Lisa Hensley | |
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Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Medium | Actress, television personality |
Nationality | Australian |
Years active | 1987–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.
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.
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1987 | The Umbrella Woman (aka The Good Wife) | Sylvia | Feature film |
1988 | The 13th Floor | Heather Thompson | Feature film |
1992 | Greenkeeping | Sue | Feature film |
1994 | Ebbtide | Beth | Feature film |
1995 | The Feds: Vengeance | Annie Fleming | TV movie |
1996 | Dating the Enemy | Laetitia | Feature film |
1996 | Mr. Reliable | Penny Wilbeforce | Feature film |
1997 | Paradise Road | Edna | Feature film |
1998 | 15 Amore | Dorothy | Feature film |
1998 | Replay | Voice | Short film |
2000 | Tackle Happy | Self | Documentary film |
2003 | Martha's New Coat | Sarah | Short film |
2004 | Big Reef | Charlene | TV movie |
2006 | Afterlife | Roxanne | Short film |
2006 | Hold Please | Jane | Short film |
2006 | Last Train to Freo | Train Announcer (voice) | Feature film |
2007 | Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance | Harridan woman (uncredited) | Feature film |
2010 | How God Works | Mother | Short film |
2014 | A Priest in the Family | Margaret | Short film |
2019 | Palm Beach | Lorna | Feature film |
2020 | Penguin Bloom | Bron | Feature film |
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1986 | Game of Life | Reporter | TV series, 8 episodes |
1987 | Sons and Daughters | Michelle White | TV series, 11 episodes |
1987-92 | A Country Practice | Samantha Irving / Rhonda Haddon / Michelle Carson | TV series, 7 episodes |
1988 | All the Way | Christine Scott | TV series, 3 episodes |
1989 | Shadow of the Cobra | Lizzy | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
1990 | Shadows of the Heart | Jillian Hughes | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
1991 | The Flying Doctors | Gaby | TV series, 1 episode |
1991 | Brides of Christ | Sister Paul / Veronica | TV miniseries, 6 episodes |
1993-99 | Law of the Land | Kate Chalmers | TV series, 50 episodes |
1997 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Dorothy O'Malley | TV series, 1 episode: "Unfinished Business" |
1999 | Farscape | Matala | TV series, 1 episode |
2000 | The Big Schmooze | Self | TV series, 1 episode |
2001 | All Saints | Anne Trelawney | TV series, 1 episode |
2006 | Two Twisted | Annabel | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
2007-08 | The Movie Show | Presenter | TV series |
2012 | Dance Academy | Lena | TV series, 1 episode |
2013 | Mr & Mrs Murder | Yvette Nailor | TV series, 1 episode |
2014 | Lessons from the Grave | Lottery Woman | TV series, 20 episodes |
The Know | Host | TV series | |
2014-18 | Black Comedy | Guest actor | TV series, 7 episodes |
2015 | Wonderland | Vanessa | TV series, 1 episode |
2015 | Let's Talk About | Anne Hardliner | TV miniseries, 10 episodes |
2019 | My Life Is Murder | Chef Brenda Levine | TV series, 1 episode |
2024 | Total Control | Sharon Costigan | TV series, 6 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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From the Heart | Presenter | Qantas airlines’s inflight ON-Q Radio |
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