Mandy McElhinney

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Mandy McElhinney
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Born (1970-09-09) 9 September 1970 (age 53)
Perth, Western Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1994-present
Known for

Mandy McElhinney (born 9 September 1970) is an Australian actress best known for playing Rhonda in AAMI insurance advertisements. She appeared on the sketch comedy television series, Comedy Inc. , from 2003 to 2006. [1] She appeared as Gina Rinehart in the telemovie The House of Hancock , alongside Sam Neill in 2015. McElhinney played Jackie Walters, federal agent and team leader of the Australian Federal Police Counter-Terrorism Unit in the television drama thriller series Hyde & Seek that premiered on the Nine Network in October 2016.

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Early life

McElhinney was born in Perth, Western Australia, to Rosemary and Andrew, [2] and raised in Leeman. [3] She has a younger sister, Hayley, who is also an actress. [4] They both took drama and dance lessons as teenagers. [2] McElhinney was bullied for her red hair as a child and so she became somewhat of a class clown making people laugh. [2] Her "stupid" impersonations as a child have in some way given her the desire to entertain. [2] McElhinney studied at Stella Maris Presentation College in Geraldton, which is now Nagle Catholic College. [5]

Roles

McElhinney is known for appearing in many Australian television series and films, including a recurring role in 2002 and 2003 on MDA , small roles in various crime and medical dramas, and a guest role as a shop assistant in Kath & Kim . She also appeared in the film The Bank . [6] She is also a regular in stage productions, including with the Melbourne and the Sydney Theatre Companies. [7] [8] She starred as Rhonda in the AAMI Safe Driver rewards series of commercials. [9] The ad and her character's love story within it, consequently became a major part of Australian popular culture. [10] [11] She stars as strict Matron Frances Bolton in the Australian drama series Love Child . She played the role of mining magnate Gina Rinehart in Nine's 2015 telemovie The House of Hancock . [2]

In 2024 she played advice columnist Sugar in the Sydney, Australia, Belvoir St Theatre’s adaption of Tiny Beautiful Things.

In May 2024, McElhinney was named in the cast for Stan Australia feature film Nugget is Dead. [12]

Filmography

Television appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Home and Away [13] Esther Lawrence/Margot Dafoe8 episodes
2021 Wakefield (TV series) Linda Crowley8 episodes
2020 Halifax: Retribution Minister Nolan2 episodes
2018-19SquintersBridget12 episodes
2019 Bad Mothers Maddie8 episodes
2017-18 True Story with Hamish & Andy Linda / Rosemary2 episodes
2014-17 Love Child (TV series) Matron Frances Bolton36 episodes
2016 Hyde & Seek Jackie Walters8 episodes
2016The Legend of Gavin TannerRaelene1 episode
2015 House of Hancock [14] Gina Rinehart 2 episodes
2013Paper Giants: Magazine WarsNene King2 episodes
2012A Moody ChristmasLinda1 episode
2012 Howzat! Kerry Packer's War Rose Mitchell2 episodes
2011At Home with JuliaNewsreader1 episode
2010-11 Bed of Roses (TV series) Tamara Denning3 episodes
2005-08 All Saints (TV series) Corinne Davies / Natalie Haplin2 episodes
2003-06 Comedy Inc. (Australian TV series) Various75 episodes
2005The AliceCheryl Wilson1 episode
2002-03MDAHelena Lewis8 episodes
2003 Welcher & Welcher Sonja Cohen2 episodes
2002 Stingers (TV series) Norma McClyment1 episode
2002 Kath & Kim Novelty Shop Assistant1 episode
1999 Water Rats (TV series) Lisa Bell1 episode
1996-99 Blue Heelers Vanessa Mackay / Deslee Arnold2 episodes
1998Cody: The Wrong StuffSarahTV Movie
1996Naked; Stories of MenKate1 episode
1994Ship to ShoreSocial Worker1 episode

Film appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001The BankDiane
2002The Real ThingKylie
2003 Ned Kelly (2003 film) Jerildere Woman
2016HiccupHiccuperShort
2018Sherbert Rozencrantz, You're BeautifulMumShort
2020Not A WalliflowerMrs ThornShort
2024Nugget is DeadTBAFeature film

Awards

McElhinney starred as Kerry Packer's down-trodden personal assistant, Rose in Channel Nine's TV mini-series Howzat! Kerry Packer's War [15] for which she won the AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama and was nominated for the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress in a Series and as the new Editor-in-Chief of Packer's newly acquired Woman's Day magazine, Nene King, in series 2 of ABC1's Paper Giants mini-series Magazine Wars . [16]

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References

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  5. ↑ "Notable Alumni". Archived from the original on 23 October 2016.
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  10. ↑ Baxter, Andrew (21 June 2013). "Why an ad should be hot like a sunrise". The Australian . Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Banks, Susi (4 February 2013). "Mandy's star rising but don't call her Rhonda". The Australian. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Knox, David (20 May 2024). "Production begins on Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 21 May 2024.
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