Victoria O'Keefe explained
| Victoria O'Keefe |
| Birth Date: | 1969 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Death Place: | Merseyside, England, UK |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1983–1990 |
Victoria O'Keefe (27 March 1969 – 18 April 1990) was an English actress.
Early life
O'Keefe attended St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Dewsbury, and the St John Fisher Catholic High School, Dewsbury.[1] O'Keefe joined the Dewsbury Arts Group when she was 11.[2] She attended the Batley School of Art, part of Dewsbury college, now Kirklees College.[3]
Acting roles
Her first role was in the 1983 television series Nanny, playing Nicola Brooke.[4] She played Letty Boot in the 1984 miniseries Letty.[5]
She is best known for her role as Jane in the 1984 BBC docudrama Threads.[6]
In 1987, she played Christine, in the youth show Y.E.S., in the episode named Hook, Line and Sinker.[7]
In 1987, she played Sally Newman, in four episodes of Emmerdale Farm.[8]
In 1988, she played in the UK soap opera, Hollywood Sports.[9]
In 1988, she played Anne Bamforth, in the TV movie, The Luddites, about the revolt of 18th century textile workers.[10]
In 1990, she played Tracey in the TV series He-Play, in the episode named Positively Negative.[11] [12]
Stage
In 1989, O'Keefe played Sybyl Burlington, in Dewsbury Arts Group's production of Daisy Pulls It Off, about life in a 1920s girls' English boarding school.[13]
In October 1989, she played Ann Deever, in the Arthur Miller play All My Sons, with the Dewsbury Arts Group.[14]
In November 1989, she played the Beauty, in Beauty and the Beast, with the Dewsbury Arts Group.[15]
Death
O'Keefe died on 17 April 1990 in a car accident near Bold, St Helens, Merseyside on the M62 motorway.[16] [17] 3 others died in the crash, her two young friends, and their baby.[18] O'Keefe's boyfriend was driving at the time, in rainy conditions, on a contra-flow system.[19] Their car crossed into the west-bound lane, into the path of a lorry.[20]
External links
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk
- Web site: Victoria O'Keefe(1969-1990) . IMDB . 21 June 2024.
- Web site: Victoria O'Keefe(1969-1990) . IMDB . 21 June 2024.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161002133653/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba81460b7 Victoria O'Keefe
- Web site: Hook, Line and Sinker . IMBD . 21 June 2024.
- Web site: Victoria O'Keefe(1969-1990) . IMDB . 21 June 2024.
- Web site: Victoria O'Keefe(1969-1990) . IMDB . 21 June 2024.
- Web site: Victoria O'Keefe(1969-1990) . IMDB . 21 June 2024.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20161002133653/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba81460b7 Victoria O'Keefe
- Web site: Victoria O'Keefe(1969-1990) . IMDB . 21 June 2024.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk
- https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0641500/bio Profile
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk
- https://web.archive.org/web/20220325123710/https://www.victoriaokeefe.co.uk/articles.php Articles at VictoriaOKeefe.co.uk
