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Satisfaction (season 1)
Season one of Satisfaction began airing on 5 December 2007, on Foxtel's Showcase and finished on 30 January 2008. Airing 10 episodes, the show explored the lives of 6 women who are sex workers in a high class brothel. Cast includes Alison Whyte, Madeleine West, Peta Sergeant, Kestie Morassi, Bojana Novakovic, and Diana Glenn. Using the slogan ''"Six Women. Two Lives. One Profession"'' to promote the show. Cast Starring * Diana Glenn as Chloe * Kestie Morassi as Natalie * Bojana Novakovic as Tippi * Peta Sergeant as Heather * Madeleine West as Mel * Alison Whyte as Lauren Guest Starring *Robert Mammone as Nick *Sullivan Stapleton as Josh *Nicholas Bell as Alex Special Guest *James Sorensen James Sorensen (born 18 July 1986 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former professional model and actor. He is best known for portraying Declan Napier in the soap opera '' Neighbours''. Sorensen served in the Australian Army in his early 20s. He ... as Private School Boy Episodes R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, smaller islands. With an area of , Australia is the largest country by area in Oceania and the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, sixth-largest country. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a Megadiverse countries, megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates, with Deserts of Australia, deserts in the centre, tropical Forests of Australia, rainforests in the north-east, and List of mountains in Australia, mountain ranges in the south-east. The ancestors of Aboriginal Australians began arriving from south east Asia approximately Early human migrations#Nearby Oceania, 65,000 years ago, during the Last Glacial Period, last i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Glenn
Diana Glenn (born 1974) is an Australian actress with many credits in television, film, and theatre. Early life and education Glenn has an English father, Greek mother and three siblings. She attended Melbourne Girls Grammar School and studied arts at Monash University and Melbourne University. Career Glenn is best known for her lead/prominent roles in television series including '' Satisfaction'' (2007–2009), '' Canal Road'' (2008), in the title role of ''Carla Cametti PD'' (2009), ''The Secret Life of Us'' as Jemima (2005), ''Neighbours'' in 1998 as Shannon Jones, '' Outriders'' (2001), ''The Elephant Princess'' (2008), Home and Away (2010) as Britt Hobart, and '' The Slap'' (2011). She has also had significant roles in '' Secrets and Lies'' (2013) and '' Underbelly: Squizzy'' (2013). Her movie roles include ''Oyster Farmer'' (2004), ''Somersault'' (2004), and '' Black Water'' (2007). Personal life Glenn was in a relationship with her ''Carla Cametti PD'' co-star Vince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Australian Television Seasons
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, superstition and philosophy. The seven Classical planets resulted in seven being the number of days in a week. It is often considered lucky in Western culture and is often seen as highly symbolic. Unlike Western culture, in Vietnamese culture, the number seven is sometimes considered unlucky. It is the first natural number whose pronunciation contains more than one syllable. Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, Indians wrote 7 more or less in one stroke as a curve that looks like an uppercase vertically inverted. The western Ghubar Arabs' main contribution was to make the longer line diagonal rather than straight, though they showed some tendencies to making the digit more rectilinear. The eastern Arabs developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Onekama ( ) is a village in Manistee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 411 at the 2010 census. The village is located on the shores of Portage Lake and is surrounded by Onekama Township. The town's name is derived from "Ona-ga-maa," an Anishinaabe word which means "singing water." Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. The M-22 highway runs through downtown Onekama. History The predecessor of the village of Onekama was the settlement of Portage at Portage Point, first established in 1845, at the western end of Portage, at the outlet of Portage Creek. In 1871, when landowners around the land-locked lake became exasperated with the practices of the Portage Sawmill, they took the solution into their own hands and dug a channel through the narrow isthmus, opening a waterway that lowered the lake by 12 to 14 feet and brought it to the same level as Lake Michigan. When this action dried out Portage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sorensen
James Sorensen (born 18 July 1986 in Melbourne, Australia) is a former professional model and actor. He is best known for portraying Declan Napier in the soap opera ''Neighbours''. Sorensen served in the Australian Army in his early 20s. He completed his PhD in medical research in 2020. Career From 2004 to 2010, Sorensen worked as an Australian actor and model. During his final year at high school, Sorensen was cast in his first major role, '' Hating Alison Ashley''. He also appeared in various children's programmes and in 2005 played the lead role of Mike in the children's drama series '' Blue Water High''. He has also had guest roles in ''Wicked Science'' and '' Satisfaction'' and appeared in the short film "Physical Graffiti", which was filmed in Melbourne. In 2007, Sorensen had started in the cast in the Australian soap ''Neighbours'' as Declan Napier, brother of Oliver Barnes (David Hoflin) and son of Rebecca Napier, ( Jane Hall). On 30 January 2010, it was confirmed th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Bell
Nicholas Bell (born 15 August 1958) is an English actor who has worked in Australia for more than 20 years. He works regularly with the Melbourne Theatre Company as well as with all the major television broadcasters in Australia, most notably the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In addition to his work in film and television, Bell has also recorded over a dozen audiobooks with Bolinda, a company based in Melbourne, Australia. In 2001 he accepted on behalf of the cast and crew of the Australian comedy series '' The Games'' the TV Week Logie Award for Most Outstanding Comedy Program. Film and television Film * ''Father'' (1990) as Paul Jamieson * ''Hunting'' (1991) as Piggot * ''Gross Misconduct'' (1993) as Detective Matthews * ''The Feds'' (1993, TV Movie) as Stephen Garrard * ''Paperback Romance'' (1994) as Sophie's Doctor * ''Hotel Sorrento'' (1995) as Edwin * '' Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie'' (1995) as Zordon * '' Shine'' (1996) as Ben Rosen * '' Dark City'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sullivan Stapleton
Sullivan Stapleton (born 14 June 1977) is an Australian actor who is best known for his roles in the television series ''The Secret Life of Us'', '' Strike Back'' and '' Animal Kingdom''. He also starred in the NBC crime drama '' Blindspot''. Stapleton played the lead role, Greek leader Themistocles, in the film '' 300: Rise of an Empire'' (2014). In 2013, he was honoured with a Breakthrough Award at an exclusive Australians in Film Benefit Dinner held in Los Angeles. Early life Stapleton was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He was eight years old when he and his younger sister, actress Jacinta Stapleton, six at the time, joined an acting and modelling agency. The idea first came to their aunt who signed her kids with the agency. She then asked her nephew and nieces if they would like to join and their mother signed them in. Stapleton's younger brother Joshua also launched into acting in early childhood; as well as acting, he pursued talents in dance and musical theatre. Stapleton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Mammone
Robert Mammone (born 1969 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as AK in ''The Matrix'' movies, as Sid Walker in the soap opera ''Home and Away'' and as Tim Palmer in '' Sons and Daughters''. He was also the main villain to former WWE wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin in the WWE Films action movie ''The Condemned'', and portrayed Carlos "Charlie" Blanka in ''Street Fighter'' opposite Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia. He is best known for his portrayal as convicted drug baron Tony Mokbel on the hit Australian television show ''Underbelly'' and sequels ''Fat Tony & Co'' and ''Informer 3838''. Filmography * '' Sons and Daughters'' (1984–1985, TV Series) as Tim Palmer * ''All the Way'' (1988, TV Mini-Series) as Mr. Bianchi * '' Luigi's Ladies'' (1989) as Tony * ''Embassy'' (1990, TV Series) as Rashid * '' The Crossing'' (1990) as Sam * ''Police Rescue'' (1992, TV Series) as Truck Driver * ''Time Trax'' (1993, TV Series) as Zack Elliott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bojana Novakovic
Bojana Novakovic (, sr-Latn, Bojana Novaković) is a Serbian-Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Det. Lizzie Needham on the drama television series '' Instinct'' (2017–2018). Novakovic's film roles include ''Drag Me to Hell'' (2009), ''Edge of Darkness'' (2010), ''Devil'' (2010), '' Generation Um...'' (2012), '' The Little Death'' (2014), ''I, Tonya'' (2017), and ''Birds of Prey'' (2020). Early life Novakovic was born in Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia, to Serbian parents. Her younger sister, Valentina Novakovic, is also an actress. She moved to Australia in 1988, at the age of seven, and was initially interested in becoming a social worker or doctor, but she changed her mind and decided to pursue performing arts. Novakovic studied at The McDonald College in Sydney (where she was dux of 1999) and graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art with a bachelor's degree in dramatic arts in 2002. Career In 2003, Novakovic played Randa in the ABC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Showtime Australia
Showtime Movie Channels is a group of Australian pay-TV movie channels, available on the Foxtel, Optus and Austar TV platforms. The service consisted of five original channels (showtime premiere, showcase, showtime action, showtime comedy, showtime drama), three HD simulcasts (showtime premiere HD, showcase HD, showtime action HD) and two timeshift channels (showtime two, showcase two). It was owned and operated by the Premium Movie Partnership (PMP), a joint venture in which Sony Pictures Entertainment, NBCUniversal, Viacom, News Corporation and Liberty Global had equal shares. Foxtel took over managing and producing the Showtime channels as of 31 October 2012, with it purchasing assets of the PMP. On 9 December 2012, it was announced that Movie Network and Showtime (with the exception of Showcase) would be replaced with a new line-up of Foxtel branded movie channels to be named Foxtel Movies The main competitor to Showtime is Movie Network Channels. History Formed in late 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kestie Morassi
Kestie Morassi (born 9 August 1978) is an Australian film and television actress. She played Natalie in the TV series '' Satisfaction'' (2007). Morassi has also appeared in the films '' Dirty Deeds'' (2002), '' Wolf Creek'' (2005), ''The Illustrated Family Doctor'' (2005), and has made television appearances on ''Underbelly'' (2008), '' Wilfred'' (2010) and Black Snow (2022) Early life Morassi was born in Adelaide, South Australia. She lived in Adelaide until she was thirteen years old. She studied at the National Theatre, Melbourne Drama School, graduating in 1994, and another five years at Drama with a Difference where she later became a full time teacher for the school.Author unknown (date unknown). "Dirty Deeds". Drama With A Difference. Retrieved on 5 April 2010 from http://www.dramawithadifference.com.au/about/articles.html. Career Morassi first appeared on the television series ''Neighbours'' in 1996. She would later appear in '' BeastMaster'', '' Stingers'' and ''The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peta Sergeant
Peta Sergeant is a Malaysian-born Australian actress best known for her lead role in the Australian television series '' Satisfaction''. She graduated from NIDA. Career Her other television credits include the television series '' All Saints'', ''Winners & Losers'', '' Last Man Standing'', ''Jeopardy'', and '' Canal Road''. Film credits include ''George of the Jungle 2'', ''Patrick'' and ''The Bet''. She received critical acclaim for her portrayal of a woman on the run in Steve Rodgers' play ''Savage River'' for the Griffin Theatre Company. Sergeant received praise as "a stand out performance amid an excellent cast" in Sue Smith's ''Thrall''. She was cast as Nina Cruz in the Melbourne Theatre Company production of ''All About My Mother'', an adaptation for the stage based on the film by Pedro Almodóvar, directed by Simon Phillips. In 2012 she starred in ''Iron Sky'', as Vivian Wagner, a campaign adviser to a Sarah Palin-like president of the United States, who later becomes ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
