Virginia Hey

Virginia Hey is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan in Farscape. She also played the Warrior Woman in the film Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior. She has various roles in television series, such as lawyer Jennifer St James in E Street.

Career Hey began her career as a fashion model after being discovered at a bus stop by POL magazine editor Wendy Adnam. She appeared on several magazine covers and started her acting career in television advertisements (57 in all), television dramas and films in Australia and the United Kingdom.

In 1979, Hey appeared in live TV performances with The Buggles for their song "Video Killed the Radio Star", including on the BBC's Top of the Pops and on German television. She appeared in the music video for the Mama's Boys song "Needle in the Groove" in 1985.

Hey's film and television credits include the Warrior Woman in Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior and General Pushkin's girlfriend, Rubavitch, in the James Bond film The Living Daylights. In 1999 she was cast in a leading role in the science fiction television series Farscape, playing the blue-skinned alien priestess Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan. For her role as Zhaan, Hey was nominated for Best Supporting Actress on Television by the Saturn Awards. She left the show early in the third season for health reasons: the prosthetic makeup worn over her head and chest to achieve Zhaan's appearance and the stress of the long filming days caused her kidneys to bleed, subsequently leading to a decline in her health. She also grew tired of shaving her head and eyebrows for the role.

Hey has also appeared in various Australian soap operas, including Prisoner (Cell Block H) as Leigh Templar, Neighbours as Beth Travers, E Street as Jennifer St. James, and Pacific Drive as Margaux Hayes.

Personal life Hey teaches meditation across the United States and United Kingdom, and is certified in natural therapy. She currently resides in the United Kingdom. In 2022, Hey was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.

Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1981 Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior 1982 Norman Loves Rose The Return of Captain Invincible Beautician 1986 Castaway Janice 1987 The Living Daylights Rubavitch 1988 Pathos – Segreta inquietudine Diane aka A Taste for FearItalian film 1994 Signal One Toni aka Bullet Down Under 1999 Game Room Dr. Greta Davis 2011 Alien Armageddon Ute

Television Year Title Role Notes 1979 Top of the Pops Herself - The Buggles 1 episode 1982 The Don Lane Show Herself 1 episode The Daryl Somers Show Herself 1 episode 1984 Prisoner Leigh Templar 14 episodes 1985 Timeslip Jenny Big Deal Ticket officer Episode: "Popping Across the Pond" Mussolini: The Untold Story Young Woman TV miniseries1 episode 1986 Neighbours Beth Travers 8 episodes 1987 Vietnam Journalist TV miniseries1 episode Network 7 Chablis 1 episode 1989 Mission: Impossible Danielle Episode: "The Killer" Dolphin Cove Alison Mitchell 8 episodes 1989–1990 E Street Jennifer St. James 56 episodes 1990–1993 Tonight Live with Steve Vizard Herself 5 episodes 1992 Street Stories Herself 1 episode 1993 Ernie and Denise Herself 1 episode A Current Affair Herself 2 episodes 1993–1997 Ray Martin at Midday Herself 2 episodes 1993 Paradise Beach Val Sterling 1994 Signal One: Behind The Scenes Herself TV special 1994–1998 Good Morning Australia Herself 6 episodes 1994 Love Rules Herself 1 episode Hello: Home Shopping Herself TV infomercial Live It Up Herself 1 episode Midday with Derryn Hinch Herself 1 episode 1996 Pacific Drive Margeaux Hayes Flipper Adams Episode: "The Pearl Maker" 1997 Monday to Friday Herself 1 episode Home and Away Gillian 3 episodes Roar Queen Una Episode: "Pilot" Midday With Kerri-Anne Herself 1 episode Sex and Beyond: 25 Years Of Cleo Herself TV special 1998 All Saints Joanna Travers Episode: "Yesterday's News" 1999–2002 Farscape Regular roles: Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan / Dr. Jane Komenski 50 episodes 2012 FedCon XXI Herself German film documentary 2014 Ckds at the Cons: Chippenham 2014 Herself TV documentary Rick and Morty Gazorpian (voice) Episode: "Raising Gazorpazorp" 2014–2016 From the Mouths of Babes Herself 4 episodes 2015 Kosmos Lead role: Diana Lord 5 episodes 2024 Gracemarch Mary March TV movie

Video games Year Title Role Notes 2002 Farscape: The Game Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan (voice)