Angela Punch

Angela Punch McGregor (born 21 January 1953) is an Australian stage and film actress.

Early life

Punch McGregor fell in love with theatre, while acting in school plays from the age of 13. Her first role was as the 'Spoon' in ''The Owl and the Pussy-Cat''.

Punch McGregor studied at Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating with a Bachelor of Dramatic Art (Acting) in 1973.

Career

Punch McGregor has starred in numerous television series including a regular role as Jane Potter in '' Class of '75'' (1975). She played Ros Parrish (mother of series regulars Shane and Nick Parrish) in soap opera ''Home and Away'' from 1994 to 1995. Other roles included guest appearances in ''Rafferty's Rules'' (1988), crime series ''Halifax f.p.'' (1994), ''Fire'' (1995), medical drama ''All Saints'' (1998), police procedural series ''White Collar Blue'' (2002), drama ''Love My Way'' (2004–2005) and miniseries ''The Principal'' (2015).

Her film credits include '' The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith'' (1978) and ''Newsfront'' (1978), both of which won her AFI Awards. She also received AFI nominations for her roles in '' We of the Never Never'' (1982) and ''Annie's Coming Out'' (1984). She appeared in '' The Delinquents'' (1989) with Kylie Minogue, '' Spotswood'' (1991) opposite Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn and Russell Crowe, '' Tom White'' (2004) alongside Colin Friels and ''Savages Crossing'' (2010) with John Jarratt. She also appeared in the TV biopic '' Mary: The Making of a Princess'' (2015), about the courtship of Australian Mary Donaldson and Frederik X of Denmark (who at the time was Crown Prince).

Punch McGregor has also worked for most of Australia's major theatre companies, in plays including ''The Importance of Being Earnest'' (1975/1993), ''Othello'' (1976), ''A Midsummer Night’s Dream'' (1985), ''Les Liaisons Dangereuses'' (1987–1988), ''A Streetcar Named Desire'' (1988), ''Summer of the Seventeenth Doll'' (1991), ''Dial M For Murder'' (1991–1992), ''Long Day's Journey into Night'' (2004), ''Festen'' (2005) and '' Equus''.

She played Juliet to Mel Gibson’s Romeo in a 1979 production of ''Romeo and Juliet'', fresh off the heels of Gibson's success in ''Mad Max''. In 2002, she played Miss Havisham in an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ ''Great Expectations''.

In 1995, she was appearing in Nick Enright’s play ''Blackrock'', when she fell ill. Her illness, combined with insecurity and burnout lead her to take a hiatus from acting, during which time she studied a four-year course in natural medicine. For a year, she practised Orthomolecular medicine full-time and she still runs a clinic part-time from her home.

Punch McGregor was Lecturer in Acting at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts from 2006 to 2014. She also taught young people getting into the theatrical business at The HubStudio in Sydney. One of her classes was titled ''Angela Punch McGregor Master Class – Series 1''.TheHubStudio; ''Angela Punch McGregor Master Class – Series 1''
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Personal life

Punch McGregor is married to director and screenwriter Ross McGregor, who is also her former drama teacher. Together, they have a son.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

As actor

As director/crew

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Urban Cine File: The World of Film in Australia – on the Internet
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1953 births
Living people
Australian television actresses
Australian film actresses
Actresses from Sydney
Best Actress AACTA Award winners
Best Supporting Actress AACTA Award winners
Australian lecturers