Penny Chapman

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Penny Chapman is an Australian television producer. Her work includes the award-winning Brides of Christ, RAN Remote Area Nurse [1] and My Place. [2]

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Penny received the Maura Fay Award for Services to the Industry at the 2013 Screen Producers Australia Awards.

Partial filmography (as producer)

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References

  1. Porter, Jeni (23 December 2005). "A test of character". The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. "My Place". Abc.net.au. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2021.