Anne Tenney (born 1954) is an Australian film, television and theatre actress, perhaps best known for her roles as Melissa "Molly" Jones in the television drama ''
A Country Practice'', Liz Taylor in ''
Always Greener'', and as Sal Kerrigan opposite
Michael Caton
Michael Caton (born 21 July 1943) is an Australian actor, comedian and television host, best known for playing Uncle Harry in the Australian television series '' The Sullivans'', Darryl Kerrigan in 1997's low-budget hit film '' The Castle'', an ...
in the major hit film ''
The Castle''.
Tenney started her career in guest roles in several Australian drama series, before joining the cast of ''A Country Practice'' in 1981. She left the show in 1985.
She was then to have roles in ''
Police Rescue
''Police Rescue'' is an Australian television series which originally aired on ABC TV (Australian TV channel), ABC TV between 1989 and 1996. It was produced by Australian Broadcasting Corporation, ABC and Southern Star Entertainment, Southern ...
'', ''
Brides of Christ'', ''
E Street'', ''
Water Rats'', ''
Always Greener'', ''
All Saints'', ''
headLand
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'' and ''
Packed to the Rafters
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,''
On 16 September 2024, Tenney was named as part of the cast for Paramount+ series ''Playing Gracie Darling.''
Filmography
Films
Television
Television guest appearances (as herself)
Awards
In 1985, Tenney won the 'Most Popular Lead Actress' award at the
Logies for her role as Melissa 'Molly Jones' in ''A Country Practice''. Tenney went on to win 'NSW Most Popular Female' and 'Most Popular Australian Actress' in 1986 for the same role.
Personal life
Tenney grew up in Sydney, Australia, graduating from the
National Institute of Dramatic Art
The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, it offers bachelor's, master's and vocational degrees in subjects including acting ...
in 1979. She is married to actor
Shane Withington, who played her on screen husband Brenden Jones on ''A Country Practice''.
References
External links
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1954 births
Australian television actresses
Australian film actresses
Living people
Logie Award winners
Actresses from Sydney
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