Victoria Longley (Australian actress)

Victoria Longley
Born	24 September 1960 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 August 2010 (aged 49) St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1985–2009

Victoria Constance Mary Longley (24 September 1960 – 29 August 2010) was an Australian actress. She worked extensively in television.

She debuted in a film called The More Things Change as a pregnant au pair. 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.

Her television credits included: Murder Call, Wildside, Water Rats, Farscape, The Alien Years, Turtle Beach, Young Lions, and All Saints.^[1]

Death

Longley died from breast cancer, aged 49, in St Leonards, New South Wales.

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

References

1. Morgan, Clare (31 August 2010). "Curtain falls too soon for Victoria Longley". smh.com.au. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
2. "Sydney Theatre Awards 2006". sydneytheatreawards.com. 2006. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
3. "Helpmann Awards Nominees". helpmannawards.com.au. 2006. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
4. "Australian Film Institute Awards". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 31 August 2010.

External links

• Obituary – The Sydney Morning Herald
• Victoria Longley at the Internet Movie Database