Joan Sydney

The much-loved actress died peacefully on December 28, her friend Sally-Anne Upton said. Joan became a household name in Australia as Matron Sloane on A ...

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Neighbours actress Joan Sydney has died at the age of 83, it has been reported. The television veteran, who played Valda Sheergold in the Australian soap, ...

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Sydney's remarkable career spanned more than 50 years and traversed TV, stage and radio, making her a bonafide star. Beloved Australian actress Joan Sydney has ...

A wonderful actress who went from playing the stern Matron on A Country Practice to the hilariously over the top Valda on #Neighbours,' wrote one fan in tribute. The star of A Country Practice and Neighbours passed away peacefully according to friend, colleague and Wentworth star Sally-Anne Upton. So many memories for a generation, that was the power of TV in those years of the '80s and early '90s. Matron Maggie Sloan was a woman for us all to aspire to be: tough, funny, warm hearted and able to rock a bedazzled top,' wrote another. 'The surname said everything you needed to know about the character. 'I adored Joan Sydney as Matron Sloan on A Country Practice.

Australian actress Joan Sydney, best known for playing Valda Sheergold in Neighbours, has died aged 83.

She was Sheer-Gold." She said: "I asked Joan if she would appear as Matron Sloane and at first she was very reluctant. Valda was a popular character on the long-running soap Neighbours.

Actress Joan Sydney, who best known for playing Valda Sheergold in Australian soap Neighbours, has passed away at the age 83, after a seven-decade long ...

'Well, I never," she recalled. "And I said, 'Are you kidding me? Joan quickly became a household name when she first shot to fame in Australia, and she proved that she was a true star thanks to her seven-decade long career in the showbiz industry.

Neighbours star Joan Sydney has died aged 83. The beloved actress passed away peacefully, her friend Sally-Anne Upton said. Joan rose to fame after her role ...

Comedy is never as easy as it looks, and this lady made it look effortless. “Joan Sydney what a career, what a presence E Street, Neighbours, and her Logie win for A Country Practice and an incredible theatrical career,” Andrew Mercado said. This is terrible news indeed. Joan then went on to star in E Street, All Saints and finally Neighbours, in which she played Valda Sheergold. She went on to win the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress for the role in 1989. Joan rose to fame after her role as Matron Sloane on A Country Practice, featuring in 453 episodes between 1983 and 1990.

Logie Award-winning actress, Joan Sydney, has died in her Sydney home, aged 86, after a long illness. Best known for her role as Matron Maggie Sloane in A ...

She settled in the Sydney suburb of Balmain where she lived with her sister. She won a silver Logie for most popular actress for her performance in 1989. She chose Sydney - her middle name - as a stage name after a tour to Germany when she was told her name - Joan King sounded too similiar to “Joking”.