Australian actress
Victoria Longley
Born (1960-09-24 ) 24 September 1960Died 29 August 2010(2010-08-29) (aged 49) 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.
Early life
Longley was the daughter of doctor and rowing coach Eric Longley. Her mother Pamela studied Law as she brought up her four daughters, of whom Victoria was the youngest. When she was young she lived in Longueville NSW.
Career
Longley made her screen debut 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 , and Edens Lost , a 4-part miniseries for ABC in 1989. In the ABC series, Mercury , not-so-loosely based on the Sunday Age , she played a senior journalist, alongside Geoffrey Rush cast as editor, believed to be modelled on Bruce Guthrie .
Other 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 .
Filmography
Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1985
The More Things Change
Geraldine
1989
Celia
Alice Tanner
1992
Turtle Beach
Sancha
1994
Dallas Doll
Rosalind Sommers
1994
Talk
Julia Strong
1995
Hayride to Hell
Hilary Weygate
Short film
1997
Diana & Me
Pauline Challinor
2000
Happy Mother's Day
Mum
Short film
2002
Grey
Short film
2003
Unlocked
Renee
Short film
Television
Awards and nominations
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