Arna-Maria Winchester

Winchester played the lead role of Carmel Stilson in the 1980 science fiction thriller film The Chain Reaction,^[3][4] alongside Steve Bisley. She also played Doona Douglas in the 1984 TV film Man of Letters,^[5] opposite Warren Mitchell.

Her other film credits included sex-comedy sequel Alvin Rides Again (1974), Sidecar Racers (1975), adventure film Eliza Fraser (1976), TV movie Cass (1978), fantasy comedy horror Pandemonium (1987) and thriller Initiation (1987). She also appeared as herself in the documentary film, Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! about Australian New Wave cinema of the 1970s and 1980s.

Winchester also appeared in numerous television series. From 1983 to 1984, she played one of the lead roles as daughter Christine King in the 1983 TV series Kings.^[6] She also appeared in 1982 World War I drama miniseries 1915 as Brigid Scott.

Winchester had guest roles, in several Crawford Productions series including Ryan,^[1] Homicide^[7] Division 4 and Matlock Police. Further guest credits included Spyforce, Boney, Certain Women, Silent Number, Shannon's Mob, The Box, Cop Shop, Bellamy, A Country Practice, Special Squad, miniseries The Dirtwater Dynasty and Rafferty's Rules. She made later guest appearances in E Street, Heartbreak High, The Lost World, All Saints and H2O: Just Add Water.

Winchester's stage appearances^[8] included Come Live With Me at Sydney's Phillip Theatre in 1971,^[1] The Hell Of It and Baby Baby at Sydney's Stables Theatre in 1982^[2][9] and La Musica at Lookout Theatre in 1996.^[10][11]

Winchester was married to Terry Stanton and lived with him in Bali, where she opened a clothing boutique, while Stanton worked as a hotel manager.

She gave birth to son, Putu (meaning 'first born') Sugiarta Winchester-Stanton in Denpasar on New Year's Eve. Putu is also an actor, best known for playing Dennis Klinsmann in Heartbreak High from 1997 to 1999, from the age of 18. While pregnant with Putu, Winchester was bitten by a wild dog and underwent injections which compromised her health for the rest of her life.

Stanton became violent after a motorcycle accident in Bali, which led to Winchester moving back to Australia with her son, and her marriage ending.

Winchester left behind a grandson, Ryder.^[12]

Winchester died from a brain tumour in Byron Bay in 2008. At her wake, her son Putu and ex-husband Stanton got into a physical fight, resulting in Stanton being placed in a coma and eventually dying. Putu was cleared of any wrongdoing in his father's death.^[12]