Vikki Hammond

Vikki Hammond is an Australian former actress and TV host.

Biography

Early life

Hammond was born in England she trained in dance and won a beauty contest in Southwark, she appeared in a pantomime in Glasgow, before moving to Australia in 1959, to work as a dancer and soubrette with the Tivoli circuit.

Career

Hammond appeared on TV in variety shows such as Personally Yours, Top of the Town, Merry-Go-Round, My [Fair Lady (1958 TV series)|My Fair Lady], Daly at Night ''The Delo and Daly Show, BP Super Shows, Revue 61 She hosted the variety series Vikki on the ABC in 1963. After taking a break from show business she returned and played Maggie Hayword in The Sullivans.
Hammond's role in The Sullivans won her the 1982 Logie Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series.
Other TV appearances include on What's It Worth?, Division 4, Homicide, Afraid of the Dark, The Flying Doctors'' and the opening of ATV-0.