Sonja Tallis

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Sonia Tallis
Born (1943-09-23) September 23, 1943 (age 80)
Australia
Occupation(s)Actress, folk singer,teacher

Sonja Tallis (born 24 September 1943) is an Australian actress, singer and drama teacher.

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Career

Tallis began her showbiz career as a folk singer, touring as part of a duo called "Sean & Sonja", before moving onto acting. After acting in serial The Young Doctors , she had a small role in Sons and Daughters , before going onto her best-known role, as top dog, Nora Flynn, in Prisoner which she played for six months between May and November 1985. [1] She went on to a regular role in the short-lived Crawford's series Prime Time , as Georgina Jones, in 1986. [2] She appeared in Home and Away and McLeod's Daughters .

Tallis has taught drama, both privately and in a number of schools in Sydney.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 The Killing of Angel Street Woman Police Officer 1
1982 The Best of Friends Pammie
2010The Nothing MenMaggie
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1981 The Young Doctors Barbara WebberEpisode 1,019 (guest)
1981Captives of CarePattyABC TV film
1983 The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain Mrs. KuhlTV film
1984Kindred SpiritsJournalistABC TV film
1984 Crime of the Decade Pamela BrownABC TV film
1984 Sons and Daughters Shirley RyanSeason 3 (recurring, 5 episodes)
1984 Sweet and Sour SalesladySeason 1, episode 17 (guest)
1985 Prisoner Nora FlynnSeason 7 (supporting, 52 episodes)
1986 Prime Time Georgina JonesSeason 1 (unknown episodes)
1987 A Country Practice Heather GordonSeason 7, episodes 69 & 70 (guest)
1988 Rafferty's Rules Sally ManningSeason 4, episode 8 (guest)
1989 E Street Lyn AgostiniSeason 1, episodes 21 & 22 (guest)
2000 Home and Away Margaret BradleySeason 13, episodes 89 & 90 (guest)
2005 McLeod's Daughters Alessa ManfrediSeason 5, episode 19 (guest)
Self-appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
1965 Bandstand Guest - Herself as Singer/PerformerTV series, 1 episode
1986 Hey Hey It's Saturday Guest - Herself (Red Faces)TV series, 1 episode
1989In Melbourne TodayGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1998DeniseGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode

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References

  1. Zuk, Tony (30 December 1998). "Prisoner (Cell Block H)". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 6 March 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. Zuk, Tony (26 August 2005). "Australian Television: Prime Time". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)