Sally Tayler
Sally Tayler | |
|---|---|
| Born | Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1970–1987 |
| Known for | |
| Parent | Eric Tayler (father) Lyn James (mother) |
Sally Tayler is an Australian actress known for several roles in Australian soap operas.
Biography
[edit]She played the key role of Dr. Vicki Daniels in The Young Doctors in 1982–83. After that series ended she starred in the short-lived soap opera Waterloo Station (1983).[1] She starred in 1984's Super Sleuth[2] and in 1985 she played Samantha Morrell in Sons and Daughters.[3] In 1986 she played a lead in the pilot of Shark's Paradise.[4]
In the early 1980s she travelled to the United Kingdom to work, scoring a guest role playing Lisa, an Australian shop-lifter, in an episode of Minder[5] along with former "Young Doctors" and Waterloo Station co-star, Julianne White.[6]
She is the daughter of The Young Doctors actress Lyn James, who played Helen Gordon in the show, and the New Zealand-born producer and director, Eric Tayler.[7]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Les Patterson Saves the World | Rhonda | Feature film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Young Doctors | Recurring role: Vicki Daniels | TV series, 74 episodes |
| 1983 | Minder | Guest role: Lisa | TV series UK, 1 episode |
| 1983 | MPSIB | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1983–1984 | Waterloo Station | Regular role: Sally Edwards | TV series, 40 episodes |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984 | Super Sleuth | Recurring role: Sarah Clarke | TV movie |
| 1985–1986 | Sons and Daughters | Regular role: Samantha Morrell (as Sally Taylor) | TV series, 148 episodes |
| 1986 | Shark's Paradise | Lead role: Billie Riley | TV movie |
References
[edit]- ↑ Wilmouth, Peter (27 January 1983), "The policeman's lot", The Age
- ↑ Lee Lewes, Jacqueline (12 August 1984), "Whodunnit with a difference", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ↑ Lee Lewes, Jacqueline (20 May 1984), "The plot thickens", The Sun-Herald
- ↑ Lee Lewes, Jacqueline (2 November 1986), "A seagull wings its way through the sky and some television trash is born", The Sun-Herald
- ↑ "Special 'Minder' guests", The Canberra Times, 21 May 1984
- ↑ Lamont, Leonie (20 May 1984), "Arfur 'n Terry turn to minding Aussie girls", The Canberra Times
- ↑ Houghton, Tom (1 June 2017). "Rhondda soap star Lyn James has died age 87". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 June 2017.