Ann Burbrook, sometimes credited as Annie Burbrook, (born 23 November 1965 in

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, Sabah, Malaysia), is an Australian actress.

Early life

Burbrook trained at the

Australian Ballet School The Australian Ballet School is the premier ballet training facility in Australia, located in Melbourne. History The Australian Ballet School was founded in 1964 as the primary training facility for The Australian Ballet by Dame Margaret Scot ...

and the WA Academy of Performing Arts before dancing with a number of ballet companies in Australia. In 1986, she moved to Brisbane to dance with the

Queensland Ballet Queensland Ballet, founded in 1960 by Charles Lisner, is the premier ballet company of Queensland, Australia, and is based in Brisbane. It is one of only three full-time, professional classical ballet companies in Australia. The company has ha ...

. After her ballet career was cut short, she made the transition from dancing to acting through an association with La Boite Theatre in Brisbane. During her three-year association with that theatre, she performed in a number of plays as well as becoming a

Theatresports Theatresports is a form of improvisational theatre, which uses the format of a competition for dramatic effect. Opposing teams can perform scenes based on audience suggestions, with ratings by the audience or by a panel of judges. Developed by di ...

player, convener and tutor. Burbrook graduated from Australia's

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 ...

(NIDA) with a degree in Performing Arts (Acting) in 1992 which she upgraded to a BA Arts in 1997 after successful completion of the NIDA Playwrights Course.

Career

Despite a large number of theatre, film and television roles, Burbrook would be most recognised for her major role as Roz Patterson, on ''

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for twelve years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted th ...

'' on which she appeared in 1994. Other shows she has played in include ''

Police Rescue ''Police Rescue'' is an Australian television series which originally aired on ABC TV (Australian TV channel), ABC TV between 1989 and 1996. It was produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC and Southern Star Entertainment, Southern ...

'', ''

Good Guys, Bad Guys ''Good Guys, Bad Guys'' is an Australian comedy/drama TV series that screened on the Nine Network between 1997 and 1998, with a telemovie and twenty-six episodes produced. The crime-themed show was set in Melbourne. The program and its lead char ...

'', '' Sun on the Stubble'' and '' Snobs'' On stage she starred as Stephanie Abrahams in ''

Duet for One ''Duet for One'' is a 1986 British drama film adapted from the play, a two-hander by Tom Kempinski, about a world-famous concert violinist named Stephanie Anderson who is suddenly struck with multiple sclerosis. It is set in London, and directe ...

'' (Ensemble Theatre, 1998), as Amy in ''

Amy's View ''Amy's View'' is a play written by British playwright David Hare. It premiered in London at the Royal National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre on 13 June 1997, directed by Richard Eyre and starring Judi Dench, Ronald Pickup and Samantha Bond ...

'' (Sydney Opera House, 1998) as Hypatia and young Frances in ''Leaning Towards Infinity'' (Ensemble Theatre, 1999), and played in ''Craving'' (Sydney St. Theatre Space, 1993) for which she was also the choreographer. She played in the 1992 NIDA graduating performance of ''Images de Moliere'' at the Parade Theatre. She continues to work as an actor and voice over artist whilst using her administrative skills in positions such as artistic coordinator, general manager and festival director for a number of arts organisations. She became the company manager of Illawarra's Theatre South in 2002 and the director of Viva La Gong festival in 2005.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* 1965 births Australian television actresses Living people Australian Ballet School alumni People from Kota Kinabalu {{Australia-tv-actor-stub