Genevieve Morris (born 1967) is an Australian comedian and actress, best known for being among the regular cast on the popular comedy series ''
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'' and appearing in a popular advertising campaign for
ANZ.
She has also had recurring roles in
Seven Network
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police dramas ''
Blue Heelers
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'' and ''
City Homicide
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''.
She has performed in various stage productions since the early 1990s including the 2009 comedy show ''
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'' as Dame Helen Highwater, alongside
Ross Daniels,
Julia Zemiro
Julia Zemiro () (born 14 April 1967) is a French-born Australian television presenter, radio host, actress, singer, writer and comedian. She is best known as the host of the music quiz and live performance show ''RocKwiz''. Zemiro is a fluent E ...
and Geoff Paine.
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In 2010, she appeared in multiple television commercials for ANZ bank portraying "Barbara the bank manager".
In 2011, Morris was part of the ensemble cast of the short-lived television series '' Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth'' where she was considered by some to be the program's breakout star. In 2013, she was a cast member of '']Wednesday Night Fever
''Wednesday Night Fever'' was an Australian television topical sketch satire series produced and broadcast by the ABC1. The first episode went to air on 3 July 2013.
Hosted by comedian Sammy J, the series featured a mix of live studio performa ...
''
More recently, she has starred in the crime comedy series ''No Activity
''No Activity'' is an Australian comedy television series which streams on Stan, about two detectives on a stakeout. The show was the first commission for the Australian streaming service. It comes from the production company Jungle Entertain ...
'' as dispatch officer Carol. She also starred as a sonographer in a Doritos
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In 1966, Doritos became the first ...
television commercial which was the runner-up in the 2016 Crash the Super Bowl
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competition.
In 2017, Morris was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), also known as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is a group of blood cancers that includes all types of lymphomas except Hodgkin lymphomas. Symptoms include enlarged lymph nodes, fever, night sweats, weight loss, and tire ...
, forcing her to pull out of a starring role in comedy series '' Sando''The Family Law
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'' and ''True Story with Hamish & Andy
''True Story with Hamish & Andy'' is an Australian television series starring radio and television hosts Hamish Blake and Andy Lee, that was first aired on 5 June 2017. This is their third series for the Nine Network.
In July 2017, the Nine N ...
'' as well as stage work.Squinters
''Squinters'' is an Australian television comedy series which first screened on the ABC on Wednesday 7 February 2018. All six episodes were also loaded on the ABC's iView catch up service on the same date. A second series went to air in 2019.
...
''. Morris was named as part of the ''Deadloch'' cast for series 2.
Filmography
Films
Television
References
External links
Genevieve Morris a
IMDB
1967 births
Living people
20th-century Australian actresses
21st-century Australian actresses
Australian film actresses
Australian television actresses
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