Wendy Playfair

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Wendy Playfair (born 28 August 1926) is an Australian former radio, television and film character actress, she is best known for her guest role's in TV serials
She started her early career in radio but is probably best known locally and internationally for her brief stint as inmate Minnie Donovan in the television series "Prisoner", in 1983 and 1984"
Biography.
Playfair was born in Woollahra, New South Wales to Edmund Strathmore Creer (Strath) Playfair (1894–1965) and Kathleen Ryrie (Babs) née Campbell (1899–1989). She was the third of four sisters. Eve and Judy were born before her and Susan (now Lady Atwill) was born after her. The Playfair family were well-to-do, socially prominent and in the meat trade. She was educated at Ascham School in Edgecliff and married James Williams at All Saints Woollahra Anglican Church on 6 July 1951.
Playfair started her career in radio where she worked for the ABC and consistently in morning serials for Grace Gibson, as well as in many radio plays. Playfair received the radio Macquarie Award. Prior to television she had also appeared in a few stage roles, but was best known as a radio performer 
She has been a staple on the small screen in character roles since 1960, when she appeared in the TV adaptation of a production of the play "The Slaughter of St Theresa's Day".
Playfair has primarily appeared in cameo roles, with guesting roles in series starting from the late 1960s until 2013 such as "Homicide", "Hunter", "The Young Doctors", "Return to Eden", "Spirited", "[Rake (TV series)|Rake]]"]] and "Packed to the Rafters"
However she has had several parts as different characters in serials "A Country Practice" (three roles), "Home and Away" (two roles) and "All Saints" (two roles). 
She also has had small parts in telemovies and film's her credits include "Ride a Wild Pony", the only Walt Disney film ever produced in Australia and a role in the film "Accidents Happen" in 2009, 