Wendy van der Plank

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Wendy van der Plank
Born
Wendy Alison van der Plank
OccupationActress
Years active
  • 1980s–present (stage)
  • 1988–1995 (television)
Known for Wizadora
Notable work

Wendy Alison van der Plank is an English actress best known for playing the title role in the ITV children's series Wizadora . [1] [2] She is also known for her role as 'Hilly' in the ITV drama series Forever Green .

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Career

Van der Plank's first television appearance[ when? ] was in the BBC comedy series Spin Off.[ citation needed ] After appearing in one episode of Casualty , she played the role of Hilly in the ITV drama Forever Green .

Her most notable screen work was that of the titular character in the CITV series, Wizadora , originally based on the six-part 1991 German SWR series of the same name. Van der Plank played the role for the majority of its run, before being replaced with actress Lizzie McPhee.

In addition she appeared as Sharon in the radio sitcom All That Jazz, [3] in which the creator commented that he was "...knocked out by Wendy van der Plank", and that "She'd never done any radio before and was largely unknown, but she came close to stealing the show. She really threw herself into it and I thought she was hilarious... She was just great!". [4] [5]

She has also appeared in various theatrical shows, including The King and I in 1987, [6] and Quasimodo the Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1988, [7] both at the Queen's Theatre in Hornchurch.

Personal life

She currently works for the Boiling Kettle Theatre Company in Devon. [8]

Selected filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988–89Spin OffCharlie MabeySeries 1, episodes 17, 18 & 25
1989–92 Forever Green HillySeries 1–2 (main role, 18 episodes)
1989 Casualty RosieSeries 4, episode 6
1990 The Bill Tina BenskinSeries 6, episode 16
1993–96 Wizadora WizadoraSeries 1–5 (main role)
1995The VetPamela MullhollandSeries 1, episodes 3 & 4

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