Angela D'Audney

Angela Louise D'Audney (née Cerdan, 26 August 1944 – 6 February 2002) was a New Zealand television news anchor and actress. She was the first woman to regularly anchor nationwide news bulletins on New Zealand television in 1973, and continued presenting news regularly until 1997 and occasionally until 2001, when failing health forced her to leave her role at Television New Zealand.[2]

Angela D'Audney
Born
Angela Louise Cerdan

(1944-08-26)26 August 1944
London, England
Died6 February 2002(2002-02-06) (aged 57)
Auckland, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
EducationUniversity of Auckland
Occupation(s)Television and radio broadcaster, news anchor
Years active1973–2001
Known for
Spouse
Haddo D'Audney
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(m. 1965; div. 1972)​
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Early life

Born Angela Louise Cerdan in London, her parents separated when she was a toddler. D'Audney spent the first few years of her life in Brazil with her Orthodox Jewish mother and sister before moving with her family to Auckland in the early 1950s. She was homeschooled and developed a love for languages.[3] She became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1956,[4] and married Haddo D'Audney in 1965; they were later divorced.[1]

Career

D'Audney began her career in broadcasting at the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation in 1962, working part-time as a continuity announcer, while studying microbiology at the University of Auckland. She gave up her studies to become a full-time broadcaster, moving on to national news presentation in 1973. Other roles included hosting the arts programme Kaleidoscope, and current events digest Eye Witness News. She also worked occasionally as an actress, and in 1982 shocked the public by appearing topless in the television comedy play The Venus Touch.[2][5] She continued as a current affairs presenter and occasional newsreader until 2001, gradually shifting her focus from television work to radio.

In May 2001,[2] D'Audney was diagnosed with a brain tumour, which proved to be cancerous, and underwent an operation two weeks later. She died in February 2002 at the age of 57.[2] During her last year, she wrote and published her autobiography, Angela: A Wonderful Life.[2]

D'Audney is buried in the Jewish section of Waikumete Cemetery.

Legacy

After her death, the Angela D'Audney Trust was set up to raise funds for cancer treatment in New Zealand.[6][7]

References
  1. du Chateau, Carroll (1 December 2001). "Angela D'Audney and her 'wonderful life'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. "Veteran broadcaster D'Audney dies", Television New Zealand 6 February 2002. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  3. Angela D'Audney, Jewish Online Museum
  4. "New Zealand, naturalisations". Ancestry.com Operations. 2010. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  5. Casserly, P. "Nude D'Audney tops legendary NZ TV moments", New Zealand Herald, 12 March 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  6. "Broadcaster Angela D’Audney’s cancer treatment wish now real", scoop.co.nz. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  7. Johnston, M. "TVNZ weather presenter honours dying wish", New Zealand Woman's Weekly, 22 February 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
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