Virginia Hey is an Australian actress, known for her role as Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan on the science fiction TV series Farscape

Farscape

Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...

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In Australia, she is also known for playing the "Warrior Woman" in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Mad Max 2 is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. The film is the second installment in the Mad Max film series, with Mel Gibson starring as Max Rockatansky...

, and various roles in TV drama series, such as lawyer Jennifer St James in E Street

E Street

E Street is an Australian television soap opera created by Forrest Redlich and produced by the Ten Network from 1989 to 1993.Whereas Neighbours is set in a middle-class suburb, Home and Away in a seaside town, and Richmond Hill a semi-rural ordinary community, E Street was set in a tough inner-city...

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Career

Hey began her career as a fashion model after being discovered at a bus stop. She appeared on several magazine covers and started her acting career in television ads (57 in all), television drama and films in Australia and the UK.

Among Hey's film roles are the Warrior Woman in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Mad Max 2 is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. The film is the second installment in the Mad Max film series, with Mel Gibson starring as Max Rockatansky...

and as a Bond girl

Bond girl

A Bond girl is a character or actress portraying a love interest, of James Bond in a film, novel, or video game. They occasionally have names that are double entendres or puns, such as "Pussy Galore", "Plenty O'Toole", "Xenia Onatopp", or "Holly Goodhead"...

 in The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights

The Living Daylights is the fifteenth entry in the James Bond series and the first to star Timothy Dalton as the fictional MI6 agent 007. The film's title is taken from Ian Fleming's short story, "The Living Daylights"...

. One of her most notable roles on television was that of the blue priestess Zhaan in Farscape

Farscape

Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...

, for which she was nominated for best supporting actress by the Saturn Awards. She left the show after three seasons because she wanted to grow her hair and eyebrows (she had to shave both for the show) and also for health reasons; the blue makeup worn over her head and chest to achieve Zhaan's appearance caused her kidneys to bleed, subsequently causing a decline in her health.

Hey has also appeared in various Australian soap operas including Prisoner (Cell Block H)

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 Leigh Templar, Neighbours

Neighbours

Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...

as Beth Travers, E Street

E Street

E Street is an Australian television soap opera created by Forrest Redlich and produced by the Ten Network from 1989 to 1993.Whereas Neighbours is set in a middle-class suburb, Home and Away in a seaside town, and Richmond Hill a semi-rural ordinary community, E Street was set in a tough inner-city...

as Jennifer St. James, and Pacific Drive

Pacific Drive

Pacific Drive is an Australian television series made by Village Roadshow in association with New World International for the Nine Network between 1996 and 1997....

as Margaux Hayes.

Meditation

Hey teaches meditation

Meditation

Meditation is any form of a family of practices in which practitioners train their minds or self-induce a mode of consciousness to realize some benefit....

 across the United States, and is certified in natural therapy.

Filmography

Farscape Farscape Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...	Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan	1999–2002	TV
Farscape: The Game Farscape: The Game Farscape: The Game is a computer role-playing game, released in 2002, based on the first season of the science-fiction television show Farscape. It was developed by Red Lemon Studios.-Plot:...	Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan (voice)	2002	Video game
All Saints All Saints (TV series) All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...	Joanna Travers	1998	TV	Episode: "Yesterday's News"
Roar Roar (TV series) Roar is an American television show that originally aired on the Fox network in the summer of 1997. In the year AD 400, a young Irish man, Conor , sets out to rid his land of the invading Romans, but in order to accomplish this, he must unite the Celtic clans.-Premise:Roar chronicles the...	Queen Una	1997	TV	Episode: "Pilot"
Home and Away Home and Away Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...	Gillian	1997	TV
Pacific Drive Pacific Drive Pacific Drive is an Australian television series made by Village Roadshow in association with New World International for the Nine Network between 1996 and 1997....	Margeaux Hayes	1996	TV
Flipper Flipper (1995 TV series) Flipper, is an American revival television series of the original 1964 Flipper television series. The first two seasons aired in first-run syndication; seasons 3 and 4 aired on the PAX network....	Adams	1996	TV	Episode: "The Pearl Maker"
Signal One	Toni	1994	Film
Paradise Beach Paradise Beach Paradise Beach is an Australian television series made by Village Roadshow Pictures. It is associated with New World Television for the Nine Network that aired between 1993 and 1994...	Val Sterling	1993	TV
E Street E Street E Street is an Australian television soap opera created by Forrest Redlich and produced by the Ten Network from 1989 to 1993.Whereas Neighbours is set in a middle-class suburb, Home and Away in a seaside town, and Richmond Hill a semi-rural ordinary community, E Street was set in a tough inner-city...	Jennifer St. James	1989–90	TV
Dolphin Cove	Alison Mitchell	1989	TV
Mission: Impossible Mission: Impossible Mission: Impossible is an American television series which was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicled the missions of a team of secret American government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force . The leader of the team was Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, except in...	Danielle	1989	TV	Episode: "The Killer"
The Living Daylights The Living Daylights The Living Daylights is the fifteenth entry in the James Bond series and the first to star Timothy Dalton as the fictional MI6 agent 007. The film's title is taken from Ian Fleming's short story, "The Living Daylights"...	Rubavitch	1987	Film
Vietnam	Journalist	1987	TV (mini)
Neighbours Neighbours Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...	Beth Travers	1986–87	TV
Castaway Castaway (film) Castaway is a 1986 film starring Amanda Donohoe and Oliver Reed, and directed by Nicolas Roeg. It was adapted from the 1984 book of the same name by Lucy Irvine, telling of her experiences of staying for a year with writer Gerald Kingsland on the isolated island of Tuin, between New Guinea and...	Janice	1986	Film
Mussolini: The Untold Story Mussolini: The Untold Story Mussolini: The Untold Story follows the Italian dictator Benito Mussolini . The series begins in 1922 as Mussolini gathers his power through the use of his Black Shirt militia. Promoting himself as Caesar reincarnate, Il Duce gains a national fervor that peaks after the Italian invasion of...	Young Woman	1985	TV (mini)
Big Deal	Ticket officer	1985	TV	Episode: "Popping Across the Pond"
Timeslip (1985)	Jenny	1985	TV Series
Prisoner 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...	Leigh Templar	1984	TV
The Return of Captain Invincible The Return Of Captain Invincible The Return of Captain Invincible is a 1983 Australian musical comedy and superhero film starring Alan Arkin and Christopher Lee.-Plot:The plot involves the Captain America/Superman inspired super-hero called "Captain Invincible" who is active during World War II and afterwards...	Litte	1983	Film
Norman Loves Rose	The Girlfriend	1982	Film
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior Mad Max 2 is a 1981 Australian post-apocalyptic action film directed by George Miller. The film is the second installment in the Mad Max film series, with Mel Gibson starring as Max Rockatansky...	The Warrior Woman	1981	Film

External links

• Virginia Hey's personal site
• Virginia Hey Couture
• Virginia Hey at TV.com
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