Elizabeth Brenda "Liddy" Holloway (27 March 1947 – 29 December 2004) was a New Zealand actress and television scriptwriter.

Liddy Holloway
Born
Elizabeth Brenda Holloway

(1947-03-27)27 March 1947
Wellington, New Zealand
Died29 December 2004(2004-12-29) (aged 57)
Auckland, New Zealand
OccupationActress
Children3, including Joel Tobeck
RelativesPhil Holloway (father)

Career

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Born in Wellington, New Zealand, the daughter of a politician, Phil Holloway, Liddy Holloway originally worked as a journalist.[1] She switched to acting and had a long career in the theatre. 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, and for other television series such as Shark in the Park.

Holloway was the first person to champion making the book The Whale Rider into a feature film. She 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.

Death

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On 29 December 2004, Liddy Holloway died, aged 57, from liver cancer.[1] She was survived by three children, Francesca Holibar, Mark Harlen, and actor/musician Joel Tobeck, who appeared with her on Shortland Street.

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Squizzy Taylor Dance Teacher
1982 The Clinic
1986 Queen City Rocker Stacy's Mother
2000 Jubilee Mrs. Crawford
2001 Her Majesty Virginia Hobson
2003 Sylvia Martha Bergstrom
2004 Fracture Gwen Peet
2004 Without a Paddle Bonnie Newwood

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1978 Gather Your Dreams Secretary Episodes: "1.1", "1.12", "1.13"
1979 Skyways Charol Episode: "Takeover Bid"
1981 Prisoner Sister Haines Episodes: "1.177", "1.178"
1982 Loose Enz Helen Episode: "Eros and Psyche"
1983–84 Prisoner Sister Kelly Recurring role
1984 Special Squad Mrs. Tait Episode: "Trojan Horses"
1985 Hanlon Ruby Hudson Episode: "In Defence of Minnie Dean"
1991 Shark in the Park Nicola Porteous Episode: "Et Tu, Brute"
1992–1998, 2002 Shortland Street Alex McKenna Regular role
1992 Homeward Bound Janine Johnstone TV series
1995–1998 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Alcmene Recurring role (seasons 2–4)
1999 Duggan Zelda Episode: "Workshop for Murder"
2000 Murder Call Delia Frampton Episode: "Paid in Full"
2002 Murder in Greenwich Dorothy Moxley TV film
2003 Lucy Mildred TV film

References

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  1. ^ a b Screen, NZ On. "Liddy Holloway | NZ On Screen". www.nzonscreen.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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