Biography
Among the most talented was Wendy Hughes, an attractive, elegant-looking brunette who originally intended to pursue a career in dance. When she hit her teens, though, Hughes switched interests to acting and went on to train at the prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and hone her craft on stage with the Melbourne Theatre Company. She moved to features in 1974 with "Petersen", playing the wife of a college professor who takes …
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Career Milestones
2001 | Portrayed Mrs. Robinson in the Australian stage adaptation of "The Graduate" | |
2001 | Reunited on screen with Judy Davis and Colin Friels in "The Man Who Sued God" | |
1997 | Played the lead in the Australian TV series "State Coroner" | |
1997 | Cast as one of the female prisoners in "Paradise Road" | |
1996 | Fourth film with Paul Cox, undertook gender-bending role in "Lust and Revenge" | |
| Returned to Australia | ||
1994 | Portrayed the lady of the house in which the title character is welcomed in the comedy "Princess Cariboo" | |
| Had recurring role in the first season of the NBC series "Homicide: Life On The Street", playing the medical examiner | ||
1993 | Starred in the TV series "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga" | |
1991 | Played the title character's mother in the NBC miniseries "A Woman Called Jackie", about former US First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy | |
1991 | Cast in first US feature, "Wild Orchid 2: Two Shades of Blue"; portrayed a brothel madam | |
1989 | Co-starred with Pierce Brosnan in the HBO movie "The Heist" | |
1989 | Relocated with family to USA and settled in Los Angeles (date approximate) | |
1989 | First feature screenplay and debut as executive producer, "Luigi's Ladies"; also had one of the leading roles | |
1988 | Debut as associate producer with "Boundaries of the Heart", produced by Juillet; also starred | |
1987 | Starred opposite Colin Friels in the quirky romance "Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train", co-produced by husband Patric Juillet | |
1987 | US miniseries debut, "Amerika" | |
1985 | Cast as the incompetent nurse heading a mental ward during WWII in "An Indecent Obsession" | |
1984 | Played an unfaithful spouse in Paul Cox's "My First Wife" | |
1984 | Acted in the Australian miniseries, "Return to Eden"; aired in syndication in the USA | |
1983 | Delivered a stellar turn as the Anglophile aunt battling for custody of her nephew in the feature adaptation of "Careful, He Might Hear You", based on Sumner Locke Elliott's book | |
1982 | Reteamed with Cox for "Lonely Hearts"; cast against type as a dowdy, sexually repressed woman | |
1982 | Cast as a doomed insurance investigator in the mystery "A Dangerous Summer" | |
1981 | Third film with Judy Davis, "Hoodwink" | |
1981 | Revisited themes similar to her debut feature in "Duet for Four" | |
1979 | Made first of four films (to date) with director Paul Cox, "Kostas" | |
1978 | Reunited with Judy Davis (playing her aunt) in "My Brilliant Career" | |
1978 | Co-starred in the acclaimed Australian feature "Newsfront" | |
1977 | Initial film collaboration with Judy Davis, "High Rolling" | |
1974 | Feature debut, "Petersen" | |
| After graduating from drama school, spent two years working with the Melbourne Theatre Company | ||
| Attended the National Institute of Dramatic Arts | ||
1966 | Turned focus towards acting and began appearing in school plays and community theater (date approximate) | |
| Pursued ballet as a child | ||
| Raised in Melbourne, Australia | ||
Awards
1989 | Seattle International Film Festival for Best Actress Gold Space Needle Award in Boundaries of the Heart |