Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Victoria Longley, Australian actress, died from breast cancer she was , 49

Victoria Constance Mary Longley  was an Australian actress. She worked extensively in television died from breast cancer she was , 49.
She debuted in a film called The More Things Change as a pregnant au pair, alongside Barry Otto and Judy Morris. An early foray into television was in the epic miniseries The Dirtwater Dynasty opposite Hugo Weaving. In the ABC television series, The Mercury, not-so-loosely based on the Sunday Age, she played a senior journalist, with Geoffrey Rush cast as editor, believed to be modelled on Bruce Guthrie.
Longley's television credits included: Murder Call, Wildside, Water Rats, Farscape, Turtle Beach, Young Lions, and All Saints.[1]
Longley died from breast cancer at the age of 49.

(24 September 1960 – 29 August 2010)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
2006 Sydney Theatre Awards Best Actress in a Lead Role The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? Won[2]
2006 Helpmann Awards Best Female Actor in a Play The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? Nominated[3]
1989 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Celia Won[4]
1988 Australian Film Institute Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series The Alien Years Nominated

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