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Jan Russ
Jan Russ (born 1939) is an Australian casting director, producer and actor of theatre and TV. Russ in best known for best known for her work as a casting director on the TV soap opera ''Neighbours'' from the show's beginning in 1985 to her departure in 2009. Russ was also the casting director on ''Prisoner'' until the show's cancellation. In 2009, Russ made a guest appearance in ''City Homicide'', the first time she had acted since 1982. Life Russ was born in Maribyrnong, a suburb northwest of Melbourne and was a member of the Maribyrnong Youth Club when she was younger. In 1956, Russ, along with her drama group, won the Victorian Association of Youth Club's drama championship. Russ played Alice in an adaptation of Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass''. She later worked in professional theatre shows such as ''Oliver!'', ''Fiddler on the Roof'' and ''Godspell''. Russ lived in New Zealand while she worked in musical theatre and appeared on television shows. She later deci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maribyrnong, Victoria
Maribyrnong () is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maribyrnong local government area. Maribyrnong recorded a population of 12,573 at the . Located in the River Ward of the City of Maribyrnong, Maribyrnong takes its name from the Maribyrnong River which bounds the suburb to the north and east. Its other borders are Williamson Road, Rosamond Road, Mephan Street and Owen Street to the south. Maribyrnong contains Highpoint Shopping Centre, one of Australia's largest shopping centres. History Maribyrnong lies on the traditional land of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurong peoples of the Kulin Nation. Aboriginal people have lived in the Maribyrnong River valley for at least 40,000 years, and the name Maribyrnong derives from the phrase 'Mirring-gnay-bir-nong', meaning 'I can hear a ringtail possum'. A Maribyrnong Post Office opened on 19 March 1881 and closed in 1887. It r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reg Grundy Organisation
Reg Grundy Organisation (founded as Reg Grundy Enterprises, later known as both Reg Grundy Productions and Grundy Television and known informally as Grundy's) was an Australian-based multinational mass media company, primarily involved in television as a production company but also in distribution and licensing. Reg Grundy, the company's namesake founded the media enterprise locally in 1959, It branched out internationally in the late 1980s under the banner Grundy World Wide Limited with divisions in Europe, United Kingdom, the United States and Asia The company first produced game shows, then branched into soap operas in 1973. In 1995 Reg Grundy sold the company to Pearson Television, now known as Fremantle, part of the RTL Group (in turn 90% owned by Bertelsmann). In 2006 Fremantle merged Grundy Television and Crackerjack Productions to form the localised arm Fremantle Australia. Until 2013 the Grundy name still existed internationally in Germany as Grundy Light Entertai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlene Robinson
Charlene Robinson (also Mitchell) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' played by Kylie Minogue. Charlene was introduced to the show along with several new characters, as part of a revamp by Network Ten to increase ratings. Minogue auditioned for the role in 1985, shortly after finishing her high school exams. She attended the audition dressed as the character and casting director Jan Russ cast her in the role. Minogue was initially contracted for a week, but this was later extended through to mid-1988. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 17 April 1986. Charlene was portrayed as a feisty, quick-tempered and outspoken tomboy. She had a difficult relationship with her mother and did not like being patronised. Minogue thought viewers liked the character as she was an average Australian teenager. Reinforcing her tomboyish image, Charlene trained as a mechanic and she often wore khaki overalls and baggy sweatshirts. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Donovan
Jason Sean Donovan (born 1 June 1968) is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap ''Neighbours'', playing Scott Robinson, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records. His debut album ''Ten Good Reasons'' was the highest-selling album in the UK in 1989, with sales of over 1.5 million. He has had four UK No. 1 singles, one of which was "Especially for You", his 1988 duet with fellow ''Neighbours'' co-star Kylie Minogue. He has also appeared in several stage musicals, most prominently in the lead role of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat'' in the early 1990s. Early life Jason Donovan was born on 1 June 1968 in the Melbourne suburb Malvern, Victoria. He is the son of Australian actress Sue McIntosh (née Menlove) and British-born veteran stage and television actor Terence Donovan (who also appeared in ''Neighbours'') who has English and Irish heritage. Following his parents ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (; born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She is the highest-selling female Australian artist of all time, having sold over 80 million records worldwide. She has been recognised for reinventing herself in music and fashion, for which she is referred to by the European press as the " Princess of Pop" and a style icon. Her accolades include a Grammy Award, three Brit Awards and 17 ARIA Music Awards. Born and raised in Melbourne, Minogue first achieved recognition starring in the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', playing tomboy mechanic Charlene Robinson. She gained prominence as a recording artist in the late 1980s and released four bubblegum and dance-pop-influenced studio albums produced by Stock Aitken Waterman. By the early 1990s, she had amassed several top ten singles in the UK and Australia, including "I Should Be So Lucky", "The Loco-Motion", "Hand on Your Heart", and "Better the Devil You Know". Taking more cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brooke Satchwell
Brooke Kerith Satchwell (born 1980) is an Australian actress, model and environmental spokesperson. Early life Satchwell lived in Teesdale, Victoria, for most of her life and has one sibling. She attended Toorak College. Career Satchwell started acting in 1994 when a casting agent suggested she model in a few television advertisements. She also appeared in the Australian Broadcasting Corporation musical ''Harriet''. After she had completed work on an advertisement for Just Jeans, a make-up artist advised Satchwell to get an agent. A year later she successfully auditioned for the role of Anne Wilkinson in the daily television soap opera ''Neighbours'', which she played for five years. Satchwell modelled for Pantene and was signed to act as their 'brand ambassador' in 2004. Satchwell got her first lead role on a film in 2008 in ''Subdivision (film), Subdivision'' which was released in cinemas on 20 August 2009. In 2012, Satchwell joined the cast of drama series ''Packed to the R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Madeleine West
Melanie Ann Weston (born 26 July 1980), known professionally as Madeleine West, is an Australian actress. She is known for her television roles, having played Dee Bliss and Andrea Somers on the soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 2000 to 2003 and on-off 2017 to 2020, high-class escort Mel on '' Satisfaction'' from 2007 to 2010, Dimity on '' House Husbands'' in 2013, Danielle McGuire in ''Underbelly'' and later '' Fat Tony & Co.'' In 2016, West joined the cast of ''The Wrong Girl''. She has also written a parenting book called ''Six Under Eight''. She played Sarah the wife of Stone Cold Steve Austin in the WWE produced film The Condemned in 2007. Early life Born Melanie Ann Weston, West was raised in Woodend. She attended Woodend Primary School and eight high schools because her family followed her stepfather's engineering work around the country. West began performing in front of family and friends at an early age. In 1992, she entered the New South Wales Talented Child Drama Ensemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holly Valance
Holly Rachel Candy (; born 11 May 1983), known professionally as Holly Valance, is an Australian actress and singer. Valance began her acting career on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', as Felicity Scully (1999–2002, 2005, 2022). She released her first album, ''Footprints'' (October 2002), which provided her top 3 singles, "Kiss Kiss" (April 2002), " Down Boy" (September) and " Naughty Girl" (December). By that time she had relocated to Los Angeles. Her second and final album, '' State of Mind'', appeared in November 2003. Her film roles include, '' DOA: Dead or Alive'' (2006), '' Pledge This!'' (2006), '' Taken'' (2008) and ''Kambakkht Ishq'' (2009). Valance has lived in her mother's native United Kingdom since 2009 and became a contestant on the BBC One dance competition ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2011. In 2013, she was a mentor and judge of fashion competition, '' Shopaholic Showdown''. In September 2012, Valance married British property developer Nick Candy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesse Spencer
Jesse Gordon Spencer (born 12 February 1979) is an Australian actor and musician. He is best known for his roles as Billy Kennedy on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' (1994–2000, 2005, 2022), Robert Chase on the American medical drama ''House'' (2004–2012) and Captain Matthew Casey on the American drama '' Chicago Fire'' (2012–2021). Early life Spencer was born in Melbourne on 12 February 1979 to Rodney Spencer, a radiologist, and Robyn Spencer, who were founders of the Australians Against Further Immigration political party, and would both later contest the 1998 federal election for One Nation. He is one of four siblings. Spencer has two older brothers: Tarney Spencer, an oculoplastic surgeon, and Luke Spencer, an orthopaedic surgeon. His younger sister, Polly Spencer, is an anaesthetist. Growing up, he attended Canterbury Primary School, Malvern Central School, and the private Scotch College. While there, he auditioned for the long-running soap opera ''Neighbou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Pearce
Guy Edward Pearce (born 5 October 1967) is an Australian actor. Born in Ely, Cambridgeshire in England, and raised in Geelong, Victoria (Australia), Victoria in Australia, he started his career portraying Mike Young (Neighbours), Mike Young in the Australian television series ''Neighbours''. He received international attention for his breakout role in ''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (1994) and subsequently took starring roles in Curtis Hanson's ''L.A. Confidential (film), L.A. Confidential'' (1997), Christopher Nolan's ''Memento (film), Memento'' (2000) and Simon Wells's ''The Time Machine (2002 film), The Time Machine'' (2002). Pearce is known for his performances in the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's ''The Road (2009 film), The Road'' (2009), Kathryn Bigelow's war drama ''The Hurt Locker'' (2009) and Tom Hooper's historical drama ''The King's Speech'' (2010). He has appeared in Ridley Scott's ''Prometheus (2012 film), Prometheus'' (2012), the Marvel C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Imbruglia
Natalie Jane Imbruglia ( , ; born 4 February 1975) is an Australian singer and actress. In the early 1990s, she played Beth Brennan in the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours''. Three years after leaving the programme, she began a singing career with her chart-topping cover of Ednaswap's song " Torn". Her debut album, ''Left of the Middle'' (1997), sold seven million copies worldwide. Imbruglia's five subsequent albums have combined sales of three million copies worldwide, and her accolades include eight ARIA Awards, two Brit Awards, one ''Billboard'' Music Award, and three Grammy nominations. Imbruglia has appeared in several films, including the 2003 release ''Johnny English'' and the 2009 Australian indie film ''Closed for Winter''. She has modelled for several brands, such as L'Oreal, Gap, and Kailis. Amongst other philanthropic work, Imbruglia served as a longtime spokesperson for Virgin Unite and campaigns to raise awareness of obstetric fistula. On 16 June 2021, I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem AM (born November 9, 1984) is an Australian singer, songwriter, and actress. Goodrem signed to Sony Music at the age of 15. Her debut album, '' Innocent Eyes'' (2003), topped the ARIA Albums Chart for 29 non-consecutive weeks. It is one of the highest-selling Australian albums and is the second-best-selling Australian album of all time with over four million copies sold. Goodrem's second album, ''Mistaken Identity'' (2004), was created while she was suffering from cancer. It became her second number-one album. In 2007, Goodrem released ''Delta'', her third number-one album, which saw another number-one single, " In This Life". Her fourth studio album, '' Child of the Universe'' (2012), produced the single "Sitting on Top of the World". In 2016, her fifth album, ''Wings of the Wild'', became her fourth number-one album on the ARIA Albums Chart, while giving her another number-one single, "Wings". Goodrem's most recent and fifth number-one album, ''Bridge over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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