Penne Hackforth-Jones (5 August 194917 May 2013) was an American-born Australian actress and biographer.

Early life

Penelope Beatrix Hackforth-Jones was born in August 1949 in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Paul and Susan Felicity (née Gullett) Hackforth-Jones and was a granddaughter of Sir Henry Gullett and niece of Jo Gullett, both Australian politicians. She lived with her family in England before relocating to Australia in 1964. After completing her secondary education at St Catherine's School, Toorak in 1966 she attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney until graduating in 1968.

Career

In 1969, Hackforth-Jones made her first credited on-screen appearance in the Australian television series '' Riptide''. She later appeared in such Australian television series as '' Bellbird'', '' Butterfly Island'', ''

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'', '' Matlock Police'', '' Division 4'', '' Cop Shop'', '' Tandarra'', '' Cash and Company'', '' Young Ramsay'', ''

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'', '' Bellamy'', '' A Country Practice'', '' Mother and Son'', '' Tanamera – Lion of Singapore'', '' Murder Call'', '' All Saints'', '' Chandon Pictures'', '' :30 Seconds'' and '' The Doctor Blake Mysteries''. She also appeared in Episode 169 of Australian sitcom '' Hey Dad..!''. Her feature film roles included Dr. Sort in '' Alvin Purple'' (1973), the bridal shop manager in '' Muriel's Wedding'' (1994), Mrs Pike in '' Paradise Road'' (1997), Cynthia Dodds in '' Mao's Last Dancer'' (2009), and Mrs Johnson in '' The Tree'' (2010). She was featured in a long-running television advertisement series for Kellogg's Sultana Bran in the 1980s/90s.

Writing

Hackforth-Jones was the author of a biography of her great-grandmother, novelist Barbara Baynton, titled ''Barbara Baynton – Between Two Worlds''."Bringing to life dark tales from literary lady of the bush"
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Death

Penne Hackforth-Jones died of lung cancer on 17 May 2013, aged 63, in

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/ref> She never married, and was survived by her three sisters. The ''Daily Telegraph'' featured an article on Hackforth-Jones in its history section on 21 May.

Filmography

Film

Television

Television (as self)

Theatre

https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/239029

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* *Penne Hackforth-Jones in film clips at Australian Screen
''Alvin Purple''''Last Breakfast in Paradise''''Chandon Pictures''
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