| Judy Brownlee | |||||||||||||||||
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| Shortland Street character | |||||||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Donogh Rees | ||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2001–2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 16 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 2 February 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Simon Bennett | ||||||||||||||||
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Judy Brownlee is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera Shortland Street who was portrayed by Donogh Rees for 5 years from early 2001.
Judy was extremely dedicated to her work and found little time for socializing. She was right wing and a racist, something which she kept out of the workplace and was disclosed about. The owner of two dogs, Judy's romances often ended in disaster, such as her boyfriend dying, her husband dying and failing to draw the attention of her desired heart throb - Craig Valentine (Renato Bartolomei). In 2002 it was discovered that the daughter Judy had adopted out at birth was none other than new nurse, Anne Greenlaw (Emmeline Hawthorne). The twos relationship was at first rocky but by the time Anne had died in 2004, they were extremely close. Judy departed in 2006 when her old boyfriend announced his love.
The character was popular and is remembered for her storyline with Anne. The characters racism proved the topic of debate and provided social commentary.