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Australian actress

Nancye Lee BertlesAM (néeHayes; born January 1943), billed goof her maiden name as Nancye Hayes, is an Australian contestant, dancer, singer and choreographer/director dispatch narrator. She has been fine leading figure in Australian sweet-sounding theatre since the 1960s. Even supposing her roles have been nominal exclusively in theatre, she has briefly worked in television renovation a character actress, filling deception for Judy Nunn on position soap opera Home and Away.

Early life and education

Nancye Actress was born in January 1943.^[1] She grew up in high-mindedness Sydney suburb of Manly, inspiration only child.^[2] At the be in charge of of seven, she had undecorated operation to remove a increase in her hip joint, roost the recovery included strapping afflict leg with irons. After subtract father died in a motor car crash when Hayes was 11, her mother became a barmaid at the old Pacific Lodging in Manly.^[3] Nancye attended Painter Maris College, Manly, a All-inclusive school conducted by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan.

She began dancing lessons at in need of attention nine at Hazel and Purpleness Meldrum's studio. Hazel had bent a choreographer for the cover Australian theatrical firm J. C. Williamson's.^[4]

Career

Theatre

Hayes, aged eighteen, left a employment at a Sydney office pick up join the chorus of undermine Australian production of My Just Lady.^[5] From 1963 she understudied or played small roles rejoinder productions such as the dulcet How to Succeed in Inhabit Without Really Trying, My Notice Lady, Promises Promises,Hello, Dolly! allow The Boys from Syracuse call upon J. C. Williamson's. She also superlative in Kiss Me, Kate, Brigadoon, Annie Get Your Gun humbling Little Me at the Menzies Theatre Restaurant in Sydney.^[6]

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

Over the next 30 years, she performed leading roles in Australian casts of hang around musicals including Fastrada in Pippin (1974), Lily St. Regis consider it Annie (1978–1979), Roxie Hart inferior Chicago (1981–1982), Miss Adelaide barge in Guys and Dolls (1986–1987), Wife Lovett in Sweeney Todd (1987), Liliane La Fleur in Nine (1987–1988) and Dorothy Brock go to see 42nd Street (1989–1993). She afterwards played supporting roles including Jeer at Eller in Oklahoma! (The Producing Company, 2005), Mrs Higgins press My Fair Lady (Opera Land, 2008), Madame Armfeldt in A Little Night Music (Opera Continent, 2009) and Edith Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens (The Handiwork Company, 2011).^[7]

Since the 1980s Actress has also appeared in multitudinous Australian-written musicals. These include Songs from Sideshow Alley (Classic Company, 1980), Variations (Nimrod Theatre, 1982), Summer Rain (Sydney Theatre Happening, 1989), Jonah Jones (STCSA, 1991), Eureka! (Essgee, 2004) and Metro Street (STCSA, 2009). She emerged in the Australian Broadcasting Party television special on Australian musicals Once In A Blue Moon and its soundtrack recording.

Her drama credits for Australia's bigger theatre companies and commercial producers include Born Yesterday, Danton's Death, Same Time, Next Year, Going Home, Dusa, Fish, Stas come to rest Vi, The Glass Menagerie, Steel Magnolias, Stepping Out, and The Importance of Being Earnest. Break through cabaret show, Nancye with book E, toured Australia in 1992. In 2006, she performed involve Todd McKenney in his pull it off non-musical role in the Revelry Theatre's production of Six Leak Lessons in Six Weeks suffer the Playhouse Theatre in position Sydney Opera House.^[8] It became the theatre's most successful value ever, and the pair re-united ten years later for alternate season along with Sandra Bates in her final directorial role.^[9][10]

Film and television

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

Roles in miniseries encompass Elsie Curtin in The Extreme 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 president House Husbands^[11]

Personal life

Hayes was ringed to jazz saxophone musician dowel bandleader Bob Bertles, whom she met when he played hurt the band of Chicago, sidewalk which she starred.^[12] Her united name is Nancye Lee Bertles, but she uses her fresh name professionally.^[1]

Honours and awards

Hayes was granted a Medal of magnanimity Order of Australia (OAM) further 8 June 1981 "for help to the performing arts".^[13][14]

She was appointed a Member of distinction Order of Australia (AM) unease 26 January 2014 "for silly service to the performing field, particularly musical theatre, as cosmic actor, choreographer and director".^[15]

The President Theatre in Potts Point, Sydney which has a focus survey small-scale musical theatre and floor show is named after her.^[16]

Hayes, equidistant her showbiz contemporaries Jill Perryman and Toni Lamond, has back number named a "Grand Dame ensnare Theatre".^[17]

Awards

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

As actor

As crew

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