Virginia Hey

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Virginia Hey
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Virginia Hey at DeepCon, 2007
Born (1952-06-19) 19 June 1952 (age 71)
Years active1981–present
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Virginia Hey (born 19 June 1952) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan in the science fiction television series Farscape , playing the "Warrior Woman" in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior , and various roles in television drama series, such as lawyer Jennifer St James in E Street . [1]

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Career

Hey began her career as a fashion model after being discovered at a bus stop by POL magazine editor Wendy Adnam. [2] Hey appeared on several magazine covers and started her acting career in television advertisements (57 in all), television dramas and films in Australia and the UK.

In 1979, Hey appeared in live TV performances with The Buggles for their song "Video Killed the Radio Star", including on the BBC's Top of the Pops and on German television. [3] [4] However, she does not appear in the official music video. (The official video for the same song is remembered best for being the first music video broadcast on MTV in 1981.) Hey appeared in the Mama's Boys rock video for their hit single "Needle in the Groove" in 1985.

Her film and television credits include the Warrior Woman in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and General Pushkin's girlfriend in the Bond film The Living Daylights . She is well known for the role of the blue-skinned alien priestess Zotoh Zhaan in Farscape , for which she was nominated for Best Supporting Actress on Television by the Saturn Awards.[ citation needed ] She left the show early in the third season for health and personal reasons: the prosthetic makeup worn over her head and chest to achieve Zhaan's appearance and the stress of the long filming days caused her kidneys to bleed, subsequently causing a decline in her health, and she grew tired of having to shave her head and eyebrows for the role. [5] [6]

Hey has also appeared in various Australian soap operas including Prisoner (Cell Block H) as Leigh Templar, Neighbours as Beth Travers, E Street as Jennifer St. James, and Pacific Drive as Margaux Hayes.

Since leaving Farscape, Hey has started her own company, White Flower Lei, which manufactures perfumes and soaps. [7] She currently resides in the UK. [8]

Meditation

Hey teaches meditation across the United States and UK, and is certified in natural therapy. [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior The Warrior Woman
1982 Norman Loves Rose The Girlfriend
1982 The Return of Captain Invincible Beautician
1986 Castaway Janice
1987 The Living Daylights Rubavitch
1988Pathos – Segreta inquietudineDianeaka A Taste for Fear
Italian film
1994 Signal One Toniaka Bullet Down Under
1999Game RoomDr. Greta Davis
2011Alien ArmageddonUte

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 Top of the Pops Herself - The Buggles1 episode
1982 The Don Lane Show Herself1 episode
1982 The Daryl Somers Show Herself1 episode
1984 Prisoner Leigh Templar14 episodes
1985 Timeslip Jenny
1985 Big Deal Ticket officerEpisode: "Popping Across the Pond"
1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story Young WomanTV miniseries
1 episode
1986 Neighbours Beth Travers 8 episodes
1987 Vietnam JournalistTV miniseries
1 episode
1987 Network 7 Chablis1 episode
1989 Mission: Impossible DanielleEpisode: "The Killer"
1989 Dolphin Cove Alison Mitchell8 episodes
1989–1990 E Street Jennifer St. James56 episodes
1990–1993 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard Herself5 episodes
1992Street StoriesHerself1 episode
1993Ernie and DeniseHerself1 episode
1993 A Current Affair Herself2 episodes
1993–1997 Ray Martin at Midday Herself2 episodes
1993 Paradise Beach Val Sterling
1994Signal One: Behind The ScenesHerselfTV special
1994–1998 Good Morning Australia Herself6 episodes
1994Love RulesHerself1 episode
1994Hello: Home ShoppingHerselfTV infomercial
1994Live It UpHerself1 episode
1994 Midday with Derryn Hinch Herself1 episode
1996 Pacific Drive Margeaux Hayes
1996 Flipper AdamsEpisode: "The Pearl Maker"
1997Monday to FridayHerself1 episode
1997 Home and Away Gillian3 episodes
1997 Roar Queen UnaEpisode: "Pilot"
1997 Midday With Kerri-Anne Herself1 episode
1997Sex and Beyond: 25 Years Of CleoHerselfTV special
1998 All Saints Joanna TraversEpisode: "Yesterday's News"
1999–2002 Farscape Regular roles: Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan / Dr. Jane Komenski50 episodes
2012 FedCon XXI Herself German film documentary
2014Ckds at the Cons: Chippenham 2014HerselfTV documentary
2014 Rick and Morty Gazorpian (voice)Episode: "Raising Gazorpazorp"
2014–2016From the Mouths of BabesHerself4 episodes
2015KosmosLead role: Diana Lord5 episodes
TBAGracemarchMary MarchTV movie

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Farscape: The Game Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan (voice)

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References

  1. "Jennifer St James played by Virginia Hey" . Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  2. "About Virginia Hey". VirginiaHey.com. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
  3. "Buggles - Video killed the radio star 1979 Top of The Pops". Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2021 via YouTube.
  4. "Virginia Hey - The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (Music Video)". Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 March 2019 via YouTube.
  5. Zhaan Forever: Interview on the Farscape extra features DVD
  6. "Why did I leave Farscape?". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2007. 11 August 2004, Virginia Hey.com
  7. "The Coming soon Website Template – Home :: w3layouts" . Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  8. "Virginia Hey" . Retrieved 12 May 2016.
  9. An Interview With Virginia Hey by William Lee Rand. Reiki News Magazine. Summer 2005.