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Arianthe Galani
Arianthe Galani (born 9 April 1940), is an Australian character actress born in New Zealand of Greek descent. She is known for her roles in TV soap operas and serials, TV commercials, as well as films. Galani is primarily known for guest roles and cameos. Career Galani worked in opera and sang professionally before she became known as an actor. She worked as a singer in England for four years in the 1960s then joined the Australian Opera for five years between 1967 and 1972.Richard Coleman 'From sausage rolls to queenly role' ''Sydney Morning Herald'' 19 June 1980 p. 8 Galani played a regular role in soap opera, ''Number 96'' as Maria Panucci, the aunt of Harry Michaels' character Giovanni from late 1976 until the end of the series in August 1977, and then took a regular role in Australian Broadcasting Corporation situation comedy series '' Home Sweet Home'' (1980). Both roles were as fiery Italians. Between these roles she made appearances in the first season of cult TV s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prisoner (TV Series)
''Prisoner'' (known in the UK and the US as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'') is an Australian television soap opera, which broadcast on Network Ten (originally The 0-10 Network) from February 27 (Melbourne) February 26 (Sydney) 1979 to December 1986 (Melbourne), though the series finale would not screen until September 1987 in Sydney, where it aired as a 3-hour film that was split into three 1-hour episodes at the much-later time-slot of 10.30pm, running eight seasons and 692 episodes. ''Prisoner'' was the first Australian series to feature a primarily female-dominated cast and carried the slogan "If you think prison is hell for a man, imagine what it would be like for woman!" The series, produced by the Grundy Organisation, was conceived by Reg Watson and filmed at the then Network Ten Melbourne Studios at Nunawading and on location. The series garnered an international cult following, and it was one of Australia's most successful media exports, performing particularly well in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Heelers
''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted the everyday lives and relationships of the residents of Mount Thomas, a fictional small town in Victoria. The series was one of the highest-rated and most-awarded programs in the history of Australian television, having won 25 Logie awards, it is equal as the most awarded show in Logies history with '' The Don Lane Show''. It is also noted for its two main stars Lisa McCune, a four-time recipient of the Gold Logie, and John Wood, who also won Gold. Overview ''Blue Heelers'' was first aired on 10 September 1993, with the episode "A Woman's Place". The last episode, aired on 4 June 2006, was the 510th episode, "One Day More". It was produced by Southern Star for the Seven Network. During its 13-season run it won a total of 32 awards and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy's Holiday
''Billy's Holiday'' is a 1995 Australian musical film. Production Screenwriter Denis Whitburn had written a play called ''The Siege of Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra (; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Chairman of the Board" and later called "Ol' Blue Eyes", Sinatra was one of the most popular ...'' in which Max Cullen had starred in its original 1980 production. During the production Cullen and Whitburn would head out to bars and Cullen would sing in a Billie Holiday voice. In the early 1990s Whitburn decided to write a film about this ability and wrote the script in three weeks. The opening scene has James Morrison playing " I Can't Get Started" à la Bunny Berigan. References External links *Billy's Holidayat Oz Movies 1995 films 1990s musical films Australian musical films Cultural depictions of Billie Holiday 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartbreak High
''Heartbreak High'' is an Australian television program created by Michael Jenkins and Ben Gannon that ran from 1994 to 1996 on Network Ten and 1997 to 1999 on the ABC, for seven series. It was also partially funded from 1996 by BBC2, with some episodes airing in the UK ahead of their Australian release. The drama has been described as more gritty and fast-paced than many of its contemporaries, and follows the lives of students and staff at a multicultural Sydney high school. The first five series were set at the fictional Hartley High and filmed in Maroubra Bay High School in Maroubra, New South Wales in the Eastern Suburbs. Series six and seven were set at the fictional Hartley Heights, and filmed in Warriewood in the Northern Beaches. The show is a spin-off of the 1993 Australian feature film '' The Heartbreak Kid'', which also featured Alex Dimitriades, Nico Lathouris, Doris Younane, Scott Major and Katherine Halliday as early versions of their ''Heartbreak High'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In Limbo
''Love in Limbo'' (released in the Philippines as ''Touch Me, Kiss Me, Love Me'') is a 1993 Australian romantic comedy film directed and produced by David Elfick. The film stars Craig Adams, Aden Young and Russell Crowe. The film was released on 20 May 1993. Visually the film was heavily influenced by ''The Girl Can't Help It'' (1956). It was nominated for three awards by the Australian Film Institute in 1992. Plot Cast *Craig Adams as Ken Riddle * Rhondda Findleton as Gwen Riddle *Martin Sacks as Max Wiseman *Aden Young as Barry McJannet *Russell Crowe as Arthur Baskin *Maya Stange as Ivy Riddle *Samantha Murray as Maisie *Bill Young as Uncle Herbert *Leith Taylor as Mrs. Rutherford *Jill Perryman as Aunt Dorry *Robert van Mackelenberg as Headmaster *Peter De Bari as Schoolboy *Arianthe Galani as Mrs. Costanides *Faye Metaxas as Mrs. Laventis *Igor Sas as Maurice Hosking Release ''Love in Limbo'' was released in Australia on 20 May 1993. In the Philippines, the film was releas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Resistance (1992 Film)
''Resistance'' is a 1992 Australian film set in the future in a military dictatorship.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p130 References External links *''Resistance''at Oz Moviesat Sci-Fi movies Australian action films 1992 films 1990s English-language films 1990s Australian films {{1990s-Australia-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
E Street (TV Series)
''E Street'' is an Australian television soap opera created by Forrest Redlich and produced by his production company, Westside Television Productions, for Network Ten. It was broadcast twice weekly, from Wednesday, 24 January 1989 to Thursday, 20 May 1993. The series won several Logie awards. ''E Street'' is short for Eden Street, which is based in a tough fictional inner-city district called ''Westside.'' The action of the soap opera revolves around the local community. The soap opera, '' Richmond Hill'', which was produced by the Grundy Organization, was cancelled by Network Ten to make way for ''E Street''. ''E Street'' initially rated poorly in Australia, but early audience research indicated that it had attracted both a significant proportion of the 14–35 audience demographic and a large male viewership. After a radical overhaul of the show, revised storylines and updated characters targeting the niche demographics, the ratings steadily climbed. ''E Street'' ran for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Dangerous Life
''The Four Day Revolution'' (broadcast in the Philippines as ''A Dangerous Life'') is a 1988 Australian television film directed by Robert Markowitz and written by David Williamson. The story is about the journey and the love affair of an American foreign correspondent set during the final years of Ferdinand Marcos' dictatorship in the Philippines, from the assassination of Benigno Aquino Jr. in 1983 to the People Power Revolution in 1986, as well as other key events that led to the ouster of Marcos. The film stars Gary Busey as American news correspondent Tony O'Neill, and Rebecca Gilling as his estranged journalist wife Angie. It also stars Tessie Tomas as Imelda Marcos and Laurice Guillen as Corazon Aquino, whose performances received critical acclaim. It was shot on location in Manila, Philippines, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne, Australia. Plot After being informed by Fabian Ver of Senator Ninoy Aquino's arrival, Imelda Marcos informs her husband Ferd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melba (miniseries)
''Melba'' is a 1988 Australian miniseries about opera soprano Nellie Melba.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p214 Cast * Linda Cropper as Nellie Melba * Hugo Weaving as Charles Armstrong * Peter Carroll as David Mitchell * Googie Withers as Lady Armstrong * Joan Greenwood as Madame Marchesi * Jean-Pierre Aumont as Comte de Paris * Maria Aitken as Gladys de Grey * Tom Burlinson as Sid Meredith * Noel Ferrier as J.C. Williamson * Nell Schofield as Belle Patterson * Simon Burke as John McCormack * Dorothy Alison as Elizabeth Mitchell * Judi Farr as Amy Davidson * Helmut Bakaitis as John Lemmone * Christopher Benjamin as Colonel Otway * Mel Martin as Mrs. Otway * Lyndel Rowe as Blanche Marchesi References External links''Melba''at IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dear Cardholder
''Dear Cardholder'' is a 1987 Australian film about a man who gets into debt on his credit cards.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'', Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p41 The film failed to find a cinema release, and its director, Bill Bennett, thinks that he made a mistake in not making the film funny enough or its protagonist sufficiently sympathetic. He also says that he probably did not spend enough time on its script."Interview with Bill Bennett", ''Signet'', 11 April 1996 accessed 17 November 2012 Cast * Robin Ramsay as Hec Harris * Jennifer Cluff * |