Leila Hayes

Leila Hayes is an Australian actress, actors agent, radio presenter, playwright, producer and drama teacher, she remains best known for playing "Beryl Palmer/Hamilton" in the hit 1980s soap opera Sons and Daughters throughout its entire run.

Leila Hayes
Born
Leila Hayes

Australia
Occupation
  • Actress
  • actors agent
  • playwright
  • radio personality
  • theatre producer
  • drama teacher and drama school founder
  • singer
Years active1971–1992 (film & television actress)

Biography

She began her career as a singer. In the 1970s she acted on television in guest roles in Crawford Productions drama series Homicide, Division 4, Matlock Police, Bluey and Cop Shop, and appeared briefly in their acclaimed serial The Sullivans.[1]

Hayes also acted in television miniseries, including Power Without Glory (1976), and in some TV movies. In 1981 she appeared in several episodes of soap opera Prisoner as brothel madam Jeannie Baxter and was in an early episode of A Country Practice. The same episode starred Peter Phelps who played her stepson John in Sons and Daughters only a few months later.

Hayes had also acted on stage, taking the leading role of April Delaney in comedy Dimboola. After this came the role in Sons and Daughters. Leila ran a drama school for aspiring actors, called the "Leila Hayes drama Studio" in NSW . Hayes had a career in talkback radio for a while.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1971–74 Matlock Police Various roles 3 episodes (three separate guest roles)
1971–74 Division 4 Various roles 11 episodes (eleven separate guest roles)
1975 Cash and Company Lola Season 1; guest role (1 episode)
1971–76 Homicide Various roles 6 episodes (six separate guest roles)
1976 The Professional Touch Unknown/unnamed role Television film
1976 Power Without Glory Florrie Robinson Season 1; recurring role (6 episodes)
1976 Bellbird– Unknown/unnamed role 1 episode; guest role
1976–77 Bluey Georgie Season 1; recurring role (2 episodes)
1977 Blue Fire Lady Old Lady Feature film
1978 The Truckies Unknown/unnamed role Season 1; guest role (1 episode)
1979 Twenty Good Years Joyce Fielding Season 1; guest role (1 episode)
1978–79 Cop Shop Various roles 4 episodes (four separate guest roles)
1981 I Can Jump Puddles Miss. Bryce Miniseries; 1 episode
1981 Prisoner Jeannie Baxter Season 3; recurring role (4 episodes)
1982 M.P.S.I.B. Judith Levine Season 1; guest role (1 episode)
1982–87 Sons and Daughters Beryl Palmer/Hamilton Seasons 1–6; main role (966 episodes)
1981/1990–91 A Country Practice Various roles Seasons 1; 10–11; recurring role (5 episodes)
1992 Boys from the Bush Daphne Season 2; guest role (1 episode)

Notes
  1. Atterton, Margot. (Ed.) The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Australian Showbiz, Sunshine Books, 1984. ISBN 0-86777-057-0 p 86


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