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Grass Roots (TV Series)
''Grass Roots'' is an Australian television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 2000 and 2003. Synopsis The series is set around the fictional Arcadia Waters Council (Local government in Australia, LGA) near Sydney, and was primarily a satirical look at the machinations of local government. It was written by Geoffrey Atherden. Production Part of the series was filmed in the inner west Sydney suburb of Concord, New South Wales, Concord. Many external shots of Arcadia waters Council chambers used Concord, New South Wales, Concord Council Chambers as a setting. The Council Chambers themselves (external shots, and the "Site Shed" Scenes, plus a couple of other external scenes were filmed in a Factory at the end of Mars Road Lane Cove. Other various locations around Concord, particularly in the shopping centre and cafes in Majors Bay Road were used. Beach scenes were filmed at Mona Vale, New South Wales on Sydney's northern beaches, while the location " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comedy
Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term originated in ancient Greece: in Athenian democracy, the public opinion of voters was influenced by political satire performed by comic poets in theaters. The theatrical genre of Greek comedy can be described as a dramatic performance pitting two groups, ages, genders, or societies against each other in an amusing '' agon'' or conflict. Northrop Frye depicted these two opposing sides as a "Society of Youth" and a "Society of the Old". A revised view characterizes the essential agon of comedy as a struggle between a relatively powerless youth and the societal conventions posing obstacles to his hopes. In this struggle, the youth then becomes constrained by his lack of social authority, and is left with little choice but to resort to ruses w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Heathcote
Sophie Heathcote (25 December 1970 – 4 January 2006) was an Australian actor, known for her role in film Reckless Kelly and for her regular television serial roles, including '' A Country Practice'', '' Water Rats'' and ''Grass Roots'' Biography Heathcote was born in Melbourne on 25 December 1972. She began her acting career with a regular role in medical drama series '' A Country Practice'' as Stephanie "Steve" Brennan appearing in 117 episodes from 1990 to 1991. Professional training She graduated from Australia's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in late 1994. Acting roles included roles in '' Bordertown'', '' GP'' and ''Soldier Soldier''. Subsequent to this she took the ongoing role of Senior Constable Fiona Cassidy in '' Water Rats'' (1996–97), followed by a role in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation series '' Raw FM'' (1997) in which she played sexy lesbian dancer Sam, a role she said challenged her more than anything she had done since leaving NIDA. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara Morice
Tara Morice (born 23 June 1964) is an Australian actress. Background Born in Hobart, Tasmania, Morice also lived in Sydney, Alice Springs and Adelaide as a child. She is a fifth-generation Australian and is of English, Irish, Scottish, Latvian, French and Jewish ancestry. She appeared in a short film for the Tasmanian Film Corporation in 1980, ''The ABC of Unions''. She made her stage debut at Australia's oldest theatre, the Theatre Royal in Hobart in ''The Diary of Anne Frank'', aged 16. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Australian History and English from the Australian National University and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1987. Career She has worked extensively on stage in Australia, including productions for the Sydney Theatre Company, Bell Shakespeare Company, Griffin Theatre Company, Belvoir Theatre Company, State Theatre of South Australia, Queensland Theatre Company, Malthouse and the Ensemble. She played Fran in ''Strictly Ballroom'' when i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judi Farr
Judi Farr (born c.1938/1939), also credited as Judy Farr, is an Australian former actress of theatre, film and television best known for several situation comedy roles on Australian television. Farr has also appeared in Australian films such as ''December Boys''. Career Farr first became known for her role of Rita in the situation comedy ''My Name's McGooley, What's Yours?'' (1967–1968). She continued to play the character in that show's short-lived sequel series '' Rita and Wally'' in 1968. Later she played a similarly high-profile regular role in a successful sitcom, portraying dizzy wife Thelma in ''Kingswood Country'' starting in 1980. She left the series in 1982, and in the script Thelma was sent off on a world cruise. She later sent word she would not be returning to her husband and Farr did not return to the series. Aside from these roles Farr has had a long and busy career acting in dramatic roles in film and theatre, and television. She has had guest roles in dr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Papademetriou
Nicholas Papademetriou is an Australian actor of Greek Cypriot descent with many television, film and theatre credits. He is a graduate of Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He has had an extensive career in film and television since he graduated in 1984, but is best known as a stage actor, having appeared in productions in Australia, London, New York and Edinburgh. Early life The son of Greek Cypriot immigrant parents, he grew up in the Inner West Sydney suburb of Hurlstone Park, and graduated from secondary school at the select school Canterbury Boys' High School. Fulfilling the long term desire of acting was stalled by his strict Greek-Cypriot upbringing, and in the years between leaving school and attending WAAPA, Nicholas had a varied career in travel working as a tour guide in Greece, travel consultant in both Sydney and London, flight attendant for Qantas and numerous posts in hospitality. It was not until late 1981 that he auditioned for WAAPA and was acce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kerry Walker
Kerry Ann Walker is an Australian actress. She has had a lengthy career on both stage and screen. She was nominated for the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role three times, in 1985 for ''Bliss'', 1986 for ''Twelfth Night'' and in 1995 for ''The Piano''. Walker was known for her collaboration with Australia's only recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Patrick White. She appeared in the original cast of three of his plays, ''Signal Driver'' (1982), ''Netherwood'' (1983), and ''Shepherd on the Rocks'' (1987), as well as major revivals of ''The Ham Funeral'' and ''A Cheery Soul''. Additionally, Walker played the lead role in his film ''The Night the Prowler'' (1978). White also wrote an unperformed play sequence for her, entitled ''Four Love Songs''. Walker was made a Member of the Order of Australia The Order of Australia is an Order (distinction), honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Jaffer
Melissa Jaffer (born 1 December 1936) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her stage and television roles, but has also appeared in many films. Career Jaffer started her career in theatre productions in the mid 1950s has made many appearances in television series, including '' Kings'', ''Mother and Son'', ''G. P.'', ''Brides of Christ'', ''Grass Roots'' and '' All Saints''. Jaffer is probably best known to international audiences for her role as aging mystic Utu-Noranti Pralatong in the science fiction series ''Farscape''. In 1976, Jaffer tied for the first AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role opposite Jacki Weaver for her performance in ''Caddie''. In 1980 she played the part of ''Cousin Edie'' in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's children's television series ''The Nargun and the Stars ''The Nargun and The Stars'' is a children's Fantasy literature, fantasy novel set in Australia, written by Patricia Wrightson. It was among the first Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theresa Wong
Theresa Wong (born March 31, 1976) is an American cellist, vocalist, composer and improviser in the field of experimental music. In 2013 she lived in the San Francisco Bay Area. Early life and education She was born in Schenectady, New York, United States. Wong studied classical piano and cello in her early years and attended Stanford University, where she completed a B.S. in product design. After studies in graphic design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, and a one year fellowship in design at Benetton Group's Fabrica research centre in Treviso, Italy, she returned to the Bay Area and completed a Master of Fine Arts at Mills College, studying with Fred Frith, Joan Jeanrenaud, Alvin Curran, Joëlle Léandre and Annie Gosfield. Work Her debut album, ''The Unlearning'', was released on Tzadik Records in September 2011. This work is a collection of 21 songs inspired by Francisco Goya's The Disasters of War etchings, and is performed by Wong on cello and voice and Carla K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pauline Chan (Australian Actress)
Pauline Chan (, vi, Trần Bảo Lính; born 1956) is an Australian actress, director, screenwriter and producer. Early life Born and raised 16 years in Vietnam, Pauline Chan was sent to Hong Kong during the Vietnam War. She is of Chinese descent. Chan attended high school, enrolled in drama school, and worked as an actress in Hong Kong. Later, she traveled to the United States and studied Film at the University of California, Los Angeles. In 1980, Pauline Chan moved to Sydney, Australia. Career In 1987 she debut as Australian actress in the George Miller (filmmaker), George Miller produced Australian TV mini-series ''Vietnam (miniseries), Vietnam''. In 1989 TV miniseries ''Bangkok Hilton'', Pauline Chan has appeared as Kang playing a Corruption, corrupt pretty warder near Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving and Denholm Elliott. In 1991 at Torino International Festival of Young Cinema, Chan's Short film ''Dusty Hearts'' won the ''Special Mention Award'' in Category Short Film Compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucy Bell
Lucy Bell (born 23 December 1968) is an English-born Australian actress who appears in Australian television and film. She is the daughter of Australian actor/director John Bell. Her partner is James O'Loghlin and they have three daughters. Career Television Bell began her career in 1981, having a guest role in ''A Town Like Alice''. She appeared in several shows as a guest role for a number of years, before having a lead role in '' Snowy'' in 1993. From 1994 until 1996, she had a leading role in '' G.P.''. She also had a role in ''Murder Call'' from 1997 until 2000. In 2003, she starred in ''Grass Roots''. In 2006 and 2007, Bell had a recurring role in '' All Saints'', and had a leading role in 2009 in ''Dirt Game''. Film In 1994, Bell starred as Mary McKillop in the 1994 movie ''Mary''. Also in 1997, she also appeared in the film ''Oscar and Lucinda'' and starred alongside Nick Giannopoulos in ''The Wog Boy ''The Wog Boy'' is a 2000 Australian comedy film directed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Newton
Matthew Joseph Newton (born January 22, 1977) is an Australian actor, writer, and director, and son of TV personalities Bert Newton, Bert and Patti Newton. His acting career was interrupted by treatment in a psychiatric unit for bipolar disorder after several incidents of domestic violence and assault, which were widely reported in the Australian media. Newton has relocated to New York City, where he is now based, and has resumed his directing and acting career. Career Acting Newton has performed in Australia and abroad on stage, television and movies. In 1988, he starred in ''Sugar and Spice (Australian TV series), Sugar and Spice'', a children's television series. In 1992, he starred in ''Late For School'', a drama series that aired briefly on Network Ten, Channel Ten. In 2000, he starred alongside Pia Miranda in the Looking for Alibrandi (film), film adaptation of the teen novel ''Looking for Alibrandi (novel), Looking for Alibrandi''. In 2001 he appeared in the Australian/ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandy Gore
Sandy Gore (born 28 June 1950) is an Australian film, stage and television actress. She has had an extensive stage career in Australia with the Melbourne Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company including playing Vivian in '' Wit'' (2000) and Maria in ''Uncle Vanya'' (2010), reprising the latter role in New York in 2012. Career On television, Gore appeared in the hit series ''Prisoner'' in 1980, as Kay White, the payroll-embezzling accountant who met a sticky end when her gambling addiction gets the better of her. Also, she has starred as Mother Ambrose in the 1991 mini-series ''Brides of Christ'' and had guest roles in TV series such as ''Grass Roots'' and '' Farscape''. She played Heckla in the 1992 children's sci-fi series '' Halfway Across the Galaxy and Turn Left''. She also appeared as Anja in '' Paws'' and as a guest role in ''Rafferty's Rules''. She was nominated three times for the Australian Film Institute Award (now AACTA Awards) for Best Supporting Actress, for h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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