Actor / Actress
Actor / Actress
Briony Behets (born 21 July 1951) is an English-Australian 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 high-profile 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 school-based 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.
Briony Behets is known for work in acting across film and television. New Release currently presents 26 verified screen credits connected to this profile.
Selected work includes Not Quite Hollywood (2008), The Saddle Club (2001), Flair (1990), Cassandra (1987), Long Weekend (1979), Alvin Purple (1976), Bluey (1976), Class of... (1974). The recorded credits span 1964 to 2008, including 11 movies and 15 TV shows.
The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles. This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.
MovieNot Quite Hollywood
TV ShowThe Saddle Club
TV ShowFlair
MovieCassandra
MovieLong Weekend
TV ShowAlvin Purple
TV ShowBluey
TV ShowClass of...
TV ShowBirds in the Bush
TV ShowJAG
TV ShowNumber 96
TV ShowMurder, She Wrote
TV ShowE Street
TV ShowThe Flying Doctors
TV ShowHomicide
TV ShowMatlock Police
TV ShowThe Young Doctors
TV ShowThe Evil Touch
MovieNightmares
MovieInside Looking Out
MovieSkin Deep
MovieAllie & Me
MovieAlvin Rides Again
MovieNight of Fear
MovieThe Heroes
MovieThe Trespassers