Susanne Haworth is a retired Australian producer and film and television actress. She was a well-known child star during the 1960s, best known as Susan Wells in the children's adventure series Adventures of the Seaspray, but also had memorable guest appearances on Cop Shop, Prisoner Cell Block H and A Country Practice in her later career.
Susanne Haworth | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Susanne Howarth Susan Haworth Sue Haworth |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, film and television actress |
| Years active | 1964–67; 1976, 1980–99 |
Haworth also became a successful television producer and was involved in the crime drama television series Phoenix, Secrets and Janus during the early-to mid 1990s and is the co-owner of Kuranya Pictures, a production company based in Bilgola, New South Wales, with Bill Hughes.
Biography
editSusanne Haworth made her acting debut in the 1964 television film A Season in Hell. She followed this with minor roles in a second television film, Rape of the Belt (1964), and a leading role in the musical comedy film Funny Things Happen Down Under (1965).[1][2] From 1965–67, Haworth was a regular cast member in the children's adventure series Adventures of the Seaspray as Susan Wells.[3][4][5][6] Haworth also made appearances on children's television series The Magic Boomerang and the crime drama Homicide during the mid-to late 1960s.
After the Adventures of the Seaspray ended, Haworth took a break from acting. She returned briefly in 1976 with guest appearances on the TV series of Alvin Purple and a one-season comedy series, Who Do You Think You Are? followed by a stint in Cop Shop in 1978. In 1980, she was cast in the cult soap opera Prisoner Cell Block H. She was initially introduced as a neighbour of Meg Jackson (Elspeth Ballantyne), the frustrated and overworked housewife Gail Summers,[7][8][9] who is later sent to prison for child abuse.[10][11] Following this, she made appearances on Holiday Island, Sons and Daughters, Taurus Rising and A Country Practice during the next two years.
In 1985, she was hired to design promos and recaps for the television miniseries A Fortunate Life. After her last acting role, Butterfly Island in 1987, she became interested in film production. In 1990, Haworth was the casting director and production assistant for the television film Jackaroo. She was also an assistant producer on the television series Phoenix, Secrets and Janus between 1992–95 and co-producer with Bill Hughes on the television film Fable in 1997.[12]
In 2007, she co-wrote a children's book with Bob Randall entitled Stories from Country: My Pony Hooky and Other Tales. Many of these stories were partly based on traditional Aboriginal folk tales, as told by Bob Randall, from native tribes in The Red Centre and northern Australia.
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Funny Things Happen Down Under | Teena (as Sue Haworth) | Feature film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | A Season in Hell | Guest role: Isabelle (child) | ABC Teleplay |
| 1964 | A Sound of Trumpets | Daphne | Teleplay |
| 1964 | Rape of the Belt | Role unknown | TV film |
| 1964;1967 | Homicide | Guest role: Pam Reynolds / Prue Ellison (as Susan Haworth) | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1965 | The Magic Boomerang | Recurring Guest role: Penny | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1966-1967 | Adventures of the Seaspray | Regular role: Sue Wells / Susan Wilder | TV series, 33 episodes |
| 1967 | Australian Playhouse | Guest role | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Guest role: Marcia | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Alvin Purple | Guest role: Jeanie | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1978-1981 | Cop Shop | Guest roles: Crystal Connors / Katrina Stamos / Sandra Carter | TV series, 17 episodes |
| 1980 | Prisoner | Recurring role: Gail Summers | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 1981 | Holiday Island | Guest role: Jane Daniels | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1981 | Homicide Squad aka The Squad | Policewoman Marcie Hayes | TV pilot |
| 1982 | Sons and Daughters | Recurring Guest role: Miss Brooks (as Susan Haworth) | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1982 | A Country Practice | Guest roles: Gail / Susan Flett | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1982 | Taurus Rising | Regular role: Jane Lindsay | TV series |
| 1987 | Butterfly Island | Regular role: Laura | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | M.U.G.E.N | Voice | Video game |
References
edit- ^ Pike, Andrew and Ross Cooper. Australian Film, 1900–1977: A Guide to Feature Film Production. Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1980. (pg. 308) ISBN 0-19-554213-4
- ^ Paietta, Ann Catherine and Jean L. Kauppila. Animals on Screen and Radio: An Annotated Sourcebook. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, 1994. (pg. 114) ISBN 0-8108-2939-8
- ^ McNeil, Alex. Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to 1980. New York: Penguin Books, 1980. (pg. 25–26) ISBN 0-14-004911-8
- ^ Castleman, Harry and Walter J. Podrazik. Harry and Wally's Favorite TV Shows. New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1989. (pg. 451) ISBN 0-13-933250-2
- ^ Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Subjects, Themes and Settings. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 2007. (pg. 296) ISBN 0-7864-2498-2
- ^ "Sailing Vessels: The Seaspray". Transportation. TVAcres.com. 2000. Retrieved 9 August 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Terrace, Vincent. Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials: 1974–1984. Vol. II. New York: New York Zoetrope, 1985. (pg. 333) ISBN 0-918432-61-8
- ^ Museum of Broadcast Communications (2004). "Prisoner." In H. Newcomb (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Television (Vol. I, 2nd ed.). New York and London: CRC Press. (pg. 1827) ISBN 1-57958-411-X
- ^ Curthoys, Ann; John Docker (2004). "Prisoner, Australian Prison Melodrama". Australian Programming. Museum of Broadcast Communications. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "1980". Prisoner: Eight Years Inside. Aussie Soap Archives. 1996. Retrieved 28 June 2009.
- ^ "PCBH Characters, Section 13". WWWentworth.co.uk. 23 August 2001. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
- ^ "Fable". AFC Searchable Film Database. Screen Australia. 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2009. [dead link]