Helen Buday

Helen Buday
Born	1962 Melbourne, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1983–

Helen Buday (born 1962) is an Australian theatre, TV, movie actress and singer. She appeared as Savannah Nix in the film Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome. She was awarded Best Actress at the 48th Valladolid International Film Festival in 2003 for her role in Alexandra's Project.

She graduated from the National Institute for Dramatic Art in 1983, and has since become one of Australia's leading theater actors. Buday has performed with most of Australia's leading theater companies, including roles in A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Three Sisters, The Importance of Being Earnest, and The Doll's House.

Buday is also a singer, and she has played the lead roles in My Fair Lady, Cabaret, High Society, and The Three-penny Opera.

She made her major screen debut as Savannah Nix, leader of the feral children in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.

Besides her regular theater work, Buday has also appeared in various Australian television series including Land of Hope, Secrets, Water Rats, and Stingers.

Filmography

• Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985) as Savannah Nix
• For Love Alone (1986) as Teresa
• Dingo (1991) as Jane Anderson
• Road to Alice (1992) as Alice
• Let's Get Skase (2001) as Judith Turner
• Alexandra's Project (2003) as Alexandra

Television

• Five Mile Creek: "The Hangman's Noose" (1984) as Bess
• Land of Hope (1986) as Sarah Quinn
• Shadow of the Cobra (1989) as Monique Leclerc
• Water Rats: "Wrecked" (1996) as Peggy Newland
• Stingers: "In the Gun" (2002) as Lois Dunlap
• All Saints: "To Forgive, Divine" (2003) as Belinda Mawson

Accolades

Year	Award	Film	Result
1986	AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role	For Love Alone	Nominated
2003		Alexandra's Project	Nominated
	FCCA Award for Best Actor - Female		Nominated
	Inside Film Award for Best Actress		Nominated
	Valladolid International Film Festival Award for Best Actress		Won

External links

• Helen Buday at IMDb