Babs McMillan is an Australian stage, film, television actress and director, playwright and teacher, based in Melbourne She is best known for her roles in two popular television series during the 1980s.

Career

McMillan played the acerbic Sister Erin Cosgrove during the final year of television series ''

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'' and dimwitted country bumpkin Cass Parker in ''

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''. In the late 1990s, she appeared in the Australian espionage drama '' Secrets''. McMillan has appeared in the movies ''

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'' (1997), '' Babe: Pig in the City'' (1998), ''

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'' (1979) and '' Hating Alison Ashley'' (2005). On stage McMillan has acted extensively with the

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. Apart from acting, McMillan has helped many students as Director of Drama at the National Theatre Drama School in Melbourne. Was resident director for the "BUDDY – The Buddy Holly story" 1991–1992. In May 2024, McMillian appeared in ''Rootless Cosmopolitan.''

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* Australian film actresses Australian soap opera actresses Australian stage actresses Living people 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses Year of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-tv-actor-stub