Jane Harber

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Jane Harber
OccupationActress
Years active1997-present
Known for Offspring

Jane Harber is an Australian actress who is known from her role as Zara Perkich in the television series Offspring . [1]

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Career

Television

Harber's television roles have included Susie Money in the series Underbelly , Zdenka Milanovic in The Secret Life of Us , and Bianca Nugent in Neighbours . She also appeared in season 5, part 1, episode 152 of Blue Heelers , titled "Sisterly Love", which aired on 22 July 1997, playing a young girl called Chloe Bassetti.[ citation needed ]

In 2012, Harber starred as Cora Benson in the ABC comedy series A Moody Christmas . [2] She reprised that role in The Moodys , a follow-up to A Moody Christmas. [3]

In 2013, she regularly appeared in The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting , a sketch comedy show for the ABC.[ citation needed ]

Harber appeared as a special guest in Episode 8 of the comedy program SlideShow on the Seven Network.[ citation needed ]

In 2014, she played Michele Bennett, a former girlfriend of INXS lead singer, Michael Hutchence, in the TV mini-series INXS: Never Tear Us Apart . [4] [5]

She is probably best known for her role as Zara Perkich in seven seasons (86 episodes) of Offspring. [6]

In 2018, she was a team captain in the TV panel show Show Me the Movie! , the other captain being Joel Creasey.[ citation needed ]

Harber played Karen in the 2018 Netflix TV movie, Pretty Little Stalker[ citation needed ] and, in 2020, she took a leading role in Nine Network crime show, Informer 3838 . [7] In 2022, Harber appeared in ABC kids series MaveriX. [8]

In 2023, Harber joined the cast of ABC drama In Limbo. [9]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1997The Last of the RyansLyn HughanTV film
1997 Blue Heelers Chloe BassettiEpisode: "Sisterly Love"
1997–1998 Raw FM Susan MulhollandEpisodes: "Light My Flame", "Playing with Fire", "One"
1999–2002 Neighbours Bianca NugentRecurring role
2005 The Secret Life of Us Zdenka MilanovicEpisodes: "The Big Leap", "The Treadmill"
2008 Underbelly Susie MoneyRecurring role
2010–2017 Offspring Zara PerkichRecurring role (series 1–4), main (series 5–7)
2010 Lowdown Lucy / JossEpisode: "Project Runaway"
2012 House Husbands Georgina RiversEpisode: "Trivia Night"
A Moody Christmas Cora BensonTV miniseries
2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Clara WhitingEpisode: "Framed for Murder"
2014 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Michelle BennettTV miniseries
The Moodys Cora BensonTV miniseries
2017St FrancisZara PerkichEpisodes: "2–5"
2018Back in Very Small BusinessCocoEpisodes: "By Design", "Bad Influence", "Litigating Circumstances", "Crossing the Line"
Pretty Little StalkerKarenTV film
2019 My Life Is Murder Chloe AngelEpisode: "Fake Empire"
2020 Informer 3838 Susan ReichertTV miniseries
2022 Summer Love CaitiEnsemble comedy series, episode 3
MaveriXTanya10 episodes
2023In LimboBeth6 episodes
The Newsreader Carla Carrol2 episodes

Film appearances

YearTitleRoleNotes
2024Sleeping DogsCatherine Finn
2023FoeNewsreporter

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