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Megan Williams (actress)

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Megan Williams
Born
Megan Mingyu Williams

(1956-09-11)11 September 1956
London, England
Died17 April 2000(2000-04-17) (aged 43)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
PartnerIan Moss

Megan Mingyu Williams[1] (11 September 1956 – 17 April 2000) was an Australian actress and singer, who played a continuing role as Alice Sullivan in the television drama The Sullivans, and won a Logie Award for her work in Anzacs (1985).[2]

Early years

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Williams was born in London, England, to David and Chin Yu Williams who appeared in a West End production of South Pacific.[3] Her mother was described as "half-Chinese".[4] At six months old, Williams had a minor TV role as an abandoned baby on The Adventures of Robin Hood. Williams' family moved to Sydney, Australia, where she pursued an acting career.

Career

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Actor

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Williams' first major role was as an ongoing lead, Ann Watson, in the daily soap opera Class of '74 (1974).[5][6] The long running role of Alice Watkins Sullivan in The Sullivans (1978-1982) followed. A guest role as Carol Canning in The Outsiders (1976) episode 10 "Charlie Cole Esq." (broadcast 1977) had her appearing in a bikini.[7] After The Sullivans ended she continued to act on Australian television, with a guest role in ABC drama-musical series Sweet and Sour (1984), a Logie Award winning role as Kate Baker in the miniseries Anzacs (1985),[8] and an ongoing role of Cassie Jones in Return to Eden (1986). In the late 1980s she worked in the UK, appearing in one episode of British soap opera EastEnders (1989). Williams had a minor role in the movie Nightmare Man (1999). Williams appeared in an Australian production of Cats as Grizzabella. She appeared in the Australian comedy series All Together Now, which starred Jon English, as an electrician called Julie in the episode titled "I've Got to Be Me" (Season 3 - Episode 3).

FILM

Year Program Character Type
1995 Dido & Aeneas unknown role TV Opera CANADA
1999 Nightmare Man Carolyn Worden Feature film CANADA/NZ/AUSTRALIA

TELEVISION

Year Program Character Type
1957 The Adventures of Robin Hood (TV series) Molly TV series UK
1974-1975 Class of '74 Ann Watson TV series, Regular role
1975 Class of '75 Ann Watson TV series, Regular role
1975 Division 4 Barbie Carson TV series, 1 episode
1976 The Outsiders Carol Canning ABC TV series, 1 episode
1977 Graham Kennedy's Blankety Blanks Herself TV series, 2 episodes
1977 All At Sea Maryanne Hand TV movie
1978-1983 The Sullivans Alice Watkins Sullivan / Alice Morgan TV series, 729 episodes
1981 The Mike Walsh Show Guest - Herself with Paul Cronin & Andy Anderson TV series, 1 episode
1981 The Don Lane Show Herself sings "We'll Meet Again" at Victory Ball TV series, 1 episode
1982 The Daryl Somers Show Herself TV series, 1 episode
1984 Supersleuth Roberta Collins TV movie
1984 Sweet and Sour Charlie ABC TV series, 4 episodes
1985 The Midday Show Grizabella ('Cats') TV series, 2 episodes
1985 Anzacs Sister Kate Baker TV miniseries, 5 episodes
1985 Making Of 'Anzacs' Herself / Sister Kate Baker TV special
1986 Return To Eden Cassie Jones TV series, 22 episodes
1989 EastEnders Nancy TV series UK, 1 episode
1990 Hey Hey It's Saturday Herself (Red Faces) TV series, 1 episode
1990 In Melbourne Today Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
1990 TV Celebrity Dance Party Herself performs "Do You Wanna Dance" TV special
1991 Tonight Live With Steve Vizard Herself TV series, 1 episode
1991 The Midday Show Herself TV series, 1 episode
1991 Lethal Impact Chris' doctor Video UK
1992 Great Performances French / Party Guests / Snow Flowers TV series US
1992 The Morning Show Herself TV series, 1 episode
1992 In Sydney Today Herself TV series, 1 episode
1992 All Together Now Julie TV series, 1 episode
1992 The World Tonight: Beauty And The Beast segment Herself TV series, 1 episode
1996 In Suspicious Circumstances Georgina Moore TV series UK

Singer

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Megan Williams appeared in the Film Clip of "The Queen and Me" with Mondo Rock (1982). Williams provided backing vocals for "Flame Trees" on Cold Chisel's Twentieth Century (1984). John Prior (drummer with Matt Finish) wrote songs for Williams in the mid-1980s.[9]

Pilates teacher

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Williams was instrumental in bringing Pilates to Australia, as she was doing exercise/rehab for Sydney Dance Company and others. She was one of the founders of The Australian Pilates Method Association.[10]

Personal life

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Williams was in a de facto relationship with Cold Chisel singer-guitarist Ian Moss for 11 years, before they separated in the 1990s.

Williams had an operation for breast cancer in 1997; however, the disease was diagnosed again in December 1999. She died at Darlinghurst Sacred Heart Hospice, Sydney, on 17 April 2000, aged 43.[3][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Obituaries: Megan Williams". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 April 2000. p. 50. Retrieved 20 May 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "The 28th Annual TV Week Logie Awards (1986)". Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Megan Williams - Australian actor best known for her role as Alice Sullivan in The Sullivans". Classic Aussie Soaps. Archived from the original on 12 April 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
  4. ^ "1979: August 11-17". Television.AU. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Who was who at Waratah High". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 March 2004. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
  6. ^ "Class act". Sydney Morning Herald. 29 March 2004. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
  7. ^ "Outsiders eps". Retrieved 16 November 2007.
  8. ^ "Megan Williams (I) Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
  9. ^ "Matt Finish resurrected". Hotsource: Wendy Lloyd Curley & Susan Stanbridge. 30 November 2006. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2007.
  10. ^ The Australian Pilates Method Association: Our History
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