Portrait of Wendy Hughes

Acting

Wendy Hughes

Career

Active from 1974 to 2009, busiest in 1985 and 1987 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles
29
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Lonely Hearts
Lonely Hearts
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 17 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Wendy Hughes Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    4.1, average 5.4
  • Fantasy
    0.5, average 1.7
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Coming-of-Age 3
  • Family Saga 3
  • Period Drama 2
  • Literary Adaptation 2
  • Historical Setting 2
  • Character Study 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Slow-Burn Narrative 2
  • Survival Story 2
  • Australian Cinema 2
  • Class Conflict 2
  • Emotional 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 79
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Adele Freeman

2000s

5 titles ยท average score 63
Salvation
Salvation (2009)

as Gloria

The View from Greenhaven
The View from Greenhaven (2008)

as Dorothy

City Homicide
City Homicide (2007)
GoodWatch score 67

TV show ยท as Victoria Semple

The Caterpillar Wish
The Caterpillar Wish (2006)
GoodWatch score 57

as Elizabeth Roberts

The Man Who Sued God
The Man Who Sued God (2001)
GoodWatch score 66

as Jules Myers

1990s

9 titles ยท average score 65
State Coroner
State Coroner (1997)

TV show ยท as Kate Ferrari

Paradise Road
Paradise Road (1997)
GoodWatch score 57

as Mrs. Dickson

Lust and Revenge
Lust and Revenge (1996)

as George's Advisor

The Man from Snowy River
The Man from Snowy River (1994)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Kathleen O'Neil

Princess Caraboo
Princess Caraboo (1994)
GoodWatch score 59

as Mrs. Worrall

Homicide: Life on the Street
Homicide: Life on the Street (1993)
GoodWatch score 89

TV show ยท as Dr. Carol Blythe, M.E.

Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue
Wild Orchid II: Two Shades of Blue (1991)
GoodWatch score 47

as Elle

A Woman Named Jackie
A Woman Named Jackie (1991)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show ยท as Janet Lee Bouvier

Donor
Donor (1990)
GoodWatch score 54

as Dr. Farrell

1980s

19 titles ยท average score 62
The Heist
The Heist (1989)
GoodWatch score 54

as Sheila

Boundaries of the Heart
Boundaries of the Heart (1988)

as Stella Marsden

Shadows of the Peacock
Shadows of the Peacock (1988)

as Maria

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
GoodWatch score 68

TV show ยท as Lt. Cmdr. Nella Daren

Amerika
Amerika (1987)
GoodWatch score 59

TV show ยท as Marion Andrews

Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train
Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train (1987)

as Girl

An Indecent Obsession
An Indecent Obsession (1985)

as Honour Langtry

My First Wife
My First Wife (1984)
GoodWatch score 68

as Helen

Return to Eden
Return to Eden (1983)
GoodWatch score 69

TV show ยท as Jilly Stewart

Careful, He Might Hear You
Careful, He Might Hear You (1983)
GoodWatch score 71

as Vanessa

Lonely Hearts
Lonely Hearts (1982)
GoodWatch score 81

as Patricia

Lucinda Brayford
Lucinda Brayford (1980)

TV show ยท as Lucinda Brayford

1970s

11 titles ยท average score 63
My Brilliant Career
My Brilliant Career (1979)
GoodWatch score 68

as Aunt Helen

Kostas
Kostas (1979)

as Carol

Newsfront
Newsfront (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

as Amy Mackenzie

Puzzle
Puzzle (1978)

as Claudine Cunningham

High Rolling
High Rolling (1977)

as Barbie

The Alternative
The Alternative (1977)

as Melanie Hilton

Power Without Glory
Power Without Glory (1976)

TV show ยท as Mary West

Is There Anybody There?
Is There Anybody There? (1976)

as Marianne Dickinson

Sidecar Racers
Sidecar Racers (1975)

as Lynn Carson

Petersen
Petersen (1974)

as Dr. Patricia Kent

Number 96
Number 96 (1972)

TV show