Jane Harber

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Jane Harber
OccupationActress
Years active1997-present
Known for Offspring (TV series)

Jane Harber is an Australian actress who is known from her role as Zara Perkich in the television series Offspring . [1]

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Career

Television

Harber's television roles have included Susie Money in the series Underbelly , Zdenka Milanovic in The Secret Life of Us , and Bianca Nugent in Neighbours . She also appeared in season 4 episode 152 of Blue Heelers , titled "Sisterly Love", which aired on 22 July 1997, playing a young girl called Chloe Bassetti.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, Harber starred as Cora Benson in the ABC comedy series A Moody Christmas . [2] She reprised that role in The Moodys , a follow-up to A Moody Christmas. [3]

In 2013, she regularly appeared in The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting , a sketch comedy show for the ABC.[ citation needed ]

Harber appeared as a special guest in Episode 8 of the comedy program SlideShow on the Seven Network.[ citation needed ]

In 2014, she played Michele Bennett, a former girlfriend of INXS lead singer, Michael Hutchence, in the TV mini-series INXS: Never Tear Us Apart . [4] [5]

She is probably best known for her role as Zara Perkich in seven seasons (86 episodes) of Offspring . [6]

In 2018, she was a team captain in the TV panel show Show Me the Movie! , the other captain being Joel Creasey.[ citation needed ]

Harber played Karen in the 2018 Netflix TV movie, Pretty Little Stalker[ citation needed ] and, in 2020, she took a leading role in Nine Network crime show, Informer 3838 . [7] In 2022, Harber appeared in ABC kids series MaveriX. [8]

In 2023, Harber joined the cast of ABC drama In Limbo. [9] On 21 November 2024, Harber would join the filming for ABC drama The Family Next Door . [10]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997The Last of the RyansLyn HughanTV film
1997 Blue Heelers Chloe BassettiEpisode: "Sisterly Love"
1997–1998 Raw FM Susan MulhollandEpisodes: "Light My Flame", "Playing with Fire", "One"
1999–2002 Neighbours Bianca NugentRecurring role
2005 The Secret Life of Us Zdenka MilanovicEpisodes: "The Big Leap", "The Treadmill"
2008 Underbelly Susie MoneyRecurring role
2010–2017 Offspring Zara PerkichRecurring role (series 1–4), main (series 5–7)
2010 Lowdown Lucy / JossEpisode: "Project Runaway"
2012 House Husbands Georgina RiversEpisode: "Trivia Night"
A Moody Christmas Cora BensonTV miniseries
2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Clara WhitingEpisode: "Framed for Murder"
2014 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Michele Bennett TV miniseries
The Moodys Cora BensonTV miniseries
2017St FrancisZara PerkichEpisodes: "2–5"
2018 Back in Very Small Business CocoEpisodes: "By Design", "Bad Influence", "Litigating Circumstances", "Crossing the Line"
Pretty Little StalkerKarenTV film
2019 My Life Is Murder Chloe AngelEpisode: "Fake Empire"
2020 Informer 3838 Susan ReichertTV miniseries
2022 Summer Love CaitiEnsemble comedy series, episode 3
MaveriX Tanya10 episodes
2023 In Limbo Beth6 episodes
The Newsreader Carla Carrol2 episodes
2025 The Family Next Door LuluTV series

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Foe News Reporter
2024 Sleeping Dogs Catherine Finn

References

  1. "Australian Television: Offspring". www.australiantelevision.net.
  2. Enker, Compiled by Andrew Murfett, Greg Hassall, Paul Kalina, Melinda Houston and Debi (7 November 2012). "Fifteen faces for the future". The Sydney Morning Herald.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. Knox, David (27 March 2012). "Filming begins on This Christmas | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. "A touchstone for Michael Hutchence". 6 February 2014.
  5. "Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS". IMDb. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. Knox, David (30 April 2016). "Offspring cast confirmed | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. Knox, David (6 April 2020). "Airdate: Informer 3838 | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  8. Knox, David (13 April 2021). "Cameras roll on ABC ME's MaveriX | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. Knox, David (13 September 2022). "Cameras roll on ABC comedy, Limbo. | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  10. Staff Writer. "NEW DRAMA SERIES THE FAMILY NEXT DOOR MOVES INTO BAYSIDE MELBOURNE". VicScreen. Retrieved 21 November 2024.