Angela D'Audney
| Angela D'Audney | |
|---|---|
| Born | Angela Louise Cerdan 26 August 1944 London, England |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Auckland, New Zealand |
| Cause of death | Brain tumour |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Education | University of Auckland |
| Occupation | Television and radio broadcaster, news anchor |
| Years active | 1973–2001 |
| Known for | |
| Home town | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Spouse(s) | Haddo D'Audney (m. 1965–72)[1] |
Angela Louise D'Audney (née Cerdan, 26 August 1944 – 6 February 2002) was a New Zealand television news anchor and actress. She was the first woman to regularly anchor nationwide news bulletins on New Zealand television in 1973, and continued presenting news regularly until 1997 and occasionally until 2001, when failing health forced her to leave her role at Television New Zealand.[2]
Early life
Born Angela Louise Cerdan in London, her parents separated when she was a toddler. D'Audney spent the first few years of her life in Brazil with her Jewish Orthodox mother and sister before moving with her family to Auckland in the early 1950s. She was homeschooled and developed a love for languages.[3] She became a naturalised New Zealand citizen in 1956,[4] and married Haddo D'Audney in 1965; they were later divorced.[1]
Career
D'Audney began her career in broadcasting on the New Zealand Broadcasting Corporation's local news broadcasts in 1962, working part-time while studying microbiology at the University of Auckland. She gave up her studies to become a full-time broadcaster, moving on to national news presentation in 1973. Other roles included hosting the arts programme Kaleidoscope, and current events digest Eye Witness News. She also worked occasionally as an actress, and in 1982 shocked the public by appearing topless in the television comedy play The Venus Touch.[2][5] She continued as a current affairs presenter and occasional newsreader until 2001, gradually shifting her focus from television work to radio.
In May 2001,[2] D'Audney was diagnosed with a brain tumour, which proved to be cancerous, and underwent an operation two weeks later. She died in February 2002 at the age of 57.[2] During her last year, she wrote and published her autobiography, Angela: A Wonderful Life.[2]
She is buried in the Jewish section of Waikumete Cemetery.
Legacy
After her death, the Angela D'Audney Trust was set up to raise funds for cancer treatment in New Zealand.[6][7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Veteran broadcaster D'Audney dies", Television New Zealand 6 February 2002. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ Angela D'Audney, Jewish Online Museum
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Casserly, P. "Nude D'Audney tops legendary NZ TV moments", New Zealand Herald, 12 March 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "Broadcaster Angela D’Audney’s cancer treatment wish now real", scoop.co.nz. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ Johnston, M. "TVNZ weather presenter honours dying wish", New Zealand Woman's Weekly, 22 February 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
External links
- Angela D'Audney at the Internet Movie Database
- Angela D'Audney at nzonscreen.com, includes several video clips
- D'Audney's grave at findagrave.com
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- 1944 births
- 2002 deaths
- English emigrants to New Zealand
- Naturalised citizens of New Zealand
- English Jews
- New Zealand radio presenters
- New Zealand television presenters
- New Zealand Jews
- New Zealand people of English-Jewish descent
- University of Auckland alumni
- New Zealand autobiographers
- Cancer deaths in New Zealand
