Arkie Whiteley

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Arkie Whiteley
Born
Deya Whiteley

(1964-11-06)6 November 1964
Westminster, London, England[citation needed]
Died19 December 2001(2001-12-19) (aged 37)
Sydney, Australia
Resting placeLavender Bay, Sydney, Australia
OccupationActress
Spouses
  • Christopher Kuhn
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    ​
    (m. 1995; div. 1999)​
  • Jim Elliott
    ​
    (m. 2001)​

Arkie Deya Whiteley (6 November 1964 – 19 December 2001) was an Australian actress who appeared in television and film.

Early life and education

Whiteley's parents were the renowned Australian artist Brett Whiteley and cultural figure Wendy Whiteley. According to her obituary in The Times newspaper, when living with her parents at the Hotel Chelsea in New York as an infant, her babysitter was singer Janis Joplin.[1] Arkie was educated at Ascham School in Sydney and at an alternative school: the Australian International School at North Ryde, Sydney. She also attended Cremorne Girls High.

Career

Her television and film work included A Town Like Alice, Razorback, Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, Gallowglass, Princess Caraboo and The Last Musketeer with Robson Green.[2] She also appeared in the television series Prisoner as troubled prostitute/junkie Donna Mason and in early episodes of A Country Practice.[3][4]

After her father's overdose in 1992,[5] she negotiated with the New South Wales government to purchase his studio and run it as a studio museum managed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.[6]

Personal life

Whiteley married her first husband Christopher Kuhn in 1995;[7] they divorced in 1999. She married her second husband Jim Elliott in December 2001, shortly before she died from adrenal cancer on December 19, at age 37. She had a seven-year relationship with actor Paul Rhys, who nursed her during her illness.

She was cremated at Sydney's Northern Suburbs Crematorium. Both Arkie's and her father Brett's ashes are buried in an undisclosed location in Wendy's Secret Garden in the Sydney North Shore suburb of Lavender Bay.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1980Slippery SlideTV movie
1981The Killing of Angel StreetTina BensonFeature film
Mad Max 2: The Road WarriorThe Captain's GirlFeature film
1984RazorbackSarah CameronFeature film
1989ScandalVickyFeature film
1990The Secret Life of Ian FlemingGallinaTV movie
1994Princess CarabooBettyFeature film
1999Without WarningMegan TurnerTV movie
2000The Last MusketeerDr. Elizabeth FraserTV movie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1978People Like UsYoung Elaine FrithMiniseries, 3 episodes
1979A Place in the WorldMiniseries, 1 episode
1980Spring & FallAngelaEpisode: "The Last Card"
1981Menotti1 episode
Sporting ChanceEpisode 2: "Nobody Loves A Loser"
A Town Like AliceAnnieMiniseries, 2 episodes
A Country PracticeJenny Secombe2 episodes
1982PrisonerDonna Mason13 episodes
1983–1984KingsAlison King13 episodes
1990Screen TwoMaryEpisode: "Drowning in the Shallow End"
Perfect ScoundrelsFleur2 episodes
1991Van der ValkRuth Van Der ValkEpisode: "Doctor Hoffmann's Children"
4 PlayGirl on beachEpisode: "But Beautiful"
1992Love HurtsAnnabel Golding2 episodes
Natural LiesJo Scott3 episodes
1993GallowglassNinaMiniseries, 3 episodes
Sweating BulletsPatsy StrattonEpisode: "The Patsy"
1995CasualtyEleanor MorriseyEpisode: "Money for Nothing"
1996–1997Kavanagh QCHelen Ames6 episodes
1998The GrandMadame Euphrasine de Bourg D'OisansEpisode: "#2.5"
McCallumCatrinEpisode: "Beyond Good and Evil"
2000A Dinner of HerbsMadeleine CottleMiniseries, 3 episodes
2001A Touch of FrostDr. Helena GibsonEpisode: "Benefit of the Doubt: Part 1" (final appearance)

References

  1. ↑ "Brett Whiteley's American Dream came true at New York's Hotel Chelsea". The Australian. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Arkie Whiteley". BFI. Archived from the original on 18 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Prisoner: Cell Block H – episode 290". www.wwwentworth.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "Arkie Whiteley". Aveleyman. Archived from the original on 19 November 2023.
  5. ↑ Katrina, Strickland (2013). Affairs of the art : love, loss and power in the art world. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Publishing. ISBN 978-0-522-85862-4. OCLC 829995695.
  6. ↑ "Studio history :: About the Studio :: Brett Whiteley Studio :: Art Gallery NSW". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "The will to win – smh.com.au". www.smh.com.au. 14 December 2002. Retrieved 25 October 2017.