''Simone de Beauvoir's Babies'' is a 1997 Australian television mini-series broadcast by the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is Australia’s principal public service broadcaster. It is funded primarily by grants from the federal government and is administered by a government-appointed board of directors. The ABC is ...
in 1997.
The series comprises four one-hour episodes starring
Sally Cooper
Sally Cooper (born 12 October 1978) is an Australian former cricketer. She played 42 matches for the Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League. Cooper played seven One Day Internationals for the Australia national women's cricket ...
,
Anne Looby
Anne Looby is an Australian actress, producer and stage director. She is known for playing character roles in TV serials.
Career
Screen
Since graduating from NIDA in 1988, Looby has worked in theatre, television and film. She appeared in t ...
,
Leverne McDonnell
Leverne Ann McDonnell (27 June 1963 – 15 March 2013) was an Australian actress.
Early life
McDonnell spent three years as a member of "Energy Connection", a youth dance theatre company in Adelaide, South Australia, until she was admitted to ...
and
Sonia Todd
Sonia Todd (born 1959) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles as Sgt. Georgia Rattray in ''Police Rescue'' (1989–1996), Meg Fountain in '' McLeod's Daughters'' (2001–2008) and Gina Austin in the soap opera '' ...
as women in their late 30s who are single, childless and aware of their biological clocks ticking down.
David Wenham
David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in The Lord of the Rings (film series), ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Friar Carl in ' ...
won the 1997
Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actor in Television Drama for his role as Ian.
The soundtrack for the series was composed by Jen Anderson.
Cast
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Sally Cooper
Sally Cooper (born 12 October 1978) is an Australian former cricketer. She played 42 matches for the Queensland Fire in the Women's National Cricket League. Cooper played seven One Day Internationals for the Australia national women's cricket ...
as Sue
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Anne Looby
Anne Looby is an Australian actress, producer and stage director. She is known for playing character roles in TV serials.
Career
Screen
Since graduating from NIDA in 1988, Looby has worked in theatre, television and film. She appeared in t ...
as Louise
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Leverne McDonnell
Leverne Ann McDonnell (27 June 1963 – 15 March 2013) was an Australian actress.
Early life
McDonnell spent three years as a member of "Energy Connection", a youth dance theatre company in Adelaide, South Australia, until she was admitted to ...
as Dianne
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Sonia Todd
Sonia Todd (born 1959) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles as Sgt. Georgia Rattray in ''Police Rescue'' (1989–1996), Meg Fountain in '' McLeod's Daughters'' (2001–2008) and Gina Austin in the soap opera '' ...
as Karla
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David Wenham
David Wenham (born 21 September 1965) is an Australian actor who has appeared in film, television and theatre. He is known for his roles as Faramir in The Lord of the Rings (film series), ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy, Friar Carl in ' ...
as Ian
* Phillip Gordon as Spud
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Jacek Koman
Jacek Koman (born 15 August 1956) is a Polish actor and singer.
Early life
Koman was born in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, to actors Halina Koman (née Dobrowolska; born 3 January 1923) and Adam Koman (24 December 1922 – 1 December 2005), and ca ...
as Ryko
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Peta Brady
Peta Brady (born 1972) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Cody Willis in ''Neighbours''.
Early life
Brady first gravitated towards acting and writing during her high school years, where she wrote some scenes for a school producti ...
as Dianne, aged 17
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Asher Keddie
Asher Keddie (born 31 July 1974) is an Australian actress. Beginning her career in the television series ''Five Mile Creek'' in the mid 1980s, Keddie received wide recognition for her role in the television series ''Offspring''. Her significant ...
as Karla, age 17
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Rod Mullinar
Rodney Mullinar (born 1942) is a British Australian actor, noted for his roles on Australian television.
Biography Early life
Mullinar born in Hereford, Hertfordshire, emigrated to Australia in 1966, at the urging of an Australian friend in ...
as Mick
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Belinda McClory
Belinda McClory (born 1968) is an Australian film, television and stage actress, mainly known for her role as Switch in ''The Matrix''.
McClory was born in Adelaide, Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a c ...
as Wendy
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Anne Phelan
Anne Mary Phelan (2 August 1948 – 27 October 2019) was an Australian actress of stage and screen who appeared in many theatre, television and film productions as well as radio and voice-over.
Her television soap opera roles she was likely b ...
as Postie
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Bridie Carter
Bridie Carter (born 18 December 1970) is an Australian actress best known for her role as the main character of Tess Silverman McLeod on the television drama series '' McLeod's Daughters''.
Early life
Bridie was born and raised in Melbourne, A ...
as Dating Agent
References
External links
1997 Australian television series debuts
1990s Australian drama television series
Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Australian English-language television shows
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