Billie Hammerberg
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Billie Hammerberg was born Billie Lorraine Hammerberg. She was an Australian actress, best known for her role in the television series Prisoner
as May Collins.
She had previously appeared in the series in a guest role in 1979, playing Valerie Richardson, an ex-prisoner who shelters her escapee friend Bea Smith (played by Val Lehman
) while she is on the run.
Other TV credits include: Homicide, Bluey
, Cop Shop
, Carson's Law
and Special Squad
.
She also acted opposite Meryl Streep
during a brief appearance in the film A Cry in the Dark
.
Billie died of cancer on 8 February 1995 at the age of 58.
Billie was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery on 13 February 1995 by funeral director Simplicity Funerals.
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
as May Collins.
She had previously appeared in the series in a guest role in 1979, playing Valerie Richardson, an ex-prisoner who shelters her escapee friend Bea Smith (played by Val Lehman
Val Lehman
Val Lehman is an Australian actress, best known for her role as top dog Bea Smith in the Australian series Prisoner...
) while she is on the run.
Other TV credits include: Homicide, Bluey
Bluey
Bluey is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Seven Network in 1976.The series was another crime TV series from Crawford Productions, but was different from previous series - Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police - in that it focused on a single detective rather than...
, Cop Shop
Cop Shop
Cop Shop was an Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday operations of both the uniformed police officers and the plain-clothes detectives of the fictional Riverside Police Station....
, Carson's Law
Carson's Law
Carson's Law is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Ten Network between 1983 and 1984. The series was a period piece set in the 1920s and starred Lorraine Bayly as progressive solicitor Jennifer Carson...
and Special Squad
Special Squad
Special Squad was an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Ten Network in 1984.The series focused on an elite division of the Victoria Police, which handled crimes either too sensitive or specialist for regular squads. The Special Squad was headed by Det. Insp. Don...
.
She also acted opposite Meryl Streep
Meryl Streep
Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep is an American actress who has worked in theatre, television and film.Streep made her professional stage debut in 1971's The Playboy of Seville, before her screen debut in the television movie The Deadliest Season in 1977. In that same year, she made her film debut with...
during a brief appearance in the film A Cry in the Dark
A Cry in the Dark
Evil Angels is a 1988 Australian film directed by Fred Schepisi. The screenplay by Schepisi and Robert Caswell is based on John Bryson's 1985 book Evil Angels, the title under which the film was released in Australia...
.
Billie died of cancer on 8 February 1995 at the age of 58.
Billie was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery on 13 February 1995 by funeral director Simplicity Funerals.