Australian actress Val Jellay has died of pneumonia at age 89.

Jellay was best known for her role as Nancy Buckley in the television series The Flying Doctors, where she starred alongside husband Maurie Fields.

Val Jellay appeared in a number of Australian television series, including The Flying Doctors, Neighbours and Prisoner. Credit:Ray Kennedy

In a Twitter post, Jellay's comedian son Marty Fields said his mother died of pneumonia on Saturday.

"She lived an amazing life," he wrote.