Helen Scott (actress)
Helen Scott is an Australian actress best known for her work in theatre and on television.
Career
Scott is best known for her roles in television soap operas, including The Young Doctors in 1981 as Sister Norma Campbell. The same year, she was also part of the original cast of A Country Practice, playing the regular ongoing role of hospital matron Marta Kurtesz. In the latter, she portrayed the character utilising a Central European accent. One of her primary story arcs in the serial was her romance with Dr. Terence Elliott. She left the show in 1983, in the episode "Love & Glory", with her character returning to Hungary with old friend, Bela Szollos.In 1979, Scott appeared opposite James Condon in the television series, Carrots, about a group of people putting together a children’s television show called "The Funny Bunny Show", featuring a 7-foot-tall rabbit called Moses. Scott's character, Sally Fraser worked on the “show within a show”. From 1979 to 1980, she featured in comedy sketch series Don't Ask Us, playing a variety of characters over a number of episodes.
Scott had a recurring role in drama series The Last Resort in 1988. She later had a three-episode guest role as Pam McWilliam in another drama series Big Sky in 1997. She also had guest roles in television series including Patrol Boat, Chances, Water Rats, Above the Law and All Saints, and was in several made-for-television films.
Scott also appeared in numerous theatre productions. Beginning her stage career in 1974, she performed at Perth's Octagon Theatre, The Hole in the Wall Theatre, Playhouse Theatre and Greenroom Theatre. In 1987, she played Ceres in a staging of Shakespeare's The Tempest at the Sydney Opera House with Old Tote Theatre Company.