Maggie Millar

Maggie Millar
Born	(1941-01-06) 6 January 1941 Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia
Other names	Maggie Miller
Education	Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1962–2007, 2016
Known for	Bellbird The Sullivans Prisoner Neighbours
Children	1

Maggie Millar (born 6 January 1941) alternatively Maggie Miller, is an Australian former actress, best known for her television series roles in soap operas including Bellbird, The Sullivans, and Prisoner and Neighbours

Biography

Career

Millar was born in Sydney, Australia and trained in London, England at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, having won a scholarship to attend it. Although she has appeared in pantomime and other theatre, she is best known for her many Australian television appearances. Millar was awarded the 1976 Logie Award for Best Individual Performance by an Actress for Homicide, and she is best known for appearances in soap opera in shows such as Hunter, Division 4, Matlock Police, Cop Shop, A Country Practice, and Blue Heelers.

Millar is most renowned for her long term roles in series including Bellbird as Georgia Moorhouse, Prisoner in the recurring role of Marie Winter (1976, 1983-1984) , The Sullivans as Elizabeth Bradley, and Neighbours as Rev. Rosie Hoyland.

She has appeared on ABC Radio and many Australian films, mainly in cameo roles including Phar Lap and Peita.

She is also a writer, artist, radio personality and public relations officers

Personal life

Millar has been married twice. Her first husband was from Germany, and together they had a son, Benjamin. Following their divorce in 1976, Millar met theatre critic—turned—primary school teacher, Ian, and they married in 1984.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1977	The Mango Tree	Laura Montague
1983	Phar Lap	May Holmes
1985	Best Enemies	Jo Lynne
1987	Bushfire Moon	Mrs. Gullett
1988	Evil Angels	Sister
2016	Malevolence	Laurel	Short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1962	Consider Your Verdict	Lydia Durant	Episode: "Queen Versus Blair"
1968–1969	Hunter	Helen Dempsey, Denise Mitchell, Verna	Episodes: "The Friend in Need File", "A Dark Reunion", "The Strangers"
1968, 1973, 1975	Homicide	Sally Hendricks, Larch Ford, Ruth Reid, Betty Kennedy	Episodes: "Break-out", "I Killed Amanda Clarke", "The Last Way Out", "The Life & Times of Tina Kennedy"
1972, 1975	Matlock Police	Betty, Sue Powell	Episodes: "The Meek Shall Inherit", "The Least We Can Do"
1972–1977	Bellbird	Georgia Moorehouse	Regular role
1973	Division 4	Shirley Ward	Episode: "A Matter of Survival"
1973	Ryan	Joan Palmer	Episode: "Tribe"
1978-1980	Cop Shop	Laura Cooper, Trish Butler, Coral Simpson	Episodes: "1.55", "1.56", "1.117", "1.118", "1.243", "1.244"
1980-1981	The Sullivans	Elizabeth Bradley	Episodes: 757 to 824
1981–1984	Prisoner	Marie Winter	Recurring role (Seasons 3–4, 6)
1983	Carson's Law	Alma Gunn	Episodes: 71 "Street Games, Night Moves", 72 "Deceptions"
1984	Special Squad	Joyce	Episode: 30 "The Patchwork"
1985	The Fast Lane	Simone Duxbury	Episode: "Tertiary Sisyphus"
1985	Possession	Claudia Valenti	Regular role 23 Episodes
1986	The Local Rag	Alex Steel	TV film
1987	In Between	Bet	Episode: "Part 3"
1987	Pieta	Mary Verton	TV film
1988	The Bit Part	Molly	TV film
1988	All the Way	Lorna Scott	TV miniseries
1989	In Melbourne Today	Guest - Herself	TV series, 1 episode
1991	A Country Practice	Sister Evelyn	Episode: "As Time Goes By: Part 1"
1992	Cluedo	Madame Rosamonda	Episode: "Madame Rosamonda"
2002–2003	Neighbours	Rosie Hoyland	Regular role (Seasons 18–19)
2003	Blue Heelers	Val Trotter	Episode: "Father's Day: Part 1"
2005	Good Morning Australia	Guest - Herself	TV series, 1 episode
2016	Malevolence	Laurel	Short

External links

• Official Website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 November 2010)
• Maggie Millar at IMDb