & Seek | Elaine | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 2017 | Drop Dead Weird | Aubrey | 1 episode |
| 2018 | On the Ropes | Gloria | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2019 | Hardball | Wanda | 3 episodes |
| 2020 | Tales for Uncertain Times | Stepmother | 3 episodes |
| 2022 | Remember My Name | Doctor Keats | 1 episode |
| 2025 | The White Lotus | Australian tourist | Season 3, 1 episode |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Henry IV | Mistress Quickly | Bell Shakespeare | [5] |
| Machinal | Clerk / Nurse / Woman | STC | [6] | |
| 2014 | The Crucible | Mrs Putnam | [7] | |
| 2017 | Hysteria | Yahunda | Darlinghurst Theatre Company | [8] |
| 2019 | The Merchant of Venice | Shylock | ||
| 2020 | Twelfth Night | Maria | ||
| 2023 | The Village | Christine | Q Theatre Company | |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Puck | [9] | ||
| Richard III | Queen Margaret |
References
- ^ a b "Wendy Strehlow".
- ^ Knox, David (13 May 2023). "Fans gather at A Country Practice locations | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Schipp, Debbie (6 May 2012). "Sophie Hensser finds acting is real family affair". DailyTelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ (14 December 2018) Summer showtime Australian Jewish News. Retrieved on 14 December 2018
- ^ Grogan, Zilka (22 April 2013). "Wendy Strehlow soaks up role in Henry IV". dailytelegraph. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Supple, Augusta. "Machinal | Sydney Theatre Company - Australian Stage Online". australianstage.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Blake, Jason (14 December 2014). "The Crucible at Bella Vista Farm review: well told in ambient setting". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Martin, Chris (21 April 2017). "Hysteria is the kind of outdated independent theatre production Sydney should leave behind". The Brag. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Madigan, Damien (10 January 2023). "From A Country Practice to outdoor Shakespeare: Wendy Strehlow stars in A Midsummer Night's Dream". Blue Mountains Gazette. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
External links
- Wendy Strehlow at IMDb
- Wendy Strehlow at Sue Barnett
- Holding the Mirror Up to Wendy - Interview with Wendy Strehlow (2014)