Vikki Hammond is an Australian actress and TV host.
Vikki Hammond | |
|---|---|
| Born | England |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | late 1950s-? |
Biography
editEarly life
editHammond was born in England[1]she trained in dance and won a beauty contest in Southwark, she appeared in a pantomime in Glasgow, before moving to Australia in 1959, to work as a dancer and soubrette with the Tivoli circuit. [2]
Career
editHammond appeared on TV in variety shows such as Personally Yours, Top of the Town, Merry-Go-Round, My Fair Lady, Daly at Night[1] The Delo and Daly Show,[3] BP Super Shows, Revue 61[2] She hosted the variety series Vikki on the ABC in 1963.[4][1] After taking a break from show business she returned and played Maggie Hayword in The Sullivans.[2][5]
Hammond's role in The Sullivans won her the 1982 Logie Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series.[6]
Other TV appearances include on What's It Worth?,[7] Division 4, Homicide, Afraid of the Dark, [8] The Flying Doctors[9] and the opening of ATV-0.[10]
Filmography (selected)
edit| Title | Year | Role |
| Mostly Maynard (TV series) | 1957 | |
| Blue Murder at St. Trinian's | 1957 | Jane Osbourne |
| Musical Playhouse (TV series) | 1959 | Powder room girl |
| Ryan (TV series) | 1973 | Chick at Party |
| Homicide (TV series) | 1972-1975 (3 guest roles) | Marion - Joyce Browning - Barbara Reid |
| Matlock Police (TV series) | 1973-1975 (3 guest roles) | Joan Cope - Elizabeth Degan - Lillian Davis |
| Division 4. (TV series) | 1971-1975 | Rita Thornton - Gail Parkes - Rita Williamson |
| Tandarra (TV mini-series) | 1976 | Delia Drummond |
| Bluey | 1976 | Susie Billings |
| The Sullivans | 1976-1982 | Maggie Baker Howard |
| Carson's Law (TV series) | 1983-1984 | Ruth Lyons |
| The Fast Lane (TV series) | 1985 | O'Rourke |
| The Flying Doctors | 1985 | Beth Drever |
References
edit- ^ a b c Berkeley, Margaret (24 November 1963), "Vikki's 39 gowns", The Australian Women's Weekly
- ^ a b c Murphy, Jim (4 February 1981), "Vikki sets up shop", The Australian Women's Weekly
- ^ "Vikki Hammond as Delo-Daly hostess", The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 November 1963
- ^ "no title", The Age, 14 March 1963
{{citation}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ Eisenhuth, Susie (10 April 1976), "Meet the Sullivans", The Australian Women's Weekly
- ^ "1982 – The Logie Awards". Yahoo!7. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015.
- ^ "no title", The Age, 1 March 1971
{{citation}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "Vikki plays a snob", The Age, 1 March 1973
- ^ "A uniquely Australian series and setting", The Canberra Times, 24 June 1985
- ^ Howard, John (15 August 1964), "Channel 0's opening was a damp squid", The Canberra Times
External links
edit- Vikki Hammond at IMDb
- Vikki Hammond at AusStage