Zoe Bertram is an
Australian
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actress, who is known for her role as Olivia Baxter in ''
The Restless Years'' from 1977 to 1981.
Career
Bertram started her acting career in 1977, on the teen-oriented television soap opera ''
The Restless Years'', playing the role of Olivia Baxter – eventual wife of Dr Bruce Russell – until 1981. In 1983, she joined ''
Prisoner
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'', playing scheming prostitute Randi Goodlove for 14 episodes, until her character met a grisly demise.
In 1991, Bertram starred in children's series ''
Animal Park'' playing Sarah Halliday. She played Paula Taylor in ''
Paradise Beach'' from 1993 to 1994. She also appeared as Laurel Trent in 1994 film ''
The Roly Poly Man'' with
Paul Chubb
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Early life
He was born in Arncliffe, N ...
. From 1995 to 1996, she featured in a number of ''
The Feds'' telemovies, alongside
Robert Taylor.
Bertram played Dorothy Ryan, opposite
Richard Roxburgh in ''
The Last of the Ryans'' – a 1997 tv biopic about
Ronald Ryan, the last man to be executed in Australia. That same year, she appeared as Juliet in the drama film ''
Under the Lighthouse Dancing'', alongside
Jacqueline McKenzie
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Early life
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, McKenzie attended Wenona School in North Sydney, New South Wales, North Sydney until 1983 then moved to Pymb ...
,
Jack Thompson and
Naomi Watts. From 1997 to 1998, she starred in children's adventure series ''
Mirror, Mirror'' as Violette de Lutrelle.
From 2009 to 2010, she appeared in a series of television advertisements for Australian Pensioners Insurance.
In July 2011, Bertram joined the cast of ''
Neighbours
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'' in a recurring guest role as Polish cleaner
Lorraine Dowski. She re-joined the cast in 2017, in the recurring role of
Fay Brennan, making her first onscreen appearance on 28 July. She departed the series in 2021, with Faye (who had been living with
Huntington's disease
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), passing away after developing pneumonia.
Bertram also appeared in 2017 miniseries ''
Seven Types of Ambiguity'', playing the part of May Heywood opposite
Hugo Weaving
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Born in Colonia ...
.
Her television guest credits include ''
Chopper Squad'', ''
Patrol Boat
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'', ''
Cop Shop
''Cop Shop'' is a long-running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford Productions that ran for seven seasons between 28 November 1977 and 23 July 1984. It comprised 582 one-hour episodes.
Synopsis
The show revolved arou ...
'', ''
A Country Practice
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'', miniseries ''
Come in Spinner'', ''
Blue Heelers
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'', ''
The Flying Doctors'', ''
G.P.'', ''
Home and Away
''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...
'', ''
Good Guys, Bad Guys'', ''
Stingers'', ''
Rush'', ''
City Homicide'', ''
Winners & Losers'' and the TV series reimagining of ''
Picnic at Hanging Rock''.
Acting credits
Film
Television
Stage
References
External links
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Australian television actresses