Wendy Padbury was born in Stratford-on-Avon. After training at the Aida Foster Stage School she did repertory work at Colwyn Bay, Bromley, Chester and Brian Rix farces.
Her television credits include The Dicki Henderson Show, Crackerjack, Crossroads, The Freewheelers, David and Goliath, Breaktime, You and Me, Merry-Go-Round, The Many Wives of Patrick, Crown Court, The Three Graces, Over to You, The Emperor's Nightingale and the role of Zoe Herriot in Doctor Who.
Wendy also has the singular distinction of having played the role of an entirely different companion when she took the part of Jenny to Trevor Martin's Doctor in the 1974 stage production of Doctor Who and the Daleks in Seven Keys to Doomsday.
Her films include Charlie Bubbles (with Albert Finney and Liza Minnelli) and The Devil's Touch. Married to well-known actor Melvyn Hayes (whose comedy series It Ain't Half Hot, Mum is currently being rebroadcast on the UK Gold satellite network), Wendy has two daughters, Joanna and Charlotte. Wendy's hobbies include upholstering, dressmaking, reading, and painting.
Visions '93 biography of Wendy Padbury, copyright 1995 by Her Majesty's Entertainment, Hoffman Estates, IL, USA. Used with permission.
It's probably rude of me to say it, but the first thing I noticed about Wendy is that she's short even by Companion standards, looking diminutive next to even Elisabeth Sladen (5'4") and Sophie Aldred (5'2.5") - small enough to fit in a suitcase, as those who attended the Visions '93 Variety Show know. She's five-feet-even and still pretty cute. (I always thought she looked great in that sparkly form-fitting outfit she used to wear as Zoe.)
Unfortunately, she's another "one that got away," whom I saw far too little of during the course of Visions '93. Here's hoping she comes to these shores again before too long.
Back to the TARDIS.