Vikki Hammond | |
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Born | England |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | late 1950s-? |
Vikki Hammond is an Australian former actress and TV host.
Hammond was born in England [1] she trained in dance and won a beauty contest in Southwark, she appeared in a pantomime in Glasgow, before moving to Australia in 1959, to work as a dancer and soubrette with the Tivoli circuit. [2]
Hammond appeared on TV in variety shows such as Personally Yours , Top of the Town, Merry-Go-Round , My Fair Lady , Daly at Night [1] The Delo and Daly Show , [3] BP Super Shows, Revue 61 [2] She hosted the variety series Vikki on the ABC in 1963. [4] [1] After taking a break from show business she returned and played Maggie Hayword in The Sullivans . [2] [5]
Hammond's role in The Sullivans won her the 1982 Logie Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series. [6]
Other TV appearances include on What's It Worth?, [7] Division 4 , Homicide, Afraid of the Dark, [8] The Flying Doctors [9] and the opening of ATV-0. [10]
Title | Year | Role |
Mostly Maynard (TV series) | 1957 | |
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's | 1957 | Jane Osbourne |
Musical Playhouse (TV series) | 1959 | Powder room girl |
Ryan (TV series) | 1973 | Chick at Party |
Homicide (TV series) | 1972-1975 (3 guest roles) | Marion - Joyce Browning - Barbara Reid |
Matlock Police (TV series) | 1973-1975 (3 guest roles) | Joan Cope - Elizabeth Degan - Lillian Davis |
Division 4 . (TV series) | 1971-1975 | Rita Thornton - Gail Parkes - Rita Williamson |
Tandarra (TV mini-series) | 1976 | Delia Drummond |
Bluey | 1976 | Susie Billings |
The Sullivans | 1976-1982 | Maggie Baker Howard |
Carson's Law (TV series) | 1983-1984 | Ruth Lyons |
The Fast Lane (TV series) | 1985 | O'Rourke |
The Flying Doctors | 1985 | Beth Drever |
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