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

Television

Theatre

References

External links

• Barbara Stephens at IMDb
• Biographical cuttings on Barbara Stephens, actress, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals at the National Library of Australia