Victoria Constance Mary Longley (24 September 1960 – 29 August 2010) was an Australian actress. She worked extensively in television.

She debuted in a film called The More Things Change as a pregnant au pair. An early foray into television was in the epic miniseries The Dirtwater Dynasty, opposite Hugo Weaving

Hugo Weaving

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. In the ABC television series, The Mercury, not-so-loosely based on the Sunday Age, she played a senior journalist, with Geoffrey Rush

Geoffrey Rush

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 cast as editor, believed to be modelled on Bruce Guthrie

Bruce Guthrie

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Her television credits included: Murder Call

Murder Call

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, Wildside

Wildside (TV drama)

Wildside is an Australian police procedural television series broadcast on the ABC from 1997 to 1999.The show consisted of a one hour format that followed police interactions in inner Sydney. It starred Rachael Blake, Tony Martin, Richard Carter and Alex Dimitriades...

, Water Rats

Water Rats (TV series)

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, Farscape

Farscape

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, The Alien Years

The Alien Years

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, Turtle Beach

Turtle Beach (film)

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, Young Lions

Young Lions (TV series)

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, and All Saints

All Saints (TV series)

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Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2006	Sydney Theatre Awards	Best Actress in a Lead Role	The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?	Won
2006	Helpmann Awards	Best Female Actor in a Play	The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?	Nominated
1989	Australian Film Institute Awards Australian Film Institute Awards The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...	Best Actress in a Supporting Role Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role The Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role is an award in the annual Australian Film Institute Awards. It has been awarded annually since 1976.-Previous winners:*1976: Melissa Jaffer – Caddie...	Celia Celia (film) Celia is a 1988 Australian drama film written and directed by Ann Turner.-Plot:Set in rural Australia in the 1950s amidst the Red Scare and a rabbit plague, it stars Rebecca Smart as troubled nine year old Celia as the movie follows her descent into madness.-Cast:* Rebecca Smart as Celia...	Won
1988	Australian Film Institute Awards	Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Mini Series	The Alien Years	Nominated

External links

• Obituary – The Sydney Morning Herald