Dina Panozzo

Dina Panozzo
Born	Dina Panozzo Australia
Occupation	Actress
Relatives	Oriana Panozzo (sister)

Dina Panozzo (born 1966 ^[1] ) is an Australian-born actress of Italian descent. ^[2]

Early life

Panozzo's parents emigrated to Adelaide from northern Italy, on a ship called 'Queen Neptuna'. Her mother was 19 and a housewife, her father a labourer and later a carpenter. Growing up in Adelaide in the 1970s, Panozzo became passionate about Adelaide’s thriving amateur theatre scene, in particular, Adelaide Theatre Company. ^[3]

Career

Panozzo is best known for her regular roles in the television series Carla Cametti PD ^[4] and Bed of Roses . ^[5] She has also appeared in a recurring role in Packed to the Rafters and guest roles in many Australian series, including A Country Practice , Water Rats, and White Collar Blue . Panozzo also had regular roles in the short-lived comedy series Wedlocked ^[6] and the soap opera Richmond Hill . ^[7] Featured film roles include Black & White & Sex ^[8] and Fistful of Flies . ^[9]

Her theatre roles include Popular Front (Theatre Works, 1987), ^{[10] [11]} ABC (Belvoir Street Theatre, 1988), ^[12] Sisters (Malthouse Theatre, 1991), ^{[13] [14]} S.O.S. Sex, Overkill and Salvation of the Soul (Belvoir Street Theatre, 1991), ^[15] and A Little Like Drowning (Belvoir Street Theatre, 1992). ^[16] She also wrote, co-directed and starred in Varda Che Bruta...Poretta which played in multiple venues from 1992 to 1994. ^{[17] [18]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Film	Character	Type
1993	Bedevil	Voula	Feature film (segment: Lovin' the Spin I'm In)
1993	Just Desserts	Maria Stroppi	Film short
1996	Fistful of Flies	Grace Lupi	Feature film
1998	Let's Wait	Gina	Film short
2001	The Man Who Sued God	Italian Reporter	Feature film
2002	Mother of an Attitude		Film short
2004	Love's Brother	Zia Norman	Feature film
2011	The Man with Wings		Film short
2012	Black & White & Sex	Angie 6	Feature film
2020	Bloodshot Heart	Catherine	Feature film

Television

Year	Program	Character	Type
1983	The Sullivans		TV series, 1 episode
1983; 1984	Cop Shop	Marti Vickers (as Dena Panozzo)	TV series, episodes 555–556
1983; 1984	Carson's Law	Miss Refton / Anges Weston	TV series, 2 episodes
1984	City West	Lead role	TV series
1984	A Country Practice	Lily	TV series, 2 episodes
1984	Special Squad	Maria (as Dena Panozzo)	TV series, 1 episode
1988	Richmond Hill	Jill Warner	TV series, 59 episodes
1989	Mission: Impossible	Serena	TV series, 1 episode
1990	Acropolis Now!	Rosita	TV series, 1 episode
1992	G.P.	Rosie Tait	TV series, 1 episode
1994; 1996	Wedlocked	Susie Abruzzo	TV series, 11 episodes
1998	Wildside	Renata Cellini	TV series, 1 episode
2000	Water Rats	Antonella Luvece	TV series, 2 episodes
2001	Mum's The Word	Herself	TV series, 1 episode
2001	Head Start	Vivienne	TV miniseries, 1 episode
2003	White Collar Blue	Theresa Nitti	TV series, 1 episode
2008–2010	Bed of Roses	Gemma O'Reilly	TV series, 14 episodes
2009	Carla Cametti PD	Angela Cametti	TV series, 6 episodes
2009; 2012	Packed to the Rafters	Rita Karandonis	TV series, 8 episodes
2010	Underbelly	Samira Kanaan	TV series, 2 episodes
2013–2014	A Place to Call Home	Carla Poletti	TV series, 11 episodes
2024	Last Days of the Space Age	Fran	TV series, 7 episodes
2024	Darby and Joan	Gabriella	TV series, 1 episode

Theatre

As actor

Year	Title	Role	Venue / Co.
1976	Johnny Castilhino		Sheridan Theatre, Adelaide with Adelaide Theatre Group
1976–77	Jack the Ripper	Martha Tabram / Rosie Wunmore	Sheridan Theatre, Adelaide, Space Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA & Adelaide Theatre Group
1978	The Winter’s Tale		Sheridan Theatre, Adelaide with Adelaide Theatre Group
1980	Sadie and Neco	Sadie	VCA, Melbourne
1981	Dimentos	Lydia	VCA, Melbourne
1981	The Three Sisters	Olga	Performance Studio One, Melbourne
1982	Tales from Land Shut
1983	Don't Stand on Ceremony
1984	Il Magnifico		Seymour Centre, Sydney
1984	The Time of Your Life
1985	Exploring Shakespeare
1985	Richard III		Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
1985	Scenes Big and Little		Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1985	Beatland		Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1985	Muse of Fire		Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1985	On the Razzle	Christopher	Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1985	The Touch of Silk	Jeanne	Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1985	Peter Pan	Wendy Darling	Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1986	Dreams in an Empty City		Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA for Adelaide Festival
1987	Popular Front	Marguerita	Theatre Works, Melbourne
1987	The Impostor	Zhou Minghua	St Martins Youth Arts Centre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company for Spoleto Melbourne Festival of the Arts
1988	ABC		Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney
1990	Spanish Cuisine
1991	Sisters	Sylvie	Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Monash University, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company
1991	S.O.S. Sex, Overkill and Salvation of the Soul		Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney
1991	Love and Magic in Mama's Kitchen		Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney
1992	A Little Like Drowning		Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney with Teatar Di Migma
	Nicaragua		Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney [3]
1993	The Garden of Granddaughters	Fay	Wharf Theatre, Sydney, Monash University, Ford Theatre, Geelong, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company & STC
1993	Belvoir Street Revues		Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney
1993–94	Varda Che Bruta...Poretta (Look How Ugly She is...Poor Thing)	One-woman show	Stables Theatre, Sydney for Festival for Carnivale Sydney, Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Space Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA for International Women’s Playwright Conference with Performance Space
1996	A Progressive Dinner: Promiscuous Spaces 1: Table Talk	Speaker	Performance Space, Sydney
1998	Emma		Bridge Theatre, Sydney with Theatre South
1999	Monster Mouth		Open City & Playworks [19]
2003	Cantata	Dancer	Acton St Theatre, Canberra with Stopera
2004	The Vagina Monologues		University of Sydney
2004	Kimberly Akimbo	Patti	Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2007	From Door to Door	Bessie	Seymour Centre, Sydney
2007	Anna in the Tropics	Ophelia	Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney with Theatron Group
2015	The Plot	Lily	Mantouridion Theatre, Sydney with Skylight Productions & Katahanas Productions [20]
2018	The Gods of Strangers	Assunta	Northern Festival Centre, Port Pirie, Keith Michell Theatre, Adelaide, Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
2018	The Shifting Heart	Momma Bianchi	Seymour Centre, Sydney [21]
2022	The Life That I Gave You		Studio Theatre, Sydney
2022	Set Piece		Carriageworks, Sydney for Sydney Festival & Melbourne Rising Festival [22]

As writer/director

Year	Title	Role	Venue / Co.
1993–94	Varda Che Bruta...Poretta (Look How Ugly She is...Poor Thing)	Writer / co-director	Stables Theatre, Sydney for Festival for Carnivale Sydney, Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Space Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA for International Women’s Playwright Conference with Performance Space
1999	La Voix Humaine / The Telephone	Playwright / director	Art Gallery of South Australia

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Awards and nominations

Year	Nominated work	Award	Category	Result
1992	The Touch of Silk	South Australian Critic Awards	Best Actress Award	Won
1996	Fistful of Flies	Gijón International Film Festival	Best Actress Award	Won
1997	Fistful of Flies	Sochi International Film Festival	Best Actress Award	Won
2004	Kimberly Akimbo	Glugs Theatrical Awards	Norman Kessell Memorial Award for Best Actress for an Outstanding Performance	Won
2011	Bed of Roses	Equity Ensemble Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series	Nominated

^[3]

Personal life

Panozzo is married to television producer Phillip Tanner. After all attempts to conceive ended in miscarriage, the couple adopted a two year old boy from Guatemala called Luis. In 2004, at the age of six, Luis had an award-winning Nickelodeon TV series, called Cooking for Kids with Luis , and caught the attention of Oprah Winfrey. ^[1]

Dina Panozzo is the elder sister of actress Oriana Panozzo. ^[24]

References

1. "Finding the laughter". Stage Noise. 20 February 2007.
2. Healy, Ken (24 January 1993), "From duckling to swan - with video", The Sydney Morning Herald
3. "Interview – Dina Panozzo". glamadelaide.com.au. 9 November 2018.
4. Enker, Debi (8 January 2009), "A girl's own crime story", The Age
5. Lollo, Michelle (8 January 2009), "ABC's Bed Of Roses TV series launch", The Daily Telegraph
6. Leedham, Nicole (5 September 1994), "Of human frailties and foibles", The Canberra Times
7. Simmonds, Diana (25 July 1988), "Trick or treat?", The Sydney Morning Herald
8. Stratton, David (24 March 2012), "Sex and the city", The Weekend Australian
9. Martin, Adrian (12 June 1997), "Self-loathing at its worst", The Age
10. Romney, Jason (10 February 1987), "Scaling the heights of politics", The Age
11. Radic, Leonard (16 February 1987), "Life as it was in the Red North", The Age
12. Evans, Bob (9 June 1986), "For the young a story about the adult", The Sydney Morning Herald
13. Stone, Deborah (24 February 1991), "Three friends, on work and each other", The Age
14. Larkin, John (10 March 1991), "REVIEW: On the journey of self-discovery called life", The Age
15. Visontay, Michael (1 August 1991), "An emotional dynamo - on stage and off stage", The Sydney Morning Herald
16. Payne, Pamela (5 October 1992), "Emphatically Italian but hardly Italianate", The Sydney Morning Herald
17. Evans, Bob (16 January 1993), "An Aussie larrikin with Italian style", The Sydney Morning Herald
18. Weinger, Peter (16 November 1993), "A soapie star cleans up her act", The Age
19. "Works in Progress – Performance". www.realtime.org.au. 1 August 1999.
20. "The Plot at the Greek Theatre". Sydney Arts Guide. 26 February 2015.
21. "5 Questions with Dina Panozzo and David Soncin". suzygoessee.com. 12 March 2018.
22. "Set Piece Anna Breckon Nat Randall with Performance Space". nightwrites.com. 8 January 2022.
23. "Dina Panozzo theatre credits". AusStage.
24. "Soap opera actors and shows - your questions answered". www.thesoapshow.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007.

External links

• Dina Panozzo at IMDb