Judy McBurney
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Judy McBurney is an Australian actress famous in several television soap opera roles.
In 1974 McBurney was cast in the role of key new character Marilyn McDonald in Number 96
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 Hargreaves
, 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 Doctors
. 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 Prisoner
. 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 1980s for Palmolive Gold, which she features in a bed with fellow The Young Doctors actor Peter Bensley
. 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.
In 1974 McBurney was cast in the role of key new character Marilyn McDonald in Number 96
Number 96 (TV series)
Number 96 was a popular 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 Hargreaves
Frances Hargreaves
Frances Hargreaves born 1954, 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 Doctors
The Young Doctors
The 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, screened on the Nine Network from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March...
. 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 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...
. 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 1980s for Palmolive Gold, which she features in a bed with fellow The Young Doctors actor Peter Bensley
Peter Bensley
Peter 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.