Fiona Press is an Australian actress whose career has spanned over 30 years.[1]

Fiona Press
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActress

Career

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Press was part of the original Australian cast of 1984. In 1991, she won both an AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role and a Silver Shell for Best Actress for her role in Waiting.[2] Her other film roles include Black Water and Disgrace.

On television, she has appeared in Doctor Doctor, Upright and Diary of an Uber Driver.[3] She also played Hazel Murphy in the soap opera The Heights.

Filmography

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Film/Shorts/TV Movies

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Year Title Role Notes
1984 White Man's Legend Letty TV Movie
1988 Eden's Lost Liesli TV Movie
1990 Sparks Short
1991 Flirting Mrs Archer
Waiting Therese
1993 No Worries Mrs Palmer
This Won't Hurt a Bit Wagga Girlfriend
1995 Napoleon Wallaby / Gallah
1996 Lillian's Story Ruby
Children of the Revolution (1996 film) Bank Teller
1997 Oscar and Lucinda Mrs Trevis
1999 Passion Jenny
2003 Balmain Boys Dell
2006 No Mail Trish Davis Short
2007 Black Water Pat
2008 Disgrace Bev Shaw
2012 Wish You Were Here Val
2013 Tracks Publican's Wife
2014
2015 San Andreas Margie
Mary: The making of a Princess Susan Moody TV Movie
2017 Out of the Shadows Helen
Otherlife TDA Interviewer
The Pretend One Therapist
2020 The Stranger Margaret Short
2022 Father Palliative Nurse Short
Video Games
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel Maddie Voice

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1986-87 Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series) Heavy / Princess 2 episodes
1989 Police Rescue Fay 1 episode
1986-93 A Country Practice Ainslie Forsythe / Kathy Webster 3 episodes
1993 Stark Karen 3 episodes
1995 Soldier Soldier Louise 1 episode
Echo Point Rae 11 episodes
1997 Mirror, Mirror Pinbody 1 episode
2000 Above the Law Faye 1 episode
2002 BackBerner Beverely 1 episode
2001-03 Always Greener Gillian / Diedre 2 episodes
2006 Two Twisted Doctor 1 episode
2000-08 All Saints (TV series) Catherine / Elena 2 episodes
2008 Out of the Blue Sandra Finer 1 episode
2009 Packed to the Rafters Sandra Marsh 3 episodes
My Place Miss Singer 1 episode
2010 Rake Jessica Mason 1 episode
2011 At Home with Julia Diane 1 episode
Crownies Justice Danielle Vignando 1 episode
2012 Underbelly (TV series) Police Psych 1 episode
2014 The Moodys Wendy 1 episode
Old School Maddie 1 episode
1992–2017 Home and Away Various 9 episodes
2019 Secret City Sylvie Dunkley 4 episodes
Diary of an Uber Driver Lynda 1 episode
Upright Pharmacist 1 episode
Doctor Doctor Dr Kourdair 1 episode
The Other Guy Winnie 3 episodes
2019–2020 The Heights Hazel Murphy 60 episodes
2021 RFDS Sue 1 episode
2022 Joe vs. Carole Shirley 3 episodes
Pieces of Her Mrs. Barfield 1 episode
2023 Space Rats Head of N.E.S.T 2 episodes
One Night Laura 4 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Bodey, Michael (9 June 2019). "Don't I know you from somewhere?". Stellar.
  2. ^ Barber, Lynden (4 October 1991). "First-time direcor wins top film prize". Sydney Morning Herald.
  3. ^ Groves, Don (8 March 2020). "Fiona Press discovers new depths in ABC's 'The Heights'". IF Magazine. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
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