Zoe Carides (; born 19 February 1962) is an

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actress of film and television, who is best known for her roles in '' Death in Brunswick'' as Sophie, '' G. P.'' as Dr. Sonia Kapek and '' Grass Roots'' as Liz Murray.

Family

Carides was born in Sydney, Australia . She has a daughter. Her sister is actress Gia Carides who also appeared in ''Police Rescue''. Her brother-in-law was actor

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Career

Carides has made cameos in many successful Australian television shows, such as '' All Saints'', '' Acropolis Now'', '' White Collar Blue'', ''

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'', '' Janet King'', '' Rake'', and '' Top of the Lake: China Girl''. Carides appeared in the 1980s advertisement for the State Bank of Victoria where, as she sits in her bed with her partner, she turns and says "it's your money, Ralph". This saying became part of the Australian lexicon for many years with people quoting it when talking about any monetary issue. In 1986 Carides worked as a presenter on the ABC magazine style television show '' Edge of the Wedge'' Carides' first major role was the 1991 film '' Death in Brunswick'' as the love interest of

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's lead character. She also went on to star in '' Brilliant Lies'', which won her an AFI nomination, ''The Kiss'' and ''

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''. She also starred in the independent Australian production of '' Beware of Greeks Bearing Guns''. After turning 40, Carides set two goals: to have a solo exhibition of her paintings and to record an album of her own music. In 2005, Carides starred in the

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's '' Influence'', by

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, for which she won a Helpmann Award. In 2008, she played the part of Pia Jones in the

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-commissioned Australian soap opera '' Out of the Blue''. She has also directed two short films: ''Gifted'' in 2005, and ''Not even a Mouse'' in 2011. In 2015, Carides appeared in the film ''

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'', which was based on the Australian play by Alex Lykos. She plays Chloe, the mother of Greek Alex (played by Richard Brancatisano), who falls in love with Muslim Lebanese Eve (played by Andrea Demetriades). She released an album of self-written songs, ''When I was Little'', in 2018.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

External links

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Clip from ''Death in Brunswick''
from the National Sound and Film Archives {{DEFAULTSORT:Carides, Zoe Australian people of Greek descent Australian people of English descent Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Helpmann Award winners 1962 births Living people Actresses from Sydney