Marina Finlay (born 1961) was an Australian actress who in 1990 left acting to be an artist.
Finlay was born and grew up in Sydney, and is a graduate of the
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...
(NIDA). She learned to paint from
Judy Cassab, for whom she was a model for 30 years.
[Marina Finlay]
Finalist, Archibald Prize 2018, Art Gallery of NSW.
She began her career as an actor who played notable roles in television soap operas – Lucy Dunlop in ''
The Young Doctors
''The Young Doctors'' is an Australian early-evening soap opera originally broadcast on the Nine Network and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation, it aired from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March 1983.
The series is primar ...
'', Elizabeth Drysdale in ''
Taurus Rising
''Taurus Rising'' is an Australian soap opera produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Nine Network in 1982. Originally intended by the network to be a replacement for ''The Sullivans'', the series was one of a number of attempts to pro ...
'', Lainie Dobson in ''
Prisoner
A prisoner (also known as an inmate or detainee) is a person who is deprived of liberty against their will. This can be by confinement, captivity, or forcible restraint. The term applies particularly to serving a prison sentence in a prison.
...
'' and Laura Banning in ''
Sons and Daughters''.
In 1990 Finlay left acting to be a painter. She has had several portraits in the
Portia Geach Memorial Award
The Portia Geach Memorial Award is an annual prize for Australian female portraitists. The Award was established in 1961 as a testamentary trust by Florence Kate Geach, sister of Australian painter Portia Geach, with an initial endowment of AU£ ...
. In 2006 her portrait of Hugo Weaving was hung in the
Archibald Prize ''Salon des Refusés''. In
2018
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she was an
Archibald Prize
The Archibald Prize is an Australian portraiture art prize for painting, generally seen as the most prestigious portrait prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after the receipt of a bequest from J. F. Archibald, J. F. Archib ...
finalist for her portrait of
Peter and Susan O'Doherty, and their cat Coco.
[
Also in 2018, she was the subject of the portrait by another Archibald Prize finalist, Karyn Zamel. Finlay is also the subject of a portrait by Zamel which was a finalist in the 2016 Portia Geach Memorial Award.Marina Finlay portrait by Karyn Zamel]
Finalist, Archibald Prize 2018, Art Gallery of NSW.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1961 births
Archibald Prize Salon des Refusés
Archibald Prize finalists
Australian soap opera actresses
Living people
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