Doris Younane

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Doris Younane
Born (1963-02-25) 25 February 1963 (age 61)
Occupation Actress
Years active1988–present

Doris Younane /jˈnn/ (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]

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Career

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]

Award nominations

Doris also received her first ever award nomination for her role in Five Bedrooms as Heather Doyle during the 2022 AACTA award nominations. [8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Evil Angels UncreditedFeature film
1989MortgageTina DoddFeature film
1990 Death in Brunswick CarmelFeature film
1993 The Heartbreak Kid EvdokiaFeature film
1994ResistanceRosaFeature film
199813 Gantry RowPennyTV movie
2003 BlackJack: Murder Archive Christine OrmondTV movie
2004 BlackJack: Sweet Science Christine VallasTV movie
2005 BlackJack: In the Money Christine VallasTV movie
2005 BlackJack: Ace Point Game Christine VallasTV movie
2009 The Combination MaryFeature film
2019 Measure for Measure KarimaFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1988 Embassy Kaliani1 episode
1992–93 All Together Now Sue Jacobs2 episodes
1993 Phoenix Roz Horton1 episode
1994 Secrets Kylie1 episode
Ocean Girl Celia1 episode
1994–95 Heartbreak High Yola Fatoush52 episodes
1995 Us and Them Bernie13 episodes
1996 G.P. Caroline Deacon1 episode
1997 Murder Call Michelle Balzan1 episode
1998 Wildside Zelda O'Sullivan1 episode
1999 Stingers Lizzie Harper2 episodes
SeaChange Elena Connors2 episodes
Chuck Finn Natasha1 episode
2000 Halifax f.p. Emma Ford1 episode
2001 Water Rats Pam Elliot1 episode
2005 All Saints Carlene Ponder1 episode
2002–03; 2005–09 McLeod's Daughters Moira Doyle94 episodes
2009 False Witness Jenny Basheer
2010 Rake Prosecution QC Ms Habib1 episode
2012ScratchAllergistShort
2014 Fat Tony & Co. Voula Papadopoulos2 episodes
Janet King Magistrate Brenner1 episode
Party Tricks Paula Doumani6 episodes
2016WolfMichelleShort
Soul Mates Hatshepsut4 episodes [9]
2016–17 The Wrong Girl Sasha17 episodes [10]
2018 Harrow Sue Latchford1 episode
2019 Secret City Jane1 episode
2019–2023 Five Bedrooms Heather32 episodes
2019–2021 Frayed Bev12 episodes
2023 The Clearing Christine8 episodes
2024 Last King of the Cross Wahiba Ibrahim5 episodes [7]

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