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Pam Willis
Pam Willis is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Sue Jones. Pam was introduced by executive producer Don Battye as the matriarch of the newly introduced Willis family. Jones initially turned down an offer to appear in the show, before changing her mind. She was cast as Pam after a screen test. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 6 August 1990. Pam was a district nurse and a highly valued member of the community. Pam and her husband, Doug ( Terence Donovan) had a solid marriage until they began to neglect each other due to work. Pam also came close to having an affair with their neighbour Jim Robinson (Alan Dale), while Doug had a one-night stand with Jill Weir (Lyn Semler). Pam was involved in a storyline surrounding the subject of mercy killing in 1992. She was accused of murdering Garth Kirby (Roy Baldwin), a seriously ill patient, but eventually her name was cleared. The character departed on 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sue Jones (actress)
Suzette Jones ( known as Sue Jones) is a Welsh-born Australian actress best known for her television roles, in soap operas, sitcoms and telemovies, in particular for playing Pam Willis in ''Neighbours'' from 1990 to 1994, with itinerant returns and as Kathy Hall in ''Prisoner''. Career In addition to her roles as Pam Willis in ''Neighbours'' (1990–1994), and Kathy Hall in ''Prisoner'' (1981), Jones played an ongoing role in the situation comedy ''The Tea Ladies'' (1978). Other credits include several roles in police drama ''Blue Heelers'' and the short film ''Piñata'' (which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2009). In 2013 and 2014, Jones had a recurring role in the ABC comedy series '' Upper Middle Bogan'' as Pat. Her numerous theatre credits include Anthony Crowley's ''Shadow Passion'' at Chapel Off Chapel Chapel Off Chapel is a theatre venue in Prahran, Melbourne. Located near Chapel Street and opened in 1995, the venue consists of the 25 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roxy Willis
Roxy Canning (also Willis) is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Zima Anderson. Anderson secured the role two years after relocating to Melbourne in the hope that she might win a part on the show. She felt that she was able to bring her own experience of moving from a regional town to the suburbs to the role. Her future co-star Jemma Donovan also auditioned for Roxy, before she was cast as Harlow Robinson (Neighbours), Harlow Robinson. Roxy was initially billed as being a relative of established character Terese Willis (Rebekah Elmaloglou), before it was revealed that she is the daughter of Terese's former brother-in-law Adam Willis (Neighbours), Adam Willis (Ian Williams) and his wife Gemma Ramsay, whose actress Beth Buchanan reprised her role to facilitate Roxy's arrival. Anderson made her first appearance as Roxy during the episode broadcast on 29 April 2019. The character was initially portrayed as a wild, headstrong girl fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Frid
Amelia Frid (born 30 July 1975) is an Australian former child actress who played Cody Willis in ''Neighbours''. Early life Frid was born in Russia, and arrived in Australia by boat at the age of five, attending prep in Melbourne. Career In 1988, Frid was cast as Molly in the children's television series '' Adventures on Kythera''. It was not broadcast in Australia until 1991. In 1989, at the age of 14, she secured a regular role as the first incarnation of Cody Willis in ''Neighbours''. Her character was romantically paired with Todd Landers (played by Kristian Schmid). Frid departed from the role in order to focus on her VCE (Victorian Certificate of Education), in her final year of high school.Interviews > Amelia Frid/ref> Her final appearance in ''Neighbours'' was on 30 July 1991 (her 16th birthday). Peta Brady was later recast in the role. Frid's final acting work was with former ''Neighbours'' co-star Ashley Paske (who played Matt Robinson). In the tradition of fel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Michaelson
Scott Michaelson is an Australian retired actor and talent manager who is most famous for playing Brad Willis in ''Neighbours''. Career Michaelson played the role of Brad Willis in ''Neighbours'' from 1991 to 1993, taking over from Benjamin Grant Mitchell (who had been a guest character for two episodes and later played Brad's cousin Cameron Hudson for over a year). Brad Willis was notable for dating and eventually marrying the character of Beth Brennan, played by Natalie Imbruglia. The role was taken over once more when Brad returned in 2013, this time by Kip Gamblin. For his portrayal of Brad, Michaelson was nominated for the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actor at the 1993 Logie Awards. He also received a nomination for Hottest Man in Soap at the Inside Soap Awards, while 'Brad' was nominated for Best Male Character. After starring in the series, Michaelson appeared on the New Zealand television series ''Shortland Street''. He also had roles in '' Paradise Beach'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Blakely
Rachel Leigh Blakely (born 28 July 1968) is an Australian actress. Her works include films such as ''Love Until'', '' Young Hercules'' and ''Counterstrike'', as well as guest appearances on television shows such as '' Xena: Warrior Princess'', ''State Coroner'' and '' Flipper''. She is best known for her role as Gaby Willis in ''Neighbours'', Marguerite Krux on '' Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World'', and as Glenda Fry in the Australian series '' Mortified''. Personal life Rachel Leigh Blakely was born on 28 July 1968 in Brunei, Borneo."Good neighbour is now one of us" by Ben Dorries, ''The Courier-Mail'' (27 Jan, 2001) Retrieved from Her father, Harold Blakely, is an American, and her mother was Australian. Due to her father's oil business, the family, including younger sister Ruth, moved to several countries over the years until settling on an Australian farm when Blakely was twelve. Before she became an actress, Blakely worked as a nightclub bouncer, a model and a shor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newspapers
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Age
''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and southern New South Wales. It is delivered both in print and digital formats. The newspaper shares some articles with its sister paper ''The Sydney Morning Herald''. ''The Age'' is considered a newspaper of record for Australia, and has variously been known for its investigative reporting, with its journalists having won dozens of Walkley Awards, Australia's most prestigious journalism prize. , ''The Age'' had a monthly readership of 5.4 million. , this had fallen to 4.55 million. History Foundation ''The Age'' was founded by three Melbourne businessmen: brothers John and Henry Cooke (who had arrived from New Zealand in the 1840s) and Walter Powell. The first editi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peta Brady
Peta Brady (born 1972) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Cody Willis in ''Neighbours''. Early life Brady first gravitated towards acting and writing during her high school years, where she wrote some scenes for a school production. Following high school, she studied performing arts at the University of Ballarat. Career Brady is best known for being the second actress (after Amelia Frid) to play Cody Willis in the TV soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1993 to 1996. She appears in the 1994 coming-of-age film '' Only the Brave'' as Tammy. Since she left the show, Brady has appeared in the feature films '' Mullet'' (2001) and '' Pawno'' (2016) as well as numerous short films and tv movies. She has had roles in several miniseries, including '' Simone de Beauvoir's Babies'' (1997), '' Fat Cow Motel'' (2003), '' RAN (Remote Area Nurse)'' (2006) and '' The Slap'' (2011). Brady has had recurring roles as Kelly in the TV sitcom ''Kath & Kim'', Rosie Day in drama series '' B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mercy Killing
Euthanasia (from : + ) is the practice of intentionally ending life to eliminate pain and suffering. Different countries have different euthanasia laws. The British House of Lords select committee on medical ethics defines euthanasia as "a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending a life to relieve intractable suffering". In the Netherlands and Belgium, euthanasia is understood as "termination of life by a doctor at the request of a patient". The Dutch law, however, does not use the term 'euthanasia' but includes the concept under the broader definition of "assisted suicide and termination of life on request". Euthanasia is categorised in different ways, which include voluntary, non-voluntary, and involuntary.Voluntary and involuntary euthanasia '' |
Alan Dale
Alan Hugh Dale (born 6 May 1947) is a New Zealand actor. As a child, Dale enjoyed theatre and rugby. After retiring from the sport, he took on a number of occupations, before deciding to become a professional actor at age 27. Dale subsequently moved to Australia, where he played Dr. John Forrest in '' The Young Doctors'' from 1979 to 1982. He later appeared as Jim Robinson in ''Neighbours'', a part he played from 1985 until 1993. He left the series when he fell out with the producers over the pay he and the rest of the cast received. After leaving ''Neighbours'', Dale found he had become typecast as Jim Robinson in Australia and struggled to find work. His career was revitalised after he relocated to the United States in 2000. Since then, he has had roles in many American series including prominent parts in '' The O.C.'' (as Caleb Nichol) and ''Ugly Betty'' (as Bradford Meade), as well as recurring and guest roles in '' Lost'', '' 24'', '' NCIS'', '' ER'', ''The West Wing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Robinson (Neighbours)
Jim Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Alan Dale. Jim was created by Reg Watson as one of ''Neighbours'' twelve original characters. He made his on-screen debut in the soap's first episode, which was broadcast on 18 March 1985. Jim was the patriarch of the Robinson family. Dale departed the show in 1993 after falling out with the producers over pay and his character was killed off on 29 April 1993. Dale filmed some scenes for the serial in September 2018, which aired on 25 December 2018 and 25 March 2019. Creation and casting Jim is one of the twelve original characters conceived by the creator and then executive producer of ''Neighbours'', Reg Watson. Mercado 2004, p.202. Actor Robin Harrison was originally cast in the role and had already filmed some scenes when his contract negotiations broke down. Oram 1988, p.108. The role was then recast to Alan Dale in January 1985, and the scenes featuring Harrison were re-shot. Dale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
