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Sonia Todd | |
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| Born | 1959 (age 64–65) Adelaide, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Notable work | Police Rescue (1989–1996) McLeod's Daughters (2001–2009) Home and Away (2009–2013) |
Sonia Todd (born 1959; Adelaide) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles as Sgt. Georgia Rattray in Police Rescue , Meg Fountain in McLeod's Daughters and Gina Austin in the soap opera Home and Away .
Todd studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art where she starred in the play Strictly Ballroom , directed by Baz Luhrmann.
Todd became known from her role of 'Georgia Rattray' in the television series Police Rescue , for which she won for an AFI Award in 1991. She was also nominated for an AFI Award for her role in the four-part mini-series The Potato Factory (2000).
From 2001–06, 2007, 2009 (guest), she played Meg Fountain in McLeod's Daughters .
Todd held a recurring role in All Saints from late 2007 to early 2008; portraying psychiatrist Dr Elizabeth Foy, after having previously played the part of Kate Larson
In January 2009, Todd joined the cast of Seven Network drama series Home and Away in the regular role of Gina Austin. After four years on the show, Todd decided to leave Home and Away to pursue other acting challenges. [1] She appeared in the legal drama Janet King . [1]
Todd is married to Rhett Walton and has two sons (born in 1992 and 2000), the first from a previous relationship. [2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1989–96 | Police Rescue | Sgt. Georgia Rattray | Seasons 1–5 (main role, 62 episodes) |
| 1990 | Come In Spinner | Helen McFarland | Miniseries (4 episodes) |
| 1991 | A Country Practice | Jane Anderson | Season 11, Episodes 9 & 10 |
| 1992 | Mother and Son | Policewoman | Season 5, Episode 3 |
| 1994 | G.P. | Judy Walsh | Season 6, Episode 6 |
| 1997 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Wendy Johnson | Season 1, Episode 1 |
| 1997 | Return to Jupiter | Commander Edwina Dent | Season 1 (main role, 13 episodes) |
| 1997 | Simone de Beauvoir's Babies | Karla | Miniseries (4 episodes) |
| 1997–98 | Mirror, Mirror | Caroline McFarlane | Season 2 (26 episodes) |
| 1998 | Water Rats | Detective Sergeant Louise Bradshaw | Season 3 (13 episodes) |
| 1999 | Halifax f.p. | Helen Hunt | Season 1, Episode 13 |
| 1999 | Wildside | Dr. Alexa Grant | Season 2, Episode 20 |
| 2000 | The Potato Factory | Hannah Solomon | Miniseries (4 episodes) |
| 2001 | All Saints | Kate Larson | Season 4 (recurring, 10 episodes) |
| 2001–08 | McLeod's Daughters | Meg Fountain / Dodge | Seasons 1–4 (main role, 88 episodes) |
| Season 4 (guest, 1 episode) | |||
| Seasons 5–6 (recurring, 19 episodes) | |||
| Seasons 7–8 (guest, 3 episodes) | |||
| 2007–08 | All Saints | Dr. Elizabeth Foy | Seasons 10–11 (recurring, 7 episodes) |
| 2009–13 | Home and Away | Gina Austin | Seasons 22–26 (main role, 322 episodes) |
| 2010–18 | Rake | Jane Greene | Seasons 1–2, 4–5 (13 episodes) |
| 2014 | Janet King | Gail Jones | Season 1 (5 episodes) |
| 2022 | The Secrets She Keeps | Judge | Season 2, Episodes 1 & 2 |
| 2022 | After the Verdict | Anita Lang | Season 1 (recurring, 3 episodes) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1994 | Police Rescue | Sgt. Georgia Rattray | Feature film version of series |
| 1996 | Shine | Sylvia | Feature film |
| 1996 | Natural Justice: Heat | Jennifer Harivald | TV movie |
| 1997 | Reprisal | Susan | TV movie |
| 1988 | Damsels Be Damned | Short film | |
| 2000 | Marriage Acts | Jean McKinnon | TV movie |
| 2012 | Spirit-ED | Miss Judy | Short film |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1984 | Strictly Ballroom | Jenny Ferguson | NIDA, Sydney |
| 1984 | Holiday Makers | Yulia | NIDA, Sydney |
| 1984 | Three French Farces: Impromptu at Versailles | Mrs du Parc | NIDA, Sydney |
| 1984 | All's Well That Ends Well | NIDA, Sydney | |
| 1985 | Dreamplay | NIDA, Sydney | |
| 1985 | Chamber Music | NIDA, Sydney | |
| 1985 | The Greeks trilogy | Athene | NIDA, Sydney & St Martins Youth Arts Centre, Melbourne |
| 1985 | Once in a Lifetime | NIDA, Sydney | |
| 1986 | Much Ado About Nothing | Hero | Shakespeare in the Park |
| 1986 | Strictly Ballroom | Jenny Ferguson | Bratislava with Bond Theatre Co. |
| 1987 | The Winter Tale | Perdita | Seymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod Theatre Company |
| 1987 | The Golden Age | Angel / Nurse / Maid | Seymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod Theatre Company |
| 1987 | Les Liaisons Dangereuses | Cecile | Seymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod Theatre Company |
| 1987 | Hamlet | Ophelia | Q Theatre, Penrith |
| 1989 | Directors' Workshop | The Peter Summerton Foundation | |
| 1989 | Operation Holy Mountain | Seymour Centre, Sydney with Toe Truck Theatre | |
| 1989 | Harold in Italy | Julia | Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company |
| 1994 | Table for One? | Jenny | Ensemble Theatre, Sydney with Hunter Valley Theatre Company for Sydney Festival |
| 2005 | Love Letters | Parade Theatre, NIDA | |
| 2007 | ALP Arts Election Launch | Riverside Theatres Parramatta | |
| 2014 | A Murder Is Announced | Leititia Blacklock | Mousetrap Productions Ltd |
| 2014 | Worst Kept Secrets | Annie Steeper | Bontom Productions |
| 2017 | Cold Light | Edith Campbell Berry | Street Theatre, Sydney |
| 2020 | Rules for Living | Edith | Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre with Sydney Theatre Company |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1986 | Ridin' High: the Ethel Merman Story | Choreographer | Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company. |
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