Annie Byron is an Australian film, stage, and television actress best known for '' Wolf Creek 2'', ''Fran'', '' Muriel's Wedding'', and '' Doing Time for Patsy Cline''.

Early life and education

Annie Byron was born in Inverell,

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. She attended primary school at St. Mary's Ross Hill Primary School and Sacred Heart Primary School, then high school at St. Ursula's College in Armidale and Inverell High School. She is a graduate of the

University of New South Wales The University of New South Wales (UNSW) is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was established in 1949. The university comprises seven faculties, through which it offers bachelor's, master's and docto ...

. After graduating university, she enrolled in the National Institute of Dramatic Art along with Steve Bisley, Debra Lawrence,

Robert Menzies The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, praise, reno ...

, Peter Kingston, Judy Davis, and Mel Gibson.

Career

Byron was cast as Lou, the second wife of Harry Sullivan in the Australian television series '' The Sullivans'' the year after graduating from NIDA. She has since worked in numerous film, television, theatre and radio productions in Australia for over 30 years. She is best known for her roles as Lil in '' Wolf Creek 2'', as Marge in ''Fran'', as Rhonda's Mother in '' Muriel's Wedding'', and as Mum in '' Doing Time for Patsy Cline''. She has performed with Australian theatre companies Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir St Theatre, the Ensemble Theatre, The Q, Perth Actors Collective, Hothouse Theatre, Griffin Theatre Company, and the Playbox Theatre Company. She performed in the sold out run of Sydney Theatre Company's production of '' Hedda Gabler'' opposite

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and Hugo Weaving in 2004 in Sydney and in 2006 at Brooklyn Academy of Music in

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. She also toured internationally to

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

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, and

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with Force Majeure's production of ''The Age I'm In''.

Filmography

Film

Byron's film performances include:

Television

Byron's TV performances include:

Stage

Byron's stage performances include:

Awards

, - , 1985 , ''Fran'' , AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role , , - , 1997 , '' Doing Time for Patsy Cline'' , AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role , , -

References

External links

Annie Byron on IMDb
{{DEFAULTSORT:Byron, Annie Australian film actresses Living people Australian stage actresses Australian television actresses AACTA Award winners National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni University of New South Wales alumni 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses Best Supporting Actress AACTA Award winners Year of birth missing (living people)