Editing Virginia Hey

{{short description|Australian actress}}
{{Unreliable sources|date=June 2010}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2011}}
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| caption            = Virginia Hey at [[DeepCon]], 2007
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| birth_date         = {{bda|1952|6|19|df=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
| years_active       = 1981–present
| height             = {{convert|178|cm|ftin|abbr=on}}
| death_date         = 
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}}

'''Virginia Hey''' (born 19 June 1952) is an Australian actress, known for her role as [[Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan]] in the science fiction television series ''[[Farscape]]'', playing the "Warrior Woman" in ''[[Mad Max 2|Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior]]'', and various roles in television drama series, such as lawyer Jennifer St James in ''[[E Street (television show)|E Street]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edenstreet.net/jennifer.htm|title=Jennifer St James played by Virginia Hey|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>

==Career ==
Hey began her career as a fashion model after being discovered at a bus stop by [[POL (magazine)|''POL'' magazine]] editor Wendy Adnam.<ref>{{cite web |title=About Virginia Hey |url=http://www.virginiahey.com/about.html |website=VirginiaHey.com |access-date=22 March 2019}}</ref> Hey appeared on several magazine covers and started her acting career in television advertisements (57 in all), television dramas and films in Australia and the UK.

In 1979, Hey appeared in live TV performances with [[The Buggles]] for their song "[[Video Killed the Radio Star]]", including on the BBC's ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' and on German television.<ref>{{cite web |title= Buggles - Video killed the radio star 1979 Top of The Pops |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZ7F7isIZE  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/ngZ7F7isIZE |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=5 November 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Virginia Hey - The Buggles - Video Killed The Radio Star (Music Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjpyIGlRacA  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/cjpyIGlRacA |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|via=[[YouTube]] |access-date=22 March 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>  However, she does not appear in the official [[music video]]. (The official video for the same song is remembered best for being the first music video broadcast on [[MTV]] in 1981.) Hey appeared in the [[Mama's Boys]] rock video for their hit single "Needle in the Groove" in 1985.

Her film and television credits include the Warrior Woman in ''[[Mad Max 2|Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior]]'' and General Pushkin's girlfriend in the Bond film ''[[The Living Daylights]]''. She is well known for the role of the blue-skinned alien priestess Zotoh Zhaan in ''[[Farscape]]'', for which she was nominated for [[Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress on Television|Best Supporting Actress on Television]] by the [[Saturn Awards]].{{citation needed|date=December 2010}} She left the show early in the third season for health and personal reasons: the prosthetic makeup worn over her head and chest to achieve Zhaan's appearance and the stress of the long filming days caused her kidneys to bleed, subsequently causing a decline in her health, and she grew tired of having to shave her head and eyebrows for the role.<ref>Zhaan Forever: Interview on the ''[[Farscape]]'' extra features DVD</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.virginiahey.com/archives/2004/08/why_did_i_leave.php |title=Why did I leave Farscape? |access-date=2007-10-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000228/http://www.virginiahey.com/archives/2004/08/why_did_i_leave.php |archivedate=27 September 2007}} 11 August 2004, Virginia Hey.com</ref>

Hey has also appeared in various Australian soap operas including ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner (Cell Block H)]]'' as Leigh Templar, ''[[Neighbours]]'' as Beth Travers, ''[[E Street (television show)|E Street]]'' as Jennifer St. James, and ''[[Pacific Drive (TV series)|Pacific Drive]]'' as Margaux Hayes.

Since leaving ''Farscape'', Hey has started her own company, White Flower Lei, which manufactures perfumes and soaps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whiteflowerlei.com|title=The Coming soon Website Template – Home :: w3layouts|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref> She currently resides in the UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginiahey.com|title=Virginia Hey|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>

===Meditation===
Hey teaches [[meditation]] across the United States and UK, and is certified in [[natural therapy]].<ref>''An Interview With Virginia Hey'' by William Lee Rand. ''[[Reiki]] News'' Magazine. Summer 2005.</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Mad Max 2|Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior]]'' || {{sort|Warrior Woman|The Warrior Woman}} ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[Norman Loves Rose]]'' || {{sort|Girlfriend|The Girlfriend}} ||
|-
| 1982 || ''[[The Return of Captain Invincible]]'' || Beautician ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Castaway (film)|Castaway]]'' || Janice ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[The Living Daylights]]'' || Rubavitch ||
|-
| 1988 || ''Pathos – Segreta inquietudine'' || Diane || aka ''A Taste for Fear''<br>[[Italy|Italian]] film
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Signal One]]'' || Toni || aka ''Bullet Down Under''
|-
| 1999 || ''Game Room'' || Dr. Greta Davis ||
|-
| 2011 || ''Alien Armageddon'' || Ute ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' || Herself - The Buggles || 1 episode
|-
| 1982 || ''[[The Don Lane Show]]'' || Herself || 1 episode
|-
| 1982 || ''[[The Daryl Somers Show]]'' || Herself || 1 episode
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'' || Leigh Templar || 14 episodes
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Timeslip]]'' || Jenny ||
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Big Deal (TV series)|Big Deal]]'' || Ticket officer || Episode: "Popping Across the Pond"
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Mussolini: The Untold Story]]'' || Young Woman || TV miniseries<br>1 episode
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Neighbours]]'' || [[Beth Travers]] || 8 episodes
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Vietnam (miniseries)|Vietnam]]'' || Journalist || TV miniseries<br>1 episode
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Network 7]]'' || Chablis || 1 episode
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Mission: Impossible (1988 TV series)|Mission: Impossible]]'' || Danielle || Episode: "The Killer"
|-
| 1989 || ''[[Dolphin Cove (TV series)|Dolphin Cove]]'' || Alison Mitchell || 8 episodes
|-
| 1989–1990 || ''[[E Street (TV series)|E Street]]'' || Jennifer St. James || 56 episodes
|-
| 1990–1993 || ''[[Tonight Live with Steve Vizard]]'' || Herself || 5 episodes
|-
| 1992 || ''Street Stories'' || Herself || 1 episode
|-
| 1993 || ''Ernie and Denise'' || Herself || 1 episode
|-
| 1993 || ''[[A Current Affair (Australian TV program)|A Current Affair]]'' || Herself || 2 episodes
|-
| 1993–1997 || ''[[Midday (Australian TV program)|Ray Martin at Midday]]'' || Herself || 2 episodes
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Paradise Beach]]'' || Val Sterling ||
|-
| 1994 || ''Signal One: Behind The Scenes'' || Herself || TV special
|-
| 1994–1998 || ''[[Good Morning Australia (1992 TV program)|Good Morning Australia]]'' || Herself || 6 episodes
|-
| 1994 || ''Love Rules'' || Herself || 1 episode
|-
| 1994 || ''Hello: Home Shopping'' || Herself || TV infomercial
|-
| 1994 || ''Live It Up'' || Herself || 1 episode
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Midday (Australian TV program)|Midday with Derryn Hinch]]'' || Herself || 1 episode
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Pacific Drive (TV series)|Pacific Drive]]'' || Margeaux Hayes ||
|-
| 1996 || ''[[Flipper (1995 TV series)|Flipper]]'' || Adams || Episode: "The Pearl Maker"
|-
| 1997 || ''Monday to Friday'' || Herself || 1 episode
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Home and Away]]'' || Gillian || 3 episodes
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Roar (1997 TV series)|Roar]]'' || Queen Una || Episode: "Pilot"
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Midday (Australian TV program)|Midday With Kerri-Anne]]'' || Herself || 1 episode
|-
| 1997 || ''Sex and Beyond: 25 Years Of Cleo'' || Herself || TV special
|-
| 1998 || ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' || Joanna Travers || Episode: "Yesterday's News"
|-
| 1999–2002 || ''[[Farscape]]'' || Regular roles: [[Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan]] / Dr. Jane Komenski || 50 episodes
|-
| 2012 || ''[[FedCon|FedCon XXI]]'' || Herself || [[Germany|German]] film documentary
|-
| 2014 || ''Ckds at the Cons: Chippenham 2014'' || Herself || TV documentary
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Rick and Morty]]'' || Gazorpian (voice) || Episode: "[[Raising Gazorpazorp]]" 
|-
| 2014–2016 || ''From the Mouths of Babes'' || Herself || 4 episodes
|-
| 2015 || ''Kosmos'' || Lead role: Diana Lord || 5 episodes
|-
| TBA || ''Gracemarch'' || Mary March || TV movie
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2002 || ''[[Farscape: The Game]]'' || Pa'u Zotoh Zhaan (voice) ||
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0382162|name=Virginia Hey}}

{{Main cast of Farscape}}
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