Barbara Stephens

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 Year Title Role Notes 1971 Bonjour Balwyn Christine 1980 Touch and Go Julie the Head Mistress 1985 Warming Up Juliet Cavanagh-Fforbes 1986 Playing Beatie Bow Justine Crown 1994 The Roly Poly Man Nun

Television Year Title Role Notes 1960 The Torrents Lead TV play 1970 The Long Arm Christine Martin / Miss Bream 2 episodes 1971 Matlock Police Kathy Curtin / Sheila Robinson 2 episodes 1972 A Nice Day at the Office Julie Minnott 1 episode 1970–1975 Division 4 Various roles 9 episodes 1972 Dust or Polish? Sadie TV movie 1976 Who Do You Think You Are? Kelly 13 episodes 1978 Because He's My Friend Meg TV movie 1978 Run from the Morning Hilary Pilowski 6 episodes 1978 Black Beauty Voice Animated TV movie 1978–1981 Cop Shop Elspeth Newman / Anne Southby / Lisa Turner 5 episodes 1979 Chopper Squad Paula 1 episode 1979 Money in the Bank Maggie TV movie 1980 The Department TV movie 1986 Mother and Son Susan Price 1 episode 1986 Hector's Bunyip Irene Bailey TV movie 1983–1993 A Country Practice Various roles 5 episodes 1988–1989; 2005 Home and Away Barbara Stewart 35 episodes 1993 G.P. Wendy Morgan 1 episode 1996 Pacific Drive Jill Marshall 1998 Aftershocks Elaine Gibson TV movie 2003 White Collar Blue Edith Franke 1 episode

Theatre Year Title Role Notes 1968 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Theatre 62, Adelaide 1968 The Pajama Game Arts Theatre, Adelaide 1969 The Secretary Bird Princess Theatre, Melbourne with Harry M. Miller & AET Trust 1969 Out of the Crocodile St Martins Theatre, Melbourne 1969 The Torrents ABC Television Studios, Sydney 1970 The Secretary Bird Molly Forsythe Canberra Theatre with Harry M. Miller & AET Trust 1971 The Happy Apple St Martins Theatre, Melbourne 1972 Don’s Party Jane Street Theatre, Sydney with NIDA & AET Trust 1972 Jugglers Three Union Hall, Adelaide with STCSA & AET Trust 1973 Measure for Measure Union Hall, Adelaide with MTC & STCSA 1973 A Certified Marriage Arts Theatre, Adelaide with MTC & STCSA 1973 Occupations Arts Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA 1973 Hans Kohlhaas Union Hall, Adelaide with MTC & STCSA 1973; 1974 The Comedy of Errors Union Hall, Adelaide, Arts Theatre, Adelaide with MTC & STCSA 1974 The Bride of Gospel Place Arts Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA 1974 Lola Montez Arts Theatre, Adelaide 1975 Blithe Spirit Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA 1977 Travesties Cecily Carruthers Nimrod Theatre, Sydney 1979 The Bed Before Yesterday Ella Theatre Royal Sydney 1980; 1981 Celluloid Heroes Alison Mackay Nimrod Theatre, Sydney, Theatre Royal Sydney 1981 Every Burglar Has a Silver Lining / La Veniexiana Seymour Centre, Sydney 1982 The Provok’d Wife Bellinda NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney 1983 There's a Ghost on Clark Island! Clark Island, Sydney with Nimrod Theatre Company 1984 The Real Thing Annie Melbourne Athenaeum with MTC 1984 Candida Candida Russell Street Theatre with MTC 1985 Benefactors Jane Russell Street Theatre with MTC 1987 A Streetcar Named Desire Stella Kowalski Playhouse, Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney with MTC 1987 Twelfth Night Olivia Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC 1987 A Chorus of Disapproval Hannah Llewellyn Playhouse, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre with MTC 1987 Wet and Dry Pam Russell Street, Melbourne with MTC 1988 A Small Family Business Northside Theatre, Sydney 1988; 1989 A Month of Sundays Julia Marian Street Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse, Adelaide, Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane with Northside Theatre Company 1990 Rumors Claire Ganz Comedy Theatre, Melbourne with Gary Penny Productions 1990 Present Laughter Liz Essendine Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC 1991 Silence / A Slight Ache Woollahra Hotel, Sydney with The Lookout Theatre Club 1991 The Hundred Year Ambush Newtown Theatre, Sydney 1991 Conversation Peace Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STRUT Theatre 1991–1992 Money and Friends Margaret Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane, Sydney Opera House, Playhouse, Melbourne, Playhouse, Adelaide, Canberra Theatre, Playhouse, Newcastle, University of Newcastle 1994 Choice Newcastle Civic Theatre, Bridge Theatre, Sydney, Q Theatre, Penrith with Riverina Theatre Company, Hunter Valley Theatre Company & Theatre South 1994 Whispering Demons Playhouse, Perth with Perth Theatre Company 1995 Dead White Males Jessica Squires Regional Australian tour, Sydney Opera House, Glen Street Theatre, Sydney, Playhouse, Melbourne, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide, Newcastle Civic Theatre with STC 1996 Livingstone Marian Street Theatre, Sydney 1997 The Memory of Water Marian Street Theatre, Sydney with Northside Theatre Company 1998 Complicity Marian Street Theatre, Sydney 2000 Split Down the Middle Jenny Marian Street Theatre, Sydney 2001 God Only Knows Marian Street Theatre, Sydney with Northside Theatre Company 2001 This Other Eden Bridge Theatre, Sydney with Theatre South 2002 Hamlet Gertrude Bridge Theatre, Sydney, Milton Theatre, Seymour Centre, Sydney, Riverside Theatres Parramatta with Theatre South 2003 A Conversation Playhouse, Canberra & regional NSW/VIC tour 2003 Wicked Sisters Monash University, Melbourne, Illawarra Performing Arts Centre with Griffin Theatre Company & Riverina Theatre Company