Doris Younane | |
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Born | |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1988–present |
Doris Younane /juːˈneɪn/ (born 25 February 1963) is an Australian stage and screen actress notable for her role in McLeod's Daughters where she played Moira Doyle. She is of Lebanese descent. [1]
Her roles include Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Yola Fatoush in Heartbreak High . Younane acted in McLeod's Daughters. In the early seasons, she was a recurring cast member and in later seasons she became a regular cast member. Younane also performed some of the songs heard during the series.
In 2018 Doris was announced as part of the cast for channel 10 series Five Bedrooms , a comedy drama set in a shared house. Younane would play Heather Doyle. Younane appeared in all four seasons of the show. [2] [3] [4]
In 2019 Younane was announced as part of the cast of ABC drama Frayed. Younane appeared in both series of the show. [5]
In 2023 Younane appeared in The Clearing. [6]
In 2024, Younane would appear in series 2 of Paramount+ series Last King of the Cross. [7]
Doris also received her first ever award nomination for her role in Five Bedrooms as Heather Doyle during the 2022 AACTA award nominations. [8]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1988 | Evil Angels | Uncredited | Feature film |
1989 | Mortgage | Tina Dodd | Feature film |
1990 | Death in Brunswick | Carmel | Feature film |
1993 | The Heartbreak Kid | Evdokia | Feature film |
1994 | Resistance | Rosa | Feature film |
1998 | 13 Gantry Row | Penny | TV movie |
2003 | BlackJack: Murder Archive | Christine Ormond | TV movie |
2004 | BlackJack: Sweet Science | Christine Vallas | TV movie |
2005 | BlackJack: In the Money | Christine Vallas | TV movie |
2005 | BlackJack: Ace Point Game | Christine Vallas | TV movie |
2009 | The Combination | Mary | Feature film |
2019 | Measure for Measure | Karima | Feature film |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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1988 | Embassy | Kaliani | 1 episode | |
1992–93 | All Together Now | Sue Jacobs | 2 episodes | |
1993 | Phoenix | Roz Horton | 1 episode | |
1994 | Secrets | Kylie | 1 episode | |
Ocean Girl | Celia | 1 episode | ||
1994–95 | Heartbreak High | Yola Fatoush | 52 episodes | |
1995 | Us and Them | Bernie | 13 episodes | |
1996 | G.P. | Caroline Deacon | 1 episode | |
1997 | Murder Call | Michelle Balzan | 1 episode | |
1998 | Wildside | Zelda O'Sullivan | 1 episode | |
1999 | Stingers | Lizzie Harper | 2 episodes | |
SeaChange | Elena Connors | 2 episodes | ||
Chuck Finn | Natasha | 1 episode | ||
2000 | Halifax f.p. | Emma Ford | 1 episode | |
2001 | Water Rats | Pam Elliot | 1 episode | |
2005 | All Saints | Carlene Ponder | 1 episode | |
2002–03; 2005–09 | McLeod's Daughters | Moira Doyle | 94 episodes | |
2009 | False Witness | Jenny Basheer | ||
2010 | Rake | Prosecution QC Ms Habib | 1 episode | |
2012 | Scratch | Allergist | Short | |
2014 | Fat Tony & Co. | Voula Papadopoulos | 2 episodes | |
Janet King | Magistrate Brenner | 1 episode | ||
Party Tricks | Paula Doumani | 6 episodes | ||
2016 | Wolf | Michelle | Short | |
Soul Mates | Hatshepsut | 4 episodes | [9] | |
2016–17 | The Wrong Girl | Sasha | 17 episodes | [10] |
2018 | Harrow | Sue Latchford | 1 episode | |
2019 | Secret City | Jane | 1 episode | |
2019–2023 | Five Bedrooms | Heather | 32 episodes | |
2019–2021 | Frayed | Bev | 12 episodes | |
2023 | The Clearing | Christine | 8 episodes | |
2024 | Last King of the Cross | Wahiba Ibrahim | 5 episodes | [7] |
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