Helen Reddy musical I Am Woman: Star steps up

SHE is 53 years younger than the character she is playing but there’s no doubt Tilda Cobham-Hervey has captured the essence of music legend Helen Reddy.

SHE is 53 years younger than the character she is playing but there’s no doubt Tilda Cobham-Hervey has captured the essence of music legend Helen Reddy.

Hot on the (sensible) heels of Ladies In Black, Sydney’s CBD is once again being used as a filming location, this time for upcoming biopic I Am Woman.

Tilda Cobham-Hervey plays Reddy.

Helen Reddy during her 70s heyday.

Crew prepare for a take on the set of the movie I Am Woman in Philip Street in Sydney on saturday. Pictures: Julian Andrews

Cobham-Hervey speaks with director Unjoo Moon.

Cobham-Hervey, 24, best known for TV series The Kettering Incident, was snapped playing the queen of ‘70s pop yesterday, dressed head to toe in a salmon 1960s-style suit.

Philip St was shut down between 5am and 7pm, as camera crews, actors and directors filmed the highly anticipated feature, which will explore the life of Reddy, the singer and actor whose anthem I Am Woman took Aussie music to the world and etched a place in popular culture.

Filming will also take place in Los Angeles and New York.

Helen Reddy, enjoying life in retirement in Sydney, has been inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.