Beth Buchanan
Born
Beth Christine Buchanan

(1972-03-10) 10 March 1972
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation(s)Actress, Social Worker
Years active1980–present
Children3

Beth Christine Buchanan, born on 10 March 1972, is an Australian actress and social worker. She is best known for the television roles in sitcom Hey Dad!, Gemma Ramsay in Neighbours, and Susan Croydon in Blue Heelers. She was also a long-standing member of the Ranters Theatre Company.[1]

Early life

Buchanan was born in Sydney, the daughter of musician Tony Buchanan (formerly of Crossfire) and teacher Jo Buchanan. She is the youngest of three children; her brother Miles and sister Simone are also actors.

Career

Buchanan's television work includes appearances in Secret Valley, Runaway Island, Island Trader, Pirates Island, A Country Practice, Home and Away, Stingers, Hey Dad (where her older sister Simone starred as Debbie Kelly), and The Brittas Empire. Her longest running part, between 1994 and 2006, was the recurring role of Susan Croydon (the daughter of Tom Croydon), in the popular series Blue Heelers. Major storylines included becoming a school teacher; attempting to take the blame when drugs were planted in her and Tom's home; and losing her baby as a result of a hit-and-run targeted at her father. Buchanan played Rita Heywood in both series of ABC1's journalism-orientated comedy Lowdown.

Film roles have included Newsfront, Fluteman, A Good Thing Going, Fortress (1986) – based on the Faraday School kidnapping – The Rogue Stallion, and The King. Buchanan also played the title character in Peter Long's short A Telephone Call for Genevieve Snow (2000). Adapted from the story by Carmel Bird, it won the Silver Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2000.[2]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1980Secret ValleyBethTV series, 9 episodes
1982-88A Country PracticeEmma Stevenson / Fern Bowen / Becky Mason / Mrs Kafoops / Janis Burnett / Amanda PetersenTV series, 10 episodes
1984Five Mile CreekBessieTV series, 1 episode
1984Runaway IslandNancyTV miniseries
1987The Flying DoctorsJulie ClearyTV series, 1 episode
1987The Haunted SchoolVanessaTV miniseries, 8 episodes
1988Home and AwayElyce Davis / Elyce HartTV series, 8 episodes
1989Hey Dad..!ElaineTV series, 3 episodes
1990-91NeighboursGemma RamsayTV series
1994The Brittas EmpireStephanieTV series, season 4, episode 3
1994-2004Blue HeelersSusan CroydonTV series, 15 episodes
1996Halifax f.p.Denise CrowTV series, 1 episode
1999Law of the LandDanni CairnsTV series, 1 episode
StingersTV series
2010-12LowdownRita HeywoodTV series, seasons 1 & 2, 16 episodes
2014This is LittletonDaisy's MotherTV series, 1 episode
2019, 2022NeighboursGemma RamsayTV series

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1978NewsfrontFeature film
1978A Good Thing GoingLittle girl in supermarket (uncredited)TV movie
1982FlutemanWendyFeature film
1982Island TraderJoanneTV movie
1983Zero ZeroChildTV movi
1985FortressLeanneFeature film
1986Body BusinessCTV movie
1986The Last FrontierZoe HannonTV movie
1988Touch the Sun: Princess KateBenedicteTV movie
1990The Rogue StallionAnna PetersonTV movie
1990Pirates IslandSarahTV movie
1992Mission Top SecretDanielleTV movie
1992The Phantom HorsemanCharlotteFeature film
2000A Telephone Call for Genevieve SnowGenevieve SnowShort film
2002The Hard WordNurseFeature film
2003The Situation RoomShort film
2007The KingVal WesleyTV movie
2006The Tragedy of Hamlet Prince of DenmarkOpheliaFilm
2018The Couple Enjoy a BathShort film

Personal life

Buchanan has three sons (Cinto, born 2004; Cesare, born 2007; and Tancredi, born 2010) with her ex partner, playwright Raimondo Cortese. She is an accredited Social Worker with a Master of Social Work (RMIT), has an Arts Diploma in Professional Writing and Editing (RMIT) and an Honours Degree in Performance Writing (Victoria University).[1][3][4]

References and notes

  1. 1 2 Usher, Robin (17 July 2008) "Swimming in success" SMH.com.au (Retrieved: 1 March 2010)
  2. ↑ "About Carmel Bird" CarmelBird.com (Retrieved: 1 March 2010)
  3. ↑ Yeap, Sue (16 April 2010). "Making news for laughs". TheWest.com.au. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  4. ↑ Usher, Robin (9 May 2005) "Writing of lives less ordinary" TheAge.com.au (Retrieved: 1 March 2010)


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