Nadine Lynette Garner (born 14 December 1970 in Knoxfield, Melbourne) is an Australian actor who started her career as a teen performer.

Biography

Garner first came to public attention in 1985, as Tamara Henderson in the Australian TV series ''

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'' and then in her debut film, '' The Still Point''. She made her stage debut in 1987 in the title role of the

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production of '' A Day in the Death of Joe Egg''. Since then she has worked extensively in film, theatre and TV (both in Australia and the UK) and received awards and nominations for performances in each field. Also interested in writing, she wrote and performed in the stage work '' Birds Eye View'' in Sydney in 2002. Garner has worked with most state theatre companies in a wide variety of roles in works by

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, Sheridan,

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, Ziegler,

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, Orton, Shaffer, Lawler and

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. She also played the role of Desire in the highly controversial Australian musical '' Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom''.

Personal life

Garner grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Knoxfield. She was married to Director of Photography Cameron Barnett, and they have one son and a daughter: Edan (born 2006) and Jem (born 2009). Having divorced from Barnett, her partner (since 2019) is a designer and academic in Melbourne.

TV work

Garner's first major role was in 1985 at age 15 as Tamara in ''

'', for which she won several awards. This was followed by a role in the Australian teen drama '' Blue Water High''. Garner played Arlene Toomer in the BBC comedy series ''Boys from the Bush'' for two series in 1991/92. She has since had a series of minor and guest roles in multiple Australian and British television series, including ''

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'', '' My Brother Tom'' miniseries, ''

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'', ''

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'', '' A Country Practice'', '' The Flying Doctors'', '' Shadows of the Heart'' miniseries, '' G.P.'', '' Twisted Tales'', '' Good Guys Bad Guys'', '' Raw FM'', ''

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'' miniseries, '' Class Act'', '' Water Rats'', '' The Love of Lionel's Life'' telemovie, ''

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'' miniseries – Ep.5, '' Heroes' Mountain'' telemovie, '' Young Lions'', '' The Secret Life of Us'', '' Stingers'', '' My Life Is Murder'' and '' Through My Eyes'' miniseries. Garner played the regular role of Detective Senior Constable Jennifer Mapplethorpe in the police drama series '' City Homicide'', from 2007 to 2011. Starting in February 2013, she appeared as Jean Beazley, the housekeeper, in '' The Doctor Blake Mysteries'' with

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. In September 2013, Garner appeared as Eve in episode four of the

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television comedy series '' It's a Date''.

Film work

Garner made her film debut in '' The Still Point'' (1986) and appeared in '' Bushfire Moon'' (1987), '' Mull'' (1988) (for which she won "Best Actress" in the 1988

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), '' Metal Skin'' (1994), ''

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'' (1999), '' The Book of Revelation'' (2006), and '' Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance'' (2007). In 2002–03, Garner played in a national tour of the musical ''

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'' and received enthusiastic reviews—as well as two theatre awards—for her performance as "Fraulein Kost/Fritzi". In 2010, she returned to film, appearing in '' The Wedding Party''.

Filmography

Television

Film

Music video

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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Lunch with Nadine Garner
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'', February 9, 2013
City Homicide Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Garner, Nadine 1970 births Living people Actresses from Melbourne Australian child actresses Australian stage actresses Australian television actresses Best Actress AACTA Award winners Helpmann Award winners Logie Award winners People from the City of Knox