# Victoria Longley

Victoria Constance Mary Longley (24 September 1960 – 29 August 2010) was an Australian actress. She worked extensively in television.

## Early life

Longley was the daughter of doctor and rowing coach Eric Longley. Her mother Pamela studied Law as she brought up her four daughters, of whom Victoria was the youngest. When she was young she lived in Longueville NSW.

## Career

Longley made her screen debut in a film called The More Things Change as a pregnant au pair. An early foray into television was in the epic miniseries The Dirtwater Dynasty, opposite Hugo Weaving, and Edens Lost, a 4-part miniseries for ABC in 1989. In the ABC series, Mercury, not-so-loosely based on the Sunday Age, she played a senior journalist, alongside Geoffrey Rush cast as editor, believed to be modelled on Bruce Guthrie.
Other television credits included: Murder Call, Wildside, Water Rats, Farscape, The Alien Years, Turtle Beach, Young Lions, and All Saints.

## Death

Longley died from breast cancer, aged 49, in St Leonards, New South Wales.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | The More Things Change | Geraldine | |
| 1989 | Celia | Alice Tanner | |
| 1992 | Turtle Beach | Sancha | |
| 1994 | Dallas Doll | Rosalind Sommers | |
| 1994 | Talk | Julia Strong | |
| 1995 | Hayride to Hell | Hilary Weygate | Short film |
| 1997 | Diana & Me | Pauline Challinor | |
| 2000 | Happy Mother's Day | Mum | Short film |
| 2002 | Grey | | Short film |
| 2003 | Unlocked | Renee | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1985 | I Can‘t Get Started | Amanda | TV movie |
| 1986 | Land of Hope | Regular role | Miniseries |
| 1988 | The Dirtwater Dynasty | Kate McBride / Nancy McBride | Miniseries |
| 1988 | The Alien Years | Elizabeth Parsons | Miniseries |
| 1989 | Edens Lost | Bea | Miniseries |
| 1990 | Ring of Scorpio | Lead role | Miniseries |
| 1992 | Six Pack | Kelly | Anthology series, 1 episode: "Piccolo Mondo" |
| 1993 | Seven Deadly Sins | Deirdre | Miniseries, episode: "Lust" |
| 1993 | Crimebroker | Carver | TV movie |
| 1995 | G.P. | Barbara | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Mercury | Georgi Singer | 13 episodes |
| 1997 | Murder Call | Cynthia Chase | 1 episode |
| 1997–99 | Wildside | Inspector Virginia King | 57 episodes |
| 1998 | A Difficult Woman | Giselle McKenzie | Miniseries |
| 1999 | Water Rats | Tracy Bennett | 1 episode |
| 2000, 2002–03 | All Saints | Kath Williams | 1 episode |
| 2001 | Farscape | Neeyala | 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Finding Hope | Meg | TV movie |
| 2002 | Young Lions | Police Psychiatrist | 4 episodes |
| 2002–04 | All Saints | Margaret O'Brien | 4 episodes |
| 2003 | BlackJack: Murder Archive | Therese Ricci | TV movie |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
| 2006 | Sydney Theatre Awards | Best Actress in a Lead Role | The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? | Won |
| 2006 | Helpmann Awards | Best Female Actor in a Play | The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? | Nominated |
| 1994 | 1994 Australian Film Institute Awards | Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role | Talk | Nominated |
| 1989 | 1989 Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Celia | Won |
| 1988 | 1988 Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Telefeature or Miniseries | The Alien Years | Nominated |