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SusanWilson

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For many viewers Susan Wilson will always be Beryl — the straight-talking but goodhearted office worker she played across five series of Gliding On, and its short-lived sequel Market Forces. Her work in television also includes Close To Home, Mortimer's Patch, and a starring role as Aunt Daisy in an episode of Pioneer Women. Wilson won the Feltex Award for Best Actress in 1982. Earlier (in 1976) she was one of the founders of Wellington's Circa Theatre, where she continues a long career as a stage actor and director. In 2001 Wilson was named an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to theatre.

Screenography

Market Forces
1998 As: Beryl, Script Editor Series
1993 As: Head Nurse (Ōtaki) Television
1990 As: Sister Wilson Film

Awards

2001 Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit
For services to theatre

1982 Feltex Television Awards (New Zealand)
Best Actress: for Mortimer's Patch and Gliding On

“...she has a backbone of steel, a resilience that astounds me, and a vast knowledge.”

Actor Gavin Rutherford on Susan Wilson, Regional News issue 93, 27 November 2018, page 9

Related images

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Cast and creator share a farewell toast to comedy series Gliding On in 1985. From left, Michael Haigh (who played Jim), Jane Waddell (Irene), Gliding On creator Roger Hall, Ray Henwood (Hugh), Katy Beasley (then Katy Platt, as Raewyn) and Susan Wilson (Beryl).
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The wedding of the year, in the final episode of Gliding On. From left to right:  Ray Henwood (Hugh) Roy Billing (Perce), Ross Jolly (holding video camera, as John), Susan Wilson (Beryl), Katy Platt (then Katy Beasley, as Raewyn).
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Susan Wilson as Beryl on office comedy Gliding On.
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29 October 1985: An actors rehearsal for TV series Gliding On at Broadcasting House in Wellington. From left to right Ray Henwood, Ross Jolly, Bruce Phillips and Susan Wilson.
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The cast of Roger Hall comedy series Gliding On. Standing from the left: Michael Haigh (as Jim), Susan Wilson (Beryl), Ray Henwood (Hugh), Ross Jolly (John), Katy Beasley (then Katy Platt, as Raewyn) and Barry Hill (Wally). Ken Blackburn (the boss) sits at the desk.
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Ginette McDonald and Susan Wilson in Tom Stoppard play Travesties; Downstage Theatre, Wellington 1975.