Carmen Duncan | |
|---|---|
| Born | Carmen Joan Duncan 7 July 1942 Cooma, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 3 February 2019 (aged 76) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress and activist |
| Years active | 1966–2019 |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | Paula Duncan sister |
Carmen Joan Duncan (7 July 1942 – 3 February 2019) was an Australian actress and activist, with a career that spanned over 50 years. She was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actress for the 1980 film Harlequin,[1][2] and was also known for the film Don't Let It Get You.[3] Her other film appearances include Touch and Go (1980) and Turkey Shoot (1982).[2] She played Iris Wheeler in the American soap opera Another World from 1988 to 1994.[2]
Early life and career
Duncan was born in Cooma, New South Wales, in 1942.[4] She graduated in 1961 from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney.[1] Duncan was known to Australian audiences as a character actress in television, stage and films, as well as having appeared in television commercials. Her television roles included the series Hunter (1967)[2] and she appeared in the evening soap opera Number 96 playing Helen Sheridan in 1973.[1] A role on the soap Certain Women followed. She later had an ongoing role in Skyways,[2] and guest starred in several episodes of A Country Practice as Terence Elliott's wife, Rowena.[3][4] Her film roles included Turkey Shoot (1982) and its 2014 reboot.[1]
Duncan emigrated to the United States in the 1980s, where she acted on television.[4] From October 1988 to September 1994, she portrayed Iris Carrington Wheeler on the daytime soap opera Another World.[2] Duncan became a member of Actor's Equity in 1962 and the federal council of the Media and Entertainment Arts Alliance.[4]
Activism
Duncan retired from acting in 2006 and became a fundraising manager for the GO Fund, a New South Wales charity associated with gynaecological cancer.[2][5] She served as an ambassador for the Breast Care Centre at the Royal Hospital for Women.[2]
Personal life
Duncan lived in Sydney. She had two children. Her younger sister is actress Paula Duncan.[4]
She died on 3 February 2019 from breast cancer, aged 76.[3][4]
Filmography
Feature films
- Hotel Mumbai (2018)[2]
- Turkey Shoot (2014)[2]
- Liquid Bridge (2003)[2]
- Turkey Shoot (1982)[1]
- Touch and Go (1980)[2]
- Harlequin (1980)[3]
- You Can't See 'round Corners (1969)[2]
- Don't Let It Get You (1966)[3]
Television
- Winners & Losers (2011)[3]
- As the World Turns (2004)[2]
- CrashBurn (2003)[4]
- Always Greener (2003)[2]
- Water Rats (2001)[2]
- All Saints (2000)[2]
- Another World (1988–1994)[2]
- The Flying Doctors (TV series)[3]
- A Country Practice (1982–1986)[3]
- Skyways (1979)[3]
- Cop Shop (1978)[3]
- Number 96 (1973)[3]
- Homicide (1966–1973)[3]
- Matlock Police (1972)[2]
- Division 4 (1970)[2]
- Riptide (1969)[2]
- Hunter (1967)[2]
- You Can't See 'Round Corners (1967)[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e Idato, Michael (3 February 2019). "Actor Carmen Duncan, 76, dies of cancer". Canberra Times. Archived from the original on 4 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Tributes for Australian actress Carmen Duncan after death from cancer". SBS News. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l AAP (3 February 2019). "Carmen Duncan dead at 76". news.com.au. News Pty Limited. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g Idato, Michael (3 February 2019). "Actor Carmen Duncan, 76, dies of cancer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "GO Fund board". GO Fund. 29 August 2007. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 3 February 2019.