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Wendy Strehlow | |
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Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
Occupation(s) | Actress (theatre and television) |
Years active | 1981–present |
Known for | A Country Practice (TV series) as Judy Loveday All Saints (TV series) as Lorraine Tanner |
Family | Sophie Hensser (daughter) |
Wendy Strehlow (c. 1958) is an Australian actress, particularly in soap opera and theatre, she has appeared in numerous TV series and tele-dramas but is probably best known for her role as the much loved nurse sister Judy Loveday in the television soap opera A Country Practice , from 1981 to 1986 (217 episodes), for which she won a Logie Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1985. From mid-2005 to 2008, she played the role of Paramedic Lorraine Tanner in the Seven Network medical drama All Saints . [1]
Other TV credits include: E Street , Blue Heelers , McLeod's Daughters , Home and Away , A Step in the Right Direction and The Saddle Club .
She has appeared in numerous stage productions including, The Greening of Grace, Henry IV , The Memory of Water , Travesties and the pulitzer prize winning production, Clybourne Park .
Strehlow is originally from the city of Rockhampton, Queensland. She took ballet lessons and joined Rockhampton Little Theatre at age 11, before studying drama at Flinders University in South Australia. She is married to a television sound technician. Her parents were both farmers who ran a bakery, and she is the mother of soap actress Sophie Hensser. [2]
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1981 | Hoodwink | Martin's Sister | Feature film |
1999 | Dead End | Det. Maggie Layton | Feature film |
2001 | Dalkeith | Miss Denham | Feature film |
2005 | The Libertine | Woman | Film short |
2009 | Dear Diary | Rhonda | Film short |
2009 | The Storymaker | Grinning Gaol-Keeper | Film short |
2009 | Clown Porn | Bubbles | Film short |
2015 | Swingers | Carol | Film short |
2017 | Falling | Older Rebecca | Film short |
2018 | Toe-Sucker | Terri | Film short |
2019 | The Snip | Mathilda Farrugia | Film short |
2019 | Mystic Pines | Carol | Film short |
2020 | The Complex | Mum | Film short |
2020 | Diving In | Wendy | Film short |
2023 | Wonder Down Under | Barb Barrett / Wonder Down Under |
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1981 | Film Continuity | Herself | Film documentary short |
1981 | A Step in the Right Direction | Robyn | ABC TV film |
1981-1986 | A Country Practice | Regular role: Sister Judy Loveday | TV series, 217 episodes |
1982 | For the Term of His Natural Life | Recurring role: Jenny | TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
1988 | The Dirtwater Dynasty | Guest role: St Lukes Sister (as Wendy Stehlow) | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
1990 | How Wonderful! | Perfect Mum / Francine Raymond / Politician's Mistress | ABC TV film |
1990 | Family and Friends | Recurring role: Janet Simmonds | TV series |
1990 | TV Celebrity Dance Party | Herself / Singer with The Madrigirls | TV special |
1991 | Act of Necessity | Cressa Buchanan | ABC TV film |
1991 | E Street | Guest role: Ruth Sloman | TV series, 1 episode |
1992 | G.P. | Guest role: Alice Meyer | ABC TV series, season 4, 1 episode |
1992 | In Sydney Today | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
1993 | Bay City | Regular role: Sue Walker | TV series |
1993-1994 | Ship to Shore | Recurring role: Denise | TV series, 3 episodes |
1996 | The Adventures of the Bush Patrol | Guest role: Maggie Dean | TV series, 1 episode |
1996 | Natural Justice: Heat | Council Clerk | TV film |
1997;2000 | Blue Heelers | Guest role: Anita Harvey | TV series, season 4, 1 episode |
1999 | Halifax f.p. - A Murder of Crows | Recurring role: Carol Witherspoon | TV film series, 1 episode 14 "A Murder Of Crows" |
2000 | Blue Heelers | Guest role: Maxine Ambrose | TV series, season 7, 1 episode |
2001 | Good Morning Australia | Herself - Guest & Grant Dodwell | TV series, 1 episode |
2001 | The Saddle Club | Recurring Guest role: Chelsea Owens | TV series, 2 episodes |
2001 | Crash Zone | Guest role: Mrs. Sparks | TV series, 1 episode |
2002 | McLeod's Daughters | Guest role: Helen | TV series, 1 episode |
2002 | Don't Blame the Koalas | Regular role: Mrs. Krantz | ABC TV series, 9 episodes |
2002;2007 | Home and Away | Guest role: Jane Wallis | TV series, 1 episode |
2002; 2005-2008 | All Saints | Guest role: Jennifer Neal | TV series, 1 episode |
2005-2008 | All Saints | Recurring role: Lorraine Tanner | TV series, 28 episodes |
2007 | Where Are They Now | Herself - Guest with 'A Country Practice' cast | TV series, 1 episode |
2011 | Today Tonight | Herself & 'A Country Practice' cast: Lorrae Desmond, Brian Wenzel, Andrew Blackman, Michelle Pettigrove, John Tarrant, Judith McGrath, Helen Scott, Josephine Mitchell & Emily Nichol | TV series, 1 episode |
2013 | Skit Box | Role unknown | TV series, 1 episode |
2014 | Soul Mates | Guest role: Cersei | TV series, 1 episode |
2016 | Here Come the Habibs | Guest role: Border Security | TV series, 1 episode |
2016 | Hyde & Seek | Recurring role: Elaine | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
2017 | Drop Dead Weird | Guest role: Aubrey | TV series, 1 episode |
2018 | On the Ropes | Recurring role: Gloria | SBS TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
2019 | Hardball | Recurring role: Wanda | TV series, 3 episodes |
2020 | Tales For Uncertain Times | Recurring role: Stepmother | TV series, 3 episodes |
2022 | Remember My Name | Guest role: Doctor Keats | TV series, 1 episode |
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