Anne Louise Lambert

Anne-Louise Lambert (born 1956), also credited as Anne Lambert, is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Miranda in the 1975 film '' Picnic at Hanging Rock''.

Early life

Anne Louise Lambert was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1956; she later moved to Sydney. She grew up alongside two younger brothers, Tony and Andrew, and younger sister, screenwriter Sarah Lambert. When their parents split up in the mid-1970s, Lambert moved to the inner-Sydney suburb of Balmain with her mother and siblings.

Career

Under the name Anne Lambert, she first gained recognition on Australian television with roles in three soap operas. In 1973, she played nymphomaniac Sue Marshall in '' Number 96''. The following year, she was an original cast member in a school-based drama, '' Class of '74'', playing student Peggy Richardson.

Director Peter Weir saw Lambert in a television commercial for Fanta playing the fancy Nancy character and felt she was perfect for the lead role as the ethereal Miranda St Clare in '' Picnic at Hanging Rock''. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. at the 1976 Australian Film Institute Award for her role in the film.

During 1975, Lambert appeared in a recurring sketch in comedy series '' The Norman Gunston Show'' called "The Checkout Chicks". This sketch, a send-up of melodramatic soap operas set in a supermarket, mostly featured other former ''Number 96'' actors – Vivienne Garrett, Candy Raymond, Philippa Baker, Judy Lynne, and Abigail. In 1976, she had a six-month role in adult soap opera '' The Box'' as the "sexy and promiscuous" Trish Freeman.

Lambert moved to the UK for work at the age of 21. She adopted the name Anne-Louise Lambert when she realised that another actress was listed as Anne Lambert. She has worked steadily ever since, including roles in the BBC TV series '' The Borgias'' (1981), '' Cousin Phillis'' (1982) Peter Greenaway's ''The Draughtsman's Contract'' (1982). She played the role of Lady Mary Brackenstall in the adaptation of '' The Abbey Grange'' for ''The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes'' (1986). She also appeared in Australian TV miniseries such as '' Mussolini and I'' (1985), '' Great Expectations: The Untold Story'' (1987) and '' The Dirtwater Dynasty'' (1988), '' Fields of Fire 2'' (1988) and ''Tanamera – Lion of Singapore'' (1989).

Lambert's film credits include ''A Los Cuatro Vientos'' (1987), '' Breathing Under Water'' (1991) and '' Seeing Red'' (1992), ''Lilian's Story'' alongside Toni Collette (1996) and ''Somersault'', which won Best Film at the 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards. She also appeared in the 2004 Australian TV series '' The Alice'', the 2006 short drama ''Photograph'' (directed by her sister Sarah Lambert), and 2011 short film ''Waiting for the Turning of the Earth''. Her most recent movie is '' The Last Babushka Doll'' (2018).

Lambert's stage roles include '' Sweet Bird of Youth'', co-starring with Lauren Bacall and Colin Friels.

Personal life

Lambert resides in the Sydney suburb of Balmain with her son (born in 1989) and works as a psychotherapist, counsellor, and coach.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

External links

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''MIRANDA REVISITED: PORTRAIT OF ANNE LOUISE LAMBERT AT HANGING ROCK''

References

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1956 births
Actresses from Brisbane
Australian television actresses
Living people
20th-century Australian actresses
21st-century Australian actresses