Carole Skinner (born 8 May 1944)[1] is an Australian actress, particularly known for her performances in theatre and television. She is perhaps best known for her role as Nola McKenzie in the soap opera, Prisoner, in Sons and Daughters, as Doris Hudson, and in the miniseries, The Harp in the South, and its sequel, Poor Man's Orange, as Delie Stock.
Carole Skinner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 May 1944 (age 79)[1] Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1966–2015 |
| Known for | |
Career edit
Skinner began her acting career in 1966, and rose to prominence as an established theatre performer. She is very well known for her roles in Ruth Park's mini-serials The Harp in the South and Poor Man's Orange. Her performance as Olive in Summer of the Seventeenth Doll for the Melbourne Theatre Company in 1977 was also met with high regard.[2]
She became well known for her screen roles, particularly in television, making her debut in 1971, when she made a guest appearance in the Australian series, Dynasty, before going on to play a regular in Lane End (a spin-off series to the serial, Bellbird), and further guest roles in shows, such as, Certain Women, The Evil Touch, Ryan, Behind the Legend, and The Young Doctors.
Skinner became notable for her performance as Nola McKenzie in the Network 10 soap opera, Prisoner (known outside of Australia as Prisoner: Cell Block H), during its fifth season in 1983. The role lasted 6 months, and she later admitted that it was her choice to leave the series after producers offered to extend her contract to continue playing Nola. The character was killed-off in one of the series most iconic scenes, when she was shot in the forehead with a zip gun.[3] This was followed by guest roles in soap operas and drama series', including Sons and Daughters, as Doris Hudson, a house-keeper obsessed with her boss, in which she attempted to smother toddler Robert Palmer in the series' 1985 season cliffhanger episode,[4] as Laura Dennison in Neighbours in 1986,[5] and appearances in The Flying Doctors and A Country Practice. She is also known for her role as Delie Stock in the miniseries, The Harp in the South, based on the novel by Ruth Park,[6][7] and the sequel miniseries, Poor Man's Orange, also based on Park's second novel of the same name.[8]
She continued to appear in high-profile drama series', including, two different roles in the Seven Network soap opera, Home and Away, as Mary O'Brien during the show's eighth season in 1995, and as Annie Matthews in the twelfth season in 1999, E Street, Minder (when episodes were filmed in Australia),[9] Murder Call, All Saints, and McLeod's Daughters.
Skinner is also a credited film actress, having appeared in several minor roles, including, her feature debut in the sex comedy, Alvin Purple, which spawned two sequels, and a short-lived television series. She continued with roles during the 1970s, in Eliza Frazer, co-starring with Susannah York and John Waters, and the critically acclaimed, My Brilliant Career, with Judy Davis and Sam Neill, before going on to appear in films, such as, Heatwave, Monkey Grip, Goodbye Paradise, The Umbrella Woman, Howling III, the second sequel to the classic 1981 film, and the 2001 blockbuster, Moulin Rouge!, with Nicole Kidman.
Filmography edit
Film edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Maybe Tomorrow | TV Movie | [10] | |
| 1973 | Alvin Purple | Mother Superior | Feature film | [11] |
| 1974 | Parent Teacher Interviews | Parent | Short film (segment: "A Stranger") | [12] |
| 1976 | Eliza Fraser | Mrs. Shortland | Feature film | [13] |
| 1979 | My Brilliant Career | Mrs. McSwatt | Feature film | [14] |
| 1980 | Going Home | Molly | TV movie | |
| 1982 | Deadline | Sybil | TV movie | |
| 1982 | Heatwave | Mary Ford | Feature film | [15] |
| 1982 | Monkey Grip | Waitress | Feature film | [16] |
| 1982 | The Mystery at Castle House | Aunt Josephine | Feature film | [17] |
| 1982 | A Most Attractive Man | Frances | Short film | [18] |
| 1982 | Goodbye Paradise | Landlady | Feature film | [19] |
| 1983 | The Weekly's War | Nurse | TV movie | |
| 1984 | On the Loose | Mrs. Jones | Feature film | [20] |
| 1985 | After Hours | Mother | Short film | [21] |
| 1987 | The Umbrella Woman | Mrs. Gibson | Feature film | [22] |
| 1987 | Howling III: The Marsupials | Yara | Feature film | [23] |
| 1991 | Gotcha | Wilma | Short film | [24] |
| 1993 | Don't Touch Wood! | Scott's Mum | Film (developed by ANZ Bank and Small Business Victoria) | [25]| |
| 1994 | Unacceptable Behaviour | Angela | Short film | [26] |
| 1995 | Napoleon | The Cat (voice) | Feature film | [27] |
| 1996 | Passion | - | Short play | [28] |
| 1996 | Whipping Boy | Sex Store Wife | TV movie | [29] |
| 1998 | Never Tell Me Never | Dusty | TV movie | |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Landlady | Feature film | [30] |
| 2002 | Hetty | Hetty | Short film | [31] |
| 2008 | The View from Greenhaven | Bonny | Feature film | [32] |
Television edit
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Dynasty | Mavis Patterson | TV series, S2E13 | |
| 1972 | Lane End | Peggy Dunlop | TV series, 7 episodes | |
| 1973 | Certain Women | TV series | ||
| 1973; 1974 | The Evil Touch | Two roles | TV series, S1E4 & S1E18 | |
| 1974 | Ryan | Jane Moore | TV series, S1E31 | |
| 1975 | Behind the Legend | TV series, S3E10 | ||
| 1979 | Ray Lawler's The Doll Trilogy
|
Olive Leech | TV production (filmed 1977) | [33]| |
| 1980 | Trial by Marriage | TV series | ||
| 1980 | Spring & Fall | Jamie's Mother | TV series, S1E6 | |
| 1980 | The Young Doctors | Dr Judith Ann Napier | TV series, episodes 846-878 | |
| 1983 | Prisoner | Nola McKenzie | TV series, season 5, 40 episodes | |
| 1984 | The Cowra Breakout | Mrs. Davidson | Miniseries | |
| 1985–86 | Sons and Daughters | Doris Hudson | TV series, seasons 4–5, 14 episodes | |
| 1986 | A Fortunate Life | Shalagh Phillips | Miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Joan Morgan | TV series, S1E20 | |
| 1986 | Neighbours | Laura Dennison | TV series, season 2, 19 episodes | |
| 1987 | The Harp in the South | Delie Stock | Miniseries, 3 episodes | |
| 1987 | Poor Man's Orange | Delie Stock | Miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 1987 | A Country Practice | Jean Brown | TV series, S7E59 & E7E60 | |
| 1990 | G.P. | Pat Kennedy | TV series, S2 E36 Crossover | |
| 1992 | E Street | Cathy Norman | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1993 | Minder | Mary Maguire | TV series, S9E13 | |
| 1993 | A Country Practice | Betty Birchgrove | TV series, S13E65 & E13E66 | |
| 1995 | At Home | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1995 | Home and Away | Mary O'Brien | TV series, season 8, 6 episodes | |
| 1996 | Good Morning Australia | Guest | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1998 | Murder Call | Mickey Lane | TV series, S2E10 & S2E11: Deadline (parts 1 & 2) | |
| 1999 | Home and Away | Annie Matthews | TV series, season 12, 9 episodes | |
| 1999 | All Saints | Sandra Gillespie | TV series, S2E40 | |
| 1999 | Bondi Banquet | Judy Trembath | ||
| 2002 | Don't Blame Me | Weird Wanda | TV series, S1E5 & S1E15 | |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Mrs. Simms | TV series, S1E6 | |
| 2006 | HeadLand | Supervisor | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 2009 | McLeod's Daughters | Helga | TV series, S8E14 | |
| 2015 | Catching Milat | Margaret Milat | Miniseries |
References edit
- ^ a b Bourke, Terry. Prisoner Cell BlochK H: Behind the Scenes. Angus and Robertson (UK).
- ^ "Summer of the Seventeenth Doll". The Australian Live Performance Database. AusStage and contributors. Archived from the original on 29 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Episode 369". wwwentworth.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Episode 696". sonsanddaughters.co.uk. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Laura Dennison (née Simpson) 1986". perfectblend.net. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Harp in the South (1986)". aso.gov.au. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "HARP IN THE SOUTH, THE". nostalgiacentral.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "POOR MAN'S ORANGE". nostalgiacentral.com. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Carole Skinner". AusStage.
- ^ "MAYBE TOMORROW".
- ^ "ALVIN PURPLE". mubi.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Parent teacher interviews". acmi.net.au. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "ELIZA FRASER". mubi.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "My Brilliant Career (1979)". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Heatwave (1982)". scopophiliamovieblog.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Monkey Grip (1982)". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Mystery at Castle House". ozmovies.com.au. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ A most attractive man. OCLC 220162897. Retrieved 10 July 2022 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ "GOODBYE PARADISE". screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "ON THE LOOSE". screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "After Hours (1984)". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "The Umbrella Woman (1986)". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 28 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Howling III (1987)". filmaffinity.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Gotcha". mix-movie.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Dont Touch Wood (1993)". Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "UNACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOUR". screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Carole Skinner". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Love Seen In Laundromat". televisionau.com. January 2016.
- ^ "Whipping Boy". movieranker.com. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Moulin Rouge (2001)". www2.bfi.org.uk. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "HETTY". screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "THE VIEW FROM GREENHAVEN". screenaustralia.gov.au. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Summer Of The Seventeenth Doll (1977)". www2.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2022.