Virginia Hey

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Biography

Award nominated Australian actress Virginia Hey has achieved prominence and success not only nationally throughout her native Australia , but also around the world. Virginia Hey, devotee of health and wellbeing, is best known worldwide for her roles on TV and film, however all throughout her adult life Virginia has also pursued her passion for studying natural therapies, Reiki, nutrition and Homoeopathy, as well as perfume and soap design and inner and outer beauty. Miss Hey also loves outer beautyand style and was a fashion editor/stylist for 2 magazines in Australia. Miss Hey moved from Sydney to Los Angeles in 2002, and in 2012 located to the UK touring making personal appearances and also teaching meditation. Miss Hey has her own signature range of exquisite perfumed products and Meditation MP3s available on Etsy.com www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Whiteflowerlei White Flower Lei launched officially in LA in 2002. About: Born in Sydney, Australia, Ms. Hey divided her time and education between her hometown and London. Virginia has an extensive bio and a 37 year track history with the entertainment, fashion, natural health and beauty industry in Australia and the UK. Miss Hey's acting career began following a successful modeling career, where she was spotted by casting directors and placed in her big screen debut with Mel Gibson in the film classic Mad Max 2: Road Warrior, in which she portrayed Warrior Woman. Since then, Ms. Hey has also appeared with numerous international stars, including George C. Scott in Mussolini, Heath Ledger in Roar, James Bond 007 Timothy Dalton in The Living Daylights, and Christopher Atkins in Signal One. Her career in front of the camera started as a fashion model whilst she was attending a Fine Arts diploma course, soon she found herself snapped-up by casting folk and began her acting career opposite Mel Gibson in her first big break in _Mad Max 2 So Virginia has become such a fan favourite at personal appearances all over the world, and to this day attends an Appearance several times a month. Virginia is a natural entertainer and has always had a love affair also with radio during her 40 years in the entertainment business. Since moving to the UK Miss Hey has had 2 of her own radio chat shows and is keen to embark on further radio chat in 2017.

  • Primary profession
  • Actress
  • Country
  • Australia
  • Nationality
  • Australian
  • Gender
  • Female
  • Birth date
  • 19 June 1952
  • Place of birth
  • Sydney

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Trivia

Former girlfriend of the late Michael Hutchence.

Was discovered by a modeling agent while waiting at a bus stop in Sydney. She was waiting to catch the bus to go to her art school class.

She left "Farscape" in February 2001. Her reason for leaving was that she had shaved her hair and eyebrows for 3 years for her role as "Zhaan", and wished to grow her hair back and regain her health due to the extensive prosthetic make-up upsetting her kidneys.

Certified in natural therapies.

Appeared in the US in a well-known "Oil Of Olay" television commercial for 10 years in the 1980s, in which she played a schoolteacher who is mistaken by one of her former students as one of his own former classmates. She has appeared in 57 TV commercials in Australia and the UK.

(July 2010) Virginia is about to launch her high end brand, Virginia Hey Couture, which will debut with Vegan soy candles.

(December 2001) Now living in Los Angeles and pursuing other acting offers.

(December 2012) London, England: On an Appearance tour of the UK that completes mid 2013.

(January 2008) Has now relocated to the Fort Myers, Florida area and teaches meditation and continuing her business of aromatherapy, beauty & home products and meditation CDs.

(June 2009) Moved to Los Angeles from Australia 8 weeks ago.

(May 2004) Received her "Alien Of Extraordinary Ability" USA work visa Jan 2003. She makes personal appearances all across the USA at Sci-Fi and popular culture events. Teaches meditation and is about to launch aromatherapy, beauty & home products and meditation CDs.

(January 2014) Virginia is living in SW England and continuing her tour of Personal Appearances, having just returned from a Personal Appearance at SupaNova in Australia.

2013 saw Miss Hey return to England after a 30 year absence. Miss Hey is now making soaps and perfume for her business, White Flower Lei, and is living in SW England. Virginia continues to audition, and travels extensively doing her tour of appearance dates each month throughout the UK.

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