Judith McGrath
| Judith McGrath | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Judith McGrath 21 April 1947 Brisbane, Australia |
| Other names | Judy McGrath |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1969–present |
| Notable work |
Prisoner (1979–84) A Country Practice (1992–93) All Saints (1998–2010) |
Judith McGrath (born 21 April 1947) is an Australian actress, best known for her television soap roles as Colleen Powell in Prisoner (1979–1984) on Network Ten and Von Ryan in the medical drama All Saints (1998–2009) on Network Seven. She spent many of her formative years training at Brisbane Arts Theatre and was a company member of Twelfth Night Theatre under theatre director, Joan Whalley.
Biography
McGrath was born in Brisbane, Queensland. She is probably best known to international audiences for her early performances on Australian television as fair-minded but sarcastic Deputy Governor Colleen "Po Face" Powell in the cult series Prisoner.[1] Initially appearing on-and-off for the first two years on the show, Powell became a leading character in 1981 and McGrath continued the role in that way before leaving the series permanently in 1984.
After this she appeared in guest roles in 1985 episodes of Neighbours and The Flying Doctors. She also appeared in one series of the Australian children's television show Round The Twist as Matron Gribble.[2] She was also a regular cast member on A Country Practice as Bernice Hudson from 1992 until 1993.
She played the long-running role of Yvonne "Von"' Ryan in television medical drama series All Saints from its debut in 1998. She is the only original cast member to stay with the series until it concluded in late 2009.[3]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Age of Consent | Brisbane Bird: Grace | Feature film |
| 1977 | Young Ramsay | Rosemary Billings | Season 1, Episode 8 – "Lame Duck" |
| 1977 | Bluey | Mrs. Thompson | Season 1, Episode 22 – "The Fat Cat" |
| 1979 | Skyways | Mrs. Mason | Season 1, Episode 15 – "Who Killed Cock Robyn?" Season 1, Episode 16 – "Mercy Dash" |
| Unknown | Dr. Mendleshon | Episode: "The Return of Bessie Langhurst: Part 1 (unknown season) Episode: "The Return of Bessie Langhurst: Part 2" (unknown season) | |
| Unknown | Zoe Lawrence | Episode: "Up the Down Staircase" (unknown season) | |
| 1980 | Young Ramsay | Ethel Dean | Season 2, Episode 5 – "Gift Horse" |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Unknown role | Season 1, Episode 26 – "Farewell to Comerade" |
| 1979–84 | Prisoner | Colleen Powell | Seasons 1–6 (263 episodes) Recurring role (seasons 1 & 2) / Main role (seasons 3–6) |
| 1985 | Neighbours | Margaret Hamilton / Margart Heywood | Season 1 (4 episodes) |
| 1986 | Sword of Honour | Dietician | Miniseries – Episode 4 |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Cynthia Cumberland-Brown | Season 1, Episode 18 – "Eye of the Beholder" |
| 1988 | Caroline Longley | Season 3, Episode 22 – "One Final Request" | |
| 1989 | Round the Twist | Matron Gribble | Season 1 (9 episodes) |
| 1992–93 | A Country Practice | Bernice Hudson | Seasons 12 & 13 (149 episodes) |
| 1995 | Police Rescue | Hazel | Season 4, Episode 3 – "Wrong Side of the Road" |
| 1996 | Naked: Stories of Men | Margaret | Season 1, Episdoe 3 – "Blind-Side Breakaway" |
| 2005 | Fink! | Centrelink Woman | Feature film |
| 1998–2009 | All Saints | Yvonne 'Von' Ryan | Seasons 1–12 (493 episodes) Nominated: Logie Award of Most Outstanding Actress in a Series |
| 2010 | Scone Wars | Mavis Hepstead | Short film |
| 2011–12 | Winners & Losers | Maria Crawley | Season 1, Episode 9 – "One Door Opens" Season 1, Episode 14 – "Two Point Oh" Season 2, Episode 21 – "Perfect Match" |
References
- ↑ "It's Saints and winners". Manchester Evening News. 20 April 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ↑ Children's show with a twist
- ↑ Idato, Michael (26 October 2009). "All Saints fades away". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 1 July 2015.