| Billie Hammerberg | |
| Birth Name: | Billie Lorraine Hammerberg |
| Birth Date: | 24 March 1936 |
| Death Place: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Death Date: | 8 February 1995 (aged 58) |
| Occupation: | Actress |
Billie Lorraine Hammerberg (24 March 1936 – 8 February 1995) was an Australian actress, best known for roles on television and film.
Hammerberg was an Australian actress best known for her role in the television series Prisoner in 1985 as May Collins. She had previously appeared in the series in a guest role in 1979, playing Valerie Richardson, a jewellery store owner, who is an ex-prisoner who shelters her escapee friend and former cellmate Bea Smith (played by Val Lehman) while she is on the run.
Other TV credits include: Homicide, Bluey, Cop Shop, Carson's Law, Special Squad and Round the Twist She also acted opposite Meryl Streep during a brief appearance in the film A Cry in the Dark.
Hammerberg died of unspecified cancer in Melbourne on 8 February 1995 at the age of 58. She was cremated at Springvale Botanical Cemetery on 13 February 1995.
| Year | Title | Role | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Raw Deal | Madam | Feature film | |
| 1978 | Noise Destroys | Short film | ||
| 1988 | A Cry in the Dark (aka Evil Angels) | Mrs Herron | Feature film |
| Year | Title | Role | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Homicide | Babs / Margot Denning | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 1970 | Callan | Replacement Secretary | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1970 | A Family at War | Frightened Woman | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1976-77 | Bluey | Stella Hedley / Alice Collins / Mrs Gruman | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 1978-83 | Cop Shop | Inspector Joy Stratton / Helen Jackson / Mrs Moore / Ethel Clarke / Mary Newburn / May Carter / Vera Williams / Iris Peterson | TV series, 57 episodes | |
| 1979, 1985 | Prisoner | Valerie Richardson / May Collins | TV series, 57 episodes | |
| 1979-80 | Skyways | Mama Fanellin/ Mag Dyer / Audrey Ferguson | TV series, 4 episodes | |
| 1981 | I Can Jump Puddles | Mrs Hale | TV miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 1992 | Come Midnight Monday | Mrs Mary Hooliham | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 1984 | Carson's Law | Lydia O'Donnell | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1984 | Special Squad | TV series, 1 episode | ||
| 1992 | Round the Twist | Mrs Newman | TV series, 1 episode |