Helen Scott (actress)
| Helen Hough Scott | |
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| Born |
Helen Hough Australia |
| Other names | Helen Scott |
| Occupation | Television actress |
Helen Scott (born Helen Hough) is an actress best known for her work in theatre and on Australian television. She has also appeared in musicals in England. She remains most well known for her role as Matron Marta Kurtesz, an original character in soap opera A Country Practice, and the first matron of the fictional Wandin Valley Bush Nursing Hospital on the show. Ms. Scott left the show when her character returned to her birthplace in Eastern Europe with an old, revolutionary friend. Her character was briefly involved in a romance with Dr. Terence Elliott (played by Shane Porteous).
She has also appeared on All Saints (2001), Above the Law (2000), Water Rats (1996, 1998), Big Sky (1997) in the role of Pam McWilliam, Chances (1991), Last Resort (1988), The Young Doctors (1979).