Imogen Annesley
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Imogen Annesley | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) London, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actress |
Imogen Annesley (born 1969) is an Australian actress and director, who is perhaps best known for her performances in the films Playing Beatie Bow, Howling III: The Marsupials and Garbo, as well as her role of Justine Stevens in the television soap opera Families.
Early life
[edit]Annesley was born in 1969 in London, England.[1] She moved to Australia with her family when she was 8 years old.[2] She became interested in acting from a young age and when she was 12 years old she joined the Unley Youth Theatre.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Annesley's early credits were a walk on role in Robbery Under Arms and a 15-minute documentary.[2] She made her feature film debut aged 16 in the leading role of Abigail Kirk in the 1986 Australian film Playing Beatie Bow.[2] Annesley had no formal drama training when she was selected from 200 actresses to play the lead in the time travel drama based on the novel by Ruth Park and directed by Donald Crombie.[2] The film was a failure at the box-office despite a number of positive reviews of the film and Annesley's performance. The film proved more popular on video release.[3][4]
In April/May 1986, Annesley appeared in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of comedy play The Madras House at the Sydney Opera House.[5] She went on to star in the 1987 Australian werewolf film Howling III: The Marsupials as Jerboa.[6] She also appeared in the miniseries Vietnam.[7] In 1990, Annesley appeared in the Seven Network miniseries Flair as Sally Clarke, sister of the lead character Tessa Clarke (played by Heather Thomas).[8] She was also cast as the "no-nonsense" teenager Justine Stevens in the British daytime soap opera Families.[9]
Ahead of filming the second series of Families, Annesley was hired to replace an injured Tammy MacIntosh in the comedy film Garbo (1992).[10] She was contacted by the casting director shortly after returning to Sydney from the UK. She was cast after attending an audition the following day and was on set in Melbourne a day after that.[10] In 1993, Annesley starred as television presenter Bron in the Universal Theatre production of Below the Belt, a two-hander play about domestic violence between two middle-class professionals.[11] She made a guest appearance in Water Rats in 1997.[12]
Her other television credits include: Farscape, Above the Law, Blue Water High and East of Everything.
She was also an extra in Queen of the Damned.[13]
Annesley is also the lady with the child in the Jimmy Barnes 1987 Australian music video, "I'm Still on Your Side", filmed at Sydney's picturesque Hawkesbury River Train Station.
Acting credits
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | Playing Beatie Bow | Abigail Kirk (lead role) | |
| 1987 | Howling III: The Marsupials | Jerboa | |
| 1989 | Strapless | Imogen | |
| 1989 | Candy Regentag | Sascha | |
| 1991 | Sweet Talker | Salesperson | |
| 1992 | Garbo | Jane | |
| 1993 | The Nostradamus Kid | Beat Girl | |
| 1997 | Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under | Wendy Dingle | Direct-to-video film |
| 2002 | Queen of the Damned | Club Vampire | |
| 2007 | Cross Life | Zana |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Vietnam | Annie Phelan | Episodes: 1.1, 1.5 |
| 1987 | Future Past | Simone | TV movie |
| 1989 | Crossbow (aka William Tell) | Pamenta | Episode: "Doppelgänger" |
| 1989 | Countdown Revolution | Herself as Model in London | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1990 | Flair | Sally Clarke | TV miniseries |
| 1990 | Families | Justine Stevens | Episodes: 1.1, 1.46, 1.55 |
| 1997 | Water Rats | Jennifer Campbell | Episodes: "Import/Export", "Jilted" |
| 2000 | Farscape | Niem | Episodes: "Nerve", "Hidden Memory" |
| 2000 | Pizza | Angelina | Episode: "Love Pizza" |
| 2000 | Above the Law | Anna King | Episode: "Friendship First" |
| 2000 | Tales of the South Seas | Episode: "The Statue" | |
| 2002 | The Outsider | Bar Girl | TV movie |
| 2005 | Blue Water High | Karen Moss | Episode: "Peri Lies Low" |
| 2008–2009 | East of Everything | Suzy Barnes | Episodes: 1.1–1.6 |
Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Theatre/company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Madras House | — | Sydney Opera House |
| 1993 | Below the Belt | Bron | Crossroads Theatre, Universal Two, Fitzroy |
- Source:[14]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Tyson, Paul (11 July 1985). "The heavyweight and the school girl!". Australasian Post. pp. 14–15.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Doyle, Jane (2 March 1985). "Straight to the top!". TV Week. p. 25.
- ↑ "Playing Beatie Bow". at Oz Movies- Accessed 2016-1-5
- ↑ Greg Kerr, "Playing Beatie Bow", Australian Film 1978–1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p203
- ↑ Urban, Andrew L. (3 May 1986). "Captivating play of moral conflict". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Byrnes, Paul (24 November 1986). "Bill's first movie role". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 April 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Childs, Kevin (13 November 1987). "America hears a marsupial howl". The Age. Retrieved 26 April 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Warneke, Ross (2 August 1990). "Chasing the lowest common denominator". The Age. Retrieved 26 April 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Palmer, Martyn (21 April 1990). "It's a family affair". Daily Express. Retrieved 26 April 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 Camp, Chrissie (29 December 1990). "'I've got the devil's luck!'". TV Week. pp. 4–5.
- ↑ Carroll, Steven (17 September 1993). "Violence flows when two worlds collide". The Age. Retrieved 26 April 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Hughes, Simon (3 March 1997). "TV tonight". The Age. Retrieved 26 April 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Imogen Annesley". Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. at the B.F.I.- Accessed 2016-1-4
- ↑ "Imogen Annesley". AusStage. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
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