Arna-Maria Winchester | |
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| Born | 30 November 1949 Sydney, New South Wales Australia |
| Died | 7 December 2008 (aged 59) Byron Bay, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Children | Putu Winchester |
| Family | Joan Winchester |
Arna-Maria Winchester was an Australian actress, appearing on film, TV and in the theatre. [1] [2]
Winchester played the lead role of Carmel Stilson in the 1980 science fiction thriller film The Chain Reaction , [3] [4] alongside Steve Bisley. She also played Doona Douglas in the 1984 TV film Man of Letters , [5] opposite Warren Mitchell.
Her other film credits included sex-comedy sequel Alvin Rides Again (1974), Sidecar Racers (1975), adventure film Eliza Fraser (1976), TV movie Cass (1978), fantasy comedy horror Pandemonium (1987) and thriller Initiation (1987). She also appeared as herself in the documentary film, Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! about Australian New Wave cinema of the 1970s and 1980s.
Winchester also appeared in numerous television series. From 1983 to 1984, she played one of the lead roles as daughter Christine King in the 1983 TV series Kings . [6] She also appeared in 1982 World War I drama miniseries 1915 as Brigid Scott.
Winchester had guest roles, in several Crawford Productions series including Ryan , [1] Homicide [7] Division 4 and Matlock Police . Further guest credits included Spyforce , Boney , Certain Women , Silent Number , Shannon's Mob , The Box , Cop Shop , Bellamy , A Country Practice , Special Squad , miniseries The Dirtwater Dynasty and Rafferty's Rules . She made later guest appearances in E Street , Heartbreak High , The Lost World , All Saints and H2O: Just Add Water .
Winchester's stage appearances [8] included Come Live With Me at Sydney's Phillip Theatre in 1971, [1] The Hell Of It and Baby Baby at Sydney's Stables Theatre in 1982 [2] [9] and La Musica at Lookout Theatre in 1996. [10] [11]
Winchester was married to Terry Stanton and lived with him in Bali, where she opened a clothing boutique, while Stanton worked as a hotel manager.
She gave birth to son, Putu (meaning 'first born') Sugiarta Winchester-Stanton in Denpasar on New Year's Eve. Putu is also an actor, best known for playing Dennis Klinsmann in Heartbreak High from 1997 to 1999, from the age of 18. While pregnant with Putu, Winchester was bitten by a wild dog and underwent injections which compromised her health for the rest of her life.
Stanton became violent after a motorcycle accident in Bali, which led to Winchester moving back to Australia with her son, and her marriage ending.
Winchester has a grandson, Ryder. [12]
Winchester passed away from a brain tumour in Byron Bay in 2008. At her wake, her son Putu and ex-husband Stanton got into a physical fight, resulting in Stanton being placed in a coma and eventually passing away. Putu was cleared of any wrongdoing in his father's death. [12]
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Alvin Rides Again | Nancy | Feature film |
| 1975 | Sidecar Racers | Marlene | Feature film |
| 1976 | Eliza Fraser | Mrs Cameron | Feature film |
| McManus MPB | Policewoman Farrow | TV movie | |
| 1977 | Out of It | Hitch-Hiker | Film |
| 1978 | Cass | TV movie | |
| 1980 | The Chain Reaction | Carmel Stilson | Feature film |
| 1984 | Man of Letters | Doona Douglas | TV movie |
| 1985 | Taking a Look | Woman | Short film |
| 1987 | Coda | Dr Steiner | TV movie |
| Pandemonium | B. De Woolf / Wife | Feature film | |
| Initiation | Sal | Feature film | |
| 1997 | Dust Off the Wings | Guest | Film |
| 1992 | September | Her | Short film |
| 2008 | Mixed Bag | Brigid | Short film |
| Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | Herself | Documentary film |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969–1975 | Homicide | Mary Callaghan / Pam Condon / Shirley White / Valerie Kersten / Margaret Jackson | 5 episodes |
| 1970 | Phoenix Five | Leonian | S1E3: "To End Is to Begin" |
| 1971 | The Comedy Game | S1E4: "Gaudeamus Igitur" | |
| 1971–1972 | Spyforce | Jill Stewart | 3 episodes |
| 1972 | Boney | Robin Pointer | S1E9: "Boney and the Black Virgin" |
| 1972–1974 | Matlock Police | Poppy Reid / Julie Turner / Judy Winter | 3 episodes |
| 1973 | Certain Women | ||
| The Evil Touch | Jeanette / Evie | 2 episodes | |
| 1973; 1974 | Ryan | Misty / Terri Davis | 2 episodes |
| 1973; 1975 | Division 4 | Janie / Melanie | 2 episodes |
| 1974 | This Love Affair | Diane | S1E3: "Good Time Charley – The Chequer Cab Kid" |
| 1975 | Silent Number | Leah | S1E31: "The Outlook for Monday" |
| Shannon's Mob | Ingrid | S1E10: "The Playpen" | |
| 1976 | The Box | Ann Chambers | 2 episodes |
| Up The Convicts | |||
| 1980–1982 | Cop Shop | Ruth Hill / Nancy O'Neil | 4 episodes |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Gwen | S1E1: "The Massage Girl Murders" |
| Sporting Chance | S1E5: "99th in the World" | ||
| 1982 | 1915 | Brigid Scott | Miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1983 | The Dismissal | Miniseries, episode 2 | |
| A Country Practice | Frances McNichol | 2 episodes | |
| 1983–1984 | Kings | Christine King | 13 episodes |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Cassie Summers | Episode 17: "Wild Man" |
| 1985–1987 | The Fast Lane | S1E7: "The Sound of One Hand Counting" | |
| 1988 | The Dirtwater Dynasty | Mrs Tarbox | Miniseries, episode 1 |
| 1989 | Rafferty's Rules | Rose Willis | S5E5: "Out of Line" |
| 1991 | Boys from the Bush | Gloria Goodson | Episode 2: "Poetic Galah" |
| 1993 | E Street | Helen Newman | Episode 396 |
| 1997 | Heartbreak High | Michelle Williams | S5E34 |
| 2000; 2001 | The Lost World | Hagen Queen / Lor | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | All Saints | Susanne Zinenko | S5E31: "Where the Heart Is" |
| 2006 | H2O: Just Add Water | Aunt Thea | S1E7: "Moon Spell" |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | The Imaginary Invalid | Louise | Theatre Royal, Hobart |
| Mrs Porter and the Angel | Tatty Hollow | PACT Youth Theatre, Sydney | |
| 1971 | Come Live With Me | Phillip St Theatre, Sydney | |
| 1973 | Jugglers Three | Keren | Playbox Theatre, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1974 | The Chapel Perilous | Sally Banner | Sydney Opera House with Old Tote Theatre Company |
| 1975 | Ivanov | Sydney Opera House | |
| A Programme on Farce | UNSW Old Tote Theatre, Sydney | ||
| 1976 | Look Back In Anger | Monash University with The Alexander Theatre Company | |
| 1981 | Outside Edge | Ginnie | Marian St Theatre, Sydney |
| 1982 | The Hell Of It | Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company | |
| Baby Baby | Myra | Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company | |
| 1985 | Steaming | Seymour Centre, Sydney, Canberra Theatre | |
| 1996 | La Musica | Lookout Theatre | |
| 2004 | Howard the Arselicker | Seymour Centre, Sydney with 24HRRR |
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