# Jenny Ludlam
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{{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=
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| caption =
| birth_name = Jennifer Kay Ludlam
| birth_place = [Taumarunui](/source/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](/source/Taumarunui), New Zealand)[{{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}}] is a New Zealand-born actress, who remains best known for her roles in Australian television.
==Acting roles==
In [Australia](/source/Australia), she was a regular cast member in the short-lived [soap opera](/source/soap_opera) ''[Waterloo Station](/source/Waterloo_Station_(TV_series))'' (1983) followed by guest stints on ''[Prisoner](/source/Prisoner_(TV_series))'' (as Janice Grant in 1985), and ''[Sons and Daughters](/source/Sons_and_Daughters_(Australian_TV_series))''. She was also a presenter on the long-running [ABC](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation) children's TV series [Play School](/source/Play_School_(Australian_TV_series)). Returning to New Zealand, Ludlam has had roles in several television shows, movies and theatre productions.
==Honours ==
In the [2005 New Year Honours](/source/2005_New_Year_Honours_(New_Zealand)), Ludlam was appointed a [Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit](/source/New_Zealand_Order_of_Merit), for services to the theatre.[{{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}}]
==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1996
|''Gravity & Grace''
|Ceal
|
|-
|2008
|''[Second Hand Wedding](/source/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](/source/Radio_Waves_(TV_series))''
|Kate Webster
|TV series
|-
|1980
|''[Prisoner](/source/Prisoner_(TV_series))''
|Cheryl Scott
|Episodes: "1.154", "1.156"
|-
| rowspan="2"|1981
|''[Mortimer's Patch](/source/Mortimer's_Patch)''
|Beverly Marquand
|Episode: "Tagged"
|-
|''[Bellamy](/source/Bellamy_(TV_series))''
|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](/source/Carson's_Law)''
|Helen Ferguson
|Episode: "Virtue Defiled"
|-
|1984-1986
|''[Play School](/source/Play_School_(Australian_TV_series))''
|Presenter
|TV series
|-
| rowspan="2"|1985
|''[Prisoner](/source/Prisoner_(TV_series))''
|Janice Grant
|Recurring role
|-
|''[Cuckoo Land](/source/Cuckoo_Land)''
|Petunia
|TV series
|-
|1986
|''[Sons and Daughters](/source/Sons_and_Daughters_(Australian_TV_series))''
|Micky Pratt
|Recurring role
|-
|1989–90
|''[Shark in the Park](/source/Shark_in_the_Park)''
|Diane, Josie Tucker
|Episodes: "Lamb to the Slaughter", "Ten-Zero, Dingo"
|-
|1991
|''[Undercover](/source/Undercover_(1991_film))''
|Sandy
|TV film
|-
|1992, 2010, 2011, 2014–2023
|''[Shortland Street](/source/Shortland_Street)''
|Beverly Lucas, [Leanne Black-Johnson](/source/Leanne_Black-Johnson)
|Minor role, Regular role
|-
|1993
|''[Typhon's People](/source/Typhon's_People)''
|Annie
|TV film
|-
|1994
|''[Hercules and the Amazon Women](/source/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](/source/NZ_On_Screen)
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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
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