Judith McBurney (19 May 1948 – 1 December 2018)[1] was an Australian actress and model. She is best known for serial The Young Doctors in 1,300 episodes as Tania Livingstone and also appeared in cult seriesPrisoner as Sandra" Pixie" Mason in 96 episodes.[2]
Before acting, McBurney started a successful career as a model employed by June Dally-Watkins. One of her first acting roles was in late 1969, in a supporting role in Peter Weir's short movie Michael, one of three short movies released under the title Three to Go. It followed by small parts in ABC TV-plays and guest roles in other TV series. Her first leading role was in 1972 as Ella Belairs in ABC's adaption of The Cousin from Fiji, based on a novel by Norman Lindsay. Another early and memorable role was as Aldith in Seven Little Australians.[2]
In late 1973, McBurney was cast in the role of key new character Marilyn McDonald in Number 96 but before any of her scenes had gone to air and with about 30 scenes in the can she had to withdraw from the role due to illness. This left her replacement, Frances Hargreaves, to reshoot all of McBurney's scenes.
McBurney then went into the ongoing role of plain-Jane secretary Jane Fowler in The Box in late 1975, and later played the brief role of Jodi in Number 96. Subsequently, she became immensely popular playing the part of nurse Tania Livingston in The Young Doctors. She played the role from 1977 until the series ended in 1982. She followed this with another popular character, that of breezy romantic Sandra "Pixie" Mason in Prisoner for 96 episodes. She played Pixie on a recurring basis from 1983 to 1985. In later years she appeared in a few episodes of Always Greener.[2]
McBurney was also famous for her voice-over work and also starring in commercials, in particular a very cheeky, controversial ad from the 1980s for Palmolive Gold, in which she features in a bed with actor Peter Mochrie. McBurney leaves a cake of soap under his pillow, which led to the famous jingle and saying "Don't wait to be told".[citation needed]
Personal life and deathedit
McBurney retired from acting in 2002 to become an educated healer.[clarification needed] She also went on to teach modelling and acting for young people.[1] McBurney died of cancer on 1 December 2018.[3]
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Judy McBurney news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Judith McBurney 19 May 1948 1 December 2018 1 was an Australian actress and model She is best known for serial The Young Doctors in 1 300 episodes as Tania Livingstone and also appeared in cult seriesPrisoner as Sandra Pixie Mason in 96 episodes 2 Judy McBurneyBornJudith McBurney 1948 05 19 19 May 1948Sydney AustraliaDied1 December 2018 2018 12 01 aged 70 Sydney AustraliaOccupationsActressmodelYears active1968 2002Known forThe Young Doctors as Tania LivingstonePrisoner as Sandra Pixie Mason Contents 1 Early career 2 Television soap operas 3 Personal life and death 4 Filmography 4 1 Film 4 2 Television 5 References 6 External linksEarly career editBefore acting McBurney started a successful career as a model employed by June Dally Watkins One of her first acting roles was in late 1969 in a supporting role in Peter Weir s short movie Michael one of three short movies released under the title Three to Go It followed by small parts in ABC TV plays and guest roles in other TV series Her first leading role was in 1972 as Ella Belairs in ABC s adaption of The Cousin from Fiji based on a novel by Norman Lindsay Another early and memorable role was as Aldith in Seven Little Australians 2 Television soap operas editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed June 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message In late 1973 McBurney was cast in the role of key new character Marilyn McDonald in Number 96 but before any of her scenes had gone to air and with about 30 scenes in the can she had to withdraw from the role due to illness This left her replacement Frances Hargreaves to reshoot all of McBurney s scenes McBurney then went into the ongoing role of plain Jane secretary Jane Fowler in The Box in late 1975 and later played the brief role of Jodi in Number 96 Subsequently she became immensely popular playing the part of nurse Tania Livingston in The Young Doctors She played the role from 1977 until the series ended in 1982 She followed this with another popular character that of breezy romantic Sandra Pixie Mason in Prisoner for 96 episodes She played Pixie on a recurring basis from 1983 to 1985 In later years she appeared in a few episodes of Always Greener 2 McBurney was also famous for her voice over work and also starring in commercials in particular a very cheeky controversial ad from the 1980s for Palmolive Gold in which she features in a bed with actor Peter Mochrie McBurney leaves a cake of soap under his pillow which led to the famous jingle and saying Don t wait to be told citation needed Personal life and death editMcBurney retired from acting in 2002 to become an educated healer clarification needed She also went on to teach modelling and acting for young people 1 McBurney died of cancer on 1 December 2018 3 Filmography editFilm edit Production Year Role TypeThree to Go 1971 Judy segment Michael Feature filmWhat for Marianne 1971 Marianne TV movieScobie Malone aka Murder at the Opera House 1975 Girl at Pedestrian Crossing Feature filmTelevision edit Production Year Role TypeCrackerjack 1966 Herself TV seriesMarriage Confidential 1968 TV seriesEden House 1970 ABC TeleplayChimes at Midnight 1970 ABC TeleplaySchwanda the Bagpiper 1970 Herself TV specialBarrier Reef 1970 Annette Conway TV series 1 episodeCatwalk 1972 Marit Schemmler TV series 1 episodeThe Cousin from Fiji 1972 Ella TV seriesSeven Little Australians 1973 Aldith TV series 3 episodesBehind the Legend 1975 Waitress TV series 1 episodeBen Hall 1975 Alison Buchanan Rebecca TV series 2 episodesBellbird 1975 TV series 158 episodesThe Box 1976 Jane Fowler TV series 1 episodeHomicide 1976 Yvette Joan Thompson TV series 2 episodesBluey 1976 Janey TV pilot The First Bloody Day Bluey 1977 Sandra Gibson TV series 2 episodesNumber 96 1977 Jodi TV series 2 episodesThe Young Doctors 1977 83 Tania Livingstone TV series 1 324 episodesThe Mike Walsh Show 1978 1981 Guest Herself with Tony Alvarez TV series 1 episodeThe Mike Walsh Show Guest Herself TV series 1 episodePrisoner 1983 85 Sandra Pixie Mason TV series 96 episodesA Country Practice 1984 Samantha Harrison TV series 2 episodesHome and Away 1993 Audrey Orchard TV series 1 episodeTVTV 1994 Herself TV series 1 episodeSale of the Century Battle of the TV Classics 1995 Herself TV series 1 episode40 Years of TV Stars Then and Now 1996 Herself TV specialWhere Are They Now 1997 Herself TV series 1 episodeAlways Greener 2002 Yvonne Greenhill TV series 2 episodesWhere Are They Now 2006 Herself TV series 1 episodeA Current Affair 2006 Herself TV series 1 episodeToday Tonight 2008 Herself TV series 1 episodeStudio 10 2016 Herself TV series 1 episodeReferences edit a b Biography judymcburney com Retrieved 14 July 2017 a b c Television CV judymcburney com Retrieved 14 July 2017 Prisoner star Judy McBurney dies aged 70 following cancer battleExternal links editThe Official Judy McBurney Website Judy McBurney at IMDb nbsp This article about an Australian television actor is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Judy McBurney amp oldid 1185805343, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
