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Place of Birth: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
About Wendy Playfair
- Wendy Playfair (born 28 August 1926) is an Australian radio, television and film actress, best known for her role as the Barbara Cartland-style elderly Minnie Donovan in the television series Prisoner, complete with pink outfits and prissy classy accent in 1983 and 1984, and guest roles as Audrey Long and Evelyn Grey in Home and Away in 2005 and 2009.Playfair was born in Woollahra, New South Wales to Edmund Strathmore Creer (Strath) Playfair (1894–1965) and Kathleen Ryrie (Babs) née Campbell (1899–1989).
- She was the third of four sisters.
- Eve and Judy were born before her and Susan (now Lady Atwill) was born after her.
- The Playfair family were well-to-do, socially prominent and in the meat trade.
- She was educated at Ascham School in Edgecliff, New South Wales and married James Williams at All Saints Woollahra Anglican Church in 6 July, 1951.In radio she worked for the ABC and consistently in morning serials for Grace Gibson, as well as in many radio plays.
- Playfair received a Macquarie Award.
- Playfair has been a staple on the small screen since 1962, in series such as Homicide, Hunter, The Young Doctors, Return to Eden, A Country Practice (three roles) and All Saints (two roles).
- Her film credits include "Ride a Wild Pony", the only Walt Disney film ever produced in Australia.
- Playfair's most recent television appearance was in Packed to the Rafters in 2013.
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