Wendy van der Plank
Wendy van der Plank | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wendy Alison van der Plank |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Known for | Wizadora |
Wendy Alison van der Plank is an English actress best known for playing the title role in the ITV children's series Wizadora.[1][2]
Career[]
Van der Plank's first television appearance[when?] was in the BBC comedy series .[citation needed] After appearing in one episode of Casualty, she played the role of Hilly in the ITV drama Forever Green before being cast as Wizadora.
In addition she appeared as Sharon in the radio sitcom ,[3] in which the creator commented that he was "...knocked out by Wendy van der Plank", and that "She'd never done any radio before and was largely unknown, but she came close to stealing the show. She really threw herself into it and I thought she was hilarious... She was just great!".[4][5]
She has also appeared in various theatrical shows, including The King and I in 1987,[6] and Quasimodo the Hunchback of Notre Dame in 1988,[7] both at the Queen's Theatre in Hornchurch.
Personal life[]
She currently works for the Boiling Kettle Theatre Company in Devon.[8]
Selected filmography[]
- Wizadora (1993–1996)
- Forever Green (1989–1992)
- Casualty episode Charity (1989)
- (1988)
References[]
- ^ "Wendy Van Der Plank". TV.com.
- ^ "Wendy Van Der Plank". Filmspot.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007.
- ^ "All That Jazz Cast List". Joking Apart.com.
- ^ "Joking Apart - Craig Robins talks about his radio sitcom "All That Jazz"".
- ^ TV.com. "Wendy van der Plank". Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ "Queen's Theatre - Archive: The King and I (1987)".
- ^ "Queen's Theatre - Archive: Quasimodo the Hunchback of Notre Dame (1988)".
- ^ "Thicker than water". Boiling Kettle Theatre Company. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
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