NANCYE HAYES, OAM is an actor, dancer, choreographer and director who began her illustrious career in J.C Williamson's production of My Fair Lady in 1961. However, it was the title role of Charity in Sweet Charity in 1967 that established her name. Since then she has sung and danced her way through a cavalcade of musical successes including Pippin; Irene; Annie; Chicago; Guys and Dolls, which won her a Victorian Green Room Award, the Norman Kessell Memorial Award and the Sydney Theatre Critics' Circle Award for Best Actress; Sweeney Todd; Nine and 42ND Street for which she received a Mo Award for best supporting female musical performer. Her other stage credits include Broadway Bound; Show Boat; Same Time Next Year; The Glass Menagerie; Steel Magnolias; Stepping Out; Follies in Concert and most recently The Snow Queen.

Nancye has made numerous television appearances including guest roles in Home and Away; Blue Heelers; The Dismissal; The Last Bastion; The Sullivans; Carson's Law; Rafferty's Rules and GP and hosted ABC TV's Once in a Blue Moon. Other credits include My Fair Lady for Victoria State Opera (Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane seasons), Falsettos for Sydney Theatre Company and Guys and Dolls for NIDA.

Nancye's directing talents have most recently been on display in Australia's Leading Ladies for Brisbane Festival; The Wizard of Oz (GFO & SEL Macks Entertainment); The World Goes Round (WAPPA); The 3 Divas (Christine Dunstan Productions); Annie (The Frost Organisation) and Gypsy, starring Judi Connelli, as part of the Encore Series for The Production Company. Nancye also worked as associate director alongside Judy Davis on Barrymore for the Sydney Theatre Company.

Nancye's first cabaret show Nancye with an E, written and directed by Tony Sheldon, has played throughout Australia and is available on CD. Nancye Hayes was honoured to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award both in 1997 (Variety Club) and again in 2003 (Green Room).