Wendy Strehlow

Wendy Strehlow

Born: January 1, 1958
in Queensland, Australia
Wendy Strehlow (born 1958) is an Australian actress, particularly in soap opera and theatre, she has appeared in numerous TV series and tele-dramas but is probably best known for her role as the much loved nurse sister Judy Loveday in the television soap opera A Country Practice, from 1981 to 1986. Wendy has performed in both Sydney and Queensland Theatre Companies respectively, many of Wendy's theatre credits include Sold, Flags, Return To Earth and many more.

Wendy also received a Logie Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in A Country Practice in 1985. And she is the mother of Australian soap actress Sophie Hensser.

Movies for Wendy Strehlow...

Falling
Title: Falling
Character: Older Rebecca
Released: May 12, 2017
Type: Movie
The movie explores one man's struggle with depression and his fears about suicide and loneliness.
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The Saddle Club: Horse Crazy
Title: The Saddle Club: Horse Crazy
Character: Chelsea Owens
Released: March 29, 2005
Type: Movie
Based on the hit ABC television series "The Saddle Club", "Horse Crazy" follows the adventures of several young girls on the Pine Hollows horse farm. Between school, riding, boys, and typical adolescent drama, the girls of the ranch are never bored. They're in for even more excitement, however, when Skye Ransom, a teenage heartthrob, comes to the farm to shoot a film. While most of the girls pine away over Skye, Kristi and Megan have their eyes on a bigger prize--a real live grown cowboy.
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Title: McLeod's Daughters
Released: August 8, 2001
Type: TV
When Jack McLeod passes away, his two daughters inherit Drovers Run, a vast cattle ranch in the Australian outback. Ultimately, Tess and Claire decide to run the ranch together, with their housekeeper, Meg, her teenage daughter, Jodi, and a local girl, Becky. Their lives are hard and the obstacles many, but the rewards are every bit as grand as the wild open land they've inherited.
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Dalkeith
Title: Dalkeith
Character: Mrs Denham
Released: May 22, 2001
Type: Movie
Tells the true story of the residents at Dalkeith Residential Home who sit around every day just waiting to die until staff buy them a greyhound. Naming the dog Dalkeith after the home, they discover she is a phenomenal runner and she is soon entered into the greyhound races. Soon residents are betting on the outcome of the races, and they are given a new reason to live. But the board of trustees learn what is going on, through the disgruntled daughter of one of the residents, and heavily handedly put an end to the fun and games. After the board's intervention the residents sink into a new form of despair as life becomes even duller and more boring than before. That is until the aloof pensioner, played by Ray Barrett, reveals he was once a high profile barrister and challenges the decision in court.
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Title: The Saddle Club
Released: February 6, 2001
Type: TV
The Saddle Club is a children's television series based on the books written by Bonnie Bryant Like the book series, the scripted live action series follows the lives of three teenage girls in training to compete in equestrian competitions at the fictional Pine Hollow Stables, while dealing with problems in their personal lives. Throughout the series, The Saddle Club navigates their rivalry with Veronica, training for competitions, horse shows, and the quotidian dramas that arise between friends and staff in the fictional Pine Hollow Stables. In each show, The Saddle Club prevails over its adversities, usually sending a message emphasizing the importance of friendship and teamwork.
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Natural Justice: Heat
Title: Natural Justice: Heat
Character: Council Clerk
Released: January 1, 1996
Type: Movie
An idealistic solicitor heads to the bush after a disillusioning encounter with the legal system. In a small country town she witnesses an incident between police and two local Aborigines, and reluctantly becomes embroiled in a fight for justice.
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Title: Halifax f.p.
Character: Carol Witherspoon
Released: October 9, 1994
Type: TV
Halifax f.p. is an Australian television crime series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2002. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims. The series is set in Melbourne. The producers of the film were Beyond Simpson Le Mesurier; Australian Film Finance Corporation and aired on the Nine Network Australia Pty Ltd 21 Episodes of 90 and 102 minutes each were produced, and the series has screened in more than 60 countries. The budget for each episode was an average of $1.3 million. Funding came in part from the Australian Film Finance Corporation and Film Victoria.
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Title: Blue Heelers
Released: September 10, 1993
Type: TV
Blue Heelers was one of Australia's longest running weekly television drama series. Blue Heelers is a police drama series set in the fictional country town of Mount Thomas. Under the watchful eye of Tom Croydon (John Wood), the men and women of Mount Thomas Police Station fight crime, resolve disputes and tackle the social issues of the day. We watch their successes and their failures and learn to grow with them and their loved ones as the heart of the series develops.
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Act of Necessity
Title: Act of Necessity
Character: Cressa Buchanan
Released: May 8, 1991
Type: Movie
An Australian couple strive to prove that chemical companies have polluted the water supply, giving their daughter leukemia.
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Title: E Street
Character: Ruth Sloman
Released: January 24, 1989
Type: TV
An Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community there. Created by Forrest Redlich and produced by Network Ten from 24 January 1989 to 13 May 1993.
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Title: For the Term of His Natural Life
Character: Jenny
Released: May 23, 1983
Type: TV
In 1830s England, a young man from a good but troubled family is unjustly convicted of stealing a watch. He's transported to Van Diemen's Land where he suffers under the enmity of Lt. Frere while falling in love with Sylvia, the Warden's daughter. Meanwhile, back in England, an imposter lays claim to the young man's inheritance.
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Title: A Country Practice
Character: Judy Loveday
Released: November 18, 1981
Type: TV
A Country Practice was an Australian television drama series. At its inception, one of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, who had wrote the pilot episode and entered a script contest for the network in 1979, coming third and winning a merit award. It ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping, Sydney. After its lengthy run on the seven network it was picked up by network ten with a mainly new cast from April to November 1994 for 30 episodes, although the ten series was not as successful as its predecessor . The Channel Seven series was also filmed on location in Pitt Town, while, the Channel Ten series was filmed on location in Emerald, Victoria.
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Hoodwink
Title: Hoodwink
Released: November 5, 1981
Type: Movie
Hoodwink is based on the true story of an Australian con artist who briefly won the hearts of the media (if not the authorities). John Hargreaves stars as a criminal serving time in a New South Wales prison. He's not partial to the physical labor required of the convicts, so he hits upon a labor-saving plan. Hargreaves pretends to be totally blind, thus lightening his work load....and carries off the hoax for years.
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Title: Bay City
Character: Sue Walker
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: TV
Bay City follows four children who live in a small city on Australia's west coast and their exciting and unpredictable adventures.