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Deborra-lee Furness
Deborra-Lee Furness Jackman, (born 30 November 1955) is an Australian actress and producer. Early life Furness was born in Annandale, a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, and raised in Melbourne, Victoria. At the age of 18, Furness attended secretarial school to learn shorthand and typing after her mother advised her to have a back-up career if her acting ambitions didn't eventuate to anything. She then got a job as the assistant to John Sorell, the news director at Channel 9. Despite describing herself as "such a bog secretary", Furness has said she thoroughly enjoyed the urgency, the fast action and the high energy of the newsroom. After working in the newsroom for a year, Furness was asked to work on ''No Man's Land'', the station's daytime current affairs program which was produced exclusively by women and hosted by Mickie de Stoop. Furness started working on the show as a researcher before becoming an on-air reporter. After her work at Channel 9, Furness then travelle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annandale, New South Wales
Annandale is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Annandale is located within 5 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Local government in Australia, local government area of the Inner West Council. Annandale's northern end lies on Rozelle Bay, which is on Sydney Harbour. Glebe, New South Wales, Glebe lies to its east, Lilyfield and Leichhardt, New South Wales, Leichhardt to its west and Stanmore, New South Wales, Stanmore and Camperdown, New South Wales, Camperdown to its south. History Major George Johnston (New South Wales), George Johnston (1764–1823) arrived on the First Fleet ship Lady Penrhyn (1786 ship), ''Lady Penrhyn'', which brought convicts to Australia from England. He was granted of land in the area around Annandale and Stanmore, which became known as Johnston's Bush. He later renamed it Annandale after his birthplace Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Annan in Scotland, United Kingdom. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Space Needle Award
The Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) is a film festival held annually in Seattle, Washington, United States, since 1976. It usually takes place in late May and/or early June. It is one of the largest festivals in the world, and features a diverse assortment of predominantly independent and foreign films, and a strong contingent of documentaries. SIFF 2006 included more than 300 films and 160,000 attendees; also it was the first SIFF to include a venue in neighboring Bellevue, Washington, after an ill-fated early attempt. However, in 2008, the festival was back to being entirely in Seattle, and had a slight decrease in the number of feature films. The 2010 festival featured over 400 films, shown primarily in downtown Seattle and its nearby neighborhoods, and in Renton, Kirkland, and Juanita Beach Park. History The festival began in 1976 at a then-independent cinema, the Moore Egyptian Theater, under the direction of managers Jim Duncan, Dan Ireland, and Darryl Macdon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Pygram
Wayne Pigram , better known by his stage name Wayne Pygram, is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as Scorpius in the science fiction series ''Farscape'' (2000–2003) and the miniseries that followed, '' Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars'' (2004). He briefly appeared in '' Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith'', playing Grand Moff Tarkin in 2005; he also appeared in the TV show '' Lost'' in 2008. He has played the drums in numerous bands, including Signal Room, and has taught percussion, including at the Riverina Conservatorium of Music. Early life and education Wayne Pigram was born in Cootamundra, New South Wales, and raised in Wagga Wagga. As a teen, he was a drummer in a dance group in Wagga Wagga. He initially studied art at Riverina College of Advanced Education, but later changed majors to primary school education. While in college, Pygram became a member of a theatre troupe known as the Riverina Trucking Company. He left Wagga Wagga in the early ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Anderson (actor)
Neville Anderson (born 18 July 1947) known professionally as Andy Anderson and also billed as Andy James, is a New Zealand musician and actor who worked a lot in Australia. As a musician, Anderson is best known as the lead singer of 1960s band The Missing Links, and as an actor he is well known for his roles on both Australian and New Zealand television including still American television itself. Music career Anderson who was born in Naenae, Lower Hutt, near Wellington performed in several well-known Australian rock bands of the 1960s, in 1965 he joined the second lineup of famed Sydney garage punk group the Missing Links as lead vocalist, and he performed on the group's only album. After the demise of the Links, he moved to Melbourne and joined another radical punk-R&B outfit, Running Jumping Standing Still, which also included lead guitarist Doug Ford, who subsequently joined the Masters Apprentices. He sang with the avant-garde theatre group Red Mole for a time. Ander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire (TV Series)
''Fire'' is an Australian television series transmitted on the Seven Network between 1995 and 1996. It was shown in the UK and Ireland on Sky One. In 1999 and 2000, the series was shown on Channel 5. The series explored the lives of a platoon of firefighters. The leading cast members included: Andy Anderson, Georgie Parker, Peter Phelps, Shane Connor, Deborra-Lee Furness, Danny Adcock, Wayne Pygram, Liddy Clark, Aaron Jeffery, Tayler Kane and Max Phipps. Cast Season one * Georgie Parker as Firefighter 4th grade Morgan 'Mad Dog'Cartwright * Peter Phelps as Station Officer Nick 'The Boss' Connor * Wayne Pygram as Senior Station Officer Quentin 'Spit' Jacobsen * Andy Anderson as Firefighter 1st grade John 'Repo' Kennedy * Tayler Kane as Firefighter 1st/3rd grade Louis 'Grievous' Fazio * Shane Feeney-Connor as Firefighter 1st grade David 'Giraffe' Simpson * Aaron Jeffery as Firefighter 1st grade Richard 'Banjo' Gates * Max Phipps as Senior Firefighter Edward 'Dinosaur' Spen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Correlli
''Correlli'' is an Australian television series first broadcast by ABC TV in 1995. It starred Deborra-Lee Furness as prison psychologist Louisa Correlli. The series also featured her future husband Hugh Jackman in one of his earliest roles. The first episode entitled "The Rat Tamer" has been released on to DVD. The creators and Associate Producers of the show were actress Denise Roberts from the ABC's '' G.P.'', and Carol Long. Roberts also played the role of prison warden Helen Buckley in episodes four and five. Cast * Deborra-Lee Furness as Louisa Correlli * Hugh Jackman as Kevin Jones * Neil Melville as Governor Jim Sanderson * Denise Roberts as Helen Buckley * Cecily Polson as Jean * Pepe Trevor as Karen Hodges * Anthony Hayes as Gazza * Sue Jones as Sister Pat * Ray Barrett as Harry Powell * Maggie Dence as Maureen Barnes * John Brumpton as Officer Gilbert * Gerald Lepkowski as Officer Tyler * Zack Heart as Morris Moore * David Ngoombujarra as Warren 'Budg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia () is a mental disorder characterized variously by hallucinations (typically, Auditory hallucination#Schizophrenia, hearing voices), delusions, thought disorder, disorganized thinking and behavior, and Reduced affect display, flat or inappropriate affect. Symptoms Prodrome, develop gradually and typically begin during young adulthood and rarely resolve. There is no objective diagnostic test; diagnosis is based on observed behavior, a psychiatric history that includes the person's reported experiences, and reports of others familiar with the person. For a diagnosis of schizophrenia, the described symptoms need to have been present for at least six months (according to the DSM-5) or one month (according to the ICD-11). Many people with schizophrenia have other mental disorders, especially mood disorder, mood, anxiety disorder, anxiety, and substance use disorders, substance use disorders, as well as obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). About 0.3% to 0.7% of peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lynch (actor)
John Lynch is an Irish actor and novelist. He won the AFI (AACTA) Award for Best Actor for the 1995 film '' Angel Baby''. His other film and television appearances include ''Cal'' (1984), ''The Secret Garden'' (1993), '' In the Name of the Father'' (1993), '' Sliding Doors'' (1998), '' The Fall'' (2013–2016), ''Medici'' (2019), '' The Head'' (2020–2024), '' The Banishing'' (2021), and '' Blue Lights'' (2023). Lynch has also written two novels, ''Torn Water'' (2005) and ''Falling Out of Heaven'' (2010). Early life Lynch was born in Northern Ireland to an Irish father, Fin Lynch, and an Italian mother, Rosina Pavone, better known as Rose. His mother was from Trivento, a town in the Province of Campobasso in Molise, Southern Italy. His parents met in London, where his mother was a teacher. He is the eldest of five children, and was raised as a Catholic. In 1968, when he was seven years old, his family moved to the townland of Corrinshego, where his father was from, in Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rymer
Michael Rymer (born March 1963 in Melbourne) is an Australian television and film director, best known for his work on the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica (reimagining), Battlestar Galactica'' TV series, for which he directed Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries), the pilot miniseries and several episodes of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series), the series. He also directed ''In Too Deep (1999 film), In Too Deep'' and ''Queen of the Damned''. Rymer attended film school at the University of Southern California. Filmography *''Dead Sleep'' (1990) *''Angel Baby (1995 film), Angel Baby'' (1995) *''Allie and Me'' (1997) *''In Too Deep (1999 film), In Too Deep'' (1999) *''Perfume (2001 film), Perfume'' (2001) *''Queen of the Damned'' (2002) *''Battlestar Galactica (TV miniseries), Battlestar Galactica'' (2003) *''Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series), Battlestar Galactica'' (2004–2009) *''Revolution'' (2009) *''Face to Face (2011 film), Face to Face'' (2011) *''American Horror Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Baby (1995 Film)
''Angel Baby'' is a 1995 Australian drama film written and directed by Michael Rymer and starring John Lynch, Jacqueline McKenzie and Colin Friels. The film was produced in 1993–94. It is a love story of two people with schizophrenia. Premise Harry and Kate meet during therapy and fall passionately in love. They believe their love is so strong that it will allow them to go off their medication, and this is where their problems begin. Cast * John Lynch as Harry * Jacqueline McKenzie as Kate * Colin Friels as Morris Goodman * Deborra-Lee Furness as Louise Goodman * Daniel Daperis as Sam Goodman * Robyn Nevin as Dr. Norberg * David Argue as Dave * Samuel Johnson as Checkout cashier Awards The film swept the boards at the 1995 AFI Awards winning all the major categories as well as several major international film festivals. Box office ''Angel Baby'' grossed $1,070,726 at the box office in Australia. See also * Wheel of Fortune (Australian game show) ''Wheel of Fortune ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline McKenzie
Jacqueline Susan McKenzie (born 24 October 1967) is an Australian film and stage actress. Early life Born in Sydney, New South Wales, McKenzie attended Wenona School in North Sydney, New South Wales, North Sydney until 1983 then moved to Pymble Ladies' College, where she graduated in 1985 with her Higher School Certificate (New South Wales), Higher School Certificate. Known at school for her fine singing voice, McKenzie was cast as Nancy in ''Oliver!'' then in ''Godspell'' (both a co-production with Shore School) and later in ''Brigadoon'' (a co-production with Knox Grammar School), sharing the stage with Hugh Jackman, who was a student at Knox at the time. Career Early years McKenzie studied for a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of New South Wales. While at university, she began modelling. Represented by Cameron's Management, she worked in both print and television media. She also took regular singing lessons with Australian vocal coach Bob Tasman-Smith. In 1987 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Elton
Benjamin Charles Elton is a British comedian, actor, author, playwright, lyricist and director. One of the major figures in the alternative comedy movement of the 1980s, his early stand-up style was Left-wing politics, left-wing political satire. He co-wrote the sitcoms ''The Young Ones (TV series), The Young Ones'', ''Blackadder'' and ''Mr. Bean'', and was the sole writer for other sitcoms such as ''Filthy Rich & Catflap'', ''The Thin Blue Line (British TV series), The Thin Blue Line'' and ''Upstart Crow''. He has published many novels in dystopian, comedy, and Crime Fiction, crime genres, as well as written the musicals ''The Beautiful Game (musical), The Beautiful Game'' (2000), ''We Will Rock You (musical), We Will Rock You'' (2002), ''Tonight's the Night (2003 musical), Tonight's the Night'' (2003), and ''Love Never Dies (musical), Love Never Dies'' (2010). Early life and education Benjamin Charles Elton was born at University College Hospital in Fitzrovia, London, the son o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
