Liddy Holloway
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Elizabeth Brenda "Liddy" Holloway (27 March 1945 – 29 December 2004) was a New Zealand
actress.
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, the daughter of a politician, Phil Holloway
, Liddy Holloway originally worked as a journalist. She switched to acting and had a long career in the theater. She also acted in Australia
in the early 1980s, with acting roles in feature films Squizzy Taylor
and The Clinic. She also acted on Australian television, appearing in guest roles in several episodes of soap opera
Prisoner
, a series for which she also wrote some scripts.
Holloway moved to Los Angeles
briefly in 1990 to give Hollywood a try, but did not stay long. She eventually garnered international attention for her recurring role as Hercules' mother on the syndicated adventure series, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
, a role she played intermittently from 1995 to 1998.
Holloway also found wide recognition in her home country through her 1992-1998 lead role of Alex McKenna in the popular soap opera Shortland Street. Holloway was also a writer for the series. She was the first person to champion making the book The Whale Rider
into a feature film. Holloway fought with the Film Commission because she wanted a writing credit for her work on the 2002 feature.
In 2002 Holloway portrayed Dorthy Moxley, mother of murder victim Martha Moxley
, in the American television movie
Murder in Greenwich, which, although set in Connecticut, was filmed in New Zealand.
liver cancer
. She was survived by three children, Francesca Holibar, Mark Harlen, and actor/musician Joel Tobeck
, who appeared with her on Shortland Street.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
actress.
Born in Wellington, New Zealand, the daughter of a politician, Phil Holloway
Phil Holloway
Philip North Holloway, CMG was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party.He represented the Heretaunga electorate from 1954 to 1960, when he retired. He was a cabinet minister, and then the Ambassador to Italy from 1973 to 1976....
, Liddy Holloway originally worked as a journalist. She switched to acting and had a long career in the theater. She also acted in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in the early 1980s, with acting roles in feature films Squizzy Taylor
Squizzy Taylor (film)
Squizzy Taylor is a 1982 Australian drama film based on the life of Melbourne gangster, Squizzy Taylor, directed by Kevin James Dobson and starring David Atkins, Jackie Weaver and Alan Cassell.-External links:*...
and The Clinic. She also acted on Australian television, appearing in guest roles in several episodes of soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
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...
, a series for which she also wrote some scripts.
Holloway moved to Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
briefly in 1990 to give Hollywood a try, but did not stay long. She eventually garnered international attention for her recurring role as Hercules' mother on the syndicated adventure series, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys is a television series, filmed in New Zealand and the United States. It was produced from 1995, and was very loosely based on the tales of the classical Greek culture hero Heracles...
, a role she played intermittently from 1995 to 1998.
Holloway also found wide recognition in her home country through her 1992-1998 lead role of Alex McKenna in the popular soap opera Shortland Street. Holloway was also a writer for the series. She was the first person to champion making the book The Whale Rider
The Whale Rider
Whale Rider is a 2002 New Zealand drama film directed by Niki Caro, based on the novel of the same name by Witi Ihimaera. The film stars Keisha Castle-Hughes as Kahu Paikea Apirana, a 12-year-old girl struggling to become the chief of the tribe. Her grandfather Koro believes that this is a role...
into a feature film. Holloway fought with the Film Commission because she wanted a writing credit for her work on the 2002 feature.
In 2002 Holloway portrayed Dorthy Moxley, mother of murder victim Martha Moxley
Martha Moxley
Martha Elizabeth Moxley was a 15-year-old murder victim in a case that attracted worldwide publicity owing to a "Kennedy connection"....
, in the American television movie
Television movie
A television film is a feature film that is a television program produced for and originally distributed by a television network, in contrast to...
Murder in Greenwich, which, although set in Connecticut, was filmed in New Zealand.
Death
On 29 December 2004, Liddy Holloway died, aged 59, fromliver cancer
Hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common type of liver cancer. Most cases of HCC are secondary to either a viral hepatitide infection or cirrhosis .Compared to other cancers, HCC is quite a rare tumor in the United States...
. She was survived by three children, Francesca Holibar, Mark Harlen, and actor/musician Joel Tobeck
Joel Tobeck
Born in 1971 in Auckland, New Zealand, He is a well known actor in New Zealand and Australia with over 20 years acting experience.He comes from an acting background, his mother Liddy Holloway was a well known theatre and TV actress in New Zealand...
, who appeared with her on Shortland Street.