Maggie Millar

Maggie Millar (born 1941) alternatively Maggie Miller, is an Australian actress, artist, writer and public relations officer. She is best known for her television role as Marie Winter in Prisoner (1981–82, 1984) and Rosie Hoyland in Neighbours (2002–03).

Maggie Millar
Born1941 (age 78–79)
Occupation
  • actress
  • writer
  • radio personality
  • public relations officer
  • artist
Years active1962–2003
2016

Career

Millar, who was born in Sydney trained in London, England at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, having won a scholarship to go there. Although she has appeared numerously in pantomime and other theatre, she is best known for her many Australian television appearances, she won the 1976 Logie Award for Best Individual Performance by an actress for Homicide, she is best known for soap opera in shows such as Hunter, Division 4, Matlock Police, Bellbird, The Sullivans, Cop Shop, A Country Practice and Blue Heelers. More long term roles included Marie Winter in Prisoner, Elizabeth Bradley in The Sullivans and Rosie Hoyland in Neighbours. She has appeared also on ABC Radio and many Australian films, mainly in cameo roles including Phar Lapand Peita. She is an accomplished and award-winning artist, specialising in oil and acrylic painting.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
1977 The Mango Tree Laura Montague
1983 Phar Lap May Holmes
1985 Best Enemies Jo Lynne
1987 Bushfire Moon Mrs. Gullett
1988 Evil Angels Sister
2016 Malevolence Laurel Short

Television
Year Title Role Notes
1962 Consider Your Verdict Lydia Durant Episode: "Queen Versus Blair"
1968–1969 Hunter Helen Dempsey, Denise Mitchell, Verna Episodes: "The Friend in Need File", "A Dark Reunion", "The Strangers"
1968, 1973, 1975 Homicide Sally Hendricks, Larch Ford, Ruth Reid, Betty Kennedy Episodes: "Break-out", "I Killed Amanda Clarke", "The Last Way Out", "The Life & Times of Tina Kennedy"
1972, 1975 Matlock Police Betty, Sue Powell Episodes: "The Meek Shall Inherit", "The Least We Can Do"
1972–1977 Bellbird Georgia Moorehouse Regular role
1973 Division 4 Shirley Ward Episode: "A Matter of Survival"
1973 Ryan Joan Palmer Episode: "Tribe"
1976 The Sullivans Elizabeth Bradley TV series
1978 Cop Shop Laura Cooper, Trish Butler Episodes: "1.55", "1.56", "1.117", "1.118"
1981–1984 Prisoner Marie Winter Recurring role
1984 Special Squad Joyce Episode: "The Patchwork"
1985 The Fast Lane Simone Duxbury Episode: "Tertiary Sisyphus"
1985 Possession Claudia Valenti Regular role
1986 The Local Rag Alex Steel TV film
1987 In Between Bet Episode: "Part 3"
1987 Pieta Mary Verton TV film
1988 The Bit Part Molly TV film
1988 All the Way Lorna Scott TV miniseries
1991 A Country Practice Sister Evelyn Episode: "As Time Goes By: Part 1"
1992 Cluedo Madame Rosamonda Episode: "Madame Rosamonda"
2002–2003 Neighbours Rosie Hoyland Regular role
2003 Blue Heelers Val Trotter Episode: "Father's Day: Part 1"
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