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Georgie Sterling | |
|---|---|
| Born | New Zealand |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1936-1992 |
| Known for | Taurus Rising Sons and Daughters |
| Spouse | John Saul |
Georgie Sterling (died before 2017) [1] was an New Zealand-born [2] Australian actress, initially slated to become a doctor, she trained for her acting career at Trinity College London in England, she was noted for her work in radio and television, especially in TV films and serials, although she also appeared in theatre, in an acting career spanning over a 55-year period.
Sterling was in her early career styled as Australia's Ginger Rogers, but with blonde hair and curls and started her career in the 1930s appearing in the film Rangle River starring Hollywood actor Victor Jory and also in 1941 in That Certain Something , she featured in theatre he preferred genre in the early 1940s and by the late 1950s in the new media of television, including appearing in a TV movie version of Hamlet. In serials she played Isabella Drysdale in the ill-fated series Taurus Rising but is possibly best known for her role as May Walters in Sons and Daughters . She also appeared in Homicide , Matlock Police and several roles in A Country Practice including centenarian Polly Waterford.
She was married to fellow actor and radio producer John Saul, who died in 1979. She lived independently after his death and died sometime prior to 2017, noted when her home at Newport went up for sale, she was said to have been aged in her 90's when she died.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | The Yearling | Ma Baxter [3] | Play |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Wild Duck | Caretaker | Feature film |
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | The Multi-Coloured Umbrella | Gloria | TV film |
| 1958 | Sorry, Wrong Number | Mrs Stevenson | Short film |
| 1959 | Hamlet | Gertrude | TV film |
| 1959 | One Bright Day | Sheila Prescott | TV film |
| 1960 | Stormy Petrel | Guest role: Mrs. King/Mrs King | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1966 | Armchair Theatre | Guest role: Mrs. Parker | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1968-1975 | Homicide | Guest roles: Miss Murphy/Linda Richardson/Emma Canker/Martha Hayes-Manning/Kay Barlow | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1972; 1974 | Division 4 | Guest roles: Lucille Lester/Mrs. Millard | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1972 | The Tony Hancock Special | Miss Bunny Bancroft | TV Special |
| 1975 | Matlock Police | Guest role: May O'Brien | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | King's Men | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1982 | The Don Lane Show | Guest as herself with 'Taurus Rising' cast: Andrew Clarke, Alan Cassell, Diane Craig | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1982 | Taurus Rising | Regular role: Elizabeth Drysdale | TV series |
| 1983-1988 | A Country Practice | Guest roles: Polly Waterford/Irene Walters/Emily White/da Chaffey/Lola Brown | TV series, 15 episodes |
| 1986 | Sons and Daughters | Regular role: May Walters | TV series, 69 episodes |
| 1988 | Barracuda aka The Rocks | Mrs. Vaughan | TV pilot/film |
| 1989 | Bodysurfer | Mrs. Tramble | ABC TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Home and Away | Guest role: Mrs. Gibbs | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | E Street | Recurring role: Thelma Potts | TV series, 4 episodes |