Lulu Pinkus

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Lulu Pinkus
Other namesLulu Serious
Occupation(s)Stage, film and television actress
Years active1975–1983; 1993, 2000
Spouse
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(m. 1989⁠–⁠2007)​

Lulu Pinkus is an Australian screenwriter, producer, stage, film and television actress. She made appearances on numerous television crime and police dramas during the 1970s and early 80s, including a nine-episode stint on Prisoner , as well as supporting roles in a number of feature films. She was also the wife of Yahoo Serious and has been involved in producing all of his films: Young Einstein , Reckless Kelly and Mr. Accident . Pinkus is also an accomplished artist, having been featured in several art exhibitions.

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Career

Pinkus made her television acting debut in 1975 with guest spots on Division 4 and Homicide , making a second appearance on the latter series a year later. [1] She also appeared in the television miniseries Against the Wind , Cop Shop and Chopper Squad in 1978. [2] She also performed with the Australian Performing Group at the Pram Factory [3] and as part of the Hoopla Foundation's reading of the play Freaks in 1978. [4] She performed in a Melbourne production of Snoo Wilson's The Everest Hotel alongside Jillian Archer and Helen Hemingway in June of the same year. Following this came her first major role, a storyline spanning 11 episodes (of which she appears in 9) in the cult soap opera Prisoner playing Melinda Cross. [5] [6] Melinda, a university friend of Karen Travers (Peta Toppano), is arrested when she attempts to blackmail a married university lecturer with whom she had been having an affair. [7]

She made her feature film debut that same year in the post-apocalyptic film Mad Max (1979), one of several Prisoner cast members to appear in the film. [8] Her brief role was as the Nightrider's punky girlfriend. [9] She also had supporting roles in the thrillers Thirst (1979) [10] [11] [12] and Snapshot (1979). [13] [14] She continued working in television starring in the miniseries The Last Outlaw (1980), [15] the television movie Intimate Strangers (1981) [16] and guest starred on Bellamy and A Country Practice between 1981 and 1982. Her last role was in the film A Slice of Life (1983).

She was the associate producer of Young Einstein (1988), in which she made a cameo appearance, and married Yahoo Serious on 22 January 1989. Following her marriage to Serious, she became involved in all his later film projects. She wrote and co-produced, as Lulu Serious, Reckless Kelly (1993) [17] [18] and Mr. Accident (2000). She was also the film's music coordinator and casting director. In May 2007, it was reported that Pinkus and Serious had separated. [19] In February 2008, she appeared at an art exhibition in New South Wales. Her collection was considered unconventional combining pop culture "with religious imagery & fairy tale motifs". [20] [21]

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1979 Mad Max Nightrider's GirlFeature film
1979 Snapshot (aka The Day After Halloween)WendyFeature film
1979 Thirst NurseFeature film
1982 A Slice of Life AddyFeature film
1988 Young Einstein The BlondeFeature film
1993 Reckless Kelly Hollywood Supermarket Check-outFeature film
2000 Mr. Accident Rock Clip Chick (as Lulu Serious)Feature film
2022 Three Thousand Years of Longing Old Merchant WifeFeature film

Television

YearTitleRoleType
1974 Matlock Police NurseTV series, 1 episode
1974; 1975 Division 4 Shop Assistant / Ellen SwansonTV series, 2 episodes
1975; 1976 Homicide Chrissie / Robbie MeyerTV series, 2 episodes
1978–1980 Cop Shop Corrie Williams / Shirley Baker / Linda Hobbs / Felicity Browning / Heather Browning / Celia DentonTV series, 11 episodes
1978 Chopper Squad KateTV series, 1 episode
1978 Against The Wind JennyTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1979 Patrol Boat ChrisTV series, 1 episode
1979 Prisoner Melinda CrossTV series, 9 episodes
1980 The Last Outlaw HelenTV miniseries, 4 episodes
1980 Water Under the Bridge AnnTV miniseries, 1 episode
1981 Menotti TV series, 1 episode
1981 Intimate Strangers DirkTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1981 Bellamy MaureenTV series, episode 24: "Jodie's Story"
1981; 1982 Holiday Island Linda Cross / Kim MasonTV series, 2 episodes
1982 A Country Practice TracyTV series, 2 episodes

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