| Victoria Longley | |
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Victoria Longley with young friend and fellow entertainer, Bianca Moon |
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| Born | 24 September 1960 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 29 August 2010 (aged 49) St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–2009 |
Victoria Constance Mary Longley (24 September 1960 – 29 August 2010) was an Australian actress. She worked extensively in television.
She debuted in a film called The More Things Change as a pregnant au pair. An early foray into television was in the epic miniseries The Dirtwater Dynasty, opposite Hugo Weaving. In the ABC television series, The Mercury, not-so-loosely based on the Sunday Age, she played a senior journalist, with Geoffrey Rush cast as editor, believed to be modelled on Bruce Guthrie.
Her television credits included: Murder Call, Wildside, Water Rats, Farscape, The Alien Years, Turtle Beach, Young Lions, and All Saints.[1]
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Longley died from breast cancer, aged 49, in St Leonards, New South Wales.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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| 2006 | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? | Won[2] |
| 2006 | Helpmann Awards | Best Female Actor in a Play | The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? | Nominated[3] |
| 1989 | Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Celia | Won[4] |
| 1988 | Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series | The Alien Years | Nominated |
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