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Christine Harris | |
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| Born | 1958 (age 64–65) South Australia, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, producer |
Christine Harris (born 1958) is an Australian actress and producer, [1] born and raised in South Australia. She is currently director of HIT Productions theatre touring company.
After portraying a young version of popular Australian singer Julie Anthony in a television special, Harris moved to Sydney at the end of 1979 to star in the short-lived Network Ten series. Arcade as paraplegic Tina Marshall, who worked in her father's pinball parlour.
She followed this with appearing in Nine Network soap opera The Young Doctors as Dolly Davis, before moving to Melbourne to play the key role in the Crawford Productions series Carson's Law as Amy Carson (1983–84).[ citation needed ]
Subsequent roles included stints in Prisoner in 1985-1986 as Pippa Reynolds, the daughter of the Prison Governor, in the ABC-TV mini series Darlings of the Gods as IGeorgia and Neighbours as Sylvie Latham. She also appeared in the motion picture Beyond My Reach .[ citation needed ]
Filmography
FILM
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Beyond My Reach | Jade | Feature film |
TELEVISION
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
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| 1978 | Days I'll Remember In South Australia | Herself - Voice | TV documentary |
| 1978 | Just A Job | Herself - Voice | Video documentary |
| 1980 | Arcade | Regular role: Tina Marshall | TV series, 35 episodes |
| 1981-1982 | The Young Doctors | Regular role: Nurse Dolly Davis | TV series |
| 1983-1984 | Carson's Law | Regular role: Amy Carson | TV series, 138 episodes |
| 1985 | Special Squad | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1985-1986 | Prisoner | Regular role: Pippa Reynolds | TV series, 39 episodes |
| 1987 | Living Together | Herself - Presenter | TV documentary |
| 1988 | Neighbours | Recurring Guest role: Sylvia Latham | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1989 | Darlings Of The Gods | Support role: Georgia | ABC TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Flair | Support role: Mary | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1990 | Skirts | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Col'n Carpenter | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Chances | Guest role: Caterina Donovan | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Tonight Live With Steve Vizard | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993-1999 | Good Morning Australia | Herself - Guest | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 1993 | Newlyweds | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Review | Herself - Guest Presenter | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Ernie And Denise | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1996 | Insiders | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
In 1997 Christine was named "Victorian Entrepreneur of the Year," for her efforts in establishing HIT Productions [2] however the company was liquidated in 2013 with debts totalling $1.8 million. [1]
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