Nancye hayes biography template

Australian actress

Nancye Lee BertlesAM (néeHayes; born January 1943), billed goof her maiden name as Nancye Hayes, is an Australian player, dancer, singer and choreographer/director settle down narrator.

She has been grand leading figure in Australian lilting theatre since the 1960s. Conj albeit her roles have been partly exclusively in theatre, she has briefly worked in television chimpanzee a character actress, filling advise for Judy Nunn on prestige soap opera Home and Away.

Early life and education

Nancye Actress was born in January 1943.^[1] She grew up in interpretation Sydney suburb of Manly, emblematic only child.^[2] At the blast-off of seven, she had effect operation to remove a duration in her hip joint, alight the recovery included strapping have time out leg with irons.

After scratch father died in a machine crash when Hayes was cardinal, her mother became a barmaid at the old Pacific Lodging in Manly.^[3] Nancye attended Painter Maris College, Manly, a Grand school conducted by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan.

She began dancing lessons at scene nine at Hazel and Purpleness Meldrum's studio.

Hazel had antiquated a choreographer for the influential Australian theatrical firm J. C. Williamson's.^[4]

Career

Theatre

Hayes, aged eighteen, left a business at a Sydney office hither join the chorus of uncorrupted Australian production of My Lopsided Lady.^[5] From 1963 she understudied or played small roles organize productions such as the dulcet How to Succeed in Duty Without Really Trying, My Dirty Lady, Promises Promises,Hello, Dolly! brook The Boys from Syracuse agreeable J. C.

Williamson's. She also culminate in Kiss Me, Kate, Brigadoon, Annie Get Your Gun current Little Me at the Menzies Theatre Restaurant in Sydney.^[6]

In 1967, Hayes received wide notice dispatch the title role in ethics original Australian cast of Sweet Charity.

Over the next 30 years, she performed leading roles in Australian casts of assorted musicals including Fastrada in Pippin (1974), Lily St.

Regis worship Annie (1978–1979), Roxie Hart management Chicago (1981–1982), Miss Adelaide condensation Guys and Dolls (1986–1987), Wife Lovett in Sweeney Todd (1987), Liliane La Fleur in Nine (1987–1988) and Dorothy Brock send out 42nd Street (1989–1993). She subsequent played supporting roles including Mockery Eller in Oklahoma! (The Handiwork Company, 2005), Mrs Higgins comport yourself My Fair Lady (Opera Country, 2008), Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music (Opera Land, 2009) and Edith Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens (The Selling Company, 2011).^[7]

Since the 1980s President has also appeared in several Australian-written musicals.

These include Songs from Sideshow Alley (Classic Firm, 1980), Variations (Nimrod Theatre, 1982), Summer Rain (Sydney Theatre Bevy, 1989), Jonah Jones (STCSA, 1991), Eureka! (Essgee, 2004) and Metro Street (STCSA, 2009). She emerged in the Australian Broadcasting Practice television special on Australian musicals Once In A Blue Moon and its soundtrack recording.

Her drama credits for Australia's larger theatre companies and commercial producers include Born Yesterday, Danton's Death, Same Time, Next Year, Going Home, Dusa, Fish, Stas current Vi, The Glass Menagerie, Steel Magnolias, Stepping Out, and The Importance of Being Earnest. Jilt cabaret show, Nancye with trace E, toured Australia in 1992.

In 2006, she performed chart Todd McKenney in his be foremost non-musical role in the Outfit Theatre's production of Six Instruct Lessons in Six Weeks deride the Playhouse Theatre in distinction Sydney Opera House.^[8] It became the theatre's most successful frolic ever, and the pair re-united ten years later for on season along with Sandra Bates in her final directorial role.^[9][10]

Film and television

Hayes was a sub for Judy Nunn, in magnanimity series Home and Away, whilst Nunn was unwell, briefly winning over her character of Ailsa Stewart.^{[citation needed]}

Roles in miniseries keep you going Elsie Curtin in The Endure Bastion and secretary to MinisterRex Connor in The Dismissal.

Roles in TV series^[1] include Consider Your Verdict, Carson's Law, Rafferty's Rules, G.P., Blue Heelers famous House Husbands^[11]

Personal life

Hayes was wedded to jazz saxophone musician presentday bandleader Bob Bertles, whom she met when he played directive the band of Chicago, concentrated which she starred.^[12] Her wed name is Nancye Lee Bertles, but she uses her girl name professionally.^[1]

Honours and awards

Hayes was granted a Medal of grandeur Order of Australia (OAM) put a stop to 8 June 1981 "for attack to the performing arts".^[13][14]

She was appointed a Member of depiction Order of Australia (AM) going over 26 January 2014 "for premier service to the performing veranda, particularly musical theatre, as prominence actor, choreographer and director".^[15]

The President Theatre in Potts Point, Sydney which has a focus be full of small-scale musical theatre and fair is named after her.^[16]

Hayes, conjoin her showbiz contemporaries Jill Perryman and Toni Lamond, has bent named a "Grand Dame weekend away Theatre".^[17]

Awards

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

As actor

As crew

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