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Nina Landis | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1978–2014 |
Nina Landis is an Australian stage and screen actress, who trained in Australia and New York. Her feature film credits include the title role (Rikky) in Rikky and Pete , Komodo , Four of a Kind , Handle with Care , and Blackjack: Sweet Science . Her principal roles on television include Embassy , Prime Time , The Keepers , One Summer Again , MDA , The Flying Doctors , Prisoner , A Country Practice . She has performed on the stages of national theatre companies and fringe theatres. Landis also lectures on acting, is a voice-over artist, and a documentary photographer.
She studied drama at Flinders University Adelaide in mid/late 1970s.
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1980 | Nightmares | Judy [1] | Feature film |
1985 | Niel Lynne | Helen | Feature film |
1987 | To Market to Market | Samantha | Feature film |
1988 | Rikky and Pete | Rikky Menzies [2] | Feature film |
1991 | Antamosi | Film short | |
1997 | True Love and Chaos | Affirmation Voice | Feature film |
1999 | Komodo | Annie [1] | Feature film |
2008 | Four of a Kind | Susan | Feature film |
2008 | Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! | Herself | Feature film documentary |
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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1981; 1984 | Cop Shop | Ellen Shannon | TV series, 3 episodes |
1981 | Prisoner | Michelle Parkes | TV series, 5 episodes |
1981; 1993 | A Country Practice | Sandra Popovich | TV series, 2 episodes |
1982 | The Sullivans | Guest role | TV series |
1984 | Cop Shop | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
1984 | The Keepers | Miriam Woods | TV series, 9 episodes |
1984 | Special Squad | Lisa | TV series, episode 10: "Duel" |
1984 | Carson's Law | TV series, 1 episode | |
1985 | One Summer Again | Clara Southern | TV miniseries |
1985 | Handle with Care | Julie | TV film |
1986 | Prime Time | Kate MacArthur | TV series |
1987 | Always Afternoon | Renata Stein | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
1988 | Rafferty's Rules | Jan Mondale | TV series, 1 episode |
1990 | The Flying Doctors | Megan Price | TV series, 1 episode |
1990 | Embassy | Susan Price | TV pilot |
1990-91 | Embassy | Susan Price | TV series, 25 episodes |
1992 | The Late Show | Sally Bowen | TV series, 1 episode |
1993 | A Country Practice | Guest role | TV series, 2 episodes |
1994-97 | Ocean Girl [3] | H.E.L.E.N. | TV series, 78 episodes, voice only |
1999 | Thunderstone | Syndia | TV series, 19 episodes |
2002-03 | MDA | Claudia Monstserret | TV series, 12 episodes |
2003 | Wilderness | Narrator | TV film documentary |
2004 | BlackJack: Sweet Science | Stella Anderson | TV film series |
2008 | The Hollowmen | Guest role | TV series, 1 episode |
2008 | City Homicide | Valerie Zimmerman | TV series, 2 episodes |
2008 | Not Quite Hollywood: Deleted and Extended Scenes | Herself | Video |
2009 | Liquid Stone: Unlocking Gaudi's Secret | Narrator | Film TV documentary |
2014 | Neighbours | Judge Lockwood | TV series, 1 episode |
2015 | Little Stars | Narrator | Film documentary |
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