Birth name Lisa Hensley Role Actress Nationality Australian Medium Actor | Years active 1987 – Notable works and roles The Know Name Lisa Hensley | |
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Awards AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama Movies and TV shows Dating the Enemy, Brides of Christ, 15 A, Paradise Road, Law of the Land Similar People Ken Cameron, Jeremy Sims, Rachel Ward, Bruce Beresford, Rod Hardy |
Lisa Hensley is an Australian actress who first came to prominence with a leading role in the television mini-series Brides of Christ. She went to high school at Brigidine College, St Ives, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Hensley has also appeared in A Country Practice, Sons and Daughters, The Flying Doctors, Dating the Enemy, Farscape as Matala, Two Twisted, and All Saints. She currently presents the "From the Heart" program on Qantas airlines’s inflight ON-Q Radio.




Filmography
Actress
2024
Total Control (TV Series) as
Sharon Costigan
- Episode #3.6 (2024) - Sharon Costigan
- Episode #3.5 (2024) - Sharon Costigan
- Episode #3.4 (2024) - Sharon Costigan
- Episode #3.2 (2024) - Sharon Costigan
- Episode #3.1 (2024) - Sharon Costigan
2020
Penguin Bloom as
Bron
2019
My Life Is Murder (TV Series) as
Brenda Levine
- Can't Stand the Heat (2019) - Brenda Levine
2019
Palm Beach as
Lorna
2014
Black Comedy (TV Series) as
Guest Cast
- Episode #3.6 (2018) - Guest Cast
- Episode #3.5 (2018) - Guest Cast
- Episode #3.3 (2018) - Guest Cast
- Episode #3.1 (2018) - Guest Cast
- Episode #2.6 (2016) - Guest Cast
- Episode #2.1 (2016) - Guest Cast
- Episode #1.4 (2014) - Guest Cast
2015
Let's Talk About (TV Mini Series) as
Anne Hardliner
- The Birth (2015) - Anne Hardliner
- Names (2015) - Anne Hardliner
- Work (2015) - Anne Hardliner
- Sex (2015) - Anne Hardliner
- Ultra Sound (2015) - Anne Hardliner
- Money (2015) - Anne Hardliner
- The In-Laws (2015) - Anne Hardliner
- Acceptance (2015) - Anne Hardliner
- Decisions (2015) - Anne Hardliner
- Babies (2015) - Anne Hardliner
2015
Wonderland (TV Series) as
Vanessa
- Split (2015) - Vanessa
2014
A Priest in the Family (Short) as
Margaret
2014
Lessons from the Grave (TV Mini Series) as
Lottery Woman
- Don't Want the Party to be Over (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Terms and Conditions (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Don't Wanna Play Anymore (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Life is a Game of Numbers (2014) - Lottery Woman
- I Hate Dresses (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Easy Way Out (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Feel So Alive (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Won't Be Forever (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Always Have Been, Always Will Be (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Not Your Father (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Why is the Sky Blue? (2014) - Lottery Woman
- A Wise Man Once Said (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Going a Little Bit Crazy (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Harder Things to Do than This (2014) - Lottery Woman
- What If- (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Build a Bridge (2014) - Lottery Woman
- All I Have Left of You (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Can't Stop Progress (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Fear and Avoidance (2014) - Lottery Woman
- Don't Always Get What We Wish for (2014) - Lottery Woman
2013
Mr & Mrs Murder (TV Mini Series) as
Yvette Nailor
- Little Boxes (2013) - Yvette Nailor
2012
Dance Academy (TV Series) as
Lena
- Win or Lose (2012) - Lena
2010
How God Works (Short) as
Mother
2007
Razzle Dazzle as
Harridan Woman (uncredited)
2006
Two Twisted (TV Mini Series) as
Annabel
- Arkham's Curios and Wonders (2006) - Annabel
2006
Last Train to Freo as
Train Announcer (voice)
2006
Hold Please (Short) as
Jane
2006
Afterlife (Short) as
Roxanne
2004
Big Reef (TV Movie) as
Charlene
2003
Martha's New Coat as
Sarah
2001
All Saints (TV Series) as
Anne Trelawney
- Growing Pains (2001) - Anne Trelawney
1999
Farscape (TV Series) as
Matala
- Back and Back and Back to the Future (1999) - Matala
1993
Law of the Land (TV Series) as
Kate Chalmers
- Spotlight (1999) - Kate Chalmers
- Winner Take All (1999) - Kate Chalmers
- Late Kill (1997) - Kate Chalmers
- Broken by the Drought (1996) - Kate Chalmers
- Mice and Men (1996) - Kate Chalmers
- First Do No Harm (1996) - Kate Chalmers
- Mother and Child (1996) - Kate Chalmers
- Someone to Watch Over Me (1996) - Kate Chalmers
- Leader of the Pack (1996) - Kate Chalmers
- Glory Road (1995) - Kate Chalmers
- Win, Lose and Draw (1994) - Kate Chalmers
- Line of Duty (1994) - Kate Chalmers
- Games People Play (1994) - Kate Chalmers
- A Matter of Inches (1994) - Kate Chalmers
- Death or Glory (1994) - Kate Chalmers
- Fear and Loathing (1994) - Kate Chalmers
- Whispers (1994) - Kate Chalmers
- Autumn Harvest (1994) - Kate Chalmers
- Mixed Messages (1994) - Kate Chalmers
- And Baby Makes Two (1994) - Kate Chalmers
- The Last Run (1994) - Kate Chalmers
- Death Before Dying (1994) - Kate Chalmers
- Pandora's Box - Kate Chalmers
1998
Replay (Short)(voice)
1998
15 Amore as
Dorothy
1997
Good Guys Bad Guys (TV Series) as
Denise O'Malley
- Unfinished Business (1997) - Denise O'Malley
1997
Paradise Road as
Edna
1996
My Entire Life as
Penny Wilberforce
1996
Dating the Enemy as
Laetitia
1995
The Feds: Vengeance (TV Movie) as
Annie Fleming
1994
Ebbtide as
Beth
1992
Greenkeeping as
Sue
1987
A Country Practice (TV Series) as
Samantha Irving / Rhonda Haddon / Michelle Carson
- Drawing the Line: Part 2 (1992) - Michelle Carson
- The Long Goodbye: Part 2 (1991) - Rhonda Haddon
- The Long Goodbye: Part 1 (1991) - Rhonda Haddon
- Walking on Air: Part 4 (1987) - Samantha Irving
- Walking on Air: Part 3 (1987) - Samantha Irving
- Walking on Air: Part 2 (1987) - Samantha Irving
- Walking on Air: Part 1 (1987) - Samantha Irving
1991
Brides of Christ (TV Mini Series) as
Sister Paul
- Paul (1991) - Sister Paul
- Catherine (1991) - Sister Paul
- Rosemary (1991) - Sister Paul
- Ambrose (1991) - Sister Paul
- Frances (1991) - Sister Paul
- Diane (1991) - Sister Paul
1991
The Flying Doctors (TV Series) as
Gaby
- Walk, Don't Run (1991) - Gaby
1990
Shadows of the Heart (TV Mini Series) as
Jillian Hughes
- Episode #1.2 (1990) - Jillian Hughes
- Episode #1.1 (1990) - Jillian Hughes
1989
Shadow of the Cobra (TV Mini Series) as
Lizzy
- Episode #1.2 (1989) - Lizzy
- Episode #1.1 (1989) - Lizzy
1988
The 13th Floor as
Heather Thompson, aged 20
1988
All the Way (TV Mini Series) as
Christine Scott
- Episode #1.3 (1988) - Christine Scott
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - Christine Scott
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - Christine Scott
1987
Sons and Daughters (TV Series) as
Michelle White
1987
The Good Wife as
Sylvia
Self
2000
The Big Schmooze (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #1.22 (2000) - Self
2000
Puppetry of the Penis: Tackle Happy (Documentary) as
Self (uncredited)
1986
The Game of Life (TV Series) as
Reporter
- We Live for Love (1986) - Reporter
- Youth Rules OK (1986) - Reporter
- Hey Mum, I'm on TV (1986) - Reporter
- I Need a Job (1986) - Reporter
- Education Doesn't Mean Nothin' to Me (1986) - Reporter
- I Feel Like I'm Thirty (1986) - Reporter
- A Way to Play Peacefully (1986) - Reporter
- Just Good Friends (1986) - Reporter
References
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