Delia Williams Explained

Delia C. Williams (born 1930) was a British-born Australian actor.

Williams was born in Lambeth, London in 1930,^[1] where she trained at the Old Vic and worked for two years on the West End, as well as a model. She moved to Australia in 1956.^{[2] [3]} She worked a number of times with Annette Andre.^[4]

Stephen Vagg of Filmink felt Williams played her role in Stormy Petrel "with verve and a twinkle in the eye. Williams was a Welsh actress who moved to Australia and had a short but glittering career here, nabbing many of the best roles on Australian TV drama at the time (eg. Cathy in Wuthering Heights, Nina in The Seagull); she had presence, beauty and charisma and it’s a shame that her career ended shortly after this when she married and became a mother."^[5]

Filmography

Film

• The Seagull (1959) as Nina
• Hamlet (1959) as Ophelia^[6]
• Wuthering Heights (1959) as Cathy Earnshaw

Television

• Stormy Petrel (1960) as Mary Bligh^[7]
• Whiplash (1960)
• The Outcasts (1961) as Mary O’Connell

Theatre

• Dial M for Murder (1957) - tour

Radio

• Paradise Place (1957)
• Richard II (1959)
• The Loquat Tree (1961)

External links

• Delia Williams at IMDb

Notes and References

1. Web site: Delia C. Williams . FreeBMD . 21 April 2023.
2. News: Famous Thriller To-night . . 31 . 9,290 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 3 October 1957 . 30 July 2020 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: Models defy Cupid . . Victoria, Australia . 27 August 1956 . 30 July 2020 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
4. Web site: Filmink. Stephen. Vagg. Annette Andre: My Brilliant Early Australian Career. 29 August 2020.
5. Web site: Stephen. Vagg. Filmink. Forgotten Australian TV Plays: Stormy Petrel. 17 October 2021.
6. News: Hamlet On Channel 3 . . 38 . 10,828 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 22 April 1964 . 30 July 2020 . 35 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: 20th century wisdom . . 28 . 11 . Australia . 17 August 1960 . 30 July 2020 . 55 . National Library of Australia.