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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.
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Nina Landis | |
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| Born | |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1978–2014 |
Nina Landis is an Australian stage and screen actress, who trained in Australia and New York.
Landis studied drama at Flinders University, Adelaide in the mid to late 1970s.
Landis' 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.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Aunt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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: Molly | TV series |
| 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 Derek | TV pilot |
| 1990–91 | Embassy | Susan Derek | TV series, 25 episodes |
| 1992 | The Late Show | Sally Bowen | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | A Country Practice | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 1994–97 | Ocean Girl [3] | H.E.L.E.N. (voice) | TV series, 78 episodes |
| 1999 | Thunderstone | Syndia | TV series, 19 episodes |
| 2002–03 | MDA | Claudia Montserrat | TV series, 12 episodes |
| 2003 | Wilderness | Narrator | Film documentary |
| 2004 | BlackJack: Sweet Science | Stella Anderson | TV film series |
| 2008 | The Hollowmen | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2008 | City Homicide | Valerie Zimmerman | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Liquid Stone: Unlocking Gaudi's Secret | Narrator | Film documentary |
| 2014 | Neighbours | Judge Lockwood | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2015 | Little Stars | Narrator | Film documentary |
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