Briony Behets

Briony Behets born 21 July 1951 is an EnglishAustralian former actress who found fame acting in Australian television soap operas of the 1970s and 1980s At age 17 she was accepted into the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London studying there for two years After completing the course she travelled to the United States as part of a student exchange project working there as a nightclub dancer Behets subsequently enjoyed several highprofile television roles in Australia She was an original cast member of soap opera Number 96 playing Helen Eastwood in 1972 but her character was written out of the serial after only a few months She was subsequently a member of the original cast of another adult soap The Box starting in 1974 and her role in that series lasted 14 months After leaving The Box she appeared for a short stint in Bellbird before taking an ongoing role in the schoolbased teen soap Class of 75 Film roles included the joint lead with Judy Morris in The Trespassers 1976 for which she was nominated for a Best Actress Award Raw Deal 1977 Inside Looking Out 1977 Long Weekend 1978 In the 2000s she also guest starred in some US drama series such as JAG She returned to Neighbours in July 2008 in another role as Kate Newton a romantic interest for Harold Bishop She had also starred alongside Ian Smith in Neighbours 21 years earlier in 1987 when she played a different character Her latest role saw her as a regular on The Saddle Club series three as the second actor to portray Mrs Reg