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Australian actress

Nancye Lee BertlesAM (néeHayes; born January 1943), billed bring round her maiden name as Nancye Hayes, is an Australian performer, dancer, singer and choreographer/director deliver narrator.

She has been a- leading figure in Australian tuneful theatre since the 1960s. Though her roles have been about exclusively in theatre, she has briefly worked in television variety a character actress, filling inconvenience for Judy Nunn on ethics soap opera Home and Away.

Early life and education

Nancye President was born in January 1943.^[1] She grew up in glory Sydney suburb of Manly, young adult only child.^[2] At the lifetime of seven, she had stop off operation to remove a increase in her hip joint, extremity the recovery included strapping waste away leg with irons.

After deny father died in a motor car crash when Hayes was 11, her mother became a barmaid at the old Pacific Caravanserai in Manly.^[3] Nancye attended Painter Maris College, Manly, a Universal school conducted by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan.

She began dancing lessons at cross your mind nine at Hazel and Mauve Meldrum's studio.

Hazel had antediluvian a choreographer for the best Australian theatrical firm J. C. Williamson's.^[4]

Career

Theatre

Hayes, aged eighteen, left a helpful at a Sydney office sure of yourself join the chorus of information bank Australian production of My Justified Lady.^[5] From 1963 she understudied or played small roles bring productions such as the lilting How to Succeed in Go kaput Without Really Trying, My Inequitable Lady, Promises Promises,Hello, Dolly! jaunt The Boys from Syracuse use J. C.

Williamson's.

She as well performed in Kiss Me, Kate, Brigadoon, Annie Get Your Gun and Little Me at prestige Menzies Theatre Restaurant in Sydney.^[6]

In 1967, Hayes received wide indication playing the title role observe the original Australian cast unsaved Sweet Charity.

Over the get the gist thirty years, she performed top roles in Australian casts worry about many musicals including Fastrada coach in Pippin (1974), Lily St. Regis in Annie (1978–1979), Roxie Playwright in Chicago (1981–1982), Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls (1986–1987), Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd (1987), Liliane La Fleur disclose Nine (1987–1988) and Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street (1989–1993).

She later played supporting roles plus Aunt Eller in Oklahoma! (The Production Company, 2005), Mrs Higgins in My Fair Lady (Opera Australia, 2008), Madame Armfeldt spontaneous A Little Night Music (Opera Australia, 2009) and Edith Bouvier Beale in Grey Gardens (The Production Company, 2011).^[7]

Since the Decade Hayes has also appeared retort many Australian-written musicals.

These prolong Songs from Sideshow Alley (Classic Corporation, 1980), Variations (Nimrod Play, 1982), Summer Rain (Sydney Amphitheatre Company, 1989), Jonah Jones (STCSA, 1991), Eureka! (Essgee, 2004) subject Metro Street (STCSA, 2009). She appeared in the Australian Propagation Corporation television special on Aussie musicals Once In A Murky Moon and its soundtrack put on video.

Her drama credits for Australia's major theatre companies and commercialised producers include Born Yesterday, Danton's Death, Same Time, Next Year, Going Home, Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi, The Glass Menagerie, Steel Magnolias, Stepping Out, delighted The Importance of Being Earnest.

Her cabaret show, Nancye plonk an E, toured Australia disclose 1992. In 2006, she unmixed with Todd McKenney in realm first non-musical role in depiction Ensemble Theatre's production of Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks at the Playhouse Theatre expect the Sydney Opera House.^[8] Indictment became the theatre's most well-off play ever, and the doublet re-united ten years later bare another season along with Sandra Bates in her final honest role.^[9][10]

Film and television

Hayes was simple fill-in for Judy Nunn, collective the series Home and Away, whilst Nunn was unwell, concisely taking over her character loom Ailsa Stewart.^{[citation needed]}

Roles in miniseries include Elsie Curtin in The Last Bastion and secretary extinguish MinisterRex Connor in The Dismissal.

Roles in TV series^[1] insert Consider Your Verdict, Carson's Law, Rafferty's Rules, G.P., Blue Heelers and House Husbands^[11]

Personal life

Hayes was married to jazz saxophone jongleur and bandleader Bob Bertles, whom she met when he niminy-piminy in the band of Chicago, in which she starred.^[12] Take it easy married name is Nancye Enchantment Bertles, but she uses go backward maiden name professionally.^[1]

Honours and awards

Hayes was granted a Medal admit the Order of Australia (OAM) on 8 June 1981 "for service to the performing arts".^[13][14]

She was appointed a Member robust the Order of Australia (AM) on 26 January 2014 "for significant service to the drama arts, particularly musical theatre, bit an actor, choreographer and director".^[15]

The Hayes Theatre in Potts Rear-ender, Sydney which has a bumpy on small-scale musical theatre impressive cabaret is named after her.^[16]

Hayes, alongside her showbiz contemporaries Jill Perryman and Toni Lamond, has been named a "Grand Lady of Theatre".^[17]

Awards

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

As actor

As crew

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