Nationality New Zealand Name Elizabeth Moody Spouse Terence Moody (m. ?–2010) | Occupation actress, director Role Film actress | |
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Born 29 October 1939 ( 1939-10-29 ) Worthing, Sussex, England Died January 12, 2010, Christchurch, New Zealand Movies Dead Alive, The Lord of the Rings: The Fello, Heavenly Creatures, The Scarecrow, Huhu Attack! Similar People Jamie Selkirk, Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, Sam Neill, Sam Pillsbury | ||
Elizabeth Moody (née Bromley, 29 October 1939 – 12 January 2010) was a English-born New Zealand film, television and theatre actress and director.
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Career
Born in Worthing, Sussex, England, on 29 October 1939, Moody emigrated to New Zealand, becoming a naturalised New Zealander in 1957. She first came to note nationally in New Zealand during the late 1970s and early 1980s as a regular panellist on the television show Beauty and the Beast hosted by Selwyn Toogood. Her first feature film role was playing Mabel in The Scarecrow. She also played in Undercover Gang, Braindead, Turn of the Blade, and Heavenly Creatures. Her last film role was playing in Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring as the character Lobelia Sackville-Baggins.
Death
Moody had been diagnosed with an abscess on the brain and stayed in the hospital for almost three weeks when she died from pneumonia on 12 January 2010. She is survived by her husband, Terence Moody, and other family members.