judy norton - taylor played the mother in the thorn birds.
who played the mother in the thorn birds?
judy norton - taylor
the thorn birds (miniseries)





























the thorn birds is an american television miniseries broadcast on abc from march 27 to 30, 1983. it starred richard chamberlain, rachel ward, barbara stanwyck, christopher plummer, piper laurie, jean simmons, richard kiley, bryan brown, mare winningham and philip anglim. it was directed by daryl duke and based on a novel of the same name by colleen mccullough. the series was enormously successful and became the united states' second highest-rated miniseries of all time behind "roots"; both series were produced by television veteran david l. wolper.





























section::::development.
the thorn birds (miniseries)
section::::winners and nominees.:television.:best supporting actress – tv series, miniseries or tv film.





























"' barbara stanwyck - "the thorn birds"





























bullet::::- polly holliday - ""





























bullet::::- angela lansbury - ""





























bullet::::- piper laurie - "the thorn birds"





























bullet::::- jean simmons - "the thorn birds"





























bullet::::- victoria tennant - "the winds of war"





























section::::award breakdown.





























section::::award breakdown.:television.





























bullet::::- 4 / 8 the thorn birds: best actor - miniseries or tv film, miniseries or tv film & supporting actor and actress





























bullet::::- 2 / 4 "dynasty": best actor and series - drama





























bullet::::- 1 / 1 "falcon crest": best actress - drama series
41st golden globe awards