Briony Williams

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Briony Williams
Born1967
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present

Briony Williams is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Joy, mother to Lockie and Phillip, in Lockie Leonard . [1] She has appeared in the film Struck By Lightning , [2] and the TV Series All Saints.

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On Stage she has appeared in including as a Weird Sister (witch) in Macbeth (Wildfire Theatre, 2008) [3] [4] the Consultant in Customs (Sidetrack Theatre, 1998) [5] [6] Ilse in Spring Awakening (The Playhouse, 1991), [7] Annabella in 'Tis Pity She's A Whore (Red Shed Theatre, 1990) [8] and in Speed-the-Plow (Space Theatre, 1989). [9] She was played in and co devised Rites of Memory and Desire: 2 (Belvoir Street Theatre and The Performance Space, 1994) [10] [11]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Blue Heelers Deb Hill1 episode
2000Eugenie Sandler PIGeorgia1 episode
2003–2008 All Saints Alana CatoAppeared in 2003, 2005 and 2008
2007–2010 Lockie Leonard Joy Leonard52 episodes
2011 Neighbours Janet Green1 episode
2013 Packed to the Rafters Nicole1 episode
2014 House Husbands Nurse Jenny1 episode
2017 Here Come the Habibs Racist1 episode
2018 Dead Lucky Harriet Pierce1 episode
2018 Rake Amy1 episode
2015–18 Home and Away Edwina / Patricia2 episodes
2019 Total Control Peta Randall1 episode
2021 The Unusual Suspects Detective2 episodes
2022Awe-StraliaLouise Flex3 episodes

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2022 6 Festivals SueFilm
Lucky PeachMarieShort
2011RemakeHomeowner
2010ComplicityWomanShort
2003Martha's New CoatDenise
2002Guru WayneInterviewer
1999Girl TalkShort
1990 Struck By Lightning GailFilm also known as Saltmarsh in U.S.

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References

  1. Lockie Leonard on TV
  2. Bishop, Rod (16 July 1992), "A life-affirming entertainment", The Age
  3. Allan, Sonia (18 August 2008), "Theatre in the museum", Australian Stage
  4. Macbeth – Wildfire Theatre
  5. McCallum, John (12 October 1998), "Fragments of lives lived", The Australian
  6. Customs, AusStage
  7. Spring Awakening, AusStage
  8. 'Tis Pity She's A Whore, AusStage
  9. Speed-the-Plow, AusStage
  10. Rites of Memory and Desire: 2, AusStage
  11. Rites of Memory and Desire: 2, AusStage