Leila Hayes
Leila Hayes is an Australian actress, actors agent, radio presenter, playwright, producer, singer and drama teacher, she featured in the hit 1980s soap opera Sons and Daughters as Beryl Palmer (later Hamilton) throughout its entire run.
Leila Hayes | |
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| Born | Leila Hayes |
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| Years active | 1971–1992, 2005 (film & television actress) |
Biography
She began her career as a singer. In the 1970s she acted on television in guest roles in Crawford Productions drama series Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police, Bluey and Cop Shop, and appeared briefly in their acclaimed serial The Sullivans.[1]
Hayes also acted in television miniseries, including Power Without Glory (1976), and in some TV movies. In 1981 she appeared in several episodes of soap opera Prisoner as brothel madam Jeannie Baxter and was in an early episode of A Country Practice. The same episode starred Peter Phelps who played her stepson John in Sons and Daughters only a few months later.
Hayes had also acted on stage, taking the leading role of April Delaney in comedy Dimboola. After this came the role in Sons and Daughters. Leila ran a drama school for aspiring actors, called the "Leila Hayes drama Studio" in NSW . Hayes had a career in talkback radio for a while.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Blue Fire Lady | Old Lady | Feature film |
| 2005 | Chasing Down the Dawn | Margot | Film short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971–76 | Homicide | Mrs. Sullivan / Norma Franks / Policewoman Quinn / Joan Hansen / Gloria Mason / Libby Marshall | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1971–74 | Division 4 | Marge Reilly / Mrs. Darcy / Mrs. Arnot / Martha Moore / Pat Green / Dorrie / Mrs. Wright / Miss Hobbs / Smithy’s Mother / Jean / Alison Scott | TV series, 11 episodes |
| 1971–74 | Matlock Police | Natalie / Jean Stewart / Norma Richards | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1971-73 | Penthouse Club | Herself - Singer | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1975 | Cash and Company | Lola | TV series, Season 1, 1 episode |
| 1976 | The Professional Touch | Teleplay | |
| 1976 | Bellbird | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1976 | Power Without Glory | Florrie Robinson | TV miniseries, Season 1, 6 episodes |
| 1976; 1977 | Bluey | Georgie | TV series, Season 1, 2 episodes |
| 1978–79 | Cop Shop | Mrs. Ward / Mrs. Selby / Marjorie Brown / Joan | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1978 | The Truckies | TV series, Season 1, 1 episode | |
| 1978 | The Sullivans | Anne Watson | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1979 | Twenty Good Years | Joyce Fielding | TV series, Season 1, 1 episode |
| 1981 | Prisoner | Jeannie Baxter | TV series, Season 3, 4 episodes |
| 1981 | I Can Jump Puddles | Miss. Bryce | TV Miniseries; 1 episode |
| 1981; 1990–91 | A Country Practice | Sue Bushell | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1982–87 | Sons and Daughters | Beryl Palmer / Beryl Hamilton / Ruby Hawkins | TV series, Seasons 1–6; 966 episodes |
| 1982 | M.P.S.I.B. | Judith Levine | TV series, Season 1; 1 episode |
| 1986 | Punchlines | Herself | TV special |
| 1989 | 60 Minutes | Herself (with Abigail) | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1990–1991 | A Country Practice
Mrs. Burns |
TV series, Seasons 1; 10–11; 3 episodes | |
| 1992 | Boys from the Bush | Daphne | TV series, Season 2, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Good Morning Australia | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
Notes
- Atterton, Margot. (Ed.) The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Australian Showbiz, Sunshine Books, 1984. ISBN 0-86777-057-0 p 86