Gennie Nevinson

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Gennie Nevinson
Born
Rima J. C. Hoyes-Cock

1951 (age 72–73)
London, England
Education Sir George Williams University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada [1]
OccupationActress
Known for Muriel's Wedding
Minder
Spouse(s)Peter Engebretsen (1981 – his death)
Viv Manwaring
ChildrenJoss Engebretsen
Family Nancy Nevinson (mother)
Commander William Hoyes-Cock (father)
Nigel Nevinson (brother)
Hugh Hoyes-Cock (brother)

Gennie Nevinson is a British-Australian actress. She is notable for her appearance in Muriel's Wedding . [2]

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Early life

Born Rima J. C. Hoyes-Cock in London in 1951, [3] Gennie Nevinson is the daughter of the late Jewish actress Nancy Nevinson (nee Ezekiel). [4] [5] Nevinson's father Commander William Hoyes-Cock met her mother while Nancy was touring with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during World War 2. Her parents also had two sons, Hugh Hoyes-Cock and actor Nigel Nevinson. [6] [7]

Nevinson studied drama and stage design at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Canada. [8]

Career

Nevinson's acting career began as a child, with a part in the Disney classic Greyfriars Bobby (1961).

She went on to feature in several British television series, including the first two seasons of Minder (playing Penny, the air hostess girlfriend of Terry). [9] Guest appearances included The Professionals and The Bill and Sutherland's Law . She also worked on stage in the UK, and toured Germany with a production of Hair . [10]

Nevinson moved to Australia in 1981, where she continued to work successfully as an actress. [11] She played the regular supporting role of Peta Hamilton in the children's series Zoo Family , as well as recurring roles in Sons and Daughters , Home and Away , E Street , All Saints , and most recently, The Twelve . She has also made numerous guest appearances in series including Prisoner , G.P. , Police Rescue , Murder Call , Wildside , Water Rats and Packed to the Rafters and Colin from Accounts .

She notably appeared as Deidre Chambers ('the other woman') in the 1994 Australian hit film Muriel's Wedding .

Nevinson has also undertaken a vast array of voice work, both locally and internationally. She voiced characters for the English-spoken version of Japanese cult series Monkey and narrated BBC television series Panorama . She post-synched female leads in cult classic Caligula (1979), Stanley Kubrick horror The Shining (1980) and James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981). In Australia she voiced characters in animated television series Dinky Di's (1997–98), and a number of animated tv films by Burbank Films, which were based on literary classics. She was also the voice one of the sheep in Australian film Babe (1995). She has narrated several radio documentary projects and featured in radio and tv advertisements for brands including Aldi, CommBank, and Betta Electrical. [12]

Personal life

Nevinson relocated from the UK to Australia in 1981, after meeting her first husband Peter while on holiday there. A hiatus from acting eventually saw Nevinson and her husband move to the Central Coast of New South Wales with their son Joss, and develop 'Amazement Farm & Fun Park' in the Yarramalong Valley, a family tourist attraction which boasted mazes, puzzles and animals. She sold the establishment however, after the sudden death of Peter. She eventually met and married her second husband, Viv Manwaring, through whom she has three stepsons and ten step-grandchildren, and still lives on the central NSW coast. [13] [14] [15]

Nevinson was born to a Jewish mother and is therefore considered Jewish according to Halakha (Jewish law). However, she is a practicing Christian and has been a radio announcer for Rhema FM, a Christian radio station in Australia. [16]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1963Walter and ConnieGloriaSeason 1, episode 23: "Connie in the Air"
1972The Man OutsideYoung MotherSeason 1, episode 10: "Bye, Bye, Mrs Bly" (credited as Jenny Nevison)
1973 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries SuzanneSeason 1, episode 3: "A Terribly Strange Bed"
1974South RidingBessy Warbuckle
Bessie Aythorne		Miniseries, 3 episodes (credited as Jenny Nevinson)
1975 Sutherland's Law Maria AngelottiSeason 4, episode 5: "The Italian Debt"
1979Murder at the WeddingPaddyMiniseries, 3 episodes
1980 The Professionals EvaSeason 4, episode 1: "The Acorn Syndrome"
1980 Minder PennySeasons 1 & 2, 4 episodes
1981 Agony AlisonSeason 3, episode 1: "From Here to Maternity"
1984 Sons and Daughters Tanya RossSeason 1, 3 episodes
1984 Special Squad KateSeason 1, episode 32: "Until Death"
1985 Zoo Family Peta HamiltonSeason 1, 26 episodes
1986 Space Baby FX, FM (voice)Pilot episode only
1987 Star Cops Lee JonesSeason 1, 2 episodes: "An Instinct for Murder", "Conversations With the Dead"
1989 E Street Lara McCoySeason 1, 6 episodes
1989 Home and Away JoanSeason 1, episode 339
1990 The Paper Man Alice DrummondMiniseries, 2 episodes
1991 Home and Away Margaret Lynch 18 episodes
1991 The Bill Janice DeaconSeason 7, episode 73: "Inside Job"
1991 G.P. Grace BuddSeason 3, episode 35: "Collateral Damage"
1991 Dinky Di's Cass Koala, Equulus Emu, Cauda Kiwi, Orikawa Bear's Son, Beatrice, Hydra Hen, Pleiades Panda & additional voicesAnimated series [17]
1993 Police Rescue Alice MortimerSeason 3, episode 12: "Double Illusion"
1995 Space: Above and Beyond Anne WestDouble length pilot episode
1996 House Gang ChrisSeason 1, episode 6: "Sex"
1997 Big Sky Mrs WebsterSeason 1, episode 5: "Growing Pains"
1997–1998 Children's Hospital Pam13 episodes, lead role
1998 Wildside Beth AtkinsSeason 1, episode 8
1998 Murder Call Vivian GoldmanSeason 2, episode 7: "Murder in Reverse"
1998–2000 All Saints Mrs LevineSeasons 1–3, 6 episodes (mother of Jared Levine)
1999 Water Rats Lorna MurdochSeason 4, episode 24: "Force of Habit"
2001 Stingers Susan CorriganSeason 4, episode 22: "Do the Right Thing"
2002 Bad Cop, Bad Cop CoronerSeason 1, episode 3: "The Loaded Dog"
2002 Home and Away Patricia Morgan 5 episodes
2004 All Saints Fiona ThorneSeason 7, episode 31
2008–2009 Packed to the Rafters HelenSeason 1, 2 episodes
2014Town CentreSueTV special
2015 How Not to Behave Ensemble castSeason 1, 3 episodes: "Births, Deaths and Weddings"
2020 Between Two Worlds Sandra's motherSeason 1, 3 episodes
2022 The Twelve Margaret BrownMiniseries, 10 episodes
2024 Colin from Accounts MonicaSeason 2, episode 2: "Bacon in the Drawer"

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1960 Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog Farmer's daughter (uncredited)Feature film
1960 Identity Unknown Millda(credited as Jennifer Nevinson)
1970 Groupie Girl MoiraFeature film (credited as Jennifer Nevinson)
1974Hard DayFeature film (credited as Jennifer Nevinson)
1976 I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight VeraFeature film
1976 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix Cleopatra / Additional voicesAnimated film (English version voice dub)
1976Take an Easy RidePamShort film (credited as Jenny Nevinson)
1976The Deadly FemalesVickiFeature film (credited as Gennie Nevison)
1984 Silver City Woman VeteranFeature film
1986 Death of a Soldier Gladys HoskingFeature film
1986 Jenny Kissed Me Drug Cop 3Feature film
1991 Ali Baba Various (voice)Animated TV movie
1992 The New Adventures of Robin Hood Various (voice)Animated TV movie
1992 The Pied Piper of Hamlin Various (voice)Animated TV movie
1993 Fatal Past Helen MooreFeature film
1993 Muriel's Wedding Deidre ChambersFeature film
1993 Thumbelina VoiceAnimated film
1995 Babe Sheep (voice)Feature film (credited as Genni Nevinson)
1995 Tunnel Vision Club OwnerFeature film
1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Various (voice)Animated film
1999 Strange Planet TherapistFeature film
2004Love in the First DegreeElizabeth Barrett

Commercials

YearCampaignRoleRef
1989Shower ElectricShower Singer 2 [18]
Dishlex [19]
Aldi [20]
CommBank [21]
Betta Electrical [22]
Honda [23]
Schmackos [24]

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1968Pink String and Sealing WaxJesse Strachan Theatre Royal, Bath, UK (credited as Jenny Nevinson) [25]
1968 The Reluctant Debutante Mrs Edgar Theatre Royal, Bath, UK (credited as Jenny Nevinson) [26]
1969 The Boy Friend UK tour (credited as Jenny Nevinson) [27]
Hair German tour [28]
2024Sage to StagePlay readingSydney Philharmonic Choirs Hall, Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, Sydney [29]

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  6. ↑ "Truths and trifles : an evening with Nancy Nevinson and Betty Lawrence" (PDF). The Official Website of Ronald Hearn. London: Embassy Press. June 1967. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
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  15. ↑ https://www.newidea.com.au/celebrity/gennie-nevinson-muriel-s-wedding/
  16. ↑ Rhema FM Program Guide rhema.cc. 2 May 2015
  17. ↑ "Voice Actor". Gennie Nevinson. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  18. ↑ "Gennie Nevinson in Shower Electric Ad from 1989". YouTube . Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  19. ↑ "Darren Gray interviews Gennie Nevinson for Darren Gray Down Under on CTV1 in Australia". YouTube . Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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  21. ↑ https://gennienevinson.com/film-tv/
  22. ↑ https://gennienevinson.com/film-tv/
  23. ↑ https://gennienevinson.com/voice-actor/
  24. ↑ https://gennienevinson.com/voice-actor/
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