Fiona Ruttelle is an Australian actress, singer, model and artist.

Career

Ruttelle starred in the

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directed movie ''

Say a Little Prayer ''Say a Little Prayer'' is an Australian children's film by Richard Lowenstein. It stars Sudi de Winter, Fiona Ruttelle, Rebecca Smart, Lynne Murphy and Jill Forster. The film was written by Richard Lowenstein, based on Robin Klein's novel, '' ...

'', in the co-lead role of Angie, alongside child actor Sudi de Winter. She received an

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nomination for Best Actress in a Lead Role for her role in the film. She was also a member of the band Freaked Out Flower Children, alongside fellow actresses

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and Nicky Love. The other members were Gumpy Phillips and Tricky J, both formerly of Mighty Big Crime. The band released the album ''Love In'' through

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in 1991. It included the single "

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", (a remake of

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and the band War’s 1970 single of the same name), which reached number 31 on the Australian single charts. Their second single "Beautiful People" was met with less success, peaking at number 102. The group disbanded in 1993. Rutelle appeared on the cover of

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with the female members of the Freaked Out Flower Children in July 1992. According to her Instagram page, Ruttelle currently owns a business called 'Right Brain Tribe', specialising in

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, which operates from the Kuranda Markets in

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, North Queensland. She also currently works as a DJ.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

Say a Little Prayer press kit
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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ruttelle, Fiona Australian women singers Australian film actresses Living people Australian female models Year of birth missing (living people)