Jenny Lovell

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Jenny Lovell
Occupations
  • Actress
  • theatre manager
  • producer
  • director
Known for Prisoner also known as Prisoner: Cell Block H
Parent(s) Nigel Lovell (father), Patricia Lovell (mother)

Jenny Lovell is an Australian theatre, television and film actress, and drama teacher, probably best known for her stint as Jenny Hartley in 44 episodes in the television series Prisoner . She is the daughter of Sydney actor and producer Nigel Lovell and actor and producer Patricia Lovell.

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Lovell made her film debut in Picnic at Hanging Rock in 1975 and also appeared in the film Gallipoli , small screen appearances including four episodes of the soap opera A Country Practice and the police drama Blue Heelers , and a role in the horror film Darkness Falls (2003). [1] [2] Lovell has performed internationally including at The Globe Theatre, London. [3]

Lovell was the inaugural General Manager of Impro Melbourne, an improvisational theatre (improv) company founded in 1996 in Melbourne, Australia. During her time with the company, Lovell produced, directed and starred in various improv formats, including many seasons of competition in Theatresports, when it was hosted at the Theatre Works independent theatre in St Kilda, Melbourne.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1975 Picnic at Hanging Rock Blanche
1981 Gallipoli Waitress
1982,
1984
A Country Practice Pregnant Woman, Catherine4 episodes
1985 Prisoner Jenny Hartley44 episodes
1985 I Can't Get Started Debbie
1990 The Money or the Gun Episode: "The Year of the Patronising Bastard"
1996 Mercury BronwynEpisode: "Biggest Thieves in Town"
1997Good Guys, Bad Guys: Only the Young Die GoodMrs. MaloneyTelevision film
1997–98 Blue Heelers Gail Russell4 episodes
2000 Halifax f.p. Mrs. AndersonEpisode: "The Spider and the Fly"
2003 Darkness Falls Nurse Alex
2003 MDA Mrs. TrantorEpisode: "A Closer Walk"
2009 Tomboys Naomi's Mother
2014The Salsa PlaysSueTelevision film
2014Bound by BluePenelope
2019 Neighbours Fiona BennettEpisode: "Episode #1.8048" with Betty Bobbitt, Jane Clifton and Jentah Sobott

References

  1. "Jenny Lovell". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019.
  2. "Jenny Lovell | Movies and Filmography". AllMovie.
  3. "JENNY LOVELL". filmtv.com.au.