Rhondda Findleton

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Rhondda Findleton
Born
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation Actress
Years active1988–present

Rhondda Findleton is a New Zealand actress largely based in Australia. [1] She has had major roles in Plainclothes , [1] [2] Grass Roots , [3] [4] The Sugar Factory [5] [6] telemovie Temptation [7] [8] and its spinoff series The Cooks . [9] [10]

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Awards

Findleton has twice been nominated for Australian Film Institute Awards. In 2000, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama Series for her appearance in the Grass Roots episode "Late July 4.00pm to 10.30pm". [11] In 2001, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama Series for her appearance in the Stingers episode "Fool To Want You". [12]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Prejudice CarolineTV movie
1988Action ReplayTV movie
1989 How Wonderful! JenTV movie
1989 More Winners: Mr Edmund MargaretTV movie
1990 Harbour Beat Carol WalkerFeature film
1993 Love in Limbo Gwen RiddleFeature film
1993 No Worries Maggie Gregg
1993Avondale DogsPaul's MumShort film
1998The LaundryWomanShort film
1998 The Sugar Factory Helen McMillanFeature film
1999 Chameleon II: Death Match EvaTV movie
1999 Secret Men's Business Mrs HealeyTV movie
2002 The Hard Word JaneFeature film
2003TemptationRita MolloyTV movie
2006 BlackJack: At the Gates Jane HarrisonTV movie
2006Look SharpJoShort film
2007SkinShort film
2008Dream LifeAunty VivianTV movie
2010At the TattooistAunt RosShort film
2010 Wasted on the Young CassandraFeature film
2011Blood BrothersTV movie
2021The GreenhouseLillian Tweedy-Bell

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1987-93 A Country Practice Various charactersTV series, 6 episodes
1988 Rafferty's Rules Sue GibsonTV series, 4episodes
1988 Home and Away Various rolesTV series, 2 episodes
1991 G.P. Jenny MitchamTV series, 1 episode
1991 Inspector Morse Anne HardingTV series, 1 episode
1993 The Leaving of Liverpool LornaTV series
1995 Plainclothes DS George SamuelsTV series, 1 episode
1995 Echo Point Robin OllieTV series, 2 episodes
1997 Big Sky Shelly MartinTV series, 1 episode
1997 State Coroner Anne WilmontTV series, 1 episode
1997 Wildside Tracey MallesonTV series, 3 episodes
1998 Murder Call Freda HollandTV series, season 2, episode 12: Something Fishy
1998-2001 Stingers Various rolesTV series, 2 episodes
1999-2007 All Saints Various rolesTV series, 2 episodes
2001 Halifax f.p. Grace LordTV series, 1 episode
2002 Bootleg Carol HunterTV series, 3 episodes
2000-03 Grass Roots Karin SchumakerTV series, 18 episodes
2003 MDA Clara ShieldsTV series, 1 episode
2004-05 The Cooks Rita MolloyTV series, 13 episodes
2006 Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King Sarah JoyceTV miniseries
2006-07 Love My Way Tess DelaneyTV series, 6 episodes
2010 City Homicide Francesca HaywardTV series, 1 episode
2011 East West 101 Rhonda HunterTV series, 1 episode
2011 Crownies Claudia SwannTV series, 1 episode
2012 Rake Dr FisherTV series, 1 episode
2014 ANZAC Girls Matron Ellen GouldTV series, 3 episodes
2015 Hiding Principal BarkerTV series, 3 episodes
2016 Wolf Creek Deborah LarssonTV series, 1 episode
2016 Cleverman FrankieTV series, 5 episodes
2019 Secret City Madeline StendersTV series, 4 episodes
2022 The Twelve GabbyTV series, 5 episodes

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References

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  2. Wakefield, Phil (15 March 1995), "A Kiwi cop show cut From too plain a cloth", The Evening Post (Wellington)
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  9. Enker, Debi (14 October 2004), "The cooks' tale", The Age
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