Jenny Ludlam

{{Short description|New Zealand actress (b. 1951)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2014}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2014}} {{infobox person | name = Jenny Ludlam | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM|size=100%}} | image= | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Jennifer Kay Ludlam | birth_place = Taumarunui, New Zealand | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1951|07|23|df=y}} | occupation = {{Hlist|Actress|television presenter}} }} '''Jennifer Kay Ludlam''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM|size=85%}} (born 23 July 1951 in Taumarunui, New Zealand)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pantograph-punch.com/post/the-craft-jennifer-ludlam|title=The Craft: An Interview with Jennifer Ludlam|access-date=6 August 2016|archive-date=6 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160706195544/http://pantograph-punch.com/post/the-craft-jennifer-ludlam|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a New Zealand-born actress, who remains best known for her roles in Australian television.

==Acting roles== In Australia, she was a regular cast member in the short-lived soap opera ''Waterloo Station'' (1983) followed by guest stints on ''Prisoner'' (as Janice Grant in 1985), and ''Sons and Daughters''. She was also a presenter on the long-running ABC children's TV series Play School. Returning to New Zealand, Ludlam has had roles in several television shows, movies and theatre productions.

==Honours == In the 2005 New Year Honours, Ludlam was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the theatre.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/new-year-honours-list-2005 |title=New Year honours list 2005 |date=31 December 2004 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=20 July 2023}}</ref>

==Filmography== ===Film===  {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1996 |''Gravity & Grace'' |Ceal | |- |2008 |''Second Hand Wedding'' |Doctor | |- |2008 |''Apron Springs'' |Lorna | |- |2011 |''Hauraki'' |Bev |Short |}

===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1978 |''Gather Your Dreams'' |Brenda |TV series |- |1978 |''Radio Waves'' |Kate Webster |TV series |- |1980 |''Prisoner'' |Cheryl Scott |Episodes: "1.154", "1.156" |- | rowspan="2"|1981 |''Mortimer's Patch'' |Beverly Marquand |Episode: "Tagged" |- |''Bellamy'' |Mary Stokes |Episode: "The Bank You Can Trust" |- |1982 |''{{sortname|A|Country Practice}}'' |Mary Watson |Episodes: "Stirring the Possum: Parts 1 & 2" |- |1984 |''Carson's Law'' |Helen Ferguson |Episode: "Virtue Defiled" |- |1984-1986 |''Play School'' |Presenter |TV series |- | rowspan="2"|1985 |''Prisoner'' |Janice Grant |Recurring role |- |''Cuckoo Land'' |Petunia |TV series |- |1986 |''Sons and Daughters'' |Micky Pratt |Recurring role |- |1989–90 |''Shark in the Park'' |Diane, Josie Tucker |Episodes: "Lamb to the Slaughter", "Ten-Zero, Dingo" |- |1991 |''Undercover'' |Sandy |TV film |- |1992, 2010, 2011, 2014–2023 |''Shortland Street'' |Beverly Lucas, Leanne Black-Johnson |Minor role, Regular role |- |1993 |''Typhon's People'' |Annie |TV film |- |1994 |''Hercules and the Amazon Women'' |Alcmene |TV film |- |1999 |''{{sortname|A|Twist in the Tale|nolink=1}}'' |Sylvia |Episode: "The Pirate" |- |2006 |''{{sortname|The|Amazing Extraordinary Friends}}'' |Cyclone |Episode: "Wormwood" |- |2012 |''Golden'' | |TV series |- |2013 |''{{sortname|The|Blue Rose}}'' |Sonya Whitwell |Main role |}

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb name}} *[http://www.nzonscreen.com/person/jennifer-ludlam Profile] at NZ On Screen

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ludlam, Jenny}} Category:New Zealand television actresses Category:Australian television actresses Category:Living people Category:1951 births Category:Members of the New Zealand Order of Merit Category:New Zealand expatriates in Australia Category:Australian children's television presenters Category:New Zealand children's television presenters Category:People from Taumarunui