Occupation Actress Name Jeanie Drynan | Role Film actress Spouse Antony Bowman | |
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Nominations AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress, AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress Movies Muriel's Wedding, Soft Fruit, Paperback Hero, Don's Party, Money Movers Similar People P J Hogan, Bruce Beresford, Tim Burstall, Bud Tingwell, David Williamson | ||
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Jeanie Drynan is an Australian film and television actress well known for her roles in the television series Class of '74 and in the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding. She is best known to international viewers for her role of solicitor, Angela Jeffries in the cult classic, Prisoner Cell Block H.
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Early life
Drynan studied acting at Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama in Scotland, UK. She later trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Australia.
Career
Drynan has twice been nominated for Australian Film Institute Awards; Best Supporting actress in 1994 for her role in Muriel's Wedding and in 1999 for the Best Actress Award for her role in Soft Fruit.
Filmography
Actress
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Arrivederci (announced) as
Izzy
2017
Zelos as
Lynn
2015
Skin Deep as
Anna Davies
2010
Rake (TV Series) as
Carmen
- R vs Tanner (2010) - Carmen
2004
The Cooks (TV Series) as
Leanne
- Honey and Wounds (2005) - Leanne
- Hole Lotta Love (2004) - Leanne
- Blood and Chocolate (2004) - Leanne
- Beer and Skittles (2004) - Leanne
2002
Dossa and Joe (TV Mini Series) as
Vanessa
- Episode #1.6 (2002) - Vanessa
- Episode #1.5 (2002) - Vanessa
- Episode #1.4 (2002) - Vanessa
- Episode #1.3 (2002) - Vanessa
- Episode #1.2 (2002) - Vanessa
- Episode #1.1 (2002) - Vanessa
1999
Soft Fruit as
Patsy
1999
A Kind of Hush as
Beryl
1999
Paperback Hero as
Suzie
1996
A Season in Purgatory (TV Mini Series)
1995
G.P. (TV Series) as
Hannah Hardigan
- Imperfect Science (1995) - Hannah Hardigan
1994
Muriel's Wedding as
Betty
1991
The Girl from Tomorrow (TV Series) as
Miss Durkin
- Captain Zero Strikes Again (1991) - Miss Durkin
- Sweetness and Fright (1991) - Miss Durkin
1989
Cappuccino as
Maggie
1989
Rafferty's Rules (TV Series) as
Carol Taylor
- The Plague (1989) - Carol Taylor
1987
The Flying Doctors (TV Series) as
Sal Cleary
- Good Day for It (1987) - Sal Cleary
1985
Winners (TV Series)
- Quest Beyond Time (1985)
1984
Fantasy Man as
Liz Bailey
1984
Relatives as
Catherine Taylor
1983
The Body Corporate (TV Movie) as
Janine Fox
1982
A Country Practice (TV Series) as
Audrey Matthews
- Field of Thunder: Part 2 (1982) - Audrey Matthews
- Field of Thunder: Part 1 (1982) - Audrey Matthews
1982
Wilde's Domain (TV Movie) as
Liz
1981
Holiday Island (TV Series) as
Julie-Anne Tucker
- Jules (1981) - Julie-Anne Tucker
1980
Touch and Go as
Gina
1979
Prisoner (TV Series) as
Angela Jeffries
1978
Chopper Squad (TV Series) as
Dr. Georgie Batie
- The Farewell (1978) - Dr. Georgie Batie
- Lifeboat (1978) - Dr. Georgie Batie
- Something to Shout About (1978) - Dr. Georgie Batie
- Dangerous Operation (1978) - Dr. Georgie Batie
- The Drifter (1978) - Dr. Georgie Batie
- J Is for Julie (1978) - Dr. Georgie Batie
- Long Weekend (1978) - Dr. Georgie Batie
- A Dream Before Dying (1978) - Dr. Georgie Batie
- Surf Carnival (1978) - Dr. Georgie Batie
- Dangerous Weapon (1978) - Dr. Georgie Batie
- Psychotic Lady (1978) - Dr. Georgie Batie
- A Pride of Lions (1978) - Dr. Georgie Batie
- Cliff Rescue (1978) - Dr. Georgie Batie
1978
Money Movers as
Dawn Jackson
1978
Hospitals Don't Burn Down! (Short) as
Sister
1978
Cop Shop (TV Series) as
Dimitra Coogan
- Episode #1.32 (1978) - Dimitra Coogan
- Episode #1.31 (1978) - Dimitra Coogan
1977
The Picture Show Man as
Mrs. Duncan
1977
The Young Doctors (TV Series) as
Sister Margaret Evans
1977
Bluey (TV Series) as
Shirley Watson
- The Changeling (1977) - Shirley Watson
1976
The Understudy (TV Movie)
1976
Don's Party as
Kath Henderson
1976
Cromwell M.D. (TV Movie)
1975
Silent Number (TV Series) as
Denise
- The Outlook for Monday (1975) - Denise
1969
Division 4 (TV Series) as
Paula Klein / Sally Irving / Cindy Thompson / ...
- The Tribunal (1974) - Paula Klein
- And Pigs Can Fly (1973) - Sally Irving
- Come the Revolution (1972) - Cindy Thompson
- Rogues' Gallery (1972) - Lettie Ward
- Run for Cover (1971) - Barbara Bennett
- So, It's a Living (1971) - Meg Reagan
- Elizabeth the Third (1970) - Sandra Black
- Free the Queen (1970) - Vivienne Gunnerson
- The Girlfriend (1969) - Faith Cameron (as Jeannie Drynan)
- Once a Cop (1969) - Patti Regan
1974
Class of '74 (TV Series) as
Mary Dunstan
- Episode #1.4 (1974) - Mary Dunstan
- Episode #1.1 (1974) - Mary Dunstan
1973
The Black Arrow (TV Movie)(voice)
1973
Elephant Boy (TV Series) as
Jane Shorter
- Pygmy Pig (1973) - Jane Shorter
1973
The Swiss Family Robinson (TV Movie)(voice, as Jeanine Drynan)
1973
Ryan (TV Series) as
Tricia
- Tribe (1973) - Tricia
1966
Homicide (TV Series) as
Sandra O'Brien / Pauline Shearer / Glenys Watts
- The Last Way Out (1973) - Sandra O'Brien
- Wages of Sin (1970) - Pauline Shearer
- Circumstantial Evidence (1966) - Glenys Watts
1972
Boney (TV Series) as
Sally Forrest / Isobel Matthews
- Boney and the Devil's Steps (1973) - Sally Forrest
- Boney Takes a Holiday (1972) - Isobel Matthews
1972
Spyforce (TV Series) as
Kathy Reilly
- The Double Agent (1972) - Kathy Reilly
1971
Matlock Police (TV Series) as
Alice Price / Carol Marsh / Gail Marsh
- A Weekend's Entertainment (1972) - Alice Price
- Cat and Mouse (1972) - Carol Marsh
- The Price of Anger (1971) - Gail Marsh
1970
Delta (TV Series) as
Jennifer McKenzie
- Blackout (1970) - Jennifer McKenzie
1970
The Link Men (TV Series) as
Marguerita Costello
- The Quiet One (1970) - Marguerita Costello
1970
The Rovers (TV Series) as
Ann Fraser
- Cry Wolf (1970) - Ann Fraser
1969
The Intruders as
Margaret 'Meg' Curtis
1969
Pastures of the Blue Crane (TV Mini Series) as
Rhyll Mereweather
1969
Riptide (TV Series) as
Val Wells / Penny Waring
- Sharky (1969) - Val Wells
- Echoes from a Lost Valley (1969) - Penny Waring
1968
Skippy (TV Series) as
Iris Temple / Dulcie Condon
- Up and Beyond (1969) - Iris Temple
- When the Bough Breaks (1968) - Dulcie Condon
1969
Two Thousand Weeks as
Jacky Lewis
1968
Hunter (TV Series) as
Anna Polanski
- The Lost One (1968) - Anna Polanski
1967
The Schoolmistress (TV Movie)
1966
They're a Weird Mob as
Betty
1965
Adventure Unlimited (TV Series)
- The Silver Backed Brushes (1965)
Producer
1989
Cappuccino (associate producer)
Self
2017
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- Outsiders (2017) - Self
2005
Crashing the Party: The Making of 'Don's Party' (Video documentary) as
Self
1973
Password (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 24 August 1973 (1973) - Self
- Episode dated 21 August 1973 (1973) - Self
1966
The Story of Making the Film They're a Weird Mob (Documentary) as
Self
References
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