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Helen Buday

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Helen Buday
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1983–present

Helen Buday (born 1962) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as Savannah Nix in the film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. She was awarded Best Actress at the 48th Valladolid International Film Festival in 2003 for her role in Alexandra's Project.

Biography

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Buday graduated from the National Institute for Dramatic Art in 1983, and has since become one of Australia's leading theatre actresses. She has performed with most theatre companies, including roles in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Three Sisters, The Importance of Being Earnest, and A Doll's House.

Buday is also a singer, and she has portrayed the lead roles in My Fair Lady, Cabaret, High Society, and The Threepenny Opera.

She made her major screen debut as Savannah Nix, leader of the feral children, in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.

Besides her regular theatre work, she has also appeared in various television series including Land of Hope, Secrets, Water Rats, and Stingers.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Type
1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Savannah Nix Feature film
1986 For Love Alone Teresa Feature film
1991 Dingo Jane Anderson Feature film
1992 Road to Alice Alice Film short
2001 Let's Get Skase Judith Turner Feature film
2003 Alexandra's Project Alexandra / Wife Feature film
2022 Passing Through Janet Feature film

Television

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Year Title Role Type
1984 Five Mile Creek Guest role: Bess TV series, 1 episode
1985 The Making of Mad Max III: Beyond Thunderdome Herself TV special
1986 Land of Hope Regular role: Sarah Quinn TV miniseries, 10 episodes
1986 The 1986 Australian Film Institute Awards Nominee – Best Actress in Leading Role (for For Love Alone) TV special
1989 Shadow of the Cobra Recurring role: Monique Leclerc TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1992 In Sydney Today Guest TV series, 1 episode
1993 Secrets Guest role TV series, 1 episode
1996 Water Rats Guest role: Peggy Newland TV series, 1 episode
2002 Stingers Guest role: Lois Dunlap TV series, 1 episode
2003 All Saints Guest role: Belinda Mawson TV series, 1 episode
2008 Alexandra's Project: In the Eye of the Beholder Herself Video
2016-2019 Butterfly Effect (aka Points de Reperes) Herself TV series FRANCE, 39 episodes
2021 Dingo: Helen Buday in Conversation with Paul Harris Interviewee Video

Accolades

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Year Award Film Result
1986 AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role For Love Alone Nominated
2003 Alexandra's Project Nominated
FCCA Award for Best Actor - Female Nominated
Inside Film Award for Best Actress Nominated
Valladolid International Film Festival Award for Best Actress Won

References

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  1. ^ "Helen Buday at Filmbug". Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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