# Barbara Stephens (actress)

Barbara Stephens is an Australian former actress, appearing on film, TV and in the theatre.

## Career

Stephens played the lead roles in 1960 TV play The Torrents, 1976 ABC TV comedy series Who Do You Think You Are? (as Kelly) and 1985 film Warming Up (as Juliet). She appeared in the 1972 TV movie adaptation of Dust or Polish? (as Sadie) and the 1980 ABC TV movie adaptation of The Department.
She also played the recurring role of Barbara Stewart (Donald Fisher’s ex-wife and Alf Stewart’s sister) in Home and Away from 1988 to 1989. The character returned in 1996, but was portrayed by a different actress. Stephens reprised the role for a further episode in 2005, as a guest at Alf's 60th birthday party.
Stephens has had a broad theatre career working for many of Australia's major theatre companies including Melbourne Theatre Company, St Martin’s Theatre, Sydney Theatre Company, Theatre Royal Sydney, Jane Street and Nimrod. She also worked extensively in productions for State Theatre Company of South Australia. She appeared in The Real Thing at the Athenaeum Theatre in 1984 and toured with Money and Friends for the Royal Queensland Theatre Company from 1991 to 1992 and in 1993 for the Hunter Valley Theatre Company.
She was also known for playing an air hostess in advertisements for British Airways.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role |
| 1971 | Bonjour Balwyn | Christine |
| 1980 | Touch and Go | Julie the Head Mistress |
| 1985 | Warming Up | Juliet Cavanagh-Fforbes |
| 1986 | Playing Beatie Bow | Justine Crown |
| 1994 | The Roly Poly Man | Nun |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1960 | The Torrents | Lead | TV play |
| 1970 | The Long Arm | Christine Martin / Miss Bream | 2 episodes |
| 1971 | Matlock Police | Kathy Curtin / Sheila Robinson | 2 episodes |
| 1972 | A Nice Day at the Office | Julie Minnott | 1 episode |
| 1970–1975 | Division 4 | Various roles | 9 episodes |
| 1972 | Dust or Polish? | Sadie | TV movie |
| 1976 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Kelly | 13 episodes |
| 1978 | Because He's My Friend | Meg | TV movie |
| 1978 | Run from the Morning | Hilary Pilowski | 6 episodes |
| 1978 | Black Beauty | Voice | Animated TV movie |
| 1978–1981 | Cop Shop | Elspeth Newman / Anne Southby / Lisa Turner | 5 episodes |
| 1979 | Chopper Squad | Paula | 1 episode |
| 1979 | Money in the Bank | Maggie | TV movie |
| 1980 | The Department | | TV movie |
| 1986 | Mother and Son | Susan Price | 1 episode |
| 1986 | Hector's Bunyip | Irene Bailey | TV movie |
| 1983–1993 | A Country Practice | Various roles | 5 episodes |
| 1988–1989; 2005 | Home and Away | Barbara Stewart | 35 episodes |
| 1993 | G.P. | Wendy Morgan | 1 episode |
| 1996 | Pacific Drive | Jill Marshall | |
| 1998 | Aftershocks | Elaine Gibson | TV movie |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Edith Franke | 1 episode |

## Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1968 | A Midsummer Night’s Dream | | Theatre 62, Adelaide |
| 1968 | The Pajama Game | | Arts Theatre, Adelaide |
| 1969 | The Secretary Bird | | Princess Theatre, Melbourne with Harry M. Miller & AET Trust |
| 1969 | Out of the Crocodile | | St Martins Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1969 | The Torrents | | ABC Television Studios, Sydney |
| 1970 | The Secretary Bird | Molly Forsythe | Canberra Theatre with Harry M. Miller & AET Trust |
| 1971 | The Happy Apple | | St Martins Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1972 | Don’s Party | | Jane Street Theatre, Sydney with NIDA & AET Trust |
| 1972 | Jugglers Three | | Union Hall, Adelaide with STCSA & AET Trust |
| 1973 | Measure for Measure | | Union Hall, Adelaide with MTC & STCSA |
| 1973 | A Certified Marriage | | Arts Theatre, Adelaide with MTC & STCSA |
| 1973 | Occupations | | Arts Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA |
| 1973 | Hans Kohlhaas | | Union Hall, Adelaide with MTC & STCSA |
| 1973; 1974 | The Comedy of Errors | | Union Hall, Adelaide, Arts Theatre, Adelaide with MTC & STCSA |
| 1974 | The Bride of Gospel Place | | Arts Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA |
| 1974 | Lola Montez | | Arts Theatre, Adelaide |
| 1975 | Blithe Spirit | | Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA |
| 1977 | Travesties | Cecily Carruthers | Nimrod Theatre, Sydney |
| 1979 | The Bed Before Yesterday | Ella | Theatre Royal Sydney |
| 1980; 1981 | Celluloid Heroes | Alison Mackay | Nimrod Theatre, Sydney, Theatre Royal Sydney |
| 1981 | Every Burglar Has a Silver Lining / La Veniexiana | | Seymour Centre, Sydney |
| 1982 | The Provok’d Wife | Bellinda | NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney |
| 1983 | There's a Ghost on Clark Island! | | Clark Island, Sydney with Nimrod Theatre Company |
| 1984 | The Real Thing | Annie | Melbourne Athenaeum with MTC |
| 1984 | Candida | Candida | Russell Street Theatre with MTC |
| 1985 | Benefactors | Jane | Russell Street Theatre with MTC |
| 1987 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stella Kowalski | Playhouse, Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney with MTC |
| 1987 | Twelfth Night | Olivia | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1987 | A Chorus of Disapproval | Hannah Llewellyn | Playhouse, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre with MTC |
| 1987 | Wet and Dry | Pam | Russell Street, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1988 | A Small Family Business | | Northside Theatre, Sydney |
| 1988; 1989 | A Month of Sundays | Julia | Marian Street Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse, Adelaide, Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane with Northside Theatre Company |
| 1990 | Rumors | Claire Ganz | Comedy Theatre, Melbourne with Gary Penny Productions |
| 1990 | Present Laughter | Liz Essendine | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC |
| 1991 | Silence / A Slight Ache | | Woollahra Hotel, Sydney with The Lookout Theatre Club |
| 1991 | The Hundred Year Ambush | | Newtown Theatre, Sydney |
| 1991 | Conversation Peace | | Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STRUT Theatre |
| 1991–1992 | Money and Friends | Margaret | Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane, Sydney Opera House, Playhouse, Melbourne, Playhouse, Adelaide, Canberra Theatre, Playhouse, Newcastle, University of Newcastle |
| 1994 | Choice | | Newcastle Civic Theatre, Bridge Theatre, Sydney, Q Theatre, Penrith with Riverina Theatre Company, Hunter Valley Theatre Company & Theatre South |
| 1994 | Whispering Demons | | Playhouse, Perth with Perth Theatre Company |
| 1995 | Dead White Males | Jessica Squires | Regional Australian tour, Sydney Opera House, Glen Street Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse, Melbourne, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Newcastle Civic Theatre with STC |
| 1996 | Livingstone | | Marian Street Theatre, Sydney |
| 1997 | The Memory of Water | | Marian Street Theatre, Sydney with Northside Theatre Company |
| 1998 | Complicity | | Marian Street Theatre, Sydney |
| 2000 | Split Down the Middle | Jenny | Marian Street Theatre, Sydney |
| 2001 | God Only Knows | | Marian Street Theatre, Sydney with Northside Theatre Company |
| 2001 | This Other Eden | | Bridge Theatre, Sydney with Theatre South |
| 2002 | Hamlet | Gertrude | Bridge Theatre, Sydney, Milton Theatre, Seymour Centre, Sydney, Riverside Theatres Parramatta with Theatre South |
| 2003 | A Conversation | | Playhouse, Canberra & regional NSW/VIC tour |
| 2003 | Wicked Sisters | | Monash University, Melbourne, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre with Griffin Theatre Company & Riverina Theatre Company |