Judy McBurney

Who is Judy McBurney?

Judy McBurney is an Australian actress famous for several TV-series. Before acting she started a successful career as a model, employed by June Dally-Watkins. After some years she was offered small parts in different TV-series and in late 1969 she had a supporting role in Peter Weirs short-movie "Michael", one of three short movies released under the title Three to Go. Judy did a lot for ABC and her first leading role was in 1972 as Ella in the miniseries The Cousin from Fiji based on a Norman Lindsay novel. In late 1973 McBurney was cast in the role of key new character Marilyn McDonald in Number 96 but before any of her scenes had gone to air and with about 30 scenes in the can she had to withdraw from the role due to illness. This left her replacement, Frances Hargreaves, to reshoot all of Marilyn's scenes. McBurney then went into the on-going role of plain-Jane secretary Jane Fowler in The Box in late 1975, and later played the brief role of Jodi in Number 96. Subsequent to this McBurney became immensely popular playing the part of nurse Tania Livingston, love interest of at times Tony Garcia and Peter Holland, in The Young Doctors.