Fiona Press

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Fiona Press
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActress

Fiona Press is an Australian actress whose career has spanned over 30 years. [1]

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Career

Press was part of the original Australian cast of 1984. In 1991, she won both an AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and a Silver Shell for Best Actress for her role in Waiting . [2] Her other film roles include Black Water and Disgrace .

On television, she has appeared in Doctor Doctor , Upright and Diary of an Uber Driver . [3] She also played Hazel Murphy in the soap opera The Heights.

Filmography

Film/Shorts/TV Movies

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984White Man's LegendLettyTV Movie
1988Eden's LostLiesliTV Movie
1990SparksShort
1991FlirtingMrs Archer
Waiting Therese
1993No WorriesMrs Palmer
This Won't Hurt a BitWagga Girlfriend
1995NapoleonWallaby / Gallah
1996Lillian's StoryRuby
Children of the Revolution (1996 film) Bank Teller
1997Oscar and LucindaMrs Trevis
1999PassionJenny
2003Balmain BoysDell
2006No MailTrish DavisShort
2007 Black Water Pat
2008 Disgrace Bev Shaw
2012 Wish You Were Here Val
2013 Tracks Publican's Wife
2014
2015 San Andreas Margie
Mary: The making of a PrincessSusan MoodyTV Movie
2017Out of the ShadowsHelen
OtherlifeTDA Interviewer
The Pretend One Therapist
2020The StrangerMargaretShort
2022FatherPalliative NurseShort
Video Games
YearTitleRoleNotes
2014 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel MaddieVoice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986-87 Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series) Heavy / Princess2 episodes
1989 Police Rescue Fay1 episode
1986-93 A Country Practice Ainslie Forsythe / Kathy Webster3 episodes
1993StarkKaren3 episodes
1995Soldier SoldierLouise1 episode
Echo PointRae11 episodes
1997Mirror, MirrorPinbody1 episode
2000Above the LawFaye1 episode
2002BackBernerBeverely1 episode
2001-03 Always Greener Gillian / Diedre2 episodes
2006Two TwistedDoctor1 episode
2000-08 All Saints (TV series) Catherine / Elena2 episodes
2008Out of the BlueSandra Finer1 episode
2009 Packed to the Rafters Sandra Marsh3 episodes
My PlaceMiss Singer1 episode
2010RakeJessica Mason1 episode
2011At Home with JuliaDiane1 episode
Crownies Justice Danielle Vignando1 episode
2012 Underbelly (TV series) Police Psych1 episode
2014 The Moodys Wendy1 episode
Old SchoolMaddie1 episode
1992–2017 Home and Away Various9 episodes
2019 Secret City Sylvie Dunkley4 episodes
Diary of an Uber Driver Lynda1 episode
Upright Pharmacist1 episode
Doctor Doctor Dr Kourdair1 episode
The Other Guy Winnie3 episodes
2019–2020 The Heights Hazel Murphy60 episodes
2021RFDSSue1 episode
2022 Joe vs. Carole Shirley3 episodes
Pieces of Her Mrs. Barfield1 episode
2023Space RatsHead of N.E.S.T2 episodes
One Night Laura4 episodes

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References

  1. Bodey, Michael (9 June 2019). "Don't I know you from somewhere?". Stellar.
  2. Barber, Lynden (4 October 1991). "First-time direcor wins top film prize". Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. Groves, Don (8 March 2020). "Fiona Press discovers new depths in ABC's 'The Heights'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 8 May 2020.