Maggie Millar

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Maggie Millar
Born (1941-01-06) 6 January 1941 (age 83)
Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia
Other namesMaggie Miller
Education Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupations
  • Actress
  • writer
  • radio personality
  • public relations officer
  • artist
Years active1962–2007, 2016
Known for
Children1

Maggie Millar (born 6 January 1941) alternatively Maggie Miller, is an Australian former actress, artist, writer, radio personality and public relations officer. She is known for her television series roles in Bellbird , The Sullivans and Prisoner (1976, 1981-84).

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Millar came out of retirement when she was offered a part in Neighbours in 2002. After a year she was written out of the series and again retired in 2007, except for a brief return in a short film in 2016. [1]

Biography

Career

Millar was born in Sydney, Australia and trained in London, England at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, having won a scholarship to go there. Although she has appeared in pantomime and other theatre, she is best known for her many Australian television appearances. Millar was awarded the 1976 Logie Award for Best Individual Performance by an Actress for Homicide , [2] and she is best known for appearances in soap opera in shows such as Hunter , Division 4 , Matlock Police , Cop Shop , A Country Practice and Blue Heelers.

Millar is most renowned for her long term roles in series including Bellbird as Georgia Moorhouse, Prisoner as Marie Winter, The Sullivans as Elizabeth Bradley and Neighbours as Rev. Rosie Hoyland.

She has appeared on ABC Radio and many Australian films, mainly in cameo roles including Phar Lap and Peita .

Personal life

Millar has been married twice. Her first husband was from Germany, and together they had a son, Benjamin. Following their divorce in 1976, Millar met theatre critic—turned—primary school teacher, Ian, and they married in 1984. [3]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1977 The Mango Tree Laura Montague
1983 Phar Lap May Holmes
1985Best EnemiesJo Lynne
1987 Bushfire Moon Mrs. Gullett
1988 Evil Angels Sister
2016MalevolenceLaurelShort

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1962 Consider Your Verdict Lydia DurantEpisode: "Queen Versus Blair"
1968–1969 Hunter Helen Dempsey, Denise Mitchell, VernaEpisodes: "The Friend in Need File", "A Dark Reunion", "The Strangers"
1968, 1973, 1975 Homicide Sally Hendricks, Larch Ford, Ruth Reid, Betty KennedyEpisodes: "Break-out", "I Killed Amanda Clarke", "The Last Way Out", "The Life & Times of Tina Kennedy"
1972, 1975 Matlock Police Betty, Sue PowellEpisodes: "The Meek Shall Inherit", "The Least We Can Do"
1972–1977 Bellbird Georgia MoorehouseRegular role
1973 Division 4 Shirley WardEpisode: "A Matter of Survival"
1973 Ryan Joan PalmerEpisode: "Tribe"
1978-1980 Cop Shop Laura Cooper, Trish Butler, Coral SimpsonEpisodes: "1.55", "1.56", "1.117", "1.118", "1.243", "1.244"
1980-1981 The Sullivans Elizabeth BradleyEpisodes: 757 to 824
1981–1984 Prisoner Marie WinterRecurring role (Seasons 3–4, 6)
1983 Carson's Law Alma GunnEpisodes: 71 "Street Games, Night Moves", 72 "Deceptions"
1984 Special Squad JoyceEpisode: 30 "The Patchwork"
1985 The Fast Lane Simone DuxburyEpisode: "Tertiary Sisyphus"
1985 Possession Claudia ValentiRegular role 23 Episodes
1986 The Local Rag Alex SteelTV film
1987 In Between BetEpisode: "Part 3"
1987 Pieta Mary VertonTV film
1988 The Bit Part MollyTV film
1988 All the Way Lorna ScottTV miniseries
1989In Melbourne TodayGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1991 A Country Practice Sister EvelynEpisode: "As Time Goes By: Part 1"
1992 Cluedo Madame RosamondaEpisode: "Madame Rosamonda"
2002–2003 Neighbours Rosie Hoyland Regular role (Seasons 18–19)
2003 Blue Heelers Val TrotterEpisode: "Father's Day: Part 1"
2005Good Morning AustraliaGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
2016MalevolenceLaurelShort
2021Talking Prisoner [4] SelfPodcast Series 1 episode

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References

  1. ↑ Herbison, Jason (c. 2016). "Accidental soap star". Inside Soap (#204). Attic Futura (UK) Ltm.: 09.
  2. ↑ "Australian Television: 1974-1977 Logie Awards". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Jacqui (10 March 1984). "Prisoner Star Ties the Knot". TV Week : 74.
  4. ↑ Talking Prisoner EP 19 Interview with Maggie Millar (Marie Winter) , retrieved 11 June 2023


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