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Skirts (TV Series)
''Skirts'' is an Australian television police drama broadcast on the Seven Network in 1990. ''Skirts'' was produced by Roger Le Mesurier and Roger Simpson. It was directed by Brendan Maher, Richard Sarell and Ian Gilmour. 40 episodes were produced over 3 seasons in 1990 and the series screened between April and September 1990. The last episode aired was season 2, episode 12. The final 14 episodes were never aired by the Seven Network. Cast Main Recurring/semi-regular & guests Production Production on the pilot episode began in June 1989 in Melbourne, Victoria and it was delivered to the Seven Network by August the same year. ''Skirts'' first aired on Wednesday 18 April 1990 with a pilot feature length episode and the first official episode was broadcast on Sunday 22 April 1990 on Channel 7. Selected episodes of ''Skirts'' were again broadcast in 1993 on the Seven Network in a late night time slot in the hope by producer and creator Roger Simpson that the series might be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tracy Mann
Tracy Mann is an Australian actress and voice artist. After appearing in a number of television series, she won an Australian Film Institute award in 1980 for the film '' Hard Knocks'' . She has also won awards for her work in the mini-series ''Sword of Honour'' and 2005 comedy film '' Hating Alison Ashley''. Early life and education Born in Adelaide, South Australia, Tracy Mann first expressed interest in becoming an actress at the age of four. She undertook drama classes as a child, then as a teenager with the Saturday Company, a branch of the State Theatre Company of South Australia (STCSA). Fresh from high school in 1973, she performed in ''Winnie the Pooh'' for Adelaide Festival Theatre and joined Actors Equity of Australia. She subsequently studied in London under Phillipe Gaulier in the 1990s. Career Television Mann got her first big break playing Tina Harris in 1970s soap opera '' The Box''. Mann is possibly best remembered to audiences for playing deaf bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police
The police are Law enforcement organization, a constituted body of Law enforcement officer, people empowered by a State (polity), state with the aim of Law enforcement, enforcing the law and protecting the Public order policing, public order as well as the public itself. This commonly includes ensuring the safety, health, and possessions of citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder. Their lawful powers encompass arrest and the use of force legitimized by the state via the monopoly on violence. The term is most commonly associated with the police forces of a sovereign state that are authorized to exercise the Law enforcement agency powers, police power of that state within a defined legal or territorial area of responsibility. Police forces are often defined as being separate from the military and other organizations involved in the defense of the state against foreign aggressors; however, gendarmerie are military units charged with civil policing. Police forces are usua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Hosking (actor)
Peter Hosking (born 19 December 1947) is an Australian actor and audiobook narrator. Education Hosking graduated from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology with a Diploma of Civil Engineering. Career Hosking started acting professionally at The Pram Factory in Melbourne in 1978. In 1996, Hosking received TDK Australian Audio Book Award for ''Home Before Dark''. The same year, he starred in an episode of ''Halifax f.p.''. In 2002 he created ''Nu Country TV'', a country music show on community tv station C31 Melbourne. He produced, filmed and edited this show for four years. The show is still running in 2017. In 2010 he was interviewed by phone by Vision Australia regarding his 25 years of narrating audio books many of his narrations have been reviewed by Audiofile Magazine in the USA, After 30 years in Australian theatre, film, tv and voice work, moved to Prague in Czech Republic where he works with the Cimrman English Theatre performing English language translations of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Hamnett
Olivia Jane Hamnett (13 February 1943 - 2 November 2001) was an English actress known for numerous Television in Australia, television roles in Australia, primarily in soap operas and miniseries. including ''The Sullivans'' as Meg Fulton in 1979, in ''Prisoner (TV series), Prisoner'' as Dr. Kate Peterson, who was a supporting cast member in 1981–82 and in ''Return to Eden'' 1983 and 1985 as Joanna Randall. Early life Hamnett was born in 1943, in St Helens, Merseyside, St Helens, Lancashire, England. Career Hamnett started her acting career in theatre, before moving into television in the early 1960s, with guest roles on series, including ''Department S (TV series), Department S'' and ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' in 1969. After emigrating to Australia in the 1970s, she found even greater onscreen success. She initially secured minor roles in series such as ''Bellbird (TV series), Bellbird'' and a number of the Crawford Production staples, before being cast in more sig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicki Paull
Nicola Paull (born 1962 in Queensland, Australia), is an Australian actress and a registered counsellor. Though predominantly known for her work on television, she has also appeared in films and on stage, as well as performing as a voice-over artist and narrator. Career Education and Film Paull graduated with a Diploma in Arts (Drama) from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1983, aged 21. In 1988, she had a role in the Australian film '' Boulevard of Broken Dreams'' while in 2002, she had a small role in the horror film ''Queen of the Damned''. In mid-life, Paull earned a Master of Business (Human Resource Management) degree from Swinburne University in Melbourne. Separately, she holds a Diploma of Counselling. Paull has appeared in guest roles on Australian television and film, and on the stage. For several years, she ran a series of workshops entitled "The Business of Being an Artist" based on her Master's thesis. In 2008, Paull narrated the audiobook "The Independence o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marilynne Paspaley
Marilynne Paspaley AM is an Australian film and television actress and businesswoman of Greek descent, who is best known for her role in the television series '' G. P.'' as Dr. Tessa Korkidas. She appeared in the movie '' Evil Angels (A Cry in the Dark)'' and other television series such as '' Water Rats''. Background Paspaley has been referred to as "daughter of Australia's most famous pearling dynasty", as she is a second generation member of the Paspaley family, well known in Australia as the largest producer of South Sea Pearls. Order of Australia In 2008, Marilynne Paspaley was honoured with an Order Of Australia, for her contribution to the marketing and promotion of pearls and Australian designed jewellery. Family Paspaley is the daughter of Nicholas Paspaley Senior, Master Pearler and founder of the Paspaley Paspaley, officially the Paspaley Pearling Company, a private company, is Australia's largest and oldest pearl hunting, pearling company; that cultivates, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynne McGranger
Lynne McGranger (born 29 January 1953) is an Australian actress, who rose to prominence for her portrayal as Irene Roberts on the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' for over 32 years. She joined the series in 1993, and is the longest serving female cast member of a television soap opera in Australia. McGranger announced her departure from ''Home and Away'' on 23 February 2025. Career McGranger was born to Bruce and Audrey. She originally was a primary school teacher who trained at the Riverina College of Advanced Education in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, in 1975 where she had her initial actor training. She started her career in stage roles, early roles included Rose in ''Bye Bye Birdie'' and Anita in ''West Side Story''. After further experience with the Q Theatre in Penrith, west of Sydney, she started working in television and won a small part in soap opera '' The Flying Doctors''. She undertook her best-known role on 12 January 1993, when she joined the cast of ''Hom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Flaus
John Flaus is an Australian actor. Career Flaus began acting in 1969 when he was on the set of the short film ''The American Poet's Visit'', directed by Michael Thornhill. Flaus was there to observe the set, but Thornhill had told him to be on screen for a party scene. Filmography *'' Rake'' (2014) *''Tracks'' (2013) *'' Jack Irish'' (2012–2021) - 3 films and 15 episodes as Wilbur *''Pinion'' (2010) *''I Love You Too'' (2010) *'' Mary and Max'' (2009) *'' Harvie Krumpet'' (2003) *'' Crackerjack'' (2002) *'' The Dish'' (2001) *'' The Castle'' (1997) *'' Lilian's Story'' (1996) *'' The Nun and the Bandit'' (1992) *''Bloodlust'' (1992) *'' See Jack Run'' (1992) *'' Spotswood'' (1992) *''In Too Deep'' (1990) *'' Jigsaw'' (1990) *'' Nirvana Street Murder'' (1990) *'' Warm Nights on a Slow Moving Train'' (1989) *''Grievous Bodily Harm'' (1988) *'' Devil's Hill'' (telefilm) (1988) *''Ghosts of the Civil Dead'' (1988) *''Hungry Heart'' (1987) *''Feathers'' (1987) *''Traps'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Stone
Gregory "Greg" Jonathon Stone (born 23 June 1961 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian actor who has appeared in films, television and on stage. Early life Stone was born in Perth, Western Australia to parents Roy and Jennifer Stone and grew up in Fremantle with his two siblings. Career Stone graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, it offers bachelor's, master's and vocational degrees in subjects including acting ... in Sydney in 1983 and won a Helpmann Award and Green Room Award for Best Actor for his role of George W. Bush in David Hare (playwright), David Hare’s ''Stuff Happens'' directed by Neil Armfield in 2006. Other notable film roles are in ''The Bank (2001 film), The Bank'' with David Wenham and Anthony LaPaglia, ''Van Diemen's Land (film), Van Diemen's Land'', ''Oranges and Sunsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Sweet
Gary Sweet (born 22 May 1957) is an Australian film and television actor known for his roles in ''Alexandra's Project'' (as Steve), ''Police Rescue'' (as Sergeant "Mickey" McClintock), ''Cody (TV series), Cody'' (as Cody), ''Big Sky (Australian TV series), Big Sky'' (as Chris Manning), ''Bodyline (miniseries), Bodyline'' (as Donald Bradman), ''Stingers (TV series), Stingers'' (as DI Luke Harris) and ''House Husbands'' (as Lewis Crabb). Early life Sweet attended Brighton High School in Adelaide. He later obtained a teaching degree and took up drama while at Flinders University, Sturt Teachers' College.watch/transcripts/s1071337.htm The Larrikin Grows Up ''The Sydney Morning Herald'', 17 June 2002] Career Sweet's first role was in low-budget horror film ''Nightmares (1980 film), Nightmares''. I ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Debra Lawrance
Debra Lawrance (born 1 January 1957) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role on ''Home and Away'', as Pippa Ross, which she played from 1990 to 1998 and in a number of subsequent return appearances, the most recent being in 2009. Lawrance is also known for her role as Rose in ''Please Like Me'', for which she won an AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy and a Logie Award for Most Outstanding Supporting Actress. Early life and education Debra Lawrance was born in Melbourne, Victoria and was the second youngest of six children. In 1975 Lawrance started studying a Bachelor of Dramatic Art at NIDA, alongside such alumni as Mel Gibson, Steve Bisley, Judy Davis, Sally McKenzie and Robert Menzies. She graduated in 1977. Career Television and film Lawrance has appeared in a number of roles including ''The Sullivans'' as Prue Waterman (1976), in ''Skyways'' as Sheila Turner, ''A Country Practice'' as Kerry Burgess (1982), '' Bellamy'' (1981) as L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Phelan
Anne Mary Phelan (2 August 1948 – 27 October 2019) was an Australian actress of stage and screen who appeared in many theatre, television and film productions as well as radio and voice-over. Her television soap opera roles she was likely best known internationally for her role as prison inmate and top dog Myra Desmond in ''Prisoner'' (1980–1985), post-Prisoner she appeared in the 1988 miniseries ''Poor Man's Orange'' in which she won the 1988 AFL Award. Phelan won the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama in 2000 for her role in the ABC series '' Something n the Air'' as Monica Taylor. She was awarded the Equity Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. She was an activist for humanitarian causes. Early life Phelan was raised in Fitzroy, Victoria. She was reported as saying that she had no formal study or qualifications for acting or singing, but instead had trained through 15 years work in amateur theatre. At age 16, she became pregnant and gave her daug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
