Wendy Anne-Marie Stapleton[1] (born 8 July 1954) is an Australian pop/rock singer-songwriter, musical theatre performer and television actress and presenter[2][3] Stapleton has performed as a backing singer, session musician and a solo artist; she fronted various Melbourne-based groups including Wendy Stapleton Band (1976–1978)[4] and Wendy & the Rocketts [sic] (1980–1985)[5] which had a top 30 hit single with "Play the Game" in June 1983.
At nine years old, Stapleton appeared in J. C. Williamson’s 1963 production of Noël Coward's Sail Away at Her Majesty's Theatre which starred Maggie Fitzgibbon.
[3][7] In the mid-1960s she regularly performed in further J. C. Williamson productions and made weekly appearances on GTV-9's Tarax Show on Melbourne television.
[2][6] Lead single, "Play the Game", was released in April and peaked in the top 30,[6] "Have You Been Telling Me Lies" followed in August with "Security" in November.
However, by September, the band had left for UK and Europe to tour as support for Bryan Adams and ZZ Top.
[12] She performed in Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom, a 1989 musical theatre project with Daniel Abineri, Nadine Garner and Brian Mannix;[2][3] a soundtrack of the same name was released.
[2][14][15] Yooralla, a disability support provider, recorded an advertising jingle, "Yooralla People Helping People Achieve" in use during 1993–2007, which featured lead vocals by Venetta Fields and John Paul Young with backing vocals by Stapleton and others.
[12][18] She revived her role as Springfield with another season of I Only Want to Be With You from July 1997, and toured Australia, UK and Europe into early 1998.
[2][3] Stapleton and Norton sang the theme for long running TV series, Neighbours (1985–present) used during 1999–2001 seasons.
[23] Her musical theatre work includes her performance as United Kingdom singer, Dusty Springfield in I Only Want to Be with You in 1995 and 1997–1998.
[3] As from February 2008, Stapleton hosted Wrokdown, a weekly TV music interview show, on Channel 31.