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Other names
  
Pieta Toppano

Occupation
  
Actor, Singer, Dancer


Name
  
Peta Toppano

Role
  
Actress

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Full Name
  
Peita Margaret Toppano

Born
  
8 April 1951 (age 71–72) (
1951-04-08
)
London, England

Spouse
  
Kerry Stokes (m. 1992–1995), Barry Quin (m. 1979–1989), Brian O'Toole (m. 1970–1971)

Parents
  
Enzo Toppano, Peggy Mortimer

Siblings
  
Lorenzo Toppano, Dean Toppano

Nominations
  
AACTA Award for Best Supporting Actress, Logie Award for Most Popular Actress in a Miniseries/Telemovie

Movies and TV shows
  
Similar People
  
Barry Quin, Rebecca Gilling, Kerry Stokes, Lorenzo Toppano, Reg Watson

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Peta Toppano (born Peita Margaret Toppano 8 April 1951) is an English Australian actress, singer and dancer who was successful in Australian television. She is known for her series roles in The Young Doctors, Prisoner, as Karen Travers, Home and Away as Helen Poulos, Heartbreak High and Return to Eden, in which she played a "superbitch".

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Early life

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Toppano was born in Finsbury Park in London and grew up in Cammeray, New South Wales. The daughter of accordionist Enzo Toppano and actress, musician and dancer Peggy Mortimer, she has two younger brothers: Lorenzo and Dean. Toppano trained at the Ensemble Theatre under American actor Hayes Gordon. As a teenager she won a scholarship to study ballet in the south of France, but a foot injury prevented her from becoming a ballerina.

Career

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Toppano's television credits include Piccolo Mondo for SBS, Prisoner, All the Rivers Run and Fields of Fire. Other appearances include the telemovie Feds, as Stella in Heartbreak High on Network Ten and Bordertown for ABC Television. She also appeared in A Country Practice, G.P., E Street and Flying Doctors. In 1989 and 1990 she played Kate in the ABC miniseries The Paper Man with Oliver Tobias, John Bach and Rebecca Gilling (her co-star in Return To Eden), and starred with John Waters and Cybill Shepherd in the 1991 miniseries Which Way Home. Toppano played Jilly Stewart in Return to Eden and Helen Poulos in Home and Away. She hosted a 2010 event for Prisoner fans at the Old Joint Stock Theatre in Birmingham, England.

Film credits include Seeing Red, Harbour Beat and Echoes of Paradise. Other film roles include Harbour Beat for Palm Beach Pictures and Echoes of Paradise, directed by Phillip Noyce and also featuring Wendy Hughes and John Lone. Toppano was nominated for an AFI Award for her work in Street Hero, directed by Michael Pattinson and also featuring Vince Colosimo.

While living in Perth for four years, Toppano played Coral and Gwen in Michael Gow's Away, Ruth in Louis Nowra's Cosi for the Black Swan Theatre Company and appeared in Blood Moon for Theatre West. Returning to Sydney, she played Beth in Merrily We Roll Along for the Sydney Theatre Company and appeared in Tony Taylor and Tony Sheldon's Elegance at the Tilbury in Woolloomooloo. Toppano played Fantine in Les Misérables for the Cameron Mackintosh organization in Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane, Diana Morales in A Chorus Line for two years in Sydney and Melbourne during the late 1970s, and starred in productions of They're Playing Our Song and Godspell. She played Claudia in the musical Nine, Eliza Doolittle (with Stuart Wagstaff) in My Fair Lady, Monica (with Tony Sheldon) in I Love My Wife, Roberta (with Barry Quin) in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea and Leonarda in Love and Magic in Mama's Kitchen at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney.

Personal life

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Toppano lives near Sydney's Blue Mountains. She was married to Prisoner co-star Barry Quin from 1979 to 1989.


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Filmography

Actress
2001
Home and Away (TV Series) as
Helen Poulos
2008
Footsteps in the Night (Short) as
Mother (as Peita Toppano)
2000
Above the Law (TV Series) as
Mrs. Giovanelli
- Chaos Theory (2000) - Mrs. Giovanelli
1998
Tre per sempre (TV Series)
1998
Never Tell Me Never (TV Movie) as
M.C
1995
Bordertown (TV Mini Series) as
Diomira
- The Cracks and the Squares Part One (1995) - Diomira
- The Roof is Singing (1995) - Diomira
1995
The Feds: Seduction (TV Movie) as
Brandy
1994
Heartbreak High (TV Series) as
Stella Ioannou
1992
Seeing Red as
Vivien
1992
Six Pack (TV Series) as
Lena
- Piccolo Mondo (1992) - Lena
1991
A Country Practice (TV Series) as
Colleen Nicholls
- Whole New Ball Game: Part 2 (1991) - Colleen Nicholls
- Whole New Ball Game: Part 1 (1991) - Colleen Nicholls
1991
Which Way Home (TV Mini Series) as
Annie
1990
Harbour Beat as
Mrs. De Santos
1990
The Paper Man (TV Mini Series) as
Kate Cromwell
- The Last Casualty (1990) - Kate Cromwell
- The Battle of Docklands (1990) - Kate Cromwell
- Every Post a Winner (1990) - Kate Cromwell
- Looking at the Stars (1990) - Kate Cromwell
- Rules of the Game (1990) - Kate Cromwell
- Tomorrow the World (1990) - Kate Cromwell
1990
All the Rivers Run II (TV Mini Series) as
Eunice
- Part Two (1990) - Eunice
1989
E Street (TV Series) as
Miki Fallon
- Aftermath, Part 2 (1989) - Miki Fallon
- Aftermath, Part 1 (1989) - Miki Fallon
- Vampires Part 2 (1989) - Miki Fallon
- Vampires Part 1 (1989) - Miki Fallon
- Home Sweet Home, part 2 (1989) - Miki Fallon (uncredited)
- Home Sweet Home (1989) - Miki Fallon
1989
Fields of Fire III (TV Mini Series) as
Gina
- Episode #1.2 (1989) - Gina
- Episode #1.1 (1989) - Gina
1989
G.P. (TV Series) as
Anna
- Living with a Stranger (1989) - Anna
1988
Rafferty's Rules (TV Series) as
Dana Coldrick
- Star Quality (1988) - Dana Coldrick
1988
Fields of Fire II (TV Mini Series) as
Gian
- Episode #1.2 (1988) - Gian
- Episode #1.1 (1988) - Gian (credit only)
1987
Echoes of Paradise as
Judy
1987
The Flying Doctors (TV Series) as
Carol Brett
- Horses for Courses (1987) - Carol Brett
1986
Return to Eden (TV Series) as
Jilly Stewart
- Last-minute Witness (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Heading or Number (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Reckoning (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- The Grand Coup (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- All or Nothing (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Revenge Never Comes Too Late (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- The Secret Behind the Veil (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Wedding at Eden (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Snakes and Crocs (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Beginning of the End (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Auction (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- The Game is Up (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Blackmailer (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- The Knife in the Back (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Fight to Survive (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Decision (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Transaction for a Marriage (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Knife Fight (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Attempted Murder (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Under Suspicion (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Dirty Business (1986) - Jilly Stewart
- Visit from the Past (1986) - Jilly Stewart
1984
Street Hero as
Vinnie's Mother
1983
Carson's Law (TV Series) as
Judith Taylor
- A Change Of Heart (1983) - Judith Taylor
1982
M.P.S.I.B. (TV Series) as
Const. Lisa Hesse
- A Domino Falls (1983) - Const. Lisa Hesse
- A Joke's a Joke (1983) - Const. Lisa Hesse
- The Best Policy (1983) - Const. Lisa Hesse
- For Richer for Poorer (1983) - Const. Lisa Hesse
- The Percentage Girl (1983) - Const. Lisa Hesse
- Castles in Spain (1982) - Const. Lisa Hesse
- Who Is Billy Casanova? (1982) - Const. Lisa Hesse
- Chutzpah (1982) - Const. Lisa Hesse
- Death of a Ghost (1982) - Const. Lisa Hesse
- Going Straight (1982) - Const. Lisa Hesse
1982
Sara Dane (TV Mini Series) as
Alison Barwell
- Episode #1.8 (1982) - Alison Barwell (as Peita Toppano)
- Episode #1.6 (1982) - Alison Barwell (as Peita Toppano)
- Episode #1.5 (1982) - Alison Barwell (as Peita Toppano)
- Episode #1.4 (1982) - Alison Barwell (as Pieta Toppano)
- Episode #1.1 (1982) - Alison Barwell (as Peita Toppano)
1981
Bellamy (TV Mini Series) as
Meredith
- Man in a Hole (1981) - Meredith
1978
Cop Shop (TV Series) as
Jan Davis / Barbara Campbell
- Episode #1.347 (1981) - Jan Davis
- Episode #1.88 (1978) - Barbara Campbell
1980
Water Under the Bridge (TV Mini Series) as
Uke
- Episode #1.1 (1980) - Uke (as Peita Toppano)
1980
The Franky Doyle Story (TV Movie) as
Karen Travers (as Peita Toppano)
1979
Prisoner (TV Series) as
Karen Travers / Karen
1979
Skyways (TV Series) as
Sister Theresa
- Escape to Masang - Sister Theresa
1976
The Young Doctors (TV Series) as
Gail Henderson
- Pilot (1976) - Gail Henderson (as Peita Toppano)
1977
The Outsiders (TV Series) as
Sally Gower
- Sophie's Mob (1977) - Sally Gower
1976
Alvin Purple (TV Series) as
Angelica
- Ciao Alvin (1976) - Angelica (as Pieta Toppano)
1976
King's Men (TV Series) as
Policewoman
- Takeover (1976) - Policewoman (as Peita Toppano)
1976
Rush (TV Series) as
Drusilla
- Romany Gold (1976) - Drusilla
1975
Class of '74 (TV Series) as
Gina Ferrari
1968
Homicide (TV Series) as
Marika Lucas
- When Greek Meets Greek (1968) - Marika Lucas (as Peita Toppano)
1963
Sound of Music (TV Series) as
Various (1970)
Thanks
2000
Looking for Alibrandi (special thanks: for her love and magic)
Self
2006
Where Are They Now (TV Series) as
Self - Guest
- Prisoner (2006) - Self - Guest
1982
Parkinson in Australia (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode #4.11 (1982) - Self
1982
The Don Lane Show (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 2 August 1982 (1982) - Self
1980
Celebrity Tattle Tales (TV Series) as
Self
- Episode dated 14 February 1980 (1980) - Self
1977
Blankety Blanks (TV Series) as
Self - Panellist
- Episode #1.12 (1977) - Self - Panellist (as Peita Toppano)
- Episode #1.19 (1977) - Self - Panellist (as Peita Toppano)
Archive Footage
2018
Endless Summer: 30 Years of Home and Away (TV Movie documentary) as
Helen Poulos (#1) (uncredited)
2013
The Morning Show (TV Series) as
Karen Travers
- Episode dated 26 August 2013 (2013) - Karen Travers
2005
Home and Away: Weddings (Video) as
Helen Poulos (uncredited)
2004
Home and Away (TV Series) as
Helen Poulos
- Episode #1.4000 (2005) - Helen Poulos (uncredited)
- Episode #1.3773 (2004) - Helen Poulos (uncredited)
2005
Home and Away: Romances (Video) as
Helen Poulos (#1) (uncredited)
1985
Prisoner (TV Series) as
Karen Travers
- Episode #7.31 (1985) - Karen Travers

References

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