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Wendy Hughes was born on 29 July, 1952 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is an Australian actress (1952–2014). Discover Wendy Hughes's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?

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Occupation Actress
Age 62 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 29 July 1952
Birthday 29 July
Birthplace Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date of death 2014
Died Place Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nationality Australia

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Who Is Wendy Hughes's Husband?

Her husband is Chris Haywood (?–?) (divorced) Patric Juillet (1980–?) (divorced) Sean Scully (1971–1973) (divorced)

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Husband Chris Haywood (?–?) (divorced) Patric Juillet (1980–?) (divorced) Sean Scully (1971–1973) (divorced)
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Wendy Hughes Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Wendy Hughes worth at the age of 62 years old? Wendy Hughes’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actress. She is from Australia. We have estimated Wendy Hughes's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

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1952

Wendy Hughes (29 July 1952 – 8 March 2014) was an Australian actress known for her work in theatre, film and television.

Her career spanned more than forty years and established her reputation as one of Australia's finest and most prolific actors.

In her later career she acted in Happy New Year along with stars Peter Falk and Charles Durning.

1970

During the early 1970s, she also had her first television parts, including appearing in Power Without Glory, a television series first broadcast in 1976.

Called "one of the most important players in the development and productivity of Australian film", Hughes worked closely with prominent Australian artists such as the cinematographer John Seale and the writers David Williamson and Bob Ellis.

She was one of the leading players in the 1970s' "New Australian Film" renaissance.

As one of the leading actresses in Australian cinema, Hughes's roles in the 1970s and 1980s included those in Newsfront, Kostas, My Brilliant Career, Lucinda Brayford, Touch and Go, Hoodwink, Lonely Hearts, Careful, He Might Hear You, My First Wife, I Can't Get Started, An Indecent Obsession, Echoes of Paradise, Boundaries of the Heart, Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1988) and Luigi's Ladies.

1974

After honing her skills with the Melbourne Theatre Company, she had her first film role in Petersen (1974).

1982

Hughes's first internationally known role was the character Patricia in Lonely Hearts (1982).

That role began a decades-long collaboration with the Dutch-Australian director Paul Cox.

1983

She continued to make occasional appearances on television, such as playing Jilly Stewart in the 1983 mini-series Return to Eden.

She was nominated for Australian Film Institute acting awards six times, and won the Best Lead actress award in 1983 for her performance in Careful, He Might Hear You.

Hughes had two children, a son with restaurateur Patric Juillet and a daughter, Charlotte, with actor Chris Haywood.

She was also married to actor Sean Scully for a short time.

1987

Hughes made her American debut in 1987 in John G. Avildsen's film Happy New Year, opposite Peter Falk and Charles Durning.

1989

In 1989, she starred opposite Pierce Brosnan in The Heist, a TV movie made by HBO.

1990

During the early 1990s, she spent time in the United States, where she played medical examiner Dr Carol Blythe in the television series Homicide: Life on the Street. She also appeared in the miniseries Amerika and made a guest appearance as Lieutenant Commander Nella Daren on Star Trek: The Next Generation, in the episode "Lessons", as one of the few love interests that Captain Jean-Luc Picard had on the show.

1993

In 1993 she played Dr. Carol Blythe, M. E. in Homicide: Life on the Street. In the late 1990s, she starred in State Coroner and Paradise Road.

Born in Melbourne, Australia, to English-born parents, Hughes originally studied to become a ballerina but, during her teenage years, she turned her focus to acting and later graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).

2001

Stage appearances by Hughes during this time included as Mrs. Robinson in the 2001 Melbourne version of The Graduate, Martha in a 2007 staging of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by the Melbourne Theatre Company, the character of Honor in Honour in 2010, and Henry Higgins's mother in Pygmalion (2012).

Her last TV appearance was in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.

2007

Back in Australia, Hughes played lead roles on television in The Man From Snowy River ("Snowy River: The McGregor Saga") and State Coroner. Hughes's film appearances at that time included the fact-based comedy-drama Princess Caraboo and Paradise Road. Her later film roles included Salvation (2007), The Caterpillar Wish (2006) and The Man Who Sued God (2001).

2014

Hughes died of cancer on 8 March 2014, aged 61.

Actor Bryan Brown announced her death to an audience attending the play Travelling North in Sydney that afternoon, asking the audience to join him in a standing ovation in tribute to the late actress.