Susan Wilson | |
|---|---|
 Wilson in 2021 | |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Occupation(s) | Actor and director |
| Known for | role of Beryl in Gliding On series |
Susan Accushla Wilson ONZM is a New Zealand director and actor. Wilson was one of the founders of Wellington's Circa Theatre and the Circa Council in 1976 and has had a long career at the theatre as a stage actor and director. [1] [2] [3]
Wilson played the role of Beryl in the popular television programme Gliding On over 5 series between 1981 and 1985. [4] Her work in television also includes roles in Mortimer's Patch , and Close to Home . [1] She also appeared as Aunt Daisy in an episode of Pioneer Women. [5]
Wilson's productions include many winners of Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards including Angels in America , Joyful and Triumphant, Arcadia , and Death of a Salesman. [6]
She has been a script advisor for Playmarket and Television New Zealand script editor. [3]
As of 2021, Wilson continues as a Director at Circa Theatre. [7] Wilson has been directing pantomimes at Circa Theatre over years, a recent was Cinderella (2020) written by Simon Leary & Gavin Rutherford. [8]
In 1982, Wilson won Best Actress in the Feltex Television Awards, for Mortimer's Patch and Gliding On . [1]
In 1992, Wilson won the Best Director award at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards for her direction of Robert Lord's Joyful and Triumphant. [9] She won the same award again in 1994 for her production of Angels in America. [9]
In 2006, Wilson won Director of the Year in the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards for Death of a Salesman. [10]
In the 2001 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Wilson was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to theatre. [11]
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