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Annie Byron | |
|---|---|
| Born | Inverell, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of New South Wales, National Institute of Dramatic Art |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Awards | AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Fran (1985) |
Annie Byron is an AFI Award-winning Australian film, stage, and television actress best known for Wolf Creek 2, Fran, Muriel's Wedding, and Doing Time for Patsy Cline.
Early life
Byron was born in Inverell, Australia. She attended primary school at St. Mary's Ross Hill Primary School and Sacred Heart Primary School, then high school at St. Ursula's College in Armidale and Inverell High School. She graduated with a scholarship to the University of New South Wales, where she earned an Arts degree with Honors in Drama.
After graduating university, she enrolled in the National Institute of Dramatic Art along with Steve Bisley, Debra Lawrence, Robert Menzies, Peter Kingston, Judy Davis, and Mel Gibson.[1]
Career
Byron was cast as Lou, the second wife of Harry Sullivan in the Australian television series The Sullivans the year after graduating from NIDA. She has since worked in numerous film, television, theatre and radio productions in Australia for over 30 years. She is best known for her roles as Lil in Wolf Creek 2,[2] as Marge in Fran,[3][4][5][6] as Rhonda's Mother in Muriel's Wedding, and as Mum in Doing Time for Patsy Cline.
She has performed with Australian theatre companies Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir St Theatre, the Ensemble Theatre, The Q, Perth Actors Collective, Hothouse Theatre, Griffin Theatre Company, and the Playbox Theatre Company.[7]
She performed in the sold out run of Sydney Theatre Company's production of Hedda Gabler opposite Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving in 2004 in Sydney and in 2006 at Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City.[8][9][10] She also toured internationally to Dublin, Seoul, and Montreal with Force Majeure's production of The Age I'm In.[11]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Silver City | Dorothy | Feature film |
| Displaced Persons | Nurse Evans | TV movie | |
| 1985 | Fran | Marge | Feature film
Won: AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1985 |
| 1987 | Great Expectations: The Untold Story | Mrs. Joe Gargery | TV movie |
| 1989 | Afraid to Dance | Betty | Feature film |
| 1990 | Shadows of the Heart | Rose Flanagan | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Distant Home | Dr. Allport | TV movie |
| Clowning Around | Una Crealy | TV movie | |
| 1993 | No Worries | Mrs. Burke | Feature film |
| How Wonderful | Midwife | Feature film | |
| 1994 | Muriel's Wedding | Berris (Rhonda's mother) | Feature film |
| 1997 | Doing Time for Patsy Cline | Ralph's mum | Feature film
Nominated: AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in 1997 |
| 2000 | My Mother Frank | Eunice | Feature film |
| Six O'Clock Swill | Aunt Alice | Short film | |
| 2003 | The Postcard Bandit | Thelma Abbott | TV movie |
| 2006 | Stepfather of the Bride | Stephanie | TV movie |
| 2007 | Glory | Glory | Short film |
| In The Company of Actors | Herself | Documentary film | |
| 2008 | ActingClassof1977.com | Herself | Documentary film |
| The View from Greenhaven | Clare | Feature film | |
| 2013 | Wolf Creek 2 | Lil | Feature film |
| 2014 | Glory | Glory | Short film |
| 2015 | Ruby | Ruby | Short film |
| 2018 | Slam | Diana | Feature film |
| 2020 | Mothboy | Leading | Short film |
| Goodbye Text | Bridget | Short film | |
| 2022 | Nut Farm | Esme | Feature film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | The Comedy Game | Actress | Episode: "Aunty Jack's Travelling Show" |
| 1976-83 | The Sullivans | Lou Sullivan | 1978-80 |
| 1978 | Father, Dear Father In Australia | Mrs. Rees | Episode: "Novel Exercise" |
| 1988 | The Flying Doctors | Julie McDonald | Episode: "Johnnie Come Home" |
| 1983-92 | A Country Practice | Patricia York / June Allen / Vivienne Roberts / Meryl Bellamy / Carol Hacking / Liz Mitchell | 11 episodes |
| 1990 | Home and Away | Angela Newton | 3 episodes |
| 1998-2006 | All Saints | Maisie Sparks / Julie Costello | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Murder Call | Magda Trebor | Episode: "Dead Offerings" |
| 2000 | The Potato Factory | Lusty Duchess (main) | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| Backberner | Politician | ||
| 2003 | Always Greener | Lolly Hopkins | 3 episodes |
| Stingers | Liliana Jarras | Episode: "Sons & Lovers" | |
| 2006 | All Saints | Maisey | |
| 2008 | Molly (guest) | ||
| 2018 | Drop Dead Weird | Maryanne | Season 2 |
| 2017 | Growing Up Gracefully | Barrister | |
| 2017 | Home and Away | Grandmother (guest) | |
| 2018 | Doctor Doctor | Vivian |