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| name = Sonia Todd |
| name = Sonia Todd |
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| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1959}} |
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1959}} |
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| birth_place = [[Adelaide]], Australia |
| birth_place = [[Adelaide]], Australia |
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| nationality = [[Australian people|Australian]] |
| nationality = [[Australian people|Australian]] |
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| notable_works = ''[[Police Rescue]]'' <small>(1989–1996)</small> <br /> ''[[McLeod's Daughters]]'' <small>(2001–2009)</small> <br /> ''[[Home and Away]]'' <small>(2009–2013)</small> |
| notable_works = ''[[Police Rescue]]'' <small>(1989–1996)</small> <br /> ''[[McLeod's Daughters]]'' <small>(2001–2009)</small> <br /> ''[[Home and Away]]'' <small>(2009–2013)</small> |
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| occupation = Actress |
| occupation = Actress |
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| years_active = 1984–present |
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|education = [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] ([[Bachelor of Fine Arts|BFA]]) |
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'''Sonia Todd''' (born 1959; [[Adelaide]]) is an [[Australians|Australian]] actress. She is best known for her television roles as Sgt. Georgia Rattray in ''[[Police Rescue]]'', [[Meg Fountain]] in ''[[McLeod's Daughters]]'' and [[Gina Austin]] in the soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]''. |
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==Career== |
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'''Sonia Todd''' (born 1959; [[Adelaide]]) is an [[Australian]] actress. She is best known for her television roles as Sgt. Georgia Rattray in ''[[Police Rescue]]'', [[Meg Fountain]] in ''[[McLeod's Daughters]]'' and [[Gina Austin]] in the soap opera ''[[Home and Away]]''. |
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Todd studied at the [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] where she starred in the play ''[[Strictly Ballroom]]'', directed by [[Baz Luhrmann]]. |
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Todd became known from her role of 'Georgia Rattray' in the television series ''[[Police Rescue]]'', for which she won for an [[Australian Film Institute|AFI Award]] in 1991. She was also nominated for an AFI Award for her role in the four-part mini-series ''[[The Potato Factory]]'' (2000). |
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==Biography == |
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She studied at the [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] and starred in the play ''[[Strictly Ballroom]]'', directed by [[Baz Luhrmann]]. She also played the waitress, Sylvia, in the film ''[[Shine (film)|Shine]]'' directed by [[Scott Hicks]], in the café scene where [[Geoffrey Rush]] plays ''[[Flight of the Bumblebee]]'' by [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]] to an understandably stunned audience. |
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From 2001–06, 2007, 2009 (guest), she played Meg Fountain in ''[[McLeod's Daughters]]''. |
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Todd is married to [[Rhett Walton]] and has two sons (born in 1992 and 2000), the first from a previous relationship.<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0910572/</ref> |
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Todd held a recurring role in ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' from late 2007 to early 2008; portraying psychiatrist Dr Elizabeth Foy, after having previously played the part of Kate Larson |
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Todd became known from the role of 'Georgia Rattray' in the television series ''[[Police Rescue]]'', for which she won for an [[Australian Film Institute|AFI Award]] in 1991. She was also nominated for an AFI Award for her role in the four-part mini-series ''[[The Potato Factory]]'' (2000). |
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In January 2009, Todd joined the cast of [[Seven Network]] drama series ''[[Home and Away]]'' in the regular role of [[Gina Austin]]. After four years on the show, Todd decided to leave ''[[Home and Away]]'' to pursue other acting challenges.<ref name="SoLong">{{cite journal|last=Stewart|first=Carolyn|date=27 April – 3 May 2013|title=So long, Sonia|journal=[[TV Week]]|issue=17|page=7}}</ref> She appeared in the legal drama ''[[Janet King (TV series)|Janet King]]''.<ref name="SoLong"/> |
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From 2001–06, 2007, 2009 (guest), she played 'Meg Fountain' in ''[[McLeod's Daughters]]''. |
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==Personal life== |
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Todd held a recurring role in ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' from late 2007 to early 2008; she portrayed psychiatrist Dr Elizabeth Foy. She also appeared in All Saints previously, playing the part of Kate Larson |
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Todd is married to [[Rhett Walton]] and has two sons (born in 1992 and 2000), the first from a previous relationship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0910572/|title=Rhett Walton|website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref> |
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In January 2009, Todd joined the cast of [[Seven Network]] drama series ''[[Home and Away]]'' in the regular role of [[Gina Austin]]. After four years on the show, Todd decided to leave ''Home and Away'' to pursue other acting challenges.<ref name="SoLong">{{cite journal|last=Stewart|first=Carolyn|date=27 April – 3 May 2013|title=So long, Sonia|journal=[[TV Week]]|issue=17|page=7}}</ref> She appears in the legal drama ''[[Janet King (TV series)|Janet King]]''.<ref name="SoLong"/> |
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==Filmography== |
==Filmography== |
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===Television=== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
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{|class="wikitable" |
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|+ Film |
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! Year |
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! Title |
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! Role |
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! Notes |
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| 1989–96 |
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! scope="col" | Year |
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| ''[[Police Rescue]]'' |
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! scope="col" | Title |
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| Sgt. Georgia Rattray |
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! scope="col" | Role |
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| Seasons 1–5 (main role, 62 episodes) |
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! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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| 1990 |
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! scope="row"| 1994 |
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| ''[[Come In Spinner#Film and Television|Come In Spinner]]'' |
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|''[[Police Rescue]]'' |
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| Helen McFarland |
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|Sgt. Georgia Rattray |
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| Miniseries (4 episodes) |
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| |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1991 |
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! scope="row"| 1996 |
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|''[[ |
| ''[[A Country Practice]]'' |
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| Jane Anderson |
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|Sylvia |
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| Season 11, Episodes 9 & 10 |
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
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|+Television |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1992 |
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! scope="col" | Year |
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| ''[[Mother and Son]]'' |
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! scope="col" | Title |
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| Policewoman |
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! scope="col" | Role |
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| Season 5, Episode 3 |
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! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1994 |
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! scope="row"| 1989–96 |
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|''[[ |
| ''[[G.P.]]'' |
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| Judy Walsh |
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|Sgt. Georgia Rattray |
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| Season 6, Episode 6 |
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|58 episodes |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1997 |
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! scope="row"| 1990 |
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|''[[ |
| ''[[Good Guys, Bad Guys]]'' |
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| Wendy Johnson |
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|Helen McFarland |
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| Season 1, Episode 1 |
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|TV movie |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1997 |
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! scope="row"| 1991 |
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| ''[[Return to Jupiter]]'' |
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|''{{sortname|A|Country Practice}}'' |
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| Commander Edwina Dent |
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|Jane Anderson |
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| Season 1 (main role, 13 episodes) |
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|Episodes: "Motherly Love: Part 1 and Part 2" |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1997 |
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! scope="row"| 1992 |
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|''[[ |
| ''[[Simone de Beauvoir's Babies]]'' |
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| Karla |
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|Policewoman |
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| Miniseries (4 episodes) |
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|Episode: "The Big Sleep" |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1997–98 |
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! scope="row"| 1994 |
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| ''[[Mirror, Mirror (TV series)|Mirror, Mirror]]'' |
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|''[[G.P.]]'' |
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| Caroline McFarlane |
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|Judy Walsh |
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| Season 2 (26 episodes) |
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|Episode: "Out" |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1998 |
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! scope="row"| 1996 |
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|''[[ |
| ''[[Water Rats (TV series)|Water Rats]]'' |
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| Detective Sergeant Louise Bradshaw |
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|Jennifer Harivald |
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| Season 3 (13 episodes) |
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|TV film |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1999 |
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! scope="row"| 1997 |
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|''Halifax f.p |
| ''[[Halifax f.p.]]'' |
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|Helen Hunt |
| Helen Hunt |
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| Season 1, Episode 13 |
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|TV movie |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1999 |
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! scope="row"| 1997 |
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| ''[[Wildside (Australian TV series)|Wildside]]'' |
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|''Reprisal'' |
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| Dr. Alexa Grant |
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|Susan |
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| Season 2, Episode 20 |
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|TV movie |
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|- |
|- |
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| 2000 |
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! scope="row"| 1997 |
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|''[[ |
| ''[[The Potato Factory]]'' |
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| Hannah Solomon |
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|Karla |
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| Miniseries (4 episodes) |
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|TV miniseries |
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|- |
|- |
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| 2001 |
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! scope="row"| 1997 |
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|''[[ |
| ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' |
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| Kate Larson |
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|Wendy Johnson |
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| Season 4 (recurring, 10 episodes) |
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|Episode: "Storm Warning" |
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|- |
|- |
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| rowspan="4"|2001–08 |
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! scope="row"| 1997 |
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|''[[ |
| rowspan="4"|''[[McLeod's Daughters]]'' |
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| rowspan="4"|Meg Fountain / Dodge |
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|Cmdr Edwina Dent |
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| Seasons 1–4 (main role, 88 episodes) |
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|Episode: "Rescue" |
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|- |
|- |
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| Season 4 (guest, 1 episode) |
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! scope="row"| 1997 |
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|''[[Mirror, Mirror II]]'' |
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|Caroline McFarlane |
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|TV series |
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|- |
|- |
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| Seasons 5–6 (recurring, 19 episodes) |
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! scope="row"| 1998 |
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|''[[Water Rats (TV series)|Water Rats]]'' |
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|Det. Sergeant Louise Bradshaw |
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|13 episodes |
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|- |
|- |
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| Seasons 7–8 (guest, 3 episodes) |
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! scope="row"| 1999 |
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|''[[Wildside (Australian TV series)|Wildside]]'' |
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|Dr. Alexa Grant |
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|Episode: "2.20" |
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|- |
|- |
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| 2007–08 |
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! scope="row"| 2000 |
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| ''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]'' |
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|''Marriage Acts'' |
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| Dr. Elizabeth Foy |
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|Jean McKinnon |
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| Seasons 10–11 (recurring, 7 episodes) |
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|TV movie |
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|- |
|- |
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| 2009–13 |
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! scope="row"| 2000 |
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| ''[[Home and Away]]'' |
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|''{{sortname|The|Potato Factory}}'' |
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| [[Gina Austin]] |
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|Hannah Solomon |
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| Seasons 22–26 (main role, 322 episodes) |
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|TV miniseries |
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|- |
|- |
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| 2010–18 |
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! scope="row"| 2001 |
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|''[[ |
| ''[[Rake (Australian TV series)|Rake]]'' |
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| Jane Greene |
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|Kate Larson |
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| |
| Seasons 1–2, 4–5 (13 episodes) |
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|- |
|- |
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| 2014 |
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! scope="row"| 2001–07 |
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|''[[ |
| ''[[Janet King (TV series)|Janet King]]'' |
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| Gail Jones |
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|Meg Fountain |
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| |
| Season 1 (5 episodes) |
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|- |
|- |
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| 2022 |
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! scope="row"| 2007–08 |
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|''[[ |
| ''[[The Secrets She Keeps]]'' |
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| Judge |
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|Dr. Elizabeth Foy |
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| Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2 |
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|7 episodes |
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|- |
|- |
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| 2022 |
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! scope="row"| 2009 |
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| ''[[After the Verdict (TV series)|After the Verdict]]'' |
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|''[[McLeod's Daughters]]'' |
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| Anita Lang |
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|Meg Fountain |
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| Season 1 (recurring, 3 episodes) |
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|Episode: "The Long Paddock" |
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|} |
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===Film=== |
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{|class="wikitable" |
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! Year |
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! Title |
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! Role |
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! Notes |
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|- |
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| 1994 |
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! scope="row"| 2009–13 |
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|''[[ |
| ''[[Police Rescue]]'' |
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| Sgt. Georgia Rattray |
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|Gina Austin |
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| Feature film version of series |
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| |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1996 |
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! scope="row"| 2010-16 |
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|''[[ |
| ''[[Shine (film)|Shine]]'' |
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| Sylvia |
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|Jane |
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| Feature film |
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|7 Episodes |
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|- |
|- |
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| 1996 |
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! scope="row"| 2014 |
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| ''Natural Justice: Heat'' |
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| ''[[Janet King (TV series)|Janet King]]'' |
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| Jennifer Harivald |
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|Gail Jones |
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| TV movie |
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|- |
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| 1997 |
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| ''Reprisal'' |
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| Susan |
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| TV movie |
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|- |
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| 1988 |
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| ''Damsels Be Damned'' |
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| |
| |
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| Short film |
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|- |
|- |
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| 2000 |
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| ''Marriage Acts'' |
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| Jean McKinnon |
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| TV movie |
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|- |
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| 2012 |
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| ''Spirit-ED'' |
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| Miss Judy |
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| Short film |
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==Theatre== |
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===As actor=== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
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|+Theatre |
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|- |
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! scope="col" | Year |
! scope="col" | Year |
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! scope="col" | Title |
! scope="col" | Title |
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! scope="col" | Role |
! scope="col" | Role |
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! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| 1984 |
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|''[[Strictly Ballroom]]'' |
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|Jenny Ferguson |
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| [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA]], Sydney |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 1984 |
! scope="row"| 1984 |
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|''[[Summerfolk|Holiday Makers]]'' |
|''[[Summerfolk|Holiday Makers]]'' |
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| Yulia |
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|Unknown |
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| [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA]], Sydney |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 1984 |
! scope="row"| 1984 |
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| ''Three French Farces'': ''Impromptu at Versailles'' |
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| ''[[All's Well That Ends Well]]'' |
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| Mrs du Parc |
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|Unknown |
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| [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA]], Sydney |
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|Performed at NIDA in Sydney. |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 1984 |
! scope="row"| 1984 |
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|''[[ |
| ''[[All's Well That Ends Well]]'' |
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| |
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|Jenny Ferguson |
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| [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA]], Sydney |
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|Performed at NIDA in Sydney in 1984, and in [[Bratislava]] in 1986. |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 1985 |
! scope="row"| 1985 |
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| ''[[A Dream Play|Dreamplay]]'' |
| ''[[A Dream Play|Dreamplay]]'' |
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| |
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|Unknown |
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| [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA]], Sydney |
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|Performed at NIDA in Sydney. |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 1985 |
! scope="row"| 1985 |
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|''[[Chamber Music (play)|Chamber Music]]'' |
|''[[Chamber Music (play)|Chamber Music]]'' |
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| |
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|Unknown |
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| [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA]], Sydney |
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|Performed at NIDA in Sydney. |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 1985 |
! scope="row"| 1985 |
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| ''The Greeks'' trilogy |
| ''The Greeks'' trilogy |
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|[[Athena|Athene]] |
|[[Athena|Athene]] |
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| |
| [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA]], Sydney & [[St Martins Youth Arts Centre]], [[Melbourne]] |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 1985 |
! scope="row"| 1985 |
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|''[[Once in a Lifetime (play)|Once in a Lifetime]]'' |
|''[[Once in a Lifetime (play)|Once in a Lifetime]]'' |
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| |
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|Unknown |
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| [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|NIDA]], Sydney |
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|Performed at NIDA in Sydney. |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| 1986 |
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| ''[[Much Ado About Nothing]]'' |
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| Hero |
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| [[Shakespeare in the Park festivals|Shakespeare in the Park]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| 1986 |
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|''[[Strictly Ballroom]]'' |
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|Jenny Ferguson |
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| [[Bratislava]] with Bond Theatre Co. |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 1987 |
! scope="row"| 1987 |
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|''[[A Winter's Tale|The Winter Tale]]'' |
|''[[A Winter's Tale|The Winter Tale]]'' |
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| Perdita |
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|Unknown |
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| |
| [[Seymour Centre]], Sydney with [[Nimrod Theatre Company]] |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 1987 |
! scope="row"| 1987 |
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|''[[The Golden Age (play)|The Golden Age]]'' |
|''[[The Golden Age (play)|The Golden Age]]'' |
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| Angel / Nurse / Maid |
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|Unknown |
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| |
| [[Seymour Centre]], Sydney with [[Nimrod Theatre Company]] |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 1987 |
! scope="row"| 1987 |
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|''[[Les liaisons dangereuses (play)|Les Liaisons Dangereuses]]'' |
|''[[Les liaisons dangereuses (play)|Les Liaisons Dangereuses]]'' |
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| Cecile |
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|Unknown |
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| |
| [[Seymour Centre]], Sydney with [[Nimrod Theatre Company]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| 1987 |
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| ''[[Hamlet]]'' |
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| [[Ophelia]] |
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| Q Theatre, Penrith |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| 1989 |
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| ''Directors' Workshop'' |
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| |
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| The Peter Summerton Foundation |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 1989 |
! scope="row"| 1989 |
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|''Operation Holy Mountain'' |
|''Operation Holy Mountain'' |
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| |
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|Unknown |
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| |
| [[Seymour Centre]], Sydney with Toe Truck Theatre |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 1989 |
! scope="row"| 1989 |
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|''[[Harold in Italy]]'' |
|''[[Harold in Italy]]'' |
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| Julia |
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|Unknown |
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| |
| [[Sydney Opera House]] Drama Theatre with [[Sydney Theatre Company]] |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 1994 |
! scope="row"| 1994 |
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|''Table for One?'' |
|''Table for One?'' |
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| Jenny |
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|Unknown |
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| |
| [[Ensemble Theatre]], Sydney with Hunter Valley Theatre Company for [[Sydney Festival]] |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 2005 |
! scope="row"| 2005 |
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|''[[Love Letters (play)|Love Letters]]'' |
|''[[Love Letters (play)|Love Letters]]'' |
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| |
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|Unknown |
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| |
| [[National Institute of Dramatic Art|Parade Theatre, NIDA]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| 2007 |
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| ALP Arts Election Launch |
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| |
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| [[Riverside Theatres Parramatta]] |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| 2014 |
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| ''[[A Murder Is Announced]]'' |
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| Leititia Blacklock |
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| Mousetrap Productions Ltd |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| 2014 |
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| ''Worst Kept Secrets'' |
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| Annie Steeper |
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| Bontom Productions |
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|- |
|- |
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! scope="row"| 2017 |
! scope="row"| 2017 |
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|''[[Cold Light]]'' |
|''[[Cold Light]]'' |
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|Edith Berry |
| Edith Campbell Berry |
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| |
| Street Theatre, Sydney |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| 2020 |
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| ''[[Rules for Living (play)|Rules for Living]]'' |
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| Edith |
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| [[Sydney Opera House]] Drama Theatre with [[Sydney Theatre Company]] |
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|} |
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===As crew=== |
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
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! scope="col" | Year |
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! scope="col" | Title |
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! scope="col" | Role |
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! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes |
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|- |
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! scope="row"| 1986 |
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| ''Ridin' High: the Ethel Merman Story'' |
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| Choreographer |
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| [[Stables Theatre, Sydney|Stables Theatre]], Sydney with [[Griffin Theatre Company]]. |
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<ref>https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/3490</ref><ref>https://shanahan.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TODD-Sonia.pdf</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{IMDb name|0865286}} |
*{{IMDb name|0865286}} |
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091106224432/http://au.tv.yahoo.com/home-and-away/cast/article/-/article/6098271/sonia-todd/ Sonia Todd at the Home and Away official website] |
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{{AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:28, 18 February 2024
Sonia Todd | |
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Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Adelaide, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1984–present |
Notable work | Police Rescue (1989–1996) McLeod's Daughters (2001–2009) Home and Away (2009–2013) |
Sonia Todd (born 1959; Adelaide) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles as Sgt. Georgia Rattray in Police Rescue, Meg Fountain in McLeod's Daughters and Gina Austin in the soap opera Home and Away.
Career
[edit]Todd studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art where she starred in the play Strictly Ballroom, directed by Baz Luhrmann.
Todd became known from her role of 'Georgia Rattray' in the television series Police Rescue, for which she won for an AFI Award in 1991. She was also nominated for an AFI Award for her role in the four-part mini-series The Potato Factory (2000).
From 2001–06, 2007, 2009 (guest), she played Meg Fountain in McLeod's Daughters.
Todd held a recurring role in All Saints from late 2007 to early 2008; portraying psychiatrist Dr Elizabeth Foy, after having previously played the part of Kate Larson
In January 2009, Todd joined the cast of Seven Network drama series Home and Away in the regular role of Gina Austin. After four years on the show, Todd decided to leave Home and Away to pursue other acting challenges.[1] She appeared in the legal drama Janet King.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Todd is married to Rhett Walton and has two sons (born in 1992 and 2000), the first from a previous relationship.[2]
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989–96 | Police Rescue | Sgt. Georgia Rattray | Seasons 1–5 (main role, 62 episodes) |
1990 | Come In Spinner | Helen McFarland | Miniseries (4 episodes) |
1991 | A Country Practice | Jane Anderson | Season 11, Episodes 9 & 10 |
1992 | Mother and Son | Policewoman | Season 5, Episode 3 |
1994 | G.P. | Judy Walsh | Season 6, Episode 6 |
1997 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Wendy Johnson | Season 1, Episode 1 |
1997 | Return to Jupiter | Commander Edwina Dent | Season 1 (main role, 13 episodes) |
1997 | Simone de Beauvoir's Babies | Karla | Miniseries (4 episodes) |
1997–98 | Mirror, Mirror | Caroline McFarlane | Season 2 (26 episodes) |
1998 | Water Rats | Detective Sergeant Louise Bradshaw | Season 3 (13 episodes) |
1999 | Halifax f.p. | Helen Hunt | Season 1, Episode 13 |
1999 | Wildside | Dr. Alexa Grant | Season 2, Episode 20 |
2000 | The Potato Factory | Hannah Solomon | Miniseries (4 episodes) |
2001 | All Saints | Kate Larson | Season 4 (recurring, 10 episodes) |
2001–08 | McLeod's Daughters | Meg Fountain / Dodge | Seasons 1–4 (main role, 88 episodes) |
Season 4 (guest, 1 episode) | |||
Seasons 5–6 (recurring, 19 episodes) | |||
Seasons 7–8 (guest, 3 episodes) | |||
2007–08 | All Saints | Dr. Elizabeth Foy | Seasons 10–11 (recurring, 7 episodes) |
2009–13 | Home and Away | Gina Austin | Seasons 22–26 (main role, 322 episodes) |
2010–18 | Rake | Jane Greene | Seasons 1–2, 4–5 (13 episodes) |
2014 | Janet King | Gail Jones | Season 1 (5 episodes) |
2022 | The Secrets She Keeps | Judge | Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2 |
2022 | After the Verdict | Anita Lang | Season 1 (recurring, 3 episodes) |
Film
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1994 | Police Rescue | Sgt. Georgia Rattray | Feature film version of series |
1996 | Shine | Sylvia | Feature film |
1996 | Natural Justice: Heat | Jennifer Harivald | TV movie |
1997 | Reprisal | Susan | TV movie |
1988 | Damsels Be Damned | Short film | |
2000 | Marriage Acts | Jean McKinnon | TV movie |
2012 | Spirit-ED | Miss Judy | Short film |
Theatre
[edit]As actor
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1984 | Strictly Ballroom | Jenny Ferguson | NIDA, Sydney |
1984 | Holiday Makers | Yulia | NIDA, Sydney |
1984 | Three French Farces: Impromptu at Versailles | Mrs du Parc | NIDA, Sydney |
1984 | All's Well That Ends Well | NIDA, Sydney | |
1985 | Dreamplay | NIDA, Sydney | |
1985 | Chamber Music | NIDA, Sydney | |
1985 | The Greeks trilogy | Athene | NIDA, Sydney & St Martins Youth Arts Centre, Melbourne |
1985 | Once in a Lifetime | NIDA, Sydney | |
1986 | Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | Shakespeare in the Park |
1986 | Strictly Ballroom | Jenny Ferguson | Bratislava with Bond Theatre Co. |
1987 | The Winter Tale | Perdita | Seymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod Theatre Company |
1987 | The Golden Age | Angel / Nurse / Maid | Seymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod Theatre Company |
1987 | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Cecile | Seymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod Theatre Company |
1987 | Hamlet | Ophelia | Q Theatre, Penrith |
1989 | Directors' Workshop | The Peter Summerton Foundation | |
1989 | Operation Holy Mountain | Seymour Centre, Sydney with Toe Truck Theatre | |
1989 | Harold in Italy | Julia | Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company |
1994 | Table for One? | Jenny | Ensemble Theatre, Sydney with Hunter Valley Theatre Company for Sydney Festival |
2005 | Love Letters | Parade Theatre, NIDA | |
2007 | ALP Arts Election Launch | Riverside Theatres Parramatta | |
2014 | A Murder Is Announced | Leititia Blacklock | Mousetrap Productions Ltd |
2014 | Worst Kept Secrets | Annie Steeper | Bontom Productions |
2017 | Cold Light | Edith Campbell Berry | Street Theatre, Sydney |
2020 | Rules for Living | Edith | Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company |
As crew
[edit]Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Ridin' High: the Ethel Merman Story | Choreographer | Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Stewart, Carolyn (27 April – 3 May 2013). "So long, Sonia". TV Week (17): 7.
- ^ "Rhett Walton". IMDb.
- ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/3490
- ^ https://shanahan.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/TODD-Sonia.pdf