Liddy Clark

Elizabeth Anne Clark (born 6 November 1953 in Adelaide, South Australia), is an Australian former politician with the Labor Party in the Queensland Legislature who held the seat for Clayfield and also an actress of television and film, director, producer and presenter, credited as Liddy Clark and Liddy Clarke.[1]

Liddy Clark
Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy
In office
12 February 2004  3 March 2005
PremierPeter Beattie
Preceded byJudy Spence
Succeeded byJohn Mickel
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Clayfield
In office
17 February 2001  9 September 2006
Preceded bySanto Santoro
Succeeded byTim Nicholls
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Anne Clark

(1953-11-06) 6 November 1953
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Political partyLabor
Occupation
  • Politician (former)
  • actress
  • director
  • producer
  • TV Presenter
[1]

Acting career

She has various credits in film and television to her name.

Film credits include Mad Dog Morgan, Blue Fin, The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith, Touch and Go, Kitty and the Bagman and Annie's Coming Out.

She is possibly best known for her two small screen roles in the cult series Prisoner. She played child killer Bella Albrecht for two episodes in 1979 and Sharon Smart, the victim of a crooked religious cult, for six episodes in 1983.

In 1988, Clark played the role of battered wife Kerry Barlow in Home and Away. She was a regular cast member in the series Fire and has also made guest appearances in Cop Shop, Matlock Police, The Sullivans, Kingswood Country, A Country Practice and Echo Point, she also featured in the Prisoner re-imaging series Wentworth. She was a presenter on the long-running children's program Play School.

Political career

In 2001 she defeated Santo Santoro in the normally safe Liberal seat of Clayfield in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.[2] Even allowing for the massive Labor wave that swept through the state in that election, Clark's election was considered a shock result.

She was briefly Minister for Indigenous Affairs in the government of Peter Beattie, She was involved in the so-called "Winegate" affair. A bottle of wine was taken aboard a government jet travelling to a "dry" indigenous community in North Queensland. Two of Clark's staff were moved from their jobs over the affair, and after an independent inquiry Clark was cleared of any wrongdoing.[3][4][5]

She lost the seat, the most marginal in Queensland, at the 2006 Election.

Filmography

Year Title Role Type
1975Sidecar RacersCashierFeature film
1976CaddieRecepionistFeature film
1976Mad Dog MorganAliceFeature film
1977The Importance of Keeping Perfectly Stillunknown roleFilm short
1977Blue Fire LadyBetty (as Liddy Clarke)Feature film
1978Blue FinRuth PascoeFeature film
1978The Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithKateFeature film
1980Touch and GoHelenFeature film
1982Cargounknown roleFilm short
1982Kitty and the BagmanKitty O'RourkeFeature film
1983On GuardAmeliaFilm short
1984Annie's Coming OutSally ClementsFeature film
1986Push Startunknown roleFilm short
1989To Forget Ghostsunknown roleFilm short
1993The Nostradamus Kid'General Booth Enters Heaven' Strolling PlayerFeature film
1998Wasteunknown roleFeature film
2003About Faceunknown roleFilm short

TELEVISION

Year Title Role Type
1974 Matlock Police Guest role: Patti TV series, 1 episode
1977 Bluey Guest role: Esme Fulcher TV series, 1 episode
1977 The Sullivans Recurring guest role: Marge TV series, 4 episodes
1978-1981 Cop Shop Guest roles: Joanne McPherson / Karen Ashby / Kathy Simpson / Sandra Mazzorino TV series, 6 episodes 3 character roles
1979 Ride On Stranger Lead role: Shannon ABC TV miniseries, 4 episodes
1979-1980 Don't Ask Us Herself - Various characters TV series
1981 A Sporting Chance Lead role: Jo Travinska ABC TV series, 10 episodes
1981 Holiday Island Guest role: Meredith TV series, 1 episode
1982;1992 A Country Practice Guest roles: Louisa Kennedy / Faith Finlay TV series, 2 episodes
1982 Living Together unknown role TV pilot
1982 Jonah Regular role: Pinkey ABC TV miniseries, 4 episodes
1982-1984 Play School Herself - Presenter ABC TV series, 5 episodes
1982 Watch This Space Herself ABC TV series
1981;1983 Prisoner Guest roles: Bella Ulbricht / Sharon Smart TV series, 8 episodes
1980;1984 Kingswood Country Guest roles: Jennifer / Vicki TV series, 2 episodes
1986 The Challenge Support role: TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1987 Coda Lead role: Sally Reid TV movie
1988 Home and Away Guest recurring role: Kerry Barlow TV series, 10 episodes
1988 Swap Shop Regular role: Dot ABC TV series
1988 Barlow and Chambers: A Long Way From Home aka Dadah Is Death Support role: Gilda Rickman TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1988;1989 Rafferty's Rules Guest recurring role: Faye Irwin TV series, 3 episodes
1989 Grim Pickings Lead role: Verity "Birdie" Birdwood TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1989 Living With The Law unknown role ABC TV series
1990 The Flying Doctors Guest role: Carol TV series, 1 episode
1991 G.P. Guest role ABC TV series, 1 episode
1992 A Country Practice Guest role: Faith Finlay TV series, 3 episodes
1995 Echo Point Recurring guest role: Iris Delaney TV series, 11 episodes
1995-1996 Fire Regular lead role: Jean Diamond TV series, 17 episodes
2012 Tangle Guest role: Dr. Taylor TV series, 1 episode
2015 Wentworth Guest role: Hazel Fullager TV series, 1 episode

References

  1. "Clark, Elizabeth Anne (Liddy)". Former Members. Queensland Parliament. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  2. "2006 Queensland Election. Clayfield Electorate Profile". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 September 2006. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  3. Landers, Kim (12 March 2004). "Winegate". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  4. Townsend, Ian (8 March 2004). "Bottle of wine causing headaches for Qld Govt". The World Today. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  5. McKechnie, Kirrin (4 March 2005). "Circuit Breaker". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 10 November 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
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