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Josephine Mitchell
Josephine Mitchell (born 21 May 1965) sometimes credited as Jo Mitchell is an Australian actress and playwright with a lengthy career in theatre and television soap operas and serials. Career Mitchells first major role was in Seven's drama series ''A Country Practice'' as Jo Loveday from 1985 and 1989. In 1990 she played Jane Holland in ''Home and Away'', and has appeared in many of Australia's most popular series including, '' E Street'' (as designer and mother Penny O'Brien), ''Neighbours'' (as Katerina, a wheelchair user) and on '' All Saints'' as a one-episode guest, playing a protective mother who mutilated her husband after she found he had molested their daughter. In 2010, she returned to ''Home and Away'' as a different character, that of Jill Carpenter, a dysfunctional alcoholic mother, and the mother of Romeo, played by Luke Mitchell. Both of Mitchell's parents were heavily involved in theatre and she has had an extensive career in her own right in theatre as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney
Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 km (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains (New South Wales), Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 km (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur, New South Wales, Macarthur in the south and south-west. Greater Sydney consists of 658 suburbs, spread across 33 local government areas. Residents of the city are colloquially known as "Sydneysiders". The estimated population in June 2024 was 5,557,233, which is about 66% of the state's population. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2017. The city's nicknames include the Emerald City and the Harbour City. There is ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Frost (producer)
John Edward Frost (AM) (born 30 September 1952) is an Australian theatrical stage impresario. He is co-founder and CEO of Sydney-based production companThe Gordon Frost Organisation (GFO) In December 2020, he sold the company tCrossroads Live Company (CXL)but continues in the role of CEO. Early life John Edward Frost was educated at the Ferryden Park Primary School, and thCroydon Technical School His father, Albert Edward was an Adelaide waterside worker and his mother, Louie Dorcas (née Oldfield) was a housewife and an officer cleaner. Frost grew-up in Adelaide where he regularly staged backyard entertainments with his doting Aunt, Mary, who despite her serious speech stutter played Eliza to his Henry Higgins, miming to the ''My Fair Lady'' cast album. His childhood was influenced by American television and Hollywood movies at Saturday afternoon cinema sessions. From the moment he saw a production of '' The Great Waltz'' at Her Majesty's Theatre in Adelaide he knew what he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet King (TV Series)
''Janet King'' is an Australian television drama program which began airing on ABC1 from 27 February 2014. It was created as a spin-off from the 2011 legal drama ''Crownies''. It follows the story of Senior Crown Prosecutor Janet King ( Marta Dusseldorp), tracking her journey in Series 1 in the Department of Public Prosecutions to a Royal Commission into Serious Firearm Crime in Series 2 to the National Crime Commission in Series 3. Various cast members who appeared alongside Dusseldorp in ''Crownies'' also appeared in ''Janet King''. A number of new characters were also created. The show was commissioned for an eight part series and filming began in 2013. A second series aired from March 2016, and a third began in May 2017. Production Conception Shortly before the final episode of the ABC1 legal drama ''Crownies'' was broadcast in November 2011, David Knox from TV Tonight reported that the series could continue in the form of a spin-off. The drama had suffered from modest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Tenney
Anne Tenney (born 1954) is an Australian film, television and theatre actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Melissa "Molly" Jones in the television drama ''A Country Practice'', Liz Taylor in ''Always Greener'', and as Sal Kerrigan opposite Michael Caton in the major hit film ''The Castle (1997 Australian film), The Castle''. Tenney started her career in guest roles in several Australian drama series, before joining the cast of ''A Country Practice'' in 1981. She left the show in 1985. She was then to have roles in ''Police Rescue'', ''Brides of Christ'', ''E Street (television show), E Street'', ''Water Rats (TV series), Water Rats'', ''Always Greener'', ''All Saints (TV series), All Saints'', ''headLand'' and ''Packed to the Rafters,'' On 16 September 2024, Tenney was named as part of the cast for Paramount+ series ''Playing Gracie Darling.'' Filmography Films Television Television guest appearances (as herself) Awards In 1985, Tenney won the 'Most Popular Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joyce Jacobs
Joyce Mary Jacobs (née Penn; 15 April 1922 – 15 September 2013) was an English-born Australian character actress, and comedienne who had a successful career on the small screen, in soap opera and serials, after emigrating there from her native England in 1962. Early life Jacobs was born one of three siblings in Carshalton, Surrey, England to Leonard Watson Penn and Dora Elsie (née Ferrett) Penn. She did not embark on a professional acting career until arriving in Australia in 1962. Career During the 1970s, Jacobs played the small, recurring role of Mrs. Carson in '' Number 96'' and Muriel Palmer on '' The Young Doctors''. Joyce is best known for her portrayals of elderly gossips. She appeared in serial '' Number 96'' as a speaking extra, often referred to as Mrs. Carson or Daisy, and appeared briefly in '' The Young Doctors'' as Muriel Cover She appeared in the short film, ''Heaven on the 4th Floor'', in 1998 opposite Bunney Brooke. She appeared in a guest episod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joan Sydney
Joan Sydney King (5 September 1936 – 28 December 2022) was an English-born Australian actress, primarily known for her television roles in soap operas and serials and in theatre productions. Sydney started her career in local theatre before appearing on television where her best-known roles were in the soap operas ''A Country Practice'' as Maggie Sloane, '' E Street'' as publican Mary Patchett and ''Neighbours'' as Valda Sheergold. Biography Early life Joan Sydney King was born in Kensington, Central London, England, on 5 September 1936, to Sam and Rose who met while working at hotels. The family relocated to Wales during the Second World War, first to Rhyl and then to Rhuddlan. She was educated at Abergele Grammar School and trained at the Oldham Repertory Theatre. After appearing on stage and film in her native England, Sydney featured in radio at the BBC and made her screen debut in the 1957 film version of English play ''When We Are Married''. She emigrated to Australi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane Porteous
John Shane Porteous (born 17 August 1942) (known as Shane Porteous) is an Australian actor, screenwriter, animation layout artist and animation voice artist. As a screenwriter, he is sometimes credited as John Hanlon. He remains best known for his role as in the TV serial ''A Country Practice'', as Dr. Terence Elliot and original character and his ongoing role in TV series ''Pizza'' from 2000 until 2007. He has done numerous animation layouts and provided voice roles for feature film and shorts. Biography Early life and education Shane Porteous was born John Shane Porteous in Coleraine, Victoria on 17 August 1942, to pilot Stanley Porteous and his wife Pat. He was raised in Queensland and attended the University of Queensland, graduating with a B.A. He was a member of the UQ Dramatic Society and performed with actors such as Jack Thompson and Michael Caton at the Avalon Theatre in 1965. Porteous moved to Sydney in 1967. Acting and screenwriting Porteous is best known th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Wenzel
Brian Thomas Wenzel (24 May 1929 – 6 May 2024) was an Australian actor, comedian, director and singer. He was in the entertainment business itinerantly for some 60 years, including circus, stage, television and film. After numerous character roles in Crawford Productions serials and films, and after appearing in the ABC serial ''Certain Women (TV series), Certain Women'' and ''The Young Doctors'', he was cast in the permanent role of Frank Gilroy, an old-fashioned and upright police sergeant (later chef and barman) of the fictional Wandin Valley in ''A Country Practice'', opposite co-star Lorrae Desmond, which he played from 1981 to 1993. Wenzel had a small role in 1995 in ''Neighbours'' as Gordon "Flakey the Clown" Orchard. He was also briefly a cast member of ''Rove Live'' in 2009. Life and career Early life Wenzel was born in 1929 in Adelaide, South Australia of German descent, one of eight children to Harold Wenzel, a grocer who served with the RAAF, and Kathleen Wen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorrae Desmond
Lorrae Desmond (born Beryl Hunt; 2 October 1929 – 23 May 2021) was an Australian Gold Logie-award-winning singer, recording artist, radio and television presenter, character actor, and playwright, with a career that spanned over 55 years both locally and in the United Kingdom. She started her career in England, in the vein of entertainer Cicely Courtneidge. Desmond carved out a career as a variety performer, as a singer and radio/television presenter, primarily at the BBC, where she had her own shows during World War II. Returning to Australia, she became a popular presenter and remains best known to early local television audiences as hostess of the musical variety program '' The Lorrae Desmond Show'' from 1960 until 1964. As a variety entertainer and vocalist, she made numerous cabaret and TV appearances including ''In Melbourne Tonight'', ''The Graham Kennedy Show'', '' The Kamahl Show'', ''The Ted Hamilton Show'' and appeared on ''Parkinson in Australia'', and '' The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Six Pack (TV Series)
''Six Pack'' is a 1992 Australian anthology television series, containing six hour-long dramas, first broadcast on SBS-TV. It received three nominations at the 1992 Australian Film Institute Awards including Best Mini Series or Telefeature for the episode "Piccolo Mondo". Cast * Angie Millikin as Mimi * Sandy Gore as Analyst * Josephine Mitchell as Clara * Colin Moody * Simon Burke * Ivar Kants as Ben * Steve Bastoni * Denise Scott as Katherine * Peta Toppano as Lena * Victoria Longley as Kelly * John Bluthal * Lloyd Morris * Alistair Duncan as Meir * Lenita Vangellis as Loulla * George Zogopoulas * Arianthe Galani as Anna * Geraldine Turner as Lydia * Martin Jacobs *Ben Oxenbould * Susan Lyons as Annie * Rachel Szalay Rachel Szalay is an Australian actress and visual artist. Early life Szalay was born in January 1965. From 1983 to 1985, she studied visual art at City Art Institute. In 1986, she then began studying an acting diploma at the National Institut ... as Nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Place To Call Home (TV Series)
''A Place to Call Home'' is an Television in Australia, Australian television drama series, created by Bevan Lee for the Seven Network, which premiered in 2013. Set in rural New South Wales after World War II, it follows Sarah Adams (Marta Dusseldorp), who has returned to Australia after twenty years abroad to start a new life and ends up clashing with wealthy matriarch Elizabeth Bligh (Noni Hazlehurst). The main cast also includes Brett Climo (George Bligh), Craig Hall (actor), Craig Hall (Dr. Jack Duncan), David Berry (actor), David Berry (James Bligh), Abby Earl (Anna Bligh), Arianwen Parkes-Lockwood (Olivia Bligh), Aldo Mignone (Gino Poletti), Sara Wiseman (Carolyn Bligh), Jenni Baird (Regina Standish), Tim Draxl (Henry Fox), and Frankie J. Holden (Roy Briggs). The show was cancelled after its second season, but obtained further funding and concluded successfully after a total of six seasons in 2018. Cast and characters Main continuing characters * Marta Dusseldorp as Sarah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
