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Judith McGrath
Born (1947-04-21)21 April 1947
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Died 20 October 2017(2017-10-20) (aged 70)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nationality Australian
Other names Judy McGrath
Occupation Actress
Years active 1967–2012
Notable work
Prisoner (1979–1984)
A Country Practice (1992–1993)
All Saints (1998–2009)

Judith McGrath (21 April 1947 – 20 October 2017) was an Australian actress.

Biography

McGrath was known for her television roles, including soap operas Prisoner (1979–84), as Deputy Governor/Officer Colleen "Poface" Powell, A Country Practice (1992–93) as hippy Bernice Hudson and for her Logie Award-nominated role in the medical drama All Saints as Nurse Yvonne "Von" Ryan (1998–2009) and her comedy roles in children's series Round the Twist as Matron Cecilia Gribble.

McGrath was known for playing characters with a dry, often sarcastic wit.

Early life

Born in Brisbane, McGrath began her career at the Brisbane Arts Theatre, and was a member of Twelfth Night Theatre under artistic director Joan Whalley.

Career

McGrath is probably best known to international audiences for her role in the cult Network Ten series Prisoner as fair-minded but sarcastic Deputy Governor Colleen" Poface" Powell. Initially a minor character, appearing in 12 episodes in the first two series (1979–80), she became a permanent cast member in 1981 and went on to appear in a total of 263 episodes. She chose to leave the series, taping her final scenes in December 1983. Her farewell episode aired in May 1984 during the show's sixth season.

After leaving Prisoner, McGrath appeared in guest roles in Neighbours in 1985 and The Flying Doctors in 1986 and 1988, before appearing in the first series of the children's television show Round The Twist in 1989, playing Matron Gribble. She went on to be a regular cast member on A Country Practice as Bernice Hudson from 1992 until 1993.

McGrath played the long-running role of Yvonne "Von"' Ryan in television medical drama series All Saints on Network Seven from its debut in 1998, opposite co-star Georgie Parker. She was the only original cast member to stay with the series until it concluded in late 2009.

Death

McGrath died at a hospice in Brisbane at the age of 70 from lung cancer on 20 October 2017.

Filmography

FILM

Year Title Role Type
1986 Backstage Hotel Receptionist Feature film
2005 Fink Centrelink Woman Feature film
2010 Scone Wars Mavis Hepstead Film short

TELEVISION

Year Title Role Type
1977 Bluey Guest role: Mrs. Thompson TV series, 1 episode
1977;1980 Young Ramsay Guest roles: Ethel Dean / Rosemary Billings TV series, 2 episodes
1978-1980 Cop Shop Guest roles: Jane Hardy / Eve Fleming / Leila Foley / Mrs. Bond TV series, 8 episodes
1978 The Sullivans Recurring role: Miss Harvey TV series, 4 episodes
1979-1980 Skyways Guest roles: Mrs. Mason / Dr. Mendelsohn / Zoe Lawrence TV series, 5 episodes
1979-1984 Prisoner Regular role: Colleen Powell (as Judith McGrath) TV series, 263 episodes
1984 Special Squad Guest role TV series, 1 episode
1985 Neighbours Recurring Guest role: Margaret Hamilton / Margaret Heywood TV series, 4 episodes
1986 Sword of Honour Guest role: Dietician TV miniseries, 1 episode
1986;1988 The Flying Doctors Guest roles: Caroline Longley / Cynthia Cumberland-Brown TV series, 2 episodes
1987 Willing and Abel Guest role TV series, 1 episode
1989 Round The Twist Regular role: Matron Gribble ABC TV series, 9 episodes
1992-1993 A Country Practice Regular role: Bernice Hudson TV series, 149 episodes
1992 The Main Event Herself TV series, 1 episode
1994 Day To Day Herself - Guest TV series, 1 episode
1995 Police Rescue Guest role: Hazel ABC TV series, 1 episode
1995 Naked: Stories Of Men Guest role: Margaret ABC TV film series, 1 episode
1998-2009 All Saints Regular role: Von Ryan / Yvonne Ryan / Yvonne 'Von' Ryan TV series, 493 episodes
2001;2002 The Weakest Link Herself TV series, 2 episodes
2007 The 2007 TV Week Logie Awards Herself / Von Ryan TV special
2007 Channel 7 Telethon Herself TV special
2011 Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Herself TV series, 1 episode
2011 A Current Affair Herself with Prisoner cast: Carol Burns, Val Lehman, Jane Clifton, Elspeth Ballantyne, Patsy King & Margaret Laurence TV series, 1 episode
Year Title Role Notes
1977 Young Ramsay Rosemary Billings Season 1, Episode 8 – "Lame Duck"
1977 Bluey Mrs Thompson Season 1, Episode 22 – "The Fat Cat"
1978 Cop Shop Mrs Bond Season 1, Episode 23
1979 Skyways Mrs Mason Season 1, Episode 15 – "Who Killed Cock Robyn?"
Season 1, Episode 16 – "Mercy Dash"
Unknown Dr Mendleshon Episode: "The Return of Bessie Langhurst: Part 1 (unknown season)
Episode: "The Return of Bessie Langhurst: Part 2" (unknown season)
Unknown Zoe Lawrence Episode: "Up the Down Staircase" (unknown season)
1980 Young Ramsay Ethel Dean Season 2, Episode 5 – "Gift Horse"
1984 Special Squad Unknown role Season 1, Episode 26 – "Farewell to Comerade"
1979–84 Prisoner Colleen Powell Seasons 1–6 (263 episodes)
Recurring role (seasons 1 & 2) / Main role (seasons 3–6)
1985 Neighbours Margaret Hayward Season 1 (2 episodes)
1986 Sword of Honour Dietician Miniseries – Episode 4
1986 The Flying Doctors Cynthia Cumberland-Brown Season 1, Episode 18 – "Eye of the Beholder"
1988 Caroline Longley Season 3, Episode 22 – "One Final Request"
1989 Round the Twist Matron Gribble Season 1 (9 episodes)
1992–93 A Country Practice Bernice Hudson Seasons 12 & 13 (149 episodes)
1995 Police Rescue Hazel Season 4, Episode 3 – "Wrong Side of the Road"
1996 Naked: Stories of Men Margaret Season 1, Episode 3 – "Blind-Side Breakaway"
2005 Fink! Centrelink Woman Feature film
1998–2009 All Saints Yvonne 'Von' Ryan Seasons 1–12 (493 episodes)
Nominated: Logie Award of Most Outstanding Actress in a Series
2010 Scone Wars Mavis Hepstead Short film
2011 A Current Affair Herself with Prisoner cast: Patsy King, Val Lehman, Carol Burns, Elspeth Ballantyne, Margaret Laurence & Jane Clifton TV series, 1 episode
2011–12 Winners & Losers Maria Crawley Season 1, Episode 9 – "One Door Opens"
Season 1, Episode 14 – "Two Point Oh"
Season 2, Episode 21 – "Perfect Match"

See also

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