Victoria Nicolls Explained

Victoria Nicolls
Occupation:Actress, television personality
Yearsactive:1980–2003

Victoria Nicolls, (born February 1954) often misspelt as Victoria Nicholls, is an Australian actress and television personality.[1] Nicolls is well remembered by viewers for appearing in the Australian game show Sale of the Century as a hostess from 1980 to 1982.[2] She is also noted for her dramatic roles, such as Raeleen Archer in The Restless Years in the late 1970s,[3] and as officer Heather Rodgers in Prisoner in 1984. In 1995 she was a leading cast member of the soap opera Echo Point.

Discography

Singles

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TitlePeak chart
positions
AUS
[5]
1979"Midnite Rendezvous"[6] 57

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1979 Temperament Unsuited Karen Film short
1979 The Journalist Phillipa Richards Feature film [7]

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1977-1980The Restless YearsRegular role: Raelene GeddesTV series, 112 episodes
1979CountdownPerformer (singing "Midnite Rendezvous")TV series, 1 episode
1980Mardi GrasHerself as PresenterTV Special
1980Simon Townsend's Wonder WorldGuestTV series, 1 episode
1980; 1981; 1982The Mike Walsh ShowGuest TV series, 3 episodes
1980-1982Sale of the CenturyHostessTV series
1980Telethon '80Herself & Tony BarberTV Special
1982The Daryl Somers ShowGuestTV series, 2 episodes
1983Telethon, South Australia 1983GuestTV special
1983Pretty PetrolRegular role: Lucy JamesTV pilot
1984PrisonerRecurring role: Heather RodgersTV series, 24 episodes [8]
1986Kids 21st Birthday Channel Ten TelethonGuestTV special
1988Hey Hey It's SaturdayHerself TV series, 1 episode ("Red Faces" segment)
1989The Bert Newton ShowGuest (with Jane Clifton & Julie Adams)TV series, 1 episode
1990Family and FriendsRecurring guest roleTV series
1990Tonight Live with Steve VizardGuestTV series, 1 episode
1991Celebrity Family FeudContestant (with Debbie Newsome, Barbie Rogers & Ena Harwood)TV series, 1 episode: "Hosts v Hostesses"
1994; 2000Blue HeelersGuest roles: Tricia Quinn / Wendy RuhlTV series, season 1, 1 episode: "Meat Is Hung, Men Are Hanged",Season 7: "Life Class"
1994; 1998Good Morning AustraliaGuestTV series, 2 episodes
1995Echo PointRegular role: Trish LomanTV series, 130 episodes[9]
1996English: Have a GoHerselfTV series[10]
1998; 1999DeniseGuestTV series, 2 episodes
1999Fox Studios Australia: The Grand OpeningHerselfTV special
2000; 2021; 2024The Morning ShowGuestTV series, 1 episode
2000Something in the AirGuest role: Chris FolsenTV series, 1 episode: "The Anchovy"
2002The Best of Aussie Cop ShowsHerselfTV special
2003MDAGuest role: Meredith CooperTV series, 1 episode: "Paved with Good Intentions"
2007Where Are They Now?Guest (with John Burgess, Barbie Rogers, Rosemary Margan)TV series, 1 episode
2018Studio 10Guest TV series, 1 episode
2021; 2024The Morning ShowGuestTV series, 1 episode
2024The Morning ShowGuestTV series, 1 episode
2024Today ExtraGuest with Tony Barber (Sale of the Century reunion)TV series, 1 episode

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The serious side of a zany star - The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) - 20 Jan 1982 . Trove - National Library of Australia . 22 December 2019 . en.
  2. Web site: Sale of the Century – Series 1 episode 1 . australianscreen . 18 December 2019 . en.
  3. Web site: Australian who's who of television - The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) - 8 Sep 1982 . Trove - National Library of Australia . 22 December 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: K-tel - Frizzle Frazzle Frozzle - NA589 . Majestic Compilations . 22 December 2019.
  5. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 218.
  6. Web site: 45cat - Cover - Victoria Nicolls - Midnite Rendezvous / Until Then - Arrival - Australia - AR-102 . www.45cat.com . 20 December 2019.
  7. Web site: Victoria Nicolls . https://web.archive.org/web/20191222171136/https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bb4c2ba05 . dead . 22 December 2019 . BFI . 22 December 2019 . en.
  8. Web site: Episode 465 - Prisoner Cell Block H (Credits) . 22 December 2019 . en.
  9. Web site: Savage . Desiree . A musical making fun of menopause comes to Dapto and Thirroul . Illawarra Mercury . 22 December 2019 . en . 23 October 2017.
  10. Web site: Learn English Conversation - English Have A Go 02 (Credits) . 22 December 2019 . en.