Kirsty Child

Personal life Child is the widow of New Zealand-born Australian actor Peter Adams, who died in December 1999. Their relationship developed after starring together in stage productions of Out of the Crocodile, Arms and the Man and Gaslight, at the Community Theatre (later, Marian Street Theatre) in Sydney.

Filmography (selected)

Film Year Title Role Type 1971 Country Town Julie Feature film 1975 Picnic at Hanging Rock Miss Lumley Feature film 1985 Handle with Care Shirley TV movie 1998 Crackers Charge Nurse Feature film

Television + Year Title Role NotesRef 1965 My Brother Jack Miniseries, episode 1.2 1966–1972 Homicide 5 character roles 1969-1975 Division 4 4 character roles 1970 Catalyst TV play 1971–1973 Matlock Police 3 character roles 1977–1984 Cop Shop Various roles 1980 Young Ramsay Jocelyn Scott 1981 The Patchwork Hero Aunt Ivy 1985 The Fast Lane Eunice 1986 A Fortunate Life Mrs. Bibby Miniseries 1979, 1985–1986 Prisoner Anne Yates / Glynis Johnson / Willie Beecham 65 episodes 1989 Inside Running Beverly Lamb 1991–1992 Boys from the Bush Corrie1992 Mother and Son Meredith Bligh Nurse 1993–2001 Blue Heelers 2 character roles 2 episodes 2001 Halifax f.p. Female Doctor 2002; 2012–2013 Neighbours Carmel Taylor 15 episodes 2009 City Homicide Elaine Shepparton 1 episode 2011 Winners and Losers Judy Mitchell 1 episode 2014 This is Littleton Annoyed Lady 1 episode

Theatre YearTitleRoleNotesRef1967 And So to Bed Playhouse, Perth Mary, Mary 1968 King Lear A lady, attendant to Cordelia Old Tote Theatre, Sydney, Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane with J. C. Williamson You Never Can Tell Old Tote Theatre, Sydney Outside Edge Miriam 1981 Same Time, Next Year Doris Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company & VIC/TAS tour 1984 The Real Thing Charlotte Melbourne Athenaeum with MTC Filumena Teresina 1985 Blue Window St Martins Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company Little Lonsdale Playbox Theatre, Melbourne The Joss Adams Show London 2005 The Breath of Life Frances Beale Australian national tour with HIT Productions 2007 Under Milk Wood Mrs Ogmore Pritchard / Narrator / Various roles Comedy Theatre, Melbourne 2015 Wicked Widows Frankston Arts Centre The Savages of Wirramai Mary Savage La Mama, Melbourne with Suckerpunch Theatre