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Beth Buchanan | |
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| Born | Beth Christine Buchanan 10 March 1972 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Social Worker |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Children | 3 |
Beth Christine Buchanan, born on 10 March 1972, is an Australian actress and social worker. She is best known for the television roles in sitcom Hey Dad! , Gemma Ramsay in Neighbours , and Susan Croydon in Blue Heelers . She was also a long-standing member of the Ranters Theatre Company. [1]
Buchanan was born in Sydney, the daughter of musician Tony Buchanan (formerly of Crossfire) and teacher Jo Buchanan. She is the youngest of three children; her brother Miles and sister Simone are also actors.
Buchanan's television work includes appearances in Secret Valley , Runaway Island , Island Trader , Pirates Island , A Country Practice , Home and Away , Stingers , Hey Dad (where her older sister Simone starred as Debbie Kelly), and The Brittas Empire . Her longest running part, between 1994 and 2006, was the recurring role of Susan Croydon (the daughter of Tom Croydon), in the popular series Blue Heelers . Major storylines included becoming a school teacher; attempting to take the blame when drugs were planted in her and Tom's home; and losing her baby as a result of a hit-and-run targeted at her father. Buchanan played Rita Heywood in both series of ABC1's journalism-orientated comedy Lowdown .
Film roles have included Newsfront , Fluteman , A Good Thing Going , Fortress (1986) – based on the Faraday School kidnapping – The Rogue Stallion , and The King . Buchanan also played the title character in Peter Long's short A Telephone Call for Genevieve Snow (2000). Adapted from the story by Carmel Bird, it won the Silver Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2000. [2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Secret Valley | Beth | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1982-88 | A Country Practice | Emma Stevenson / Fern Bowen / Becky Mason / Mrs Kafoops / Janis Burnett / Amanda Petersen | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 1984 | Five Mile Creek | Bessie | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984 | Runaway Island | Nancy | TV miniseries |
| 1987 | The Flying Doctors | Julie Cleary | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1987 | The Haunted School | Vanessa | TV miniseries, 8 episodes |
| 1988 | Home and Away | Elyce Davis / Elyce Hart | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1989 | Hey Dad..! | Elaine | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1990-91 | Neighbours | Gemma Ramsay | TV series |
| 1994 | The Brittas Empire | Stephanie | TV series, season 4, episode 3 |
| 1994-2004 | Blue Heelers | Susan Croydon | TV series, 15 episodes |
| 1996 | Halifax f.p. | Denise Crow | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | Law of the Land | Danni Cairns | TV series, 1 episode |
| Stingers | TV series | ||
| 2010-12 | Lowdown | Rita Heywood | TV series, seasons 1 & 2, 16 episodes |
| 2014 | This is Littleton | Daisy's Mother | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2019, 2022 | Neighbours | Gemma Ramsay | TV series |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Newsfront | Feature film | |
| 1978 | A Good Thing Going | Little girl in supermarket (uncredited) | TV movie |
| 1982 | Fluteman | Wendy | Feature film |
| 1982 | Island Trader | Joanne | TV movie |
| 1983 | Zero Zero | Child | TV movi |
| 1985 | Fortress | Leanne | Feature film |
| 1986 | Body Business | C | TV movie |
| 1986 | The Last Frontier | Zoe Hannon | TV movie |
| 1988 | Touch the Sun: Princess Kate | Benedicte | TV movie |
| 1990 | The Rogue Stallion | Anna Peterson | TV movie |
| 1990 | Pirates Island | Sarah | TV movie |
| 1992 | Mission Top Secret | Danielle | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Phantom Horseman | Charlotte | Feature film |
| 2000 | A Telephone Call for Genevieve Snow | Genevieve Snow | Short film |
| 2002 | The Hard Word | Nurse | Feature film |
| 2003 | The Situation Room | Short film | |
| 2007 | The King | Val Wesley | TV movie |
| 2006 | The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of Denmark | Ophelia | Film |
| 2018 | The Couple Enjoy a Bath | Short film |
Buchanan has three sons (Cinto, born 2004; Cesare, born 2007; and Tancredi, born 2010) with her ex partner, playwright Raimondo Cortese. She is an accredited Social Worker with a Master of Social Work (RMIT), has an Arts Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing (RMIT) and an Honours Degree in Performance Writing (Victoria University). [1] [3] [4]
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