Carmen Duncan
Carmen Duncan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carmen Joan Duncan 7 July 1942 Cooma, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 3 February 2019 (aged 76) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actress and activist |
| Years active | 1960[1]–2019 |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | Paula Duncan sister |
Carmen Joan Duncan (7 July 1942 – 3 February 2019) was an Australian-born stage and screen actress and activist, with a career locally and internationally in the United States that spanned over 50 years.[2]
She was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actress for the 1980 film Harlequin,[3][4] and was also known for the film Don't Let It Get You.[5] Her other film appearances include Touch and Go (1980) and Turkey Shoot (1982).[4] She played Iris Wheeler in the American soap opera Another World from 1988 to 1994.[4]
Duncan appeared in numerous theatre roles from 1970 and 2015[1]
Early life and career[edit]
Duncan was born in Cooma, New South Wales, in 1942.[2] She graduated in 1961 from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney.[3] Duncan was known to Australian audiences as a character actress in television, stage and films, as well as having appeared in television commercials. Her television roles included the series Hunter (1967)[4] and she appeared in the evening soap opera Number 96 playing Helen Sheridan in 1973.[3] A role on the soap Certain Women followed. She later had an ongoing role in Skyways,[4] and guest starred in several episodes of A Country Practice as Terence Elliott's wife, Rowena.[5][2] Her film roles included Turkey Shoot (1982) and its 2014 reboot.[3]
Duncan emigrated to the United States in the 1980s, where she acted on television.[2] From October 1988 to September 1994, she portrayed Iris Carrington Wheeler on the daytime soap opera Another World.[4] Duncan became a member of Actor's Equity in 1962 and the federal council of the Media and Entertainment Arts Alliance.[2]
Activism[edit]
Duncan retired from acting in 2006 and became a fundraising manager for the GO Fund, a New South Wales charity associated with gynaecological cancer.[4][6] She served as an ambassador for the Breast Care Centre at the Royal Hospital for Women.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Duncan lived in Sydney. She had two children. Her younger sister is actress Paula Duncan.[2]
Carmen Duncan died on 3 February 2019 from breast cancer, aged 76.[5][2]
FILM
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Don't Let It Get You | Judith Beech | Feature film NZ |
| 1967 | Is Anybody Doing Anything About It? | Herself | Film short |
| 1969 | You Can't See 'round Corners | Myra Neilson | Feature film |
| 1970 | Strange Holiday | Castaway Nurse Kate | Feature film |
| 1978 | Cries From a Cold Aquarium | unknown role | Film short |
| 1980 | Harlequin | Sandra Rast | Feature film |
| 1980 | Touch and Go | Millicent | Feature film |
| 1982 | Turkey Shoot | Jennifer | Feature film |
| 1982 | Now and Forever | Astrid Bonner | Feature film |
| 1983 | Platypus Cove | Margaret Davis | Feature film |
| 1984 | Run Chrissie Run! | Eve | Feature film |
| 1984 | The Gamble | Liz | Film short |
| 1985 | Bootleg | Rita | Feature film |
| 1995 | Frailejon | Mother Narration | Film short |
| 1997 | Allie & Me | Poppy | Feature film, US |
| 2003 | Liquid Bridge | Vera McCallum | Feature film |
| 2008 | Forget Me Not | Shelly | Film short |
| 2010 | The Bris | Rita | Film short |
| 2013 | Truth Is... | Mum | Film short |
| 2014 | Turkey Shoot | President Sheila Farr | Feature film |
| 2016 | Veov Drive | Melody Day | Film short |
| 2018 | Hotel Mumbai | Lady Wynn | Feature film, US/UK/AUSTRALIA/Asia |
TELEVISION
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | The Hungry Ones | Guest role | TV series |
| 1966-1973 | Homicide | Guest roles: Barbara Scott / Sally Trevor / Gail Fisher | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1966-1967 | Nice 'n Juicy | Recurring Guest role: Rosie Withers | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1967 | Hunter | Recurring Guest role: Rosie Glow | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1967 | You Can't See 'Round Corners | Recurring role: Myra Neilson | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1967 | Australian Playhouse | Guest role | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1968 | The Battlers | Regular role | TV series |
| 1969 | Ready When You Are, C.B. | Lead role | Teleplay |
| 1969 | Riptide | Guest roles: Professor Karen Shaw / Kate Brett | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1969 | Delta | Guest role: Diane | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1969 | Division 4 | Guest role: Irene Daly | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1969 | The Don Lane Tonight Show | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1969-1970 | Would You Believe? | Herself | TV series |
| 1969 | A Christmas Carol | Lead role | Teleplay |
| 1970 | The Link Men | Guest role: Carol Crane | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1972 | Matlock Police | Guest role: Lisa King | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1972 | The Spoiler | Regular role: Marie | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 1973 | Catch Kandy | Regular role: Mrs. Wayne | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1973 | Ryan | Guest role: Anne | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1973 | Number 96 | Recurring role: Helen Sheridan / Helen Sheridan Sellars | TV series, 15 episodes |
| 1973 | ...And Millions Will Die! | Support role: Jill Brennan | TV movie, US/AUSTRALIA |
| 1974 | The Evil Touch | Guest role: Girl | TV series US/AUSTRALIA, 1 episode |
| 1974-1975 | Certain Women | Recurring role: Beth Pearson | ABC TV series, 7 episodes |
| 1975 | Something Special | Herself | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1976 | Jackson High | Lead role | TV pilot |
| 1976 | Mama's Gone A-Hunting | Support role: Helena Stevens | TV movie |
| 1977 | The Celebrity Game | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1977 | Hotel Story | Regular role | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1978 | Chopper Squad | Guest role: Gary's wife | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1978-1981 | Cop Shop | Guest roles: Meredith Wade / Carla Hauser / Kim Morgan | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1979 | A Place In The World | Lead role | ABC TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1979 | The Young Doctors | Recurring role: Sylvia Marcus | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1979 | Skyways | Recurring role: Elaine MacFarlane | TV series, 30 episodes |
| 1981 | Intimate Strangers | Lead role: Elodie | ABC TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1982; 1986 | A Country Practice | Recurring Guest role: Rowena Elliott | TV series, 14 episodes |
| 1983 | Skin Deep | Vanessa Corey | TV movie |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Guest role: Lorraine | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984 | Supersleuth | Margaret Little | TV movie |
| 1985 | Stock Squad | Lead role | TV movie |
| 1986 | Body Business | Regular role: Cassie Fairchild | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1987 | The Flying Doctors | Guest role: Jan Buchanan | TV series, Season 2, 1 episode |
| 1987 | Rafferty's Rules | Guest role: Stella Samuels | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1988-1994 | Another World | Regular role: Iris Carrington Wheeler / Iris Wheeler | TV series US |
| 1991 | 1991 Australian Fashion Awards | Herself | TV special |
| 1991;1996;1997;1999;2000 | Good Morning Australia | Herself | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1991;1996;1997 | The Midday Show | Herself | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1991 | In Sydney Today | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | The Main Event | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | Hard Copy | Herself | TV series US, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Sports Tonight | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | At Home | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Tonight Live | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995;1996;2002 | This Is Your Life? Paula Duncan / Carmen Duncan / Julian McMahon | Herself | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1996 | Women: Stories Of Passion | Guest role: Faith | TV series US, 1 episode |
| 1996 | Monday to Friday | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Pacific Drive | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | Beauty and the Beast | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | Denise | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | Laws | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2000 | The Lost World | Guest role: Kayla | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2000 | E! Mysteries and Scandals | Herself | TV series US, 1 episode |
| 2000 | Ihaka: Blunt Instrument | Mrs. Renton | TV movie |
| 2000 | All Saints | Guest role: Elizabeth Wallace | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2000; 2002 | Farscape | Recurring Guest role: Leslie Crichton | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Water Rats | Guest role: Geraldine St. Clare | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2001 | Head Start | Guest role: Ellen | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2001 | Something in the Air | Recurring Guest role: Margaret Jenkins | ABC TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2002 | Counterstrike | President Elinor Shaw | TV movie, US |
| 2002 | The Junction Boys | Mary Harmon | TV movie US |
| 2003 | Always Greener | Guest role: Antonia Jones | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2003 | Whose House Is It Anyway? | Herself - Guest with Cornelia Frances & Noeline Brown | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2003 | CrashBurn | Regular role: Anna Denton | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 2004 | As the World Turns | Recurring role: Lisa Grimaldi | TV series US, 3 episodes |
| 2004 | Making Liquid Bridge | Herself | Video |
| 2007 | Susie | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2011-2012 | Winners & Losers | Recurring role: Prof Kerry Green | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 2014 | The Morning Show | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2015 | Mornings | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2016 | Ash vs Evil Dead | Guest role: Lillian Pendergrass | TV series US, 1 episode |
| 2017 | Pulse | Guest role: Nora Johns | TV series, 1 episode |
STAGE/THEATRE
- Make Me A Widow (1963)
- Hamlet (1963)
- Playboy Of The Western World (1965)
- A Man for All Seasons (1965)
- A Scent Of Flowers (1971)
- After The Fall (1972)
- Cactus Flower (1972)
- Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1973)
- Romeo And Juliet (1974)
- Next (1977)
- Bedroom Farce (1978)
- Top Girls (1983)
- Blithe Spirit (1987)
- Agatha Christie's A Murder Is Announced (2013)
- The Credeaux Canvas (2015)
Filmography[edit]
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Feature films[edit]
- Hotel Mumbai (2018)[4]
- Turkey Shoot (2014)[4]
- Liquid Bridge (2003)[4]
- Turkey Shoot (1982)[3]
- Touch and Go (1980)[4]
- Harlequin (1980)[5]
- You Can't See 'round Corners (1969)[4]
- Don't Let It Get You (1966)[5]
Television[edit]
- Winners & Losers (2011)[5]
- As the World Turns (2004)[4]
- CrashBurn (2003)[2]
- Always Greener (2003)[4]
- Water Rats (2001)[4]
- All Saints (2000)[4]
- Another World (1988–1994)[4]
- The Flying Doctors (TV series)[5]
- A Country Practice (1982–1986)[5]
- Skyways (1979)[5]
- Cop Shop (1978)[5]
- Number 96 (1973)[5]
- Homicide (1966–1973)[5]
- Matlock Police (1972)[4]
- Division 4 (1970)[4]
- Riptide (1969)[4]
- Hunter (1967)[4]
- You Can't See 'Round Corners (1967)[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b AusStage. "Carmen Duncan".
- ^ a b c d e f g h Idato, Michael (3 February 2019). "Actor Carmen Duncan, 76, dies of cancer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Idato, Michael (3 February 2019). "Actor Carmen Duncan, 76, dies of cancer". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Tributes for Australian actress Carmen Duncan after death from cancer". SBS News. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l AAP (3 February 2019). "Carmen Duncan dead at 76". news.com.au. News Pty Limited. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "GO Fund board". GO Fund. 29 August 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2019 deaths
- Australian film actresses
- Australian soap opera actresses
- People from Cooma
- Actresses from New South Wales
- Deaths from breast cancer
- Deaths from cancer in New South Wales
- Drama teachers
- Australian emigrants to the United States
- 20th-century Australian actresses
- 21st-century Australian actresses