‘Look Who’s Here!’ - Stage and Television Legend; Hazel Phillips

Hazel Phillips is an authentic entertainment legend in the Australian landscape. At the age of 92, she has achieved tremendous longevity in a career that is notoriously precarious. She has conquered screens and stages, as an actor and singer. She has hosted and presented; painted, written and composed. All delivered with inspirational resilience and immense personality. She has appeared on television since its inception. Her many credits include the original Beauty and the Beast and The Mavis Bramston Show. Her own talk show, Girl Talk, was the first midday show on television and ran daily for four years. The program took her to Hollywood for a series of celebrity interviews that included Bing Crosby, Paul Newman, Omar Shariff and Fess Parker. Girl Talk made Hazel the most popular female personality on Australian television and in 1967 she was awarded the gold and bronze Logies. Since then, she has appeared in every branch of the media - TV, films, theatre, cabaret, radio and journalism. Hazel has written, starred and appeared in three musicals of her own, as well as thirty other musicals and several movies. She has appeared in plays for Queensland Theatre Company, including leads in The Circle, Pride and Prejudice, Shakespeare's Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor. For J.C. Williamsons, Hazel played Adriana in the Rodgers and Hart musical, The Boys from Syracuse. Hazel has recently completed movie and television projects and declares that the word ‘retirement’ is not in her vocabulary. She was awarded the OAM in the 2005 Queen's Birthday Honours for her contribution to television and the entertainment industry. The STAGES podcast is available to access and subscribe from Spotify and Apple podcasts. Or from wherever you access your favourite podcasts. A conversation with creatives about craft and career. Recipient of Best New Podcast at 2019 Australian Podcast Awards. Follow socials on instagram (stagespodcast) and facebook (Stages). www.stagespodcast.com.au