Judi Farr, an Australian actress who worked in theater, film, and television, was most known for her parts in a number of situation comedic shows on local television.
Later, starting in 1980, she as the woozy wife Thelma in Kingswood Country, playing a prominent regular role in a popular sitcom. In the 1982 finale, Thelma was supposed to go on a globe cruise before she departed the show. Farr did not return to the series after she sent her husband a message saying she would not be coming home.
In addition to playing these parts, Farr has had a long and active career performing in dramatic roles in theater, film, and television. In the first season of Please Like Me, she played the part of aunt Peg, which made her famous.
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After battling cancer, Farr left the industry in 2015. In the 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours, Farr was named a Member of the Order of Australia for “significant service to the performing arts as an actor”.
She won the 1992 Theatre Critics Award for Women of Troy, and in 2002, she took home the AFI Best Supporting Actress Award for her performance in Walking on Water. She will soon be seen in the documentary Unfolding Florence.