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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] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary McKillop
Mary Helen MacKillop RSJ (15 January 1842 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian religious sister who has been declared a saint by the Catholic Church, as St Mary of the Cross. Of Scottish descent, she was born in Melbourne but is best known for her activities in South Australia. Together with Julian Tenison-Woods, she founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart (the Josephites), a congregation of religious sisters that established a number of schools and welfare institutions throughout Australia and New Zealand, with an emphasis on education for the rural poor. The process to have MacKillop declared a saint began in the 1920s, and she was beatified in January 1995 by Pope John Paul II. Pope Benedict XVI prayed at her tomb during his visit to Sydney for World Youth Day 2008 and in December 2009 approved the Catholic Church's recognition of a second miracle attributed to her intercession. She was canonised on 17 October 2010, during a public ceremony in St Peter's S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Emigrants To Australia
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Engl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1968 Births
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being elected leader of the Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war begins, ending on April 8. ** 1968 Thule Air Base B-52 crash: A U.S. B-52 Stratofortress crashes in Greenland, discharging 4 nuclear bombs. * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Square (2008 Film)
''The Square'' is a 2008 Australian neo-noir thriller film directed by Nash Edgerton, written by his brother Joel Edgerton and Matthew Dabner, and starring David Roberts and Claire van der Boom. Based upon an original idea by Joel, the project was written and then shelved by the actor because he felt it was not strong enough. It was only made after his director brother Nash read the script and convinced him it could be filmed as a thriller. The film premiered in competition at Sydney Film Festival on 15 June 2008 and after that had a limited release in Australia on 31 July 2008, and was released in North America in 2010 by Apparition. Plot Raymond Yale ( David Roberts) and Carla Smith ( Claire van der Boom) are lovers in a small Australian town living across the river from one another. However, both are already married; Raymond to a loveless wife and Carla to a domineering petty gangster Greg "Smithy" Smith ( Anthony Hayes). Ray and Carla plan to leave their respective spo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten Empty
''Ten Empty'' is a 2008 Australian film directed by Anthony Hayes and starring Brendan Cowell, Geoff Morrell, Lucy Bell, and Jack Thompson. The film premiered at the 2008 Sydney Film Festival The Sydney Film Festival is an annual competitive film festival held in Sydney, Australia, usually over 12 days in June. A number of awards are given, the top one being the Sydney Film Prize. the festival's director is Nashen Moodley. Histo .... Production The film was written by Anthony Hayes and Brendan Cowell, who were good friends. Hayes said they were interested in exploring Australian masculinity: After ''The Castle'' there was a string of comedies trying to replicate that success with cardboard cut-out characters, which really annoyed me. That's what we were working against in ''Ten Empty''. That surface wit. Men cracking jokes instead of dealing with their emotions. What happens when you run out of jokes? The people I grew up with kept things to themselves, but they'd open ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Giannopoulos
Nicholas Giannopoulos (born 1 July 1963) is an Australian stand-up comedian, film and TV actor and film director. He is best known for his comedy stage show ''Wogs Out of Work'' alongside George Kapiniaris, the television sitcom ''Acropolis Now'' and ''The Wog Boy'' film series and has been described as "Australia's leading exponent of "wog" humour". Early life Giannopoulos was born in Melbourne, the first-born son of Greek immigrant parents. He grew up in working class origins, his father ran a milk bar, which he staffed sometimes from a young age, while his mother was a machinist. Growing up at the time, Australia was a racially divided country, though in Richmond, there were a community of Greek Australian which he was part of. He grew up in the inner Melbourne suburbs of Fitzroy and Richmond and attended Abbotsford Primary School and Richmond High School. In 1981 he was accepted into the Drama course at Rusden State College where he also was a student in Media Studies. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar And Lucinda (film)
''Oscar and Lucinda'' is a 1997 British-Australian romantic drama film directed by Gillian Armstrong and starring Cate Blanchett, Ralph Fiennes, Ciarán Hinds and Tom Wilkinson. It is based on the 1988 Booker Prize-winning novel ''Oscar and Lucinda'' by Peter Carey. In March 1998, the film was nominated at the 70th Academy Awards for the Best Costume Design. Plot As a little girl living in Australia, Lucinda Leplastrier is given a Prince Rupert's Drop which sparks a lifelong obsession with glass. Lucinda's parents die and she is left a wealthy heiress after her guardians sell off the vast farmland that was her family's home. She buys a glass factory with her money and takes to gambling after her accountant introduces her to it. Meanwhile, a young Oscar is being reared as a Plymouth Brother by his father but after receiving a sign from God he decides to join the Anglican faith. While studying, he is introduced to gambling and becomes highly successful, using his winnings t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary (1994 Film)
''Mary'' is a 1994 dramatised documentary from Australia about Mary MacKillop, from a concept by Julie Macken.From opening credits, ''The Mary MacKillop Story'' DVD; cast list from closing credits. The film follows the career of MacKillop in a series of short dramatizations interspersed with commentaries. It was filmed "on location" in Sydney (only) and The Vatican, Rome. The film features commentary by Claire Dunne, author of ''No Plaster Saint'' (credited as "Clair Dunn") and Sister Marie Foale, author of ''The Josephite Story'', also interviews with Peter Gumpel S.J. - Saintmaker and Relator of Mary's Cause, and Sister Margaret McKenna - Mary Mackillop Secretariat. The book "Mary MacKillop Unveiled" by Lesley O'Brien was mentioned in the closing credits. Cast * Lucy Bell as Mary MacKillop * Rebecca Scully-Webster as the young Mary MacKillop * Linden Wilkinson as the older Mary MacKillop * Brendan Higgins as Father Julian Woods * Brian Harrison as Bishop Laurence Sheil * Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirt Game
''Dirt Game'' is an Australian drama television series that screened on the ABC. It starred Joel Edgerton and Freya Stafford. The series contains six 50-minute episodes. It was written by Michael Harvey and produced by David Taft and Michael Harvey. It was directed by Brendan Maher and Grant Brown. It premiered on 19 April 2009 and finished on 25 May 2009. Cast * Joel Edgerton as Shane Bevic * Freya Stafford as Megan Kerr * Gerald Lepkowski as Brian Jardine * Shane Connor as Max Mees * Katie Wall as Caz Cohen * Nicholas Bell as Nigel Hay * Martin Jacobs as Iain Blair * Lucy Bell as Tess Jardine * Adrian Mulraney as Simon Cato * George Whaley as Tim Royce * Don Hany as Dion Pesci Episodes See also * List of Australian television series * List of Australian Broadcasting Corporation programs This is a list of television programmes that are currently being broadcast or have been broadcast on ABC Television's ABC TV (formerly ABC1), ABC TV Plus (formerly ABC2 and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is , with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which included Wales, annexed in 1542) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 170 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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