| Birth date | 18 October 1954 (age 71) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1975–2006 |
Liz Burch (born 18 October 1954) is an Australian former actress.
Career
Burch is best known for her lead roles as Liz Cameron in police drama series Cop Shop from 1980 to 1982 and Dr. Chris Randall in medical drama series The Flying Doctors from 1986 to 1989, returning for an episode in 1992. She is also known for playing Kate Wallace in the Disney western drama series Five Mile Creek from 1983 to 1985. She later appeared as Candice in 2003 miniseries CrashBurn and as Jilly in Blue Water High from 2005 to 2006.
She has had recurring roles in Ocean Girl, Water Rats and Mission Top Secret, and has made numerous guest appearances in other series such as Behind the Legend, Spring & Fall, A Country Practice, Chances, G.P., Paradise Beach, Home and Away, Wildside, All Saints and Above the Law.
Burch has also presented an episode of children's show Play School.
Personal life
Burch's sister Rosemary unexpectedly died from scleroderma, a rare skin disease. On a break from filming The Flying Doctors, Burch flew to London to join her costar Andrew McFarlane, so he could be a comfort during her grief.[1]
Burch has had a knee replacement operation in her later years.[2]
Filmography
Film
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Tunnel Vision | Mrs. Leyton | Feature film |
| 1996 | Roses | Rose | Film short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Behind the Legend | Mary | Season 3, episode: "Annette Kellerman" |
| 1980–1982 | Cop Shop | Liz Cameron | 129 episodes |
| 1982 | Spring & Fall | Brenda | Season 2, episode 3: "Jimmy Dancer" |
| 1983 | A Country Practice | Meredith Buckley | Season 3, 2 episodes: "See Ya: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1983–1985 | Five Mile Creek | Kate Wallace | 39 episodes |
| 1986–1989; 1992 | The Flying Doctors | Dr. Chris Randall | 146 episodes |
| 1988 | Play School | Guest Presenter | 1 episode |
| 1991 | Chances | Sally Kirk | Episode 73: "The Root of All Evil" |
| 1991 | Celebrity Family Feud | Contestant | 1 episode |
| 1992 | The Main Event | Contestant | 1 episode |
| 1992; 1995 | G.P. | Sally Ricketson / Leonie Milton | 2 episodes: "Strictly Confidential", "Keeping Up With Yesterday" |
| 1993 | Paradise Beach | Fiona McDermott | TV pilot / film |
| 1995 | Mission Top Secret | Mrs. Fowler | Season 2, 4 episodes |
| 1996 | Home and Away | Maureen Richards | 2 episodes: "1.1914", "1.1915" |
| 1996 | Water Rats | Susan Webb / Gillian Swain | Season 1 & 4, 6 episodes |
| 1996–1997 | Ocean Girl | Dr. Dianne Bates | Season 3-4, 6 episodes |
| 1999 | Wildside | Cynthia Holbeck | 2 episodes: "2.9", "2.16" |
| 1999–2000 | All Saints | Di Richards | Season 2-3, 3 episodes: "Lost and Found", "Valley of the Shadow: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 2000 | Above the Law | Claire Waterford | Episode: "The Devil You Don't Know" |
| 2003 | CrashBurn | Candice | 13 episodes |
| 2005–2006 | Blue Water High | Jilly | Season 1-2, 46 episodes |
Stage
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Something’s Afoot | Hope Langdon | Twelfth Night Theatre, Brisbane |
| 1977 | The Season at Sarsaparilla | Judy Pogson | Twelfth Night Theatre, Brisbane |
| 1981 | Habeas Corpus | Felicity Rumpers | Playhouse, Adelaide, Canberra Theatre, Victorian regional tour, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Princess Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1990; 1994 | Steaming | Nancy | Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, Mercury Theatre, Auckland |
| 1990 | Lend Me a Tenor | Maggie | His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, Theatre Royal, Sydney, Lyric Theatre, Brisbane, Canberra Theatre |
| 1992 | Caravan | Regal Theatre, Perth | |
| 1993 | A Bedfull of Foreigners | West End Rialto, Brisbane, Seymour Centre, Sydney, Playhouse, Adelaide | |
| 1996 | Money and Friends | Ensemble Theatre, Sydney, University of Sydney |
External links
- Liz Burch at IMDb