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| name = Betty Bobbitt | image = | caption = | birth_name = Betty Ann Bobbitt | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1939|2|7}} | birth_place = Manhattan, New York City | death_date = | death_place = | restingplace = | restingplacecoordinates = | othername = | occupation = Actress singer playwright | years_active = 1958- | spouse = Robin Hill (artist) (divorced) | Known for = Prisoner as Judy Bryant | website = Betty Bobbitt official website }} Betty Ann Bobbitt, (born February 7, 1939), is an American Australian television and film actress, singer and playwright. She remains best known for her role as dependable motherly character Judy Bryant in cult series Prisoner (also known in the UK and USA as Prisoner: Cell Block H and Canada as Caged Women) CareerBorn in Manhattan, New York and claimed to be raised in a town called Big Bear{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bobbitt attended a Catholic Grammar school, before deciding on an acting career, after attending Norristown High School beginning her entertainment career in Australia began shortly after arrival in the country when she was hired to appear as a regular on a Melbourne television variety show, Daly At Night, in 1962, she came to Australia at request of compere Jonathan Daly, who had spotted her singing in a Los Angeles nightclub, she subsequently married an Australian artist and had a son Christopher in England.[1] She later appeared in many stage productions with the Melbourne Theatre Company. She has been a fixture of Australian television since the 1970s with roles in soap opera Matlock Police, Homicide, A Country Practice, The Flying Doctors, All Saints and Blue Heelers. However, Bobbitt became best known for her portrayal of lesbian character Judy Bryant in the popular Australian television series, Prisoner. She first appeared in the series in February 1980. Her character was intended for a short-term appearance, but she became immensely popular, and was retained in the series. Bobbitt continued in the role until May 1985, making her one of the show's longest serving characters. After leaving the series, she continued with theatre roles, made several guest-starring television appearances, and appeared in a few film roles. She subsequently appeared in cameo roles in Crocodile Dundee II and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (a.k.a.Crocodile Dundee III). She recently{{when|date=March 2018}} appeared in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Cruel & Tender by Martin Crimp. Bobbitt also performed with fellow Prisoner cast members Colette Mann and Jane Clifton in a three-woman troupe named The Mini Busettes in the 1980s. They performed around Australia in RSL clubs. In 2004, Bobbitt made a brief uncredited appearance in the American television remake of the Stephen King classic, Salem's Lot, and in 2010 in a thriller, Torn.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} In 2011, Bobbitt self-published her book From The Outside, which documents her career playing the role of Judy Bryant on Prisoner. Bobbitt is an English teacher, who taught English to Vietnamese students. {{citation needed|date=March 2018}} Bobbitt appeared in Australian soap opera Neighbours on 27 February 2019, alongside former Prisoner cast members Jane Clifton, Jentah Sobott and Jenny Lovell in a storyline that commemorated the 40th anniversary of Prisoner. [2] FilmographyMatlock Police (TV series) as Valerie Praitt/Mrs. Nelson (1975) References1. ^https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090301/bio 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.whatsontv.co.uk/events/neighbours-spoilers-leo-tanaka-kisses-piper-willis/|title=Neighbours spoilers: Leo Tanaka kisses Piper Willis!|work=What's on TV|accessdate=27 February 2019}} External links
8 : 1939 births|Living people|Actresses from New York City|Australian stage actresses|Australian people of American descent|20th-century Australian actresses|21st-century Australian singers|Australian soap opera actresses |
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