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Sheryl Munks | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 59–60) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–2001 |
| Known for | Prisoner (1986) Acropolis Now (1989–1992) The Big Steal (1990) The Man from Snowy River (1994–1996) |
Sheryl Munks (born 1965) is an Australian actress, best known for her role in television serials.
Munks is perhaps best known to audiences for her role as inmate Michelle 'Brumby' Tucker in the prison soap opera Prisoner in 1986. She had a recurring role as Sophie in comedy series Acropolis Now from 1989 to 1992. She then played a main role in the adventure drama series The Man from Snowy River as Emily McGregor from 1994 to 1996.
She also had guest roles in several series, including The Flying Doctors , Blue Heelers , Neighbours , A Country Practice and Stingers .
She played Pam Schaeffer in 1990 feature film The Big Steal alongside Ben Mendelsohn and Claudia Karvan.
Munks is also an accomplished voiceover artist, who has voiced many television and radio commercials for well-known clients such as Beacon Lighting, Sportsgirl, Lexus and Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. [1]
Additionally, she is a wedding celebrant, [2] and is a former dancer of classical ballet, jazz ballet and tap, as well as a dance instructor.
Munks is married with two sons. She was married at Montsalvat in Eltham, outside of Melbourne. [3]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Prisoner | Michelle 'Brumby' Tucker (recurring role) | TV series |
| 1987 | In Between | Angie | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 1987 | Neighbours | Chrissie Adams (guest role) | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1988 | A Country Practice | Annie Smart | TV series, 2 episodes: "Sparring Partners: Parts 1 & 2" |
| 1988; 1990 | The Flying Doctors | Roxanne / Sue | TV series, 2 episodes: "Roxanne", "Small Mercies" |
| 1990 | Skirts | Mrs Williams | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989–1992 | Acropolis Now | Sophie (recurring role) | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1994 | Janus | Simone | TV series, episode: "Without Prejudice" |
| 1994–1996 | The Man from Snowy River | Emily McGregor (main role) | TV series, 63 episodes |
| 1994; 1999 | Blue Heelers | Tracey Danites / Carol Wickham | TV series, 2 episodes: "The Final Season", "Perfect Match" |
| 1997 | The Balanced Particle Freeway | Esmeralda the Cat | TV film |
| 1998 | State Coroner | Heather O'Connor | TV series, episode: "Sunday in the Country" |
| 1999 | Stingers | Leanne Kanter | TV series, episode: "The Long Haul" |
| 2021 | Talking Prisoner [4] | Self | Podcast series, 1 episode |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | In Too Deep | Girl on street | |
| 1990 | The Big Steal | Pam Schaeffer | Feature film |
| 1991 | Holidays on the River Yarra | Valerie | Feature film |
| 1993 | Hercules Returns | Voice | Feature film |
| 2001 | Mallboy | Pam | Feature film |
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