Annie Jones (born Annika Jancso; 13 January 1967) is an Australian actress, known for her roles in soap operas and serials, most especially '' Sons and Daughters'' as Jess Campbell, in ''

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'' as

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and '' Newlyweds'' as Allie Carter. She has won two

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Biography

Jones' parents were Hungarian immigrants who met when in

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and married after her father found employment as an

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miner. She has three older sisters. The family spent many years in

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Career

Professionally taking the stage name Annie Jones, she undertook some modelling, before beginning acting at aged 17 in the title role in the film drama ''

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'' She then appeared in television roles on ''

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'' (1985), and '' Sons and Daughters'' (1985-1986) as Jesse Campbell. Jones auditioned for the TV series ''

'' for the role of

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(which she lost to

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), at age 19. She eventually landed the role of

in 1986, and would continue in that role until 1989. Jones received the

Logie Award The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...

for Most Popular Actress in 1989 for this role. Post-''Neighbours'' in 1990, she played an opal miner's daughter in an episode of TV series ''

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'' and played the title role in the drama miniseries '' Jackaroo'', which won her a second Logie Award for Most Popular Actress in a Telemovie or Mini-series in 1991. She also starred as Eva Kovac in the historical mini-series '' Snowy'' (1993). In comedy, she co-starred in the Australian sitcom '' Newlyweds'' between 1993 and 1994 and guest starred in ''The Adventures of Lano & Woodley'' in 1997. Jones featured in children's TV, she played the mother in ''

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'' (1999) and appeared in the ''

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'' episode "Mother in the Nude" (2006). Jones has guest starred in many Australian series including ''

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'' (2013), ''

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'' (2007), '' Stingers'' (2003), ''

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'' (1994, 2002), ''

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'' (2002), ''

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'' (1997) and ''

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'' (1996). In 2010, she was cast in the television movie '' Tell Them Lucifer Was Here'', which tells of the biggest criminal investigation in the history of the state of

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. She appeared in the 2014 Australian show '' Worst Year of My Life Again.'' In March 2015, she took part in a documentary special, '' Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite'', celebrating the show's 30th anniversary. In April 2018, she reprised the role of Jane Harris in ''Neighbours''. In 2019 Jones starred as Colleen Cotterill in ''Secret Bridemaids' Business''. On 27 June 2020, it was announced that Jones had reprised the ''Neighbours'' role as a permanent cast member and she remained in the role until the show's final episode on 28 July 2022. As of June 2023 "

" will be set for a return to TV screens on Channel Ten in Australia and Amazon Prime streaming service Amazon Freevee worldwide. It looks like everybody's good neighbours are here to stay for the forseable future. As to whether Annie Jones will reprise her regular ongoing role as Jane Harris is yet to be seen.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jones, Annie 1967 births 20th-century Australian actresses 21st-century Australian actresses Actresses from Adelaide Australian people of Hungarian descent Australian film actresses Australian television actresses Living people Logie Award winners