Margaret "Caz" Lederman (born c.1951/1952-prior to 2023), was an Australian former actress.
Early life Lederman was born c. 1951/1952 in Viennese parents, who had emigrated to Australia and was Jewish
She grew up on Sydney's, North Shore district and studied at the University of New South Wales, whilst taking on early stage roles as a means to pay for her education.
Career Lederman's acting career began with television commercials and bit parts in tv dramas and soap operas. She made her live debut in Tilly Devine at NIDA’s Jane Street Theatre, before spending two years working in Europe, North America and Israel.
In 1978, she starred in the comedy play Father's Day in Sydney and Melbourne, alongside Carole Cook and Anne Haddy.
Lederman appeared in numerous film and television series, including Silent Number and Young Doctors and both the film and TV versions of Number 96. She played a lead role in the Crawford Productions early 1980s TV series Holiday Island.
Her feature film and tv movie credits include thriller The Killing of Angel Street (1981), drama Winter of Our Dreams (1981), Undercover (1983), The Boy Who Had Everything (1984) and crime film Grievous Bodily Harm (1988).
She was nominated for the 1989 AFI Award for Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature for her role in 1989 drama film Malpractice.
Personal life Lederman is married to actor Bill Summers.
She was a practising Jew, and according to Jewish records, which cite her birth name as Margaret Lederman, she died sometime prior to 2023, although this has not been independently verified by the media.
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Type 1974 Number 96 Bikie chick (uncredited) Feature film1981 Winter of Our Dreams Jenny Feature film The Killing of Angel Street Nancy Feature film A Slice of Life Sally Feature film 1983 Undercover May Feature film 1984 Tail of a Tiger Lydia Feature film 1985 The Boy Who Had Everything First Prostitute Feature film 1987 Belinda Rhonda Feature film 1988 Grievous Bodily Harm Vivian Enderby Feature film 1990 Deadly Irene Feature film 1991 Fatal Bond Detective Chenko Feature film
Television Year Title Role Type 1977 The Young Doctors Policewoman 2 episodes 1978 The Young Doctors Beverley Adler Guest role 1979 Cop Shop Cathy Mercer 2 episodes 1980 Spring & Fall 1 episode 1981–1982 Holiday Island Angela Scott 64 episodes 1982, 1991, 1993 A Country Practice Daphne Jones / Anne Finlay / Betty Hartley 5 episodes 1984 Kindred Spirits Amber TV film1989 Malpractice Coral Davis TV film E Street Jackie Morris 4 episodes 1989–1990 Fresh Start Kerry TV series1990 Ring of Scorpio Pauline Miniseries, 2 episodes More Winners: The Big Wish C.W.'s Mum TV film 1991 Chances Jennifer Parsons 1 episode1992 Cluedo Janet Tipple 1 episode G.P. Mrs. Saleh 1 episode 1995 Heartbreak High Patricia 1 episode2001 Water Rats Marie James 1 episode The Finder Judy Wheelen TV film Cold Feet Real Estate Agent 1 episode 2002 All Saints Catherine Chadwick 1 episode
Theatre Year Title Role Type Tilly Devine Jane St Theatre, Sydney with NIDA 1978 Father's Day Estelle Mayfair Theatre, Sydney, Total Theatre, Melbourne with Stuart Wagstaff Enterprises 1979 Blinky Bill New South Wales tour1980 The Imaginary Invalid Angelique / Louison Playhouse, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company Travelling North Helen Civic Playhouse, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company Henry IV, Part 1 University of Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company Brecht on Brecht Playhouse, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company Bedroom Farce Susannah Newcastle Civic Theatre with Hunter Valley Theatre Company The Star Show: Tonite Heroes, Tomorrow Forgotten Merle Civic Playhouse, Newcastle with Hunter Valley Theatre Company 1985 In the Sweet Bye and Bye Ensemble Theatre, Sydney Source:
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