Anne Haddy
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Anne Haddy was an Australian film and television actress, best known for her role in the long-running soap opera, Neighbours
.
, she was an only child. Haddy attended Adelaide High School
. She acted in radio plays and school broadcasts while she was working in Adelaide University's book room. Haddy later attended the Sydney Theatre Company
. Haddy went to Britain when she was 23 years old to find acting work, but she ended up working as a secretary for Kellogg's. She married her first husband, Max Dimmitt, before returning to Australia, where she gave birth to two children. In 1960, Haddy and her family moved to Sydney. Haddy later married James Condon
after her marriage to Dimmitt was dissolved. They acted alongside each other twice, during Haddy's time in Neighbours. Haddy died in Melbourne on the 6 June 1999.
, Punishment
, and a lengthy spell as Rosie Andrews in Sons and Daughters
. She also appeared in the film They're a Weird Mob (1966).
Haddy was dogged by ill health throughout most of her adult life. She broke her wrist in 1971, and eight years later she had a heart attack, which led her to have bypass surgery. Shortly after, Haddy fell and broke a hip, she then discovered that she had stomach cancer
, which was later removed. In 1983, she had to have one of her four heart bypasses unclogged. In 1985, Reg Watson
invited Haddy to join his new soap opera, Neighbours as grandmother, Helen Daniels
. During her time with Neighbours, she became the longest-running actress and she remained with the show until 1997.
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...
.
Early and personal life
Haddy was born in Quorn, South AustraliaQuorn, South Australia
Quorn is a township and railhead in the Flinders Ranges in the north of South Australia, 39 km northeast of Port Augusta. At the 2006 census, Quorn had a population of 1068.Quorn is the home of the Flinders Ranges Council local government area...
, she was an only child. Haddy attended Adelaide High School
Adelaide High School
Adelaide High School is a coeducational state high school situated on the corner of West Terrace and Glover Avenue in the Adelaide Parklands. It is the first government high school in South Australia...
. She acted in radio plays and school broadcasts while she was working in Adelaide University's book room. Haddy later attended the Sydney Theatre Company
Sydney Theatre Company
The Sydney Theatre Company is one of Australia's best-known theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Sydney Theatre and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre....
. Haddy went to Britain when she was 23 years old to find acting work, but she ended up working as a secretary for Kellogg's. She married her first husband, Max Dimmitt, before returning to Australia, where she gave birth to two children. In 1960, Haddy and her family moved to Sydney. Haddy later married James Condon
James Condon
James Condon is an Australian actor.He has made many appearances on television, including The Story Of Peter Grey, Homicide, Matlock Police, Number 96 , Bellamy, The Young Doctors, Carson's Law, Sons and Daughters, Prisoner, The Flying...
after her marriage to Dimmitt was dissolved. They acted alongside each other twice, during Haddy's time in Neighbours. Haddy died in Melbourne on the 6 June 1999.
Career
Haddy became one of the first presenters of Play School, a show that launched the career of many an Aussie soap star. Other programmes in which Haddy appeared include Dynasty (the 1970–71 Australian television series), PrisonerPrisoner (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...
, Punishment
Punishment (TV series)
Punishment is an Australian television soap opera made by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Ten Network in 1981.Set in a fictional men's prison, the series attempted to present a male version of the successful soap Prisoner...
, and a lengthy spell as Rosie Andrews in Sons and Daughters
Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series)
Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired in December 1981, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period, and the official broadcast date of the final...
. She also appeared in the film They're a Weird Mob (1966).
Haddy was dogged by ill health throughout most of her adult life. She broke her wrist in 1971, and eight years later she had a heart attack, which led her to have bypass surgery. Shortly after, Haddy fell and broke a hip, she then discovered that she had stomach cancer
Stomach cancer
Gastric cancer, commonly referred to as stomach cancer, can develop in any part of the stomach and may spread throughout the stomach and to other organs; particularly the esophagus, lungs, lymph nodes, and the liver...
, which was later removed. In 1983, she had to have one of her four heart bypasses unclogged. In 1985, Reg Watson
Reg Watson
Reginald James "Reg" Watson AM is an Australian television producer, best known for creating soap operas like Prisoner and Neighbours.-Career:...
invited Haddy to join his new soap opera, Neighbours as grandmother, Helen Daniels
Helen Daniels
Helen Daniels is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by Anne Haddy. Following the death of Jim Robinson in 1993, she remained the only original character left in the series until her own death in 1997, making her the second longest-serving original character...
. During her time with Neighbours, she became the longest-running actress and she remained with the show until 1997.