Annie Byron

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Annie Byron
Born
Inverell, Australia
Alma mater University of New South Wales, National Institute of Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active1971–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 . [1]

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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. [2]

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 , [3] as Marge in Fran, [4] [5] [6] [7] 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. [8]

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. [9] [10] [11] She also toured internationally to Dublin, Seoul, and Montreal with Force Majeure's production of The Age I'm In. [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984 Silver City DorothyFeature film
Displaced Persons Nurse EvansTV movie
1985 Fran MargeFeature film

Won: AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1985

1987 Great Expectations: The Untold Story Mrs. Joe GargeryTV movie
1989 Afraid to Dance BettyFeature film
1990 Shadows of the Heart Rose FlanaganTV movie
1992 The Distant Home Dr. AllportTV movie
Clowning Around Una CrealyTV movie
1993 No Worries Mrs. BurkeFeature film
How Wonderful MidwifeFeature film
1994 Muriel's Wedding Berris (Rhonda's mother)Feature film
1997 Doing Time for Patsy Cline Ralph's mumFeature film

Nominated: AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in 1997

2000 My Mother Frank EuniceFeature film
Six O'Clock Swill Aunt AliceShort film
2003 The Postcard Bandit Thelma AbbottTV movie
2006Stepfather of the BrideStephanieTV movie
2007 Glory GloryShort film
In The Company of Actors HerselfDocumentary film
2008 ActingClassof1977.com HerselfDocumentary film
The View from Greenhaven ClareFeature film
2013 Wolf Creek 2 LilFeature film
2014GloryGloryShort film
2015RubyRubyShort film
2018 Slam DianaFeature film
2020MothboyLeadingShort film
Goodbye TextBridgetShort film
2022Nut FarmEsmeFeature film

[13]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1971 The Comedy Game ActressEpisode: "Aunty Jack's Travelling Show"
1976-83 The Sullivans Lou Sullivan1978-80
1978 Father, Dear Father In Australia Mrs. ReesEpisode: "Novel Exercise"
1988 The Flying Doctors Julie McDonaldEpisode: "Johnnie Come Home"
1983-92 A Country Practice Patricia York / June Allen / Vivienne Roberts / Meryl Bellamy / Carol Hacking / Liz Mitchell11 episodes
1990 Home and Away Angela Newton3 episodes
1998-2006 All Saints Maisie Sparks / Julie Costello3 episodes
1999 Murder Call Magda TreborEpisode: "Dead Offerings"
2000The Potato FactoryLusty Duchess (main)Miniseries, 4 episodes
Backberner Politician
2003 Always Greener Lolly Hopkins3 episodes
Stingers Liliana JarrasEpisode: "Sons & Lovers"
2006 All Saints Maisey
2008Molly (guest)
2018 Drop Dead Weird MaryanneSeason 2
2017 Growing Up Gracefully Barrister
2017 Home and Away Grandmother (guest)
2018 Doctor Doctor Vivian

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Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 La bohème BohemianTheatre 3, Acton with Canberra Repertory Society
1978 Widowers' Houses Maid Parade Theatre with Old Tote Theatre Company
1979InterviewD1 Studio, Kensington with NIDA
1979Little Lunches ABC Radio Sydney
1979 A Cheery Soul Mrs Wakeman / Mrs Watmuff Sydney Opera House with Sydney Theatre Company
1979 The Lady of the Camellias Maid Sydney Opera House with Sydney Theatre Company
1979Discovering AustraliaMain castOrange Doors Theatre / St John's Hall, Paddington with Griffin Theatre Company
1979The Grand Finale of Rene TrouverHerOrange Doors Theatre / St John's Hall, Paddington with Griffin Theatre Company
1980New BloodWoman Performance Space, Cleveland Street
1981 The Rocky Horror Show JanetAustralian tour with Phillip Emanuel Productions & J. C. Williamson's [14]
1981The Bridal SuiteVera, the bride Stables Theatre with Griffin Theatre Company
1981 The Venetian Twins Rosaura Seymour Centre, Canberra Theatre, Festival Theatre Adelaide, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne & Geelong with Nimrod Theatre Company
1983 Miss Julie Servant Belvoir Street Theatre with Nimrod Theatre Company
1983 The Bear Servant Belvoir Street Theatre with Nimrod Theatre Company
19841984 A.D.Main cast Sydney Festival & Arts Theatre, Adelaide for Adelaide Festival & Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
1984 The Shifting Heart Leila Pratt Phillip Street Theatre
1986 The Man from Mukinupin Main castQ Theatre Company
All the Black DogsThe Mother Griffin Theatre Company
1987 A Lie of the Mind Meg (Beth's mother) Belvoir Theatre Company with Company B [15]
1988CapricorniaBuller / Hollower / AviatrixAustralian national tour with Belvoir Street Theatre / with Company B
1989 After Dinner Dympie Griffin Theatre Company
Dreams of a SalesmanMain castSchool tour with Sydney Theatre Company
1989JigsawSisterQ Theatre Company
Away CoralQ Theatre Company / Marian Street Theatre
The Painted WomanMolly Belvoir Street Theatre
1992Pushin' Up DaisiesMum Stables Theatre with Griffin Theatre Company
The Cripple of Inishmaan Kate Sydney Theatre Company
Morning Sacrifice Miss Sole Sydney Theatre Company
1994Breaststroke SWY Theatre, Perth / Perth Actors Collective
1995That Christmas in '75Theatre South, Coniston
1995The Passion and its Deep Connection with Lemon Delicious Pudding Malthouse Theatre for Playbox Theatre Company
1996Playgrounds Wharf Theatre, Sydney with Sydney Theatre Company
1997 Act One Ensemble Theatre
1997Flexi-Time Ensemble Theatre
1997 Market Forces Ensemble Theatre
2001Up the Creek Belvoir Street Theatre
2002Earl Stables Theatre with Griffin Theatre Company
A Conversation CoralAustralian national tour with Ensemble Theatre
2003WonderlandsCathy AndrewsThe Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga, Riverina Playhouse & Stables Theatre with Griffin Theatre Company / HotHouse Theatre
2003The Blue RoofThe WomanThe Street Theatre, Acton & Australian national tour with Jigsaw Theatre Company
2003Eleanor and EveEveQ Theatre with Weatherboard Theatre Company
2004 The Vagina Monologues Footbridge Theatre, University of Sydney
2004 The Nargun and the Stars Edie Sydney Festival & Perth Festival with ERTH
2004 / 2006 Hedda Gabler Berta Wharf Theatre, Sydney & Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City with Sydney Theatre Company
2005BedFlo Wharf Theatre, Sydney with Sydney Theatre Company
2005NailedDolly Stables Theatre with Griffin Theatre Company
2006 Embers Various charactersThe Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga, Majestic Cinemas Sydney & Wharf Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company / HotHouse Theatre
2007 Parramatta Girls Gayle Belvoir Theatre Company for Company B
2007The Small ThingsThe Woman Belvoir Theatre Company with Splinter Theatre Company / B Sharp
2007ALP Arts Election Launch Riverside Theatres Parramatta
2008YibiyungTeacher / Matron / Farmer's Wife Belvoir Theatre Company, Malthouse Theatre & Riverside Theatres Parramatta
2009 The Nargun and the Stars Edie Regal Theatre, Perth with ERTH
2009-10The Age I'm InMaggie (Grandmother) Sydney Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival with Force Majeure
2010 Calendar Girls Lady Cravenshire / Lady Catherine / Brenda Halse Comedy Theatre & Australian national tour with Gordon Frost Organisation
2010Zero ToleranceSundry / Main castQ Theatre
2011Before/AfterSundry / Main Cast Wharf Theatre, Sydney with Sydney Theatre Company
2011 Dad and Dave: On Our Selection MumQ Theatre
2011 / 2012Boxing DayNana / Poppy Old Fitzroy Theatre & Australian regional tour with Critical Stages
2011 / 2013RU4MEConnieOne woman show at Riverside Theatres Parramatta
2016Never Did Me Any HarmCreative development Carriageworks with Force Majeure
2012BiddiesBerylAustralian national tour with CDP
2013From Door to DoorBessie Sydney Jewish Museum with Blumenthal Productions
2014 Parramatta Girls Judi Lennox Theatre, Parramatta
2014 A Doll's House Helen Seymour Centre with SFI
2015 The Crucible Rebecca NurseLeura Park Estate, Curlewis for Sport For Jove Theatre Company
2015Head Full of LoveNessa TavistockAustralian tour with QTC
2016Life Without MeMrs Spence (Martin's mum) Seymour Centre with Illuminate Educate
2016 My Name is Asher Lev Mother / Art Dealer / Model Eternity Playhouse with Blumenthal Productions
2017 Babes in the Woods Auntie Avaricia / The Dame Old Fitzroy Theatre
Diving for Pearls Q Theatre Company
Inside the Island Belvoir Street Theatre with Company B
2016Inner VoicesPet Old Fitzroy Theatre
2017 Neighbourhood Watch Lennox Theatre, Parramatta
2017 Kindertransport Lil Miller Darlinghurst Theatre with Eternity Playhouse
2017You Will Not Play WagnerEsther Eternity Playhouse with Blumenthal Productions
2017The Age I'm InMaggie (Grandmother)World Tour (Pavilion Theatre Dublin, Cinquieme Salle Montreal, ArKo Arts Theatre, South Korea) with Force Majeure
2019MosquitoesKaren (Mother) Sydney Opera House with Sydney Theatre Company
2019The God of IsaacMrs Adams Darlinghurst Theatre Company with Blumenthal Productions
2020A Kind of Reunion (reading)ARA Darling Quarter Theatre with Blumenthal Productions
2020 Everybody Kings Cross Theatre with Cross Pollinate Productions [16]
2021Two Sisters (reading)Edith Emanuel Synagogue [17]
2022Her Brilliant Career (reading)Performer State Theatre with Blumenthal Productions
2023 Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge Miss Nancy Australian Chamber Orchestra

[18] [19] [13] [12] [20] [21]

Awards

YearNominee / workAwardResult
1985 Fran AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role Won [22]
1997 Doing Time for Patsy Cline AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated [23]

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