Victoria Nicolls

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Victoria Nicolls
BornFebruary 1954 (age 71)
Occupation(s)Actress, television personality
Years active1977–2003

Victoria Nicolls (born February 1954), often misspelt as Victoria Nicholls, is an Australian actress and television personality. [1] Nicolls is well remembered by viewers for appearing in the Australian game show Sale of the Century as a hostess from 1980 to 1982. [2] She is also noted for her dramatic roles, such as Raeleen Archer in The Restless Years in the late 1970s, [3] and as officer Heather Rodgers in Prisoner in 1984. In 1995 she was a leading cast member of the soap opera Echo Point . [4]

Contents

Discography

Studio albums

TitleAlbum details
Frizzle Frazzle Frozzle
  • Released: 1981 [1] [5]
  • Format: LP
  • Label: K-tel (NA589)

Singles

List of singles, with Australian chart positions
YearTitlePeak chart
positions
AUS
[6]
1979"Midnite Rendezvous" [7] 57

Filmography

Film & television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1977–1980 The Restless Years Raelene GeddesSeasons 1–3 (main role, 112 episodes) [2] [3]
1978 Temperament Unsuited KarenShort film
1979 The Journalist Phillipa RichardsFeature film
1983Pretty PetrolLucy JamesTelevision film
1984 Prisoner Heather RodgersSeason 6 (recurring role, 24 episodes) [8]
1990 Family and Friends (unknown role)Season 1
1994 Blue Heelers Wendy RuhlSeason 1, Episode 17 [9]
1995 Echo Point Trish LomanSeason 1 (main role, 130 episodes) [9]
1996English: Have a GoClaire JonesEducational series
2000 Blue Heelers Tricia QuinnSeason 7, Episode 7
2000 Something in the Air Chris FolsenSeason 1, Episode 86
2003 MDA Meredith CooperSeason 2, Episode 7
Self appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
1979 Countdown Performer (singing "Midnite Rendezvous")TV series, 1 episode
1980Mardi GrasMardi GrasHerself as Presenter
1980Telethon '80Herself & Tony Barber1979
1980 Simon Townsend's Wonder World Guest1 episode
1982The Daryl Somers ShowGuestTV series, 2 episodes
1980–1982 Sale of the Century HostessTV series
1983Telethon, South Australia 1983GuestTV special
1986Kids 21st Birthday Channel Ten TelethonGuestTV special
1988 Hey Hey It's Saturday HerselfTV series, 1 episode ("Red Faces" segment)
1989 The Bert Newton Show Guest (with Jane Clifton & Julie Adams)TV series, 1 episode
1991 Celebrity Family Feud Contestant (with Debbie Newsome,
Barbie Rogers & Ena Harwood)
TV series, 1 episode: "Hosts v Hostesses"
1996English: Have a GoHerselfTV series [10]
1998; 1999 Denise GuestTV series, 2 episodes
1999Fox Studios Australia: The Grand OpeningHerselfTV special
2002The Best of Aussie Cop ShowsHerselfTV special
2007 Where Are They Now? Guest (with John Burgess,
Barbie Rogers, Rosemary Margan)
TV series, 1 episode

References

  1. 1 2 Alderton, Eileen (20 January 1982). "The serious side of a zany star - The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) - 20 Jan 1982" . Retrieved 22 December 2019 via Trove.
  2. 1 2 "Sale of the Century – Series 1 episode 1". australianscreen. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Australian who's who of television - The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) - 8 Sep 1982". Trove - National Library of Australia. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  4. Victoria Nicholls at IMDb
  5. "K-tel - Frizzle Frazzle Frozzle - NA589". Majestic Compilations. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  6. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 218. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
  7. "45cat - Cover - Victoria Nicolls - Midnite Rendezvous / Until Then - Arrival - Australia - AR-102". 45cat.com. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  8. "Episode 465 - Prisoner Cell Block H (Credits)". YouTube . 16 March 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2019.[ dead YouTube link ]
  9. 1 2 Savage, Desiree (23 October 2017). "A musical making fun of menopause comes to Dapto and Thirroul". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  10. "Learn English Conversation - English Have A Go 02 (Credits)". YouTube . 4 May 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2019.

Victoria Nicolls at IMDb