Jane Harber | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1997-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]
Harber's mother was a teacher. [2]
Harber's first television role was in 1997 biopic The Last of the Ryans . This was followed by a guest role in a 1997 episode of Blue Heelers , titled "Sisterly Love", in which she played a young girl called Chloe Bassetti. [3]
She went on to play Bianca Nugent in long-running soap opera Neighbours , a role she played for three years. [4] She also had a recurring role as Zdenka Milanovic in The Secret Life of Us and played Susie Money in the crime drama series Underbelly . [5]
In 2012, Harber starred as Cora Benson in the ABC comedy series A Moody Christmas . [6] [7] She reprised the role in The Moodys , a follow-up to A Moody Christmas. [8] [7] In 2013, she regularly appeared in The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting , a sketch comedy show for the ABC. [9] She also appeared as a special guest in an episode of the comedy game show SlideShow on the Seven Network.[ citation needed ]
In 2014, Harber played Michele Bennett, a former girlfriend of INXS lead singer, Michael Hutchence, in the TV miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart . [10]
Harber is probably best known for her role as Zara Perkich in seven seasons (86 episodes) of Offspring . [11] [2] She later co-wrote the 2017 Offspring spin-off web series, St Francis, in which she also starred. [7] [12]
Harber played Karen in the 2018 Netflix TV movie, Pretty Little Stalker [7] and, in 2020, she took a leading role in Nine Network crime miniseries, Informer 3838 , [13] a spin-off of the Underbelly franchise. The same year, she was a team captain in the TV panel show Show Me the Movie! , alongside Rove McManus and Joel Creasey. [7]
In 2022, Harber appeared in ABC children's series MaveriX , [14] playing the role of Tanya. The following year, she joined the cast of ABC drama miniseries In Limbo. [15] In 2024, Harber joined the ABC drama The Family Next Door . [16] The same year, she appeared in 2024 crime thriller feature film Sleeping Dogs alongside Russell Crowe. [17]
In 2025, Harber joined the cast of UK/Australian co-commission miniseries Imposter , alongside fellow Neighbours alumnus Jackie Woodburne, Don Hany and Dannii Minogue, playing the role of Kate. [18] [19]
Harber's other guest television credits include playing Clara Whiting in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries , Georgina Rivers in House Husbands and Joss/Lucy in Lowdown . [4] [5]
Harber has also worked on the other side of the camera, having collaborated with former Offspring co-star Kat Stewart and actor Diana Glenn to produce series The Elementals. [20] |}
Harber has also performed for the stage with roles including a lead in the 2014 world premiere of The Speechmaker for Melbourne Theatre Company, Alaura Kingsley in City of Angels at Fortyfivedownstairs and Second Little Girl in Four Little Girls for Handspan Theatre Company. [4]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Last of the Ryans | Lyn Hughan | TV film |
| Blue Heelers | Chloe Bassetti | Episode: "Sisterly Love" | |
| 1997–1998 | Raw FM | Susan Mulholland | Episodes: "Light My Flame", "Playing with Fire", "One" |
| 1999–2002 | Neighbours | Bianca Nugent | Recurring role |
| 2005 | The Secret Life of Us | Zdenka Milanovic | Episodes: "The Big Leap", "The Treadmill" |
| 2008 | Underbelly | Susie Money | Recurring role |
| 2010–2017 | Offspring | Zara Perkich | Recurring role (series 1–4), main (series 5–7) |
| 2010 | Lowdown | Lucy / Joss | Episode: "Project Runaway" |
| 2012 | House Husbands | Georgina Rivers | Episode: "Trivia Night" |
| A Moody Christmas | Cora Benson | Miniseries | |
| 2013 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Clara Whiting | Episode: "Framed for Murder" |
| 2014 | INXS: Never Tear Us Apart | Michele Bennett | Miniseries |
| The Moodys | Cora Benson | Miniseries | |
| 2017 | St Francis | Zara Perkich | Episodes 2–5 |
| 2018 | Back in Very Small Business | Coco | Episodes: "By Design", "Bad Influence", "Litigating Circumstances", "Crossing the Line" |
| Pretty Little Stalker | Karen | TV film | |
| 2019 | My Life Is Murder | Chloe Angel | Episode: "Fake Empire" |
| 2020 | Informer 3838 | Susan Reichert | Miniseries |
| 2022 | Summer Love | Caiti | Anthology series, episode 3 |
| MaveriX | Tanya | 10 episodes | |
| 2023 | In Limbo | Beth | 6 episodes |
| The Newsreader | Carla Carrol | 2 episodes | |
| 2025 | The Family Next Door | Lulu | |
| Reckless | Kate | Miniseries | |
| Imposter | Kate Templeton | Miniseries |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Foe | News Reporter | |
| 2024 | Sleeping Dogs | Catherine Finn |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–1997 | Four Little Girls | Second Little Girl | Thailand Cultural Centre, VCA, Melbourne, Teatro National, Caracas, Venezuela with Handspan Theatre Company | [4] [21] |
| 2006 | City of Angels | Alaura Kingsley | Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne with Just Pretending | [4] [22] |
| 2014 | The Speechmaker | Sam | Playhouse, Melbourne with MTC / Working Dogs Productions | [7] [23] [24] |
| 2018 | Gloria | Ani / Sasha / Callie | Southbank Theatre, Melbourne with MTC | [7] [25] |
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