Christine Harris (born 1958) is an Australian actress and producer, born and raised in South Australia. She is currently director of HIT Productions theatre touring company.

Career

After portraying a young version of popular Australian singer Julie Anthony in a television special, Harris moved to Sydney at the end of 1979 to star in the short-lived

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series. ''

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'' as paraplegic Tina Marshall, who worked in her father's pinball parlour. She followed this with appearing in

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The Young Doctors ''The Young Doctors'' is an Australian early-evening soap opera originally broadcast on the Nine Network and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation, it aired from Monday 8 November 1976 until Wednesday 30 March 1983. The series is primarily s ...

'' as Dolly Davis, before moving to Melbourne to play the key role in the

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series ''

Carson's Law ''Carson's Law'' is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Ten Network between 1983-1984. The series was a period piece set in the 1920s and starred Lorraine Bayly as progressive solicitor Jennifer Carson. The e ...

'' as Amy Carson (1983–84). Subsequent roles included stints in ''

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'' in 1985–1986 as Pippa Reynolds, the daughter of the Prison Governor, in the ABC-TV mini series ''

Darlings of the Gods ''Darlings of the Gods'' is a 1989 Australian mini series about the 1948 trip to Australia by Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh and the Old Vic Company, where Olivier and Leigh met Peter Finch.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 197 ...

'' as IGeorgia and ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...

'' as Sylvie Latham. She also appeared in the motion picture ''

Beyond My Reach ''Beyond My Reach'' is a 1990 Australian film starring Terri Garber. It was shot in Melbourne and Los Angeles. Plot Two Australian friends, a director and a writer, decide to seek their luck in Los Angeles. Cast * Terri Garber as Terri Nielson * ...

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HIT Productions

In 1997 Christine was named "Victorian Entrepreneur of the Year," for her efforts in establishing HIT Productions however the company was liquidated in 2013 with debts totalling $1.8 million.

References

External links

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HIT Productions Touring Company
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Christine Australian soap opera actresses 1958 births Living people Actresses from South Australia 20th-century Australian actresses