Rosalind Hammond, often credited as Ros or Roz, is an Australian actress and writer with an extensive career in theatre, film and television.

Career

Hammond's television appearances include the role of Claudia in the award-winning drama '' The Heights'', and ten seasons of ''

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'', on which she portrayed characters such as

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’s press secretary Dolly Norman, conservative blogger Vomitoria Catchment, royal watcher Gay March, Tamie Fraser, and ABC shop employee Dianne. She previously worked with Shaun Micallef in three series of ''

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''. Hammond played the role of librarian Christine Grimwood in three series of the ABC sitcom '' The Librarians''. She was a regular cast member on '' Thank God You're Here'', ''The Never Too Late Show'', ''Bootleg'', ''Small Tales and True'', ''Eric'', '' Full Frontal'', ''

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'', ''Snowy'' and '' Micro Nation''. Hammond has made guest appearances on the television series ''

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'', '' Please Like Me'', ''

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'', ''Carla Carmetti'', '' Driven Crazy'', '' Law of the Land'', '' MDA'', ''

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'', '' Mr & Mrs Murder'', '' Newstopia'', '' Offspring'', '' Outland'', ''

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'' and '' Welcher and Welcher'', and in the TV movie '' Curtin''. She also wrote for television programs, including ABC Kids series ''Little Lunch'', ABC's

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, SkitHOUSE, Eric Bana's sketch show ''Eric'', ''

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'', '' The Mick Molloy Show'' and ''Small Tales and True''. Hammond is a graduate of the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and has appeared in feature films '' Muriel's Wedding'', in which she played Cheryl, one of the bridesmaids, '' The Dish'', '' The Honourable Wally Norman'', and the short film '' Titsiana Booberini''. Her theatre credits include productions with the Melbourne and Sydney Theatre Companies with roles in ''

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'', '' The Female of the Species'', ''Happy Endings'', ''Kid Stakes'', ''Secret Bridesmaid's Business'' and '' Things We Do For Love''. Her one-woman show, ''Full Blown Rose'', had successful international tours to the Dublin Fringe Festival (where she was nominated for Best Female Performance) and the Glasgow Millers International Comedy Festival. At the 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, she received a Golden Gibbo nomination. At the 2013 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, she performed ''Gym and Tonic'', based on her "other career" as a personal trainer at an all-women's gym. The production then toured nationally.

References

External links

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Roz Hammond's website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hammond, Roz Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Australian film actresses Australian stage actresses Australian television actresses 20th-century Australian dramatists and playwrights Australian women dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Australian dramatists and playwrights 21st-century Australian women writers 20th-century Australian women writers Actresses from Perth, Western Australia