Helen Buday

Helen Buday (born 1962) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as Savannah Nix in the film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. She was awarded Best Actress at the 48th Valladolid International Film Festival in 2003 for her role in Alexandra's Project.

Biography

Buday graduated from the National Institute for Dramatic Art in 1983, and has since become one of Australia's leading theatre actresses. She has performed with most theatre companies, including roles in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Three Sisters, The Importance of Being Earnest, and A Doll's House.

Buday is also a singer, and she has portrayed the lead roles in My Fair Lady, Cabaret, High Society, and The Threepenny Opera.

She made her major screen debut as Savannah Nix, leader of the feral children, in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.

Besides her regular theatre work, she has also appeared in various television series including Land of Hope, Secrets, Water Rats, and Stingers.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Type 1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Savannah Nix Feature film 1986 For Love Alone Teresa Feature film 1991 Dingo Jane Anderson Feature film 1992 Road to Alice Alice Film short 2001 Let's Get Skase Judith Turner Feature film 2003 Alexandra's Project Alexandra / Wife Feature film 2022 Passing Through Janet Feature film

Television Year Title Role Type 1984 Five Mile Creek Guest role: Bess TV series, 1 episode 1985 The Making of Mad Max III: Beyond Thunderdome Herself TV special 1986 Land of Hope Regular role: Sarah Quinn TV miniseries, 10 episodes 1986 The 1986 Australian Film Institute Awards Nominee – Best Actress in Leading Role (for For Love Alone) TV special 1989 Shadow of the Cobra Recurring role: Monique Leclerc TV miniseries, 2 episodes 1992 In Sydney Today Guest TV series, 1 episode 1993 Secrets Guest role TV series, 1 episode 1996 Water Rats Guest role: Peggy Newland TV series, 1 episode 2002 Stingers Guest role: Lois Dunlap TV series, 1 episode 2003 All Saints Guest role: Belinda Mawson TV series, 1 episode 2008 Alexandra's Project: In the Eye of the Beholder Herself Video 2016-2019 Butterfly Effect (aka Points de Reperes) Herself TV series FRANCE, 39 episodes 2021 Dingo: Helen Buday in Conversation with Paul Harris Interviewee Video

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