Leonie Elva "Noni" Hazlehurst , (born 17 August 1953) is an
Australian
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actress
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,
director
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,
writer
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,
presenter
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and
broadcaster who has appeared on
television
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and
radio
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, in dramas,
mini-series and
made for television films, as well also on stage and in feature films since the early 1970s. Hazlehurst has been honoured with numerous awards including
Australian Film Institute Award
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s,
ARIA Awards and
Logies, including being inducted into the
Hall of Fame in 2016.
Early life
Hazlehurst was born in
Melbourne
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. After attending
St Leonard's College in
Brighton East, Victoria
Brighton East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Bayside and Glen Eira local government areas. Brighton East recorded a population of 16,75 ...
, Hazlehurst studied Drama at
Flinders University in
South Australia
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from 1971 to 1973, where she resided at
Flinders University Hall
Flinders University is a public research university based in Adelaide, South Australia, with a footprint extending across 11 locations in South Australia and the Northern Territory. Founded in 1966, it was named in honour of British navigator ...
and graduated with a
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four year ...
degree in 1974. She has studied
ballet
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,
singing
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,
piano
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,
speech and
drama
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. In the 1980s and 1990s, much of her work concentrated on children's television.
Her parents were both
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, and migrated to Australia in 1951.
Television work
Along with roles at the
ABC, her first television work was in guest lead roles in television serials produced by
Crawford Productions
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. She played the regular role of Sharon Lewis in ''
The Box'' in 1975 before joining the original cast of ''
The Sullivans
''The Sullivans'' is an Australian period drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 15 November 1976 until 10 March 1983. The series tells the story of a fictional average middle-cla ...
'' as Lil Duggan in late 1976. She was a ''
Play School'' presenter from 1978 to 2001, and has been a National Ambassador or Patron for many children's events and charities, including Children's Week (1991-2007)
and Barnardos. She has worked extensively for children. Hazlehurst has recorded several
music
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and
spoken word
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album
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s, including the children's music album ''Shout and Whisper'' (1988).
Hazlehurst appeared in the
miniseries ''
Nancy Wake
Nancy Grace Augusta Wake, (30 August 1912 – 7 August 2011), also known as Madame Fiocca and Nancy Fiocca, was a nurse and journalist who joined the French Resistance and later the Special Operations Executive (SOE) during World War II, and ...
'' (played the title role), as well as such films and miniseries as ''
The Shiralee'', ''
Ride on Stranger
''Ride on Stranger'' is a 1979 Australian mini series about a woman in the 1930s, based on the novel of the same name by Australian author Kylie Tennant.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995'', Oxford University Press, 1 ...
'', and ''
Waterfront'' in the 1980s.
From 1995 to 2005, she hosted the
Seven Network
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s ''
Better Homes and Gardens'', a lifestyle show which is affiliated with the monthly
magazine of the same name.
In 2006, she starred in
ABC's telemovie ''Stepfather of the Bride''. From 2007 to 2011, she played Detective Superintendent
Bernice Waverley on Channel Seven crime drama ''
City Homicide''. In 2010, she was a guest on
The 7pm Project on
Network Ten. In July 2011, as part of a rapidly growing
internet meme, she read the book ''
Go the Fuck to Sleep'' to camera in the style she formerly used on ''Play School''. She immediately offered to record a reading of the book after being sent a copy by the publisher.,
Beginning in 2013, she appeared as Elizabeth Bligh in the 1950s-set Australian melodrama ''
A Place to Call Home'' on the
Seven Network
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, playing the wealthy matriarch of the family. The show was renewed for a second series which premiered in 2014, following the second series the show was briefly canceled yet the show was unexpectedly commissioned for a third series which came in 2015. The show then went into production for a fourth series which aired in 2016 and a fifth season airing in 2017 with the final sixth season airing in 2018. She played "Ambrose" in ABC TV's ''The Letdown'', and as Pamela in a new series ''The End'' (2019).
Film work
Hazlehurst has had starring roles in Australian films since the 1980s, including roles in ''
Fatty Finn
''Fatty Finn'' was a popular long-run Australian comic strip series, created in 1923 by Syd Nicholls. It ran in syndication until the creator's death in 1977.
History
In 1923 Syd Nicholls, a senior artist at Sydney's ''Evening News'', was asked ...
'', ''
Fran'' and ''
Australian Dream
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''. Her most prominent role during this decade was as the lead, Nora, in ''
Monkey Grip'' (1982), based on
Helen Garner's
novel of the same name. The film, concerning the relationship between a single mother and a heroin addict, was a modest box office success in Australia and received generally favourable reviews from critics. She later starred in ''
Little Fish'' in 2005, ''
Candy'' in 2006, and ''
Bitter & Twisted'' in 2008. Recent film roles include ''
The Mule'', ''
Truth
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'', ''
The Broken Shore'' and ''
Ladies in Black''.
Radio work
Hazlehurst is a regular freelance presenter on
774 ABC Melbourne
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.
Theatre
Credits include ''
The Man from Mukinupin'', ''On Our Selection'', ''Traitors'', ''Hamlet'', ''No Names, No Packdrill'', ''Cut and Thrust'', ''Frankie & Johnny in the Claire De Lune'', for the STC: ''Navigating'' (Dir: Marin Potts) ''The Breath of Life'', ''Woman in Mind'', for the MTC: ''Grace'', (Dir: Marion Potts), ''Madagascar'', (Dir:
Sam Strong) and ''The Heretic'', (Dir:
Matt Scholten
Matt Scholten is an Australian theatre and film director, producer, writer and teacher. He is the Artistic Director & Creative Producer of independent theatre company If Theatre which was established in 2006.
Career
Scholten studied Drama and ...
). In 2014 she appeared in a critically acclaimed production of ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' (Dir: Declan Eames) for the Kin Collective at 45 Downstairs. In 2015 and 2016 Noni performed in a one-woman play, ''Mother'', (Dir: Matt Scholten), written for her by
Daniel Keene, on a national tour produced by If Theatre & Regional Arts Victoria. ''Mother'' received two
Helpmann Awards nominations for Best Performance by a Female Actor in a Play and Best Regional Touring Production for If Theatre. ''Mother'' was performed at
Belvoir Street Theatre
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The theatre contains a 330-seat Upstairs Theatre and a 80-seat ...
in early 2018 and was presented at the
Queensland Performing Arts Centre in August 2018. Hazlehurst won the 2018 Matilda Award for Best Female Actor in a Leading Role for ''Mother''.
Filmography
Television
Television film
Short film
Film
Awards and nominations
Other awards
Hazlehurst has also been an ambassador for
Barnardo's
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Mother of the Year, and was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters by her alma mater
Flinders University in 2007.
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Cultural references
In 1994 a painting of Hazlehurst by artist Rosemary Valadon titled ''Noni Hazlehurst – Summer '94 Waiting Again'' was a finalist in the 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, the editor ...
.
Personal life
Hazlehurst married director Kevin Dobson, and she subsequently married John Jarratt
John Jarratt is an Australian television film actor, producer and director and TV presenter who rose to fame through his work in the Australian New Wave. He has appeared in a number of film roles including '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' (1975), ' ...
in circa 1987. She and Jarratt have two sons. After separating from Jarratt in August 1999, she dated cameraman Ian Marden.
Her son, William, is the former vocalist for Melbourne death pop band Storm The Sky.[http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/television/noni-hazlehursts-son-charlie-jarratt-in-fracas-on-twitter/news-story/9b3345cc9966a59a74c55376ab5bedd6?sv=f1c6cb2be0868bf323c8a79758ba8217 ]
References
External links
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1953 births
Actresses from Melbourne
Australian women singers
Australian film actresses
Australian people of English descent
Australian television actresses
Best Actress AACTA Award winners
Best Supporting Actress AACTA Award winners
Australian children's television presenters
Flinders University alumni
Living people
Logie Award winners
Members of the Order of Australia
Australian women television presenters