Abigail

Abigail

Abigail became Australia's undisputed number 1 female sex symbol through her role as virginal blonde Bev Houghton in Number 96 (1972). English born Abigail was educated in France. Her mother was a Ceylonese (Sri Lankan) of Dutch Burgher/Eurasian ethnicity. Abigail came to Australia in 1971 and played female lead in "There's a Girl in My Soup" in Perth. Moved to Sydney and got noticed in a TV commercial in which she played a Marilyn Monroe type bombshell opposite Phil Silvers. Landed the role of Bev in Number 96. Was an original cast member and one of the most popular stars of the series, though Abigail quickly tired of the monotonous storylines for Bev (she was a shy virgin and the scriptwriters conspired to simply throw her into bed with a series of men) and after several public disagreements with the show's producers left suddenly in June 1973. The role of Bev was hastily recast, with the new actress taking over mid-episode. Abigail was the only major star of the series not to appear in the movie version released in 1974. Abigail had difficulty gaining many serious roles after leaving the series, and appeared in several bit-parts closely following the contours of her sex-symbol image in various sex-comedy films of the mid 1970s. Later appeared in several comedy roles on the stage, played a prim French teacher in school based drama Class of '74 (1974) and a super-efficient secretary in the early episodes of hospital soap The Young Doctors (1976). Was finally lured back to Number 96 in 1976 briefly playing a new character called Eve who was to appear in a proposed spin-off series with Elaine Lee though the new series was never picked-up. Retired from acting and lived on a banana plantation in Queensland. Publicly criticized the increasingly overt sex-scenes and violence featured in the later episodes of Number 96. In 1984 after a long absence from the limelight was cast as comic heroine Caroline Morrell in television soap Sons and Daughters (1982) by producers desperate to revamp the show after the departure of the series most famous character Patricia "Pat the Rat" Hamilton portrayed by Rowena Wallace. Abigail's character was a great success and the show survived a further three years with Caroline quickly becoming one of the central characters. She continued with the series until its demise in 1987. Later appeared in guest roles on TV shows such as the long-running series Neighbours (1985), and was added to the cast of floundering series Chances (1991) in a last ditch attempt to spice up its quickly fading popularity. In return to her sex-comedy roots, Abigail's Chances character was a sex-therapist named Bambi Chute.

  • Title : Abigail
  • Popularity : 1.38
  • Known For : Acting
  • Birthday : 1946-07-23
  • Place of Birth : London, England, UK
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  • Also Known As : Abigail Rogan
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Abigail Movies

  • 1990
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    Sher Mountain Killings Mystery

    Sher Mountain Killings Mystery

    4 1990 HD

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  • 1973
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    Alvin Purple

    Alvin Purple

    5.6 1973 HD

    Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help...

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  • 1974
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    Alvin Rides Again

    Alvin Rides Again

    4.8 1974 HD

    Alvin Purple, a man who can't hold down a job because of his voracious sexual appetite, impersonates a dead American Gangster.

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  • 1977
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    All at Sea

    All at Sea

    5 1977 HD

    A saucy comedy treat from the vaults that stars cast members from "Blankety Blanks", "The Celebrity Game" and "No 96" as a group of misfits...

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  • 1984
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    Melvin, Son of Alvin

    Melvin, Son of Alvin

    4 1984 HD

    A shy young man is irresistible to women.

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  • 1976
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    The Adventures of Eliza Fraser

    The Adventures of Eliza Fraser

    4.8 1976 HD

    An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they're shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia.

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  • 1988
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    Breaking Loose

    Breaking Loose

    2.8 1988 HD

    A young man leaves home in search of his fathers backgound in a small country town and gets mixed up with all sorts of weird and wild characters.

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  • 1975
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    The True Story of Eskimo Nell

    The True Story of Eskimo Nell

    4.7 1975 HD

    The bawdy saga of the most infamous whomper of all time.

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  • 1976
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    The Young Doctors

    The Young Doctors

    6.7 1976 HD

    The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned...

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  • 1972
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    Number 96

    Number 96

    4.5 1972 HD

    Number 96 was a popular Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill Harmon of the Cash Harmon Television production...

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  • 1990
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    Elly & Jools

    Elly & Jools

    1 1990 HD

    Elly & Jools is an Australian children's television series that originally aired on the Nine Network in 1990. It starred Rebecca Smart as Elinor...

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  • 1991
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    Chances

    Chances

    3 1991 HD

    Chances was an Australian evening soap opera, produced from 1991 to 1992. It told the story of the average middle-class Taylor family whose lives are...

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  • 1989
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    Bodysurfer

    Bodysurfer

    1 1989 HD

    Bodysurfer charts the odyssey of David Lang. Searching beyond mid-life crisis, David finds unanswered questions of his childhood can lead him toward...

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  • 1982
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    Sons and Daughters

    Sons and Daughters

    6.3 1982 HD

    Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation between 1981 and...

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  • 1987
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    Rafferty's Rules

    Rafferty's Rules

    6 1987 HD

    Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network. Rafferty's Rules was one of the first...

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  • 1974
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    Class of...

    Class of...

    1 1974 HD

    Class of '74 was a secondary school-based, daily soap opera produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and screened on the Seven Network in Australia...

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