Lyndall Barbour
Lyndall Harvey Barbour | |
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Macquarie Network award x3 |
Lyndall Harvey Barbour (19 May 1916 โ 10 October 1986) was an Australian actress, primarily of radio, although she also added stage and television work (both series and made-for-television movies) to her repertoire. Born in Egypt to Australian parents, she was a three time recipient of the Macquarie Radio Network award.
Early life
Lyndall Harvey Barbour was born in Cairo, the daughter of Australian parents Eric Pitty Barbour and Dora Frances Blanche Barbour (Grieve). Both of her parents were born in New South Wales. Her father was serving in the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps during World War I at the time of her birth. She was raised in Sydney, attending the Church of England Girls Grammar School, before earning a bachelor's degree at the University of Sydney in 1938, and joined the dramatic society under the engagement of May Hollinworth.[1]
Career
Barbour began acting while in college, and whilst attending auditions in 1937, she was scouted by
She played some notable roles in early Australian television drama, including the title role in Ruth.[5]
She appeared in the television series You Can't See 'Round Corners in 1967 and the film version in 1969.[6]
Later in life Barbour recorded audiobooks for the Royal Blind Society of New South Wales. She also appeared in stage and television roles, the latter particularly in the 1960s after radio work became scarce. She won a best actress award from the Sydney Theatre Critics' Circle in 1956 for her work in The Rose Tattoo. Her last film appearance was in 1981, in Maybe This Time, starring Judy Morris.[1]
Personal life
Barbour died at Wahroonga, New South Wales in 1986, aged 70.
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | |
1954-1970 | Portia Faces Life | Portia Manning | Australian version of American soap opera |
1959 | Ruth | Ruth | TV play |
1959 | Sunday Night Theatre | Nell Brandon | TV series |
1959 | The Flying Doctor | Alma Curtis | TV series |
1960 | The Grey Nurse Said Nothing | unknown[7] | |
1961 | A Little South of Heaven | Mama Chipetta | TV movie |
1961 | The Outcasts | unknown | TV miniseries |
1963 | A Dead Secret | unknown | TV movie |
1963 | Time Out | Lola Montez/Mary Bryant | TV series |
1966 | Homicide | Margaret Simmons | TV series |
1966 | Australian Playhouse | Mrs. Fletcher | TV series |
1967 | You Can't See 'Round Corners | Mrs. McCoy | TV series |
1969 | You Can't See 'round Corners | Mrs. McCoy | Film |
1970 | The Link Men | Mrs. Amarato | TV series |
1970 | Delta | Marta | TV series |
1971 | Matlock Police | Mama Marcelli | TV series |
1972 | Lane End | unknown (7 episodes) | TV miniseries |
1979 | Dawn! | Edie | Film |
1980 | Maybe This Time | Mrs. Bates | Film |
1981 | Lay Me Down in Lilac Fields | unknown |
References
- ^ a b Martha Rutledge, "Lyndall Harvey Barbour" Australian Dictionary of Biography (2007).
- ISBN 9781925209228
- ^ "Maquarie Awards for Radio Drama" Canberra Times (21 February 1949): 2. via Trove
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (30 July 2023). "Forgotten Australian Television Plays: Ruth". Filmink.
- ^ M. Michaelis, "Portrait of Lyndall Barbour", National Library of Australia catalogue.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (17 November 2020). "Forgotten Australian TV Plays: The Grey Nurse Said Nothing". Filmink.
External links
- Lyndall Barbour at IMDb