Rona Coleman

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Rona Coleman
OccupationActress
Years active1965-1999
Known for Sons and Daughters

Rona Coleman is a former actress, best known for appearing in soap opera Sons and Daughters for a 210-episode run from 1984 to 1985. As Heather O'Brien, she was the wife of Mike O'Brien, played by Ken James, and mother to two children, Katie and Jeff (played by Jane Seaborn and Craig Morrison). The family were eventually written-out of the series after a year, although Heather would return for a guest stint after the rest of the O'Brien's all departed. [1]

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Coleman has also appeared in Homicide , Matlock Police , Richmond Hill , E Street (as Veronica Bromley), A Country Practice , Water Rats , Home and Away and All Saints and the TV film Without Warning .

She has also featured in numerous theatre roles from 1965 until 1982, including Shakespeare role's like Hamlet and A Midsummer Night's Dream . [2] In 1970, she performed as Eliza Doolittle in a national tour of My Fair Lady . [3]

Filmography (selected)

TitleYearRole
Homicide 1968Gues trole Brenda Muir
Contrabandits (TV series)1968Denise Payne
Matlock Police (TV series)1971Gay Lincoln
Starstruck1982Backup Singer 3
Sons and Daughters (TV series)1984-1985Heather O'Brien (210 episodes)
Richmond Hill (TV series)1988Alice Costello
A Country Practice (TV series)1988Anita Novak
Home and Away (TV series)1992/1997Carol Watson/Celebrant
All Saints (TV series)1999Cheryl Williams
Water Rats 1999Mrs. Firth
Without Warning (TV movie)1999Stella

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References

  1. Movement at the Station
  2. Ausstage. "Rona Coleman".
  3. Radic, Leonard (30 March 1970) A Slightly tired lady; The Age