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Born in
Quorn, South Australia, Anne Haddy is most famous for her role as
Helen Daniels in the popular Australian soap opera Neighbours which has been
syndicated worldwide. She played this role from the very first episode in 1985 to
episode 2,965 in 1997 when she was forced to give up the role due to ill health.
However, that role was only one in a career that spanned half a century.
Anne made her
acting debut on South Australian Radio at the age of 18. A few years later she
moved to the UK, hoping to make it as an actress. However, competition for parts
was fierce, and Anne ended up working as a secretary for Kellogg's.
Back in
Australia, Anne was one of the first presenters of Play School, a show that
launched the career of many an Aussie soap star. Other programmes in which Haddy
appeared include Dynasty (the 1970-71 Australian television series),
Prisoner, Punishment, and a lengthy spell as Rosie
Andrews in Sons and Daughters. She also appeared in the film
They're a Weird Mob (1966).
Anne was
dogged by ill health throughout most of her adult life. She had a heart attack in
1979, numerous heart bypass operations, stomach cancer, and a hip replacement. She
finally and reluctantly quit Neighbours in 1997. In 1999, she died
peacefully, with her actor husband, James Condon beside her. She had five children
and six grandchildren. The entire Neighbours cast and crew attended
her funeral, many of them 'in character. Rebecca Ritters, who played Helen's
great-granddaughter, Hannah, described Anne Haddy as "deep, warm and loving... like
a grandmother."
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