Wendy Playfair

Wendy Playfair
Born (1926-08-28) 28 August 1926 (age 98)
Woollahra, New South Wales
OccupationActress
Years activeRadio (c 1940s), theatre 1949–1960, television and film 1960-2013
Known forPrisoner as Minnie Donovan
FamilyThomas Playfair
Thomas Alfred John Playfair (uncle)
Judy Playfair (cousin)
Kip Williams (grandson)
AwardsMacquarie Radio Award

Wendy Playfair (born 28 August 1926)[1] is an Australian radio, television and film character actress, best known for her roles in television serials.[2]

Playfair started her career in radio serials, but became best known for her brief stint in TV serial Prisoner as inmate Minnie Donovan.[3] Other important roles were in the television series Home and Away and the film Accidents Happen starring Geena Davis.[3]

  1. ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 August 1926. p. 10. Retrieved 27 June 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ Lane, Richard (2000). The Golden Age of Australian Radio Drama Volume 2. National Film and Sound Archive. pp. 70–72.
  3. ^ a b "Accidents Happen". 28 April 2010.