Mandy McElhinney

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Mandy McElhinney
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Born (1970-09-09) 9 September 1970 (age 54)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1994–present
Known for

Mandy McElhinney (born 9 September 1970) is an Australian actress best known for playing Rhonda in AAMI insurance advertisements. She appeared on the sketch comedy television series, Comedy Inc. , from 2003 to 2006. [1] She appeared as Gina Rinehart in the telemovie The House of Hancock , alongside Sam Neill in 2015. McElhinney played Jackie Walters, federal agent and team leader of the Australian Federal Police Counter-Terrorism Unit in the television drama thriller series Hyde & Seek that premiered on the Nine Network in October 2016.

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Early life

McElhinney was born in Perth, Western Australia, to Rosemary and Andrew, [2] and raised in Leeman. [3] She has a younger sister, Hayley, who is also an actress. [4] They both took drama and dance lessons as teenagers. [2] McElhinney was bullied for her red hair as a child and so she became somewhat of a class clown making people laugh. [2] Her "stupid" impersonations as a child have in some way given her the desire to entertain. [2] McElhinney studied at Stella Maris Presentation College in Geraldton, which is now Nagle Catholic College. [5]

Personal life

McElhinney married Carlo, an Italian, in Sicily on 28 December 2017. [6]

Roles

McElhinney is known for appearing in many Australian television series and films, including a recurring role in 2002 and 2003 on MDA , small roles in various crime and medical dramas, and a guest role as a shop assistant in Kath & Kim . She also appeared in the film The Bank . [7] She is also a regular in stage productions, including with the Melbourne and the Sydney Theatre Companies. [8] [9] She starred as Rhonda in the AAMI Safe Driver rewards series of commercials. [10] The ad and her character's love story within it, consequently became a major part of Australian popular culture. [11] [12] She stars as strict Matron Frances Bolton in the Australian drama series Love Child . She played the role of mining magnate Gina Rinehart in Nine's 2015 telemovie The House of Hancock . [2]

In 2023, McElhininey appeared in Home and Away as Margot Dafoe. [13]

In 2024 she played advice columnist Sugar in the Sydney, Australia, Belvoir St Theatre’s adaption of Tiny Beautiful Things .

In May 2024, McElhinney was named in the cast for Stan Australia feature film Nugget is Dead. [14]

Filmography

Television appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Home and Away Esther Lawrence/Margot Dafoe8 episodes
2021 Wakefield (TV series) Linda Crowley8 episodes
2020 Halifax: Retribution Minister Nolan2 episodes
2018-19SquintersBridget12 episodes
2019 Bad Mothers Maddie8 episodes
2017-18 True Story with Hamish & Andy Linda / Rosemary2 episodes
2014-17 Love Child (TV series) Matron Frances Bolton36 episodes
2016 Hyde & Seek Jackie Walters8 episodes
2016The Legend of Gavin TannerRaelene1 episode
2015 House of Hancock [15] Gina Rinehart 2 episodes
2013Paper Giants: Magazine WarsNene King2 episodes
2012A Moody ChristmasLinda1 episode
2012 Howzat! Kerry Packer's War Rose Mitchell2 episodes
2011At Home with JuliaNewsreader1 episode
2010-11 Bed of Roses (TV series) Tamara Denning3 episodes
2005-08 All Saints (TV series) Corinne Davies / Natalie Haplin2 episodes
2003-06 Comedy Inc. (Australian TV series) Various75 episodes
2005The AliceCheryl Wilson1 episode
2002-03MDAHelena Lewis8 episodes
2003 Welcher & Welcher Sonja Cohen2 episodes
2002 Stingers (TV series) Norma McClyment1 episode
2002 Kath & Kim Novelty Shop Assistant1 episode
1999 Water Rats (TV series) Lisa Bell1 episode
1996-99 Blue Heelers Vanessa Mackay / Deslee Arnold2 episodes
1998Cody: The Wrong StuffSarahTV Movie
1996Naked; Stories of MenKate1 episode
1994Ship to ShoreSocial Worker1 episode

Film appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
2001The BankDiane
2002The Real ThingKylie
2003 Ned Kelly (2003 film) Jerildere Woman
2016HiccupHiccuperShort
2018Sherbert Rozencrantz, You're BeautifulMumShort
2020Not A WalliflowerMrs ThornShort
2024Nugget is DeadTBAFeature film

Awards

McElhinney starred as Kerry Packer's down-trodden personal assistant, Rose in Channel Nine's TV mini-series Howzat! Kerry Packer's War [16] for which she won the AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama and was nominated for the Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress in a Series and as the new Editor-in-Chief of Packer's newly acquired Woman's Day magazine, Nene King, in series 2 of ABC1's Paper Giants mini-series Magazine Wars . [17]

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  6. ↑ Rigden, Clare (22 February 2019). "Mandy McElhinney celebrates her first wedding anniversary". WHO. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
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