Jill Forster (born 30 November 1936),
[Giles Nigel "Number 96: Australia Most Infamous Address, published by Melbourne Book"] is an English-born Australian retired actress who came to Australia as a model in 1964. She subsequently became well known for her roles in TV series, but also appeared in films and telefilms.
She has primarily appeared in small cameo roles, although she is well known as the second actress to portray Helen Sheriden Sellers in ''
Number 96'', replacing original actress
Carmen Duncan, and has also had prominent roles in ''
The Restless Years
''The Restless Years'' is an Australian soap opera which followed the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and the drama and relationships faced by young adults. It was created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for N ...
'' and ''
SeaChange''.
Forster has been in numerous other Australian television dramas, including ''
Motel
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'', ''
The Box'', ''
Starting Out
''Starting Out'' is an Australian television soap opera made for the Nine Network by the Reg Grundy Organisation in 1983.
Background
The five-night-a-week series was created by Reg Watson as the network's replacement for the long-running s ...
'', ''
Prisoner
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'', ''
A Country Practice
''A Country Practice'' is an Australian television soap opera/serial which was broadcast on the Seven Network from 18 November 1981 until 22 November 1993, and subsequently on Network Ten from 13 April 1994 to 5 November 1994. Altogether, 14 ...
'', ''
The Flying Doctors
''The Flying Doctors'' is an Australian drama TV series produced by Crawford Productions that revolves around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. ...
'' and ''
The Power, The Passion''.
She also acted in the hit sex-comedy film ''
Alvin Purple'' (1973).
Personal life
Forster married Australian actor and frequent co-star
John Stanton in the mid-1970s. They acted together in the TV series ''
Homicide
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'', ''
The Box'' and ''
Bellamy''.
Awards
Filmography (selected)
Film
Television
References
External links
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1936 births
Living people
AACTA Award winners
Australian television actresses
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