Arkie Whiteley
Born
Deya Whiteley

(1964-11-06)6 November 1964
Died19 December 2001(2001-12-19) (aged 37)
Resting placeLavender Bay, New South Wales, Australia
OccupationActress
Spouses
  • Christopher Kuhn
    (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 the prestigious 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, 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
1978; 1979The Mike Walsh ShowGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1978People Like UsYoung Elaine FrithTV miniseries, 3 episodes
1979A Place In The WorldTV miniseries, 1 episode
1979; 1980The Mike Walsh ShowGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1980Spring & FallAngelaTV series, Episode: "The Last Card"
1980; 1983The Mike Walsh ShowGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1981MenottiTV series, 1 episode
1981A Sporting ChanceTV series, 1 episode 2: "Nobody Loves A Loser"
1981A Town Like AliceAnnieTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1981Parkinson in AustraliaGuestTV series, 1 episode
1981A Country PracticeJenny SecombeTV series, 2 episodes
1982PrisonerDonna MasonTV series, 13 episodes
1983The Mike Walsh ShowGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1983–84KingsAlison KingTV series, 13 episodes
1990Screen TwoMaryTV series, 1 Episode: "Drowning in the Shallow End"
1990Perfect ScoundrelsFleurTV series, 2 episodes
1991Van der ValkRuth Van Der ValkTV series, 1 episode: "Doctor Hoffmann's Children"
19914 PlayGirl on beachTV series, 1 episode: "But Beautiful"
1992Love HurtsAnnabel GoldingTV series, 2 episodes
1992Natural LiesJo ScottTV series, 3 episodes
1993GallowglassNinaTV miniseries, 3 episodes
1993Sweating BulletsPatsy StrattonTV series, 1 episode: "The Patsy"
1995CasualtyEleanor MorriseyTV series, 1 episode: "Money for Nothing"
1996–97Kavanagh QCHelen AmesTV series, 6 episodes
1998The GrandMadame Euphrasine de Bourg D'OisansTV series, 1 episode: "Episode #2.5"
1998McCallumCatrinTV series, 1 episode: "Beyond Good and Evil"
2000A Dinner of HerbsMadeleine CottleTV miniseries, 3 episodes
2001A Touch of FrostDr. Helena GibsonTV series, 1 episode: "Benefit of the Doubt: Part 1" (final appearance)

References

  1. "Living the dream". 29 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".
  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.
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