Lisa Hensley (actress)

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Lisa Hensley
Born Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
MediumActress, television personality
NationalityAustralian
Years active1987–present

Lisa Hensley is an Australian actress who first came to prominence with a leading role in the television mini-series Brides of Christ . [1] She went to high school at Brigidine College, St Ives, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

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Hensley has also appeared in A Country Practice , 15 Amore , Sons and Daughters , The Flying Doctors , Dating the Enemy , Farscape as Matala, Two Twisted , and All Saints . She later presented the "From the Heart" program on Qantas airline's inflight ON-Q Radio.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1987 The Umbrella Woman (aka The Good Wife)SylviaFeature film
1988 The 13th Floor Heather ThompsonFeature film
1992 Greenkeeping SueFeature film
1994 Ebbtide BethFeature film
1995 The Feds: Vengeance Annie FlemingTV movie
1996 Dating the Enemy LaetitiaFeature film
1996 Mr. Reliable Penny WilbeforceFeature film
1997 Paradise Road EdnaFeature film
1998 15 Amore DorothyFeature film
1998ReplayVoiceShort film
2000 Tackle Happy SelfDocumentary film
2003Martha's New CoatSarahShort film
2004Big ReefCharleneTV movie
2006AfterlifeRoxanneShort film
2006Hold PleaseJaneShort film
2006 Last Train to Freo Train Announcer (voice)Feature film
2007 Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance Harridan woman (uncredited)Feature film
2010How God WorksMotherShort film
2014A Priest in the FamilyMargaretShort film
2019 Palm Beach LornaFeature film
2020 Penguin Bloom BronFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1986 Game of Life ReporterTV series, 8 episodes
1987 Sons and Daughters Michelle WhiteTV series, 11 episodes
1987-92 A Country Practice Samantha Irving / Rhonda Haddon / Michelle CarsonTV series, 7 episodes
1988 All the Way Christine ScottTV series, 3 episodes
1989 Shadow of the Cobra LizzyTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1990 Shadows of the Heart Jillian HughesTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1991 The Flying Doctors GabyTV series, 1 episode
1991 Brides of Christ Sister Paul / VeronicaTV miniseries, 6 episodes
1993-99 Law of the Land Kate ChalmersTV series, 50 episodes
1997 Good Guys, Bad Guys Dorothy O'MalleyTV series, 1 episode: "Unfinished Business"
1999 Farscape MatalaTV series, 1 episode
2000 The Big Schmooze SelfTV series, 1 episode
2001 All Saints Anne TrelawneyTV series, 1 episode
2006 Two Twisted AnnabelTV miniseries, 1 episode
2007-08 The Movie Show PresenterTV series
2012 Dance Academy LenaTV series, 1 episode
2013 Mr & Mrs Murder Yvette NailorTV series, 1 episode
2014Lessons from the GraveLottery WomanTV series, 20 episodes
The Know HostTV series
2014-18 Black Comedy Guest actorTV series, 7 episodes
2015 Wonderland VanessaTV series, 1 episode
2015 Let's Talk About Anne HardlinerTV miniseries, 10 episodes
2019 My Life Is Murder Chef Brenda LevineTV series, 1 episode
2024 Total Control Sharon CostiganTV series, 6 episodes

Radio

YearTitleRoleType
From the HeartPresenter Qantas airlines’s inflight ON-Q Radio

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References

  1. Lallo, Michael (24 November 2021). "Brides of Christ, the drama that continues to resonate 30 years later". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 January 2024.