Wendy van der Plank

Wendy Alison van der Plank is an English actress. She played the title role in the ITV children's series Wizadora and the role of 'Hilly' in the ITV drama series Forever Green.

Career Van der Plank's first television appearance was in the BBC comedy series Spin Off. After appearing in one episode of Casualty, she played the role of Hilly in the ITV drama Forever Green.

She was the titular character in the CITV series, Wizadora, originally based on the six-part 1991 German SWR series of the same name. Van der Plank played the role for the majority of its run, before being replaced with actress Lizzie McPhee.

She appeared as Sharon in the radio sitcom All That Jazz, in which the creator commented that he was "...knocked out by Wendy van der Plank", and that "She'd never done any radio before and was largely unknown, but she came close to stealing the show. She really threw herself into it and I thought she was hilarious... She was just great!".

She has also appeared in various theatrical shows, including The King and I in 1987, and Quasimodo the Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1988, both at the Queen's Theatre in Hornchurch.

She works for the Boiling Kettle Theatre Company in Devon.

Selected filmography Year Title Role Notes 1988–89 Spin Off Charlie Mabey Series 1, episodes 17, 18 & 25 1989–92 Forever Green Hilly Series 1–2 (main role, 18 episodes) 1989 Casualty Rosie Series 4, episode 6 1990 The Bill Tina Benskin Series 6, episode 16 1993–96 Wizadora Wizadora Series 1–5 (main role) 1995 The Vet Pamela Mullholland Series 1, episodes 3 & 4