Name Wendy Playfair Role Actress | Spouse James Williams (m. 1951) Education Ascham School | |
Parents Kathleen Ryrie nee Campbell, Edmund Strath Creer Playfair Siblings Judy Playfair, Eve Playfair, Susan Playfair Movies and TV shows Prisoner, Accidents Happen, Return to Eden, Ride a Wild Pony, Three to Go Similar People Andrew Lancaster, Oliver Howes, Don Chaffey, Brian Hannant, Peter Weir | ||
Wendy Playfair (born 28 August 1926) is an Australian actress, best known for her roles as Minnie Donovan in the television series Prisoner and Audrey Long in Home and Away.
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Family
Playfair was born in Sydney 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 Sydney and married James Williams at All Saints Woollahra Anglican Church in 1951.
Acting career
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 for her radio work. In television she has appeared in Return to Eden, A Country Practice, All Saints and Prisoner (TV series). 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 2012.