Judy Nunn

Judy Nunn
Nunn in 2010
Born
Judith Anne Nunn

(1945-04-13) 13 April 1945 (age 79)
Other namesJudy Bernard-Waite (pen name)
Occupations
  • Author
  • former actress
  • radio and television screenwriter
Years activeAuthor 1981- present, Actress 1964-2003
Notable work
SpouseBruce Venables (m. 1988)
Websitehttps://judynunn.com.au

Judith Anne Nunn[1] (AM) (born 13 April 1945), (also published under the pen name of Judy Bernard-Waite), is an Australian former actress, and author of both adult and children's fiction titles. She has collaborated with writers Patricia Bernard and Fiona Waite.[2]

Nunn is a former theatre and television actress and radio and television screenwriter for nearly 50 years,[3] best known for her 15 year tenure in TV soap opera Home and Away as original character Ailsa Hogan.

Nunn was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2015 Australia Day Honours for her service to the performing arts as a scriptwriter and actor of stage and screen, and to literature as an author.[2]

  1. ^ "Home". itsanhonour.gov.au. Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Northover, Kylie (23 January 2015). "Australia Day honours: Judy Nunn, actress and author, awarded AM". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference AusStage was invoked but never defined (see the help page).