Judy McBurney (born 19 May 1948) is an Australian actress famous for several television
soap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name "soap opera" stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,...
roles.
In 1974 McBurney was cast in the role of key new character Marilyn McDonald in
Number 96Number 96 was a revolutionary Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill Harmon produced the series for Network Ten, which requested a Coronation Street-type serial, and specifically one that explored adult subjects...
but before any of her scenes had gone to air and with about 30 scenes in the can she had to withdraw from the role due to illness. This left her replacement,
Frances HargreavesFrances Hargreaves was a South African born actor who became famous in Australia in the 1970s through her long running role of Marilyn McDonald in soap opera Number 96....
, to reshoot all of Marilyn's scenes.
McBurney then went into the on-going role of plain-Jane secretary Jane Fowler in
The Box in late 1975, and later played the brief role of Jodi in
Number 96 in late 1976.
Subsequent to this McBurney became immensely popular playing the part of nurse Tania Livingstone, love interest of at times Tony Garcia and Peter Holland, in
The Young DoctorsThe Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff. The series was particularly popular with women and teenage fans...
.
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Judy McBurney (born 19 May 1948) is an Australian actress famous for several television
soap operaA soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on television or radio. The name "soap opera" stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers such as Procter & Gamble,...
roles.
In 1974 McBurney was cast in the role of key new character Marilyn McDonald in
Number 96Number 96 was a revolutionary Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill Harmon produced the series for Network Ten, which requested a Coronation Street-type serial, and specifically one that explored adult subjects...
but before any of her scenes had gone to air and with about 30 scenes in the can she had to withdraw from the role due to illness. This left her replacement,
Frances HargreavesFrances Hargreaves was a South African born actor who became famous in Australia in the 1970s through her long running role of Marilyn McDonald in soap opera Number 96....
, to reshoot all of Marilyn's scenes.
McBurney then went into the on-going role of plain-Jane secretary Jane Fowler in
The Box in late 1975, and later played the brief role of Jodi in
Number 96 in late 1976.
Subsequent to this McBurney became immensely popular playing the part of nurse Tania Livingstone, love interest of at times Tony Garcia and Peter Holland, in
The Young DoctorsThe Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff. The series was particularly popular with women and teenage fans...
. She played the role from 1977 until the series ended in 1982. She followed this with another popular character, that of breezy romantic Sandra Louise "Pixie" Mason in
PrisonerPrisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. Because of its success in the United Kingdom, the series has become one of the most enduring in Australian television history...
. She played Pixie on a recurring basis from 1983 until 1985. A spin-off sitcom based around the character was apparently once proposed, but never saw the light of day.
McBurney is also famous for her voice-over work and also starring in commercials, in particular a very cheeky, controversial ad from the 1980's for Palmolive Gold, which she features in a bed with fellow
The Young Doctors actor
Peter BensleyPeter Bensley was an Australian "pin up" actor of the 1980s.One of Bensley's earliest roles was as Dennis Braithwaite on the Seven Network drama series Class Of '74...
. McBurney leaves a cake of soap under his pillow, which led to the famous jingle and saying "Don't wait to be told".
Judy has appeared in a few episodes of Always Greener
She has now more or less retired from acting.
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