Helen Buday

Helen grew up in Melbourne and began dance classes (tap, jazz and classical) at the age of 8. She attended the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music majoring in voice (mezzo soprano) and graduated from NIDA (National Institute of Dramatic Art) in 1983. Her film roles include Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (Savannah Nix), For Love Alone, Dingo and Alexandra's Project for which she won Best Actress at the Valladolid International Film Festival in 2003. Her work in theatre is extensive with a breadth of range that encompasses the classics as well as contemporary writing and new works in development. She has worked for all the subsidised theatre companies in Australia as well as the supportive companies including Anthill in Melbourne, The Blue Room in Perth and the Q Theatre in Penrith. Her roles include Nora in The Doll's House and Jenny in Threepenny Opera for Belvoir Street Theatre, fifteen plays for Sydney Theatre Company including Marjorie Pinchwife in the Country Wife, the Countess in The Ma