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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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