Billie Hammerberg
Born
Billie Lorraine Hammerberg

24 March 1936
Died8 February 1995 (aged 58)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActress

Billie Lorraine Hammerberg (24 March 1936 – 8 February 1995) was an Australian actress, best known for roles on television and film.

Biography

Hammerberg was an Australian actress best known for her role in the television series Prisoner in 1985 as May Collins. She had previously appeared in the series in a guest role in 1979, playing Valerie Richardson, a jewellery store owner, who is an ex-prisoner who shelters her escapee friend and former cellmate Bea Smith (played by Val Lehman) while she is on the run.

Other TV credits include: Homicide, Bluey, Cop Shop, Carson's Law, Special Squad and Round the Twist She also acted opposite Meryl Streep during a brief appearance in the film A Cry in the Dark.

Hammerberg died of unspecified cancer in Melbourne on 8 February 1995 at the age of 58. She was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery on 13 February 1995.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
1977Raw DealMadamFeature film
1978Noise DestroysShort film
1988A Cry in the Dark (aka Evil Angels)Mrs HerronFeature film

Television

Year Title Role Type
1965HomicideBabs / Margot DenningTV series, 2 episodes
1970CallanReplacement SecretaryTV series, 1 episode
1970A Family at WarFrightened WomanTV series, 1 episode
1976-77BlueyStella Hedley / Alice Collins / Mrs GrumanTV series, 3 episodes
1978-83Cop ShopInspector Joy Stratton / Helen Jackson / Mrs Moore / Ethel Clarke / Mary Newburn / May Carter / Vera Williams / Iris PetersonTV series, 57 episodes
1979PrisonerValerie Richardson / May CollinsTV series, 57 episodes
1979-80SkywaysMama Fanellin/ Mag Dyer / Audrey FergusonTV series, 4 episodes
1981I Can Jump PuddlesMrs HaleTV miniseries, 1 episode
1992Come Midnight MondayMrs Mary HoolihamTV series, 6 episodes
1984Carson's LawLydia O'DonnellTV series, 1 episode
1984Special SquadTV series, 1 episode
1992Round the TwistMrs NewmanTV series, 1 episode

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