Joan Sydney
| Joan Sydney | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 September 1936 London, England, United Kingdom. |
| Occupation | actress |
| Years active | 1968–present |
Joan Sydney (Actress-, born 5 September 1936 in London, England) is an English-born Australian actress best known for her work on Australian television with more than 40 years experience mainly in the genres of soap operas and serial (radio and television. In recent years she has became best known for her role as Valda Sheergold in the long-running serial Neighbours, originally as a semi-regular recurring basis from 2002, and then becoming a permanent member in the 2007-2008 season .She has also appeared in made for television movies, and appeared as Cliffs mum in the telemovie Cliffy as in 2013, based on Cliff Young.
Theatre and Television.
Joan has had a long career inall genres of the entertainment industry, including radio, television, mini-series and made for television films, as well as prominent roles in many theatre productions including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Talking Heads and the comedy play Dirty Dusters. She remains remains best known for her long-running Logie Award winning television role between 1983-1990 as Margaret "Maggie" Sloan', the matron and patriarch of the fictional Wandin Valley Bush Nursing Hospital, in A Country Practice on the Seven Network. In 1989 Sydney won the Silver Logie Award for Most Popular Actress for her performance as Sloan.
In 1993, it was announced that after after a lengthy run on Network Seven (1981-1993) that the series A Country Practice was being cancelled, and in 1994 that the series would be picked-up by rival Network Ten,moving its production facility from (Pitt Town, NSW) to (Emerald ,Victoria) and that Sydney would again be returning as Matron after a lengthy break in England, re-joining former late cast member Joyce Jacobs (Esme Watson), the ten series was not as successful however as its predecessor and was abruptly cancelled after 89 episodes, she would however go on to another popular soap opera playing publican Mary Patchett in E Street Guest roles have been also prominent on many programes including Something in the Air, Award-winning ABC Comedy Mother and Son, and All Saints and Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. In 1987 she was in the pilot Sisterly Love.
Personal life
Sydney's son is Tony Braxton-Smith, CEO of Great Southern Rail (GSR).[1]
References
- ↑ "Acting keeps Tony Braxton-Smith going off the rails". News Limited. 8 September 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.