Kirsty Child

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Kirsty Child
Born
Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1965-2013
Known forRoles on Prisoner
Neighbours as Carmel Taylor
Spouse Peter Adams (1968–1999, his death)

Kirsty Child is an Australian character actress, known for her roles in the television series Prisoner and Neighbours .

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Biography

Child had several character parts in the Crawford Productions TV staples.

Her film roles include Country Town in 1971 and in the classic 1975 Australian film adaptation of the Joan Lindsay novel Picnic at Hanging Rock .

Child had three roles in drama series Prisoner. The first two were guest roles, Anne Yates in 1979, a prison officer turned drug dealer and Glynis Johnson in 1983, the sister of an inmate. In 1985, she returned in a more prominent role as supercilious fence Willie Beecham who returned at the end of the series' run in 1986.

In 1989, she had a leading role in the drama series Inside Running . Other television guest roles included Cop Shop and Blue Heelers .

In 2002, featured in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Carmel Tyler, the older sister of Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne). She reprised her role as Carmel on Neighbours in November 2012 for two months. [1]

Child is the widow of New Zealand-born Australian actor Peter Adams, who died in December 1999.

Filmography (selected)

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1971 Country Town JulieFeature film
1975 Picnic at Hanging Rock Miss. LumleyFeature film
1985 Handle with Care ShirleyTV movie
1998 Crackers Charge NurseFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1965 My Brother Jack TV miniseries, episode 1.2
1966-72 Homicide 5 character rolesTV series
1970 Catalyst TV play
1971-73 Matlock Police 3 character rolesTV series
1969-75 Division 4 4 character rolesTV series
1980 Young Ramsay Jocelyn ScottTV series
1981 The Mike Walsh Show Guest - Herself with Peter AdamsTV series, 1 episode
1981The Patchwork HeroAunt IvyTV series
1977-84 Cop Shop Various rolesTV series
1985 The Fast Lane EuniceTV series
1986 A Fortunate Life Mrs. BibbyTV miniseries
1979, 1985-86 Prisoner Officer Anne Yates (season 1, 1979, 10 episodes), Glynis Johnson, Willie Beecham. (1984-86, 51 episodes)TV series
1989In Melbourne TodayGuest - Herself & Peter AdamsTV series, 1 episode
1989 Inside Running Beverly LambABC TV series
1992 Mother and Son MeredithTV series
1991-92 Boys from the Bush CorrieTV series
1992 Bligh NurseTV series
2001 Halifax f.p. Female DoctorTV series
1993-2001 Blue Heelers 2 character rolesTV series
2009 City Homicide Elaine SheppartonTV series
2011 Winners and Losers Judy MitchellTV series
2002-13 Neighbours Carmel TaylorTV series

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