Doris Younane

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Doris Younane
Born (1963-02-25) 25 February 1963 (age 61)
Actress
Years active1988–present

Doris Younane /jˈnn/ (born 25 February 1963) is an Australian stage and screen actress notable for her role in McLeod's Daughters where she played Moira Doyle. She is of Lebanese descent.[1]

Career

Her roles include Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Yola Fatoush in Heartbreak High. Younane acted in McLeod's Daughters. In the early seasons, she was a recurring cast member and in later seasons she became a regular cast member. Younane also performed some of the songs heard during the series.

In 2018 Doris was announced as part of the cast for channel 10 series Five Bedrooms, a comedy drama set in a shared house. Younane appeared in all four seasons of the show.[2] [3] [4] Doris also received her first ever award nomination for her role in Five Bedrooms as Heather during the 2022 AACTA award nominations.[5]

In 2019 Younane was announced as part of the cast of ABC drama Frayed. Younane appeared in both series of the show.[6]

In 2023 Younane appeared in The Clearing.[7]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Evil Angels Uncredited Feature film
1989 Mortgage Tina Dodd Feature film
1990 Death in Brunswick Carmel Feature film
1993 The Heartbreak Kid Evdokia Feature film
1994 Resistance Rosa Feature film
1998 13 Gantry Row Penny TV movie
2003 BlackJack: Murder Archive Christine Ormond TV movie
2004 BlackJack: Sweet Science Christine Vallas TV movie
2005 BlackJack: In the Money Christine Vallas TV movie
2005 BlackJack: Ace Point Game Christine Vallas TV movie
2009 The Combination Mary Feature film
2019 Measure for Measure Karima Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1988 Embassy Kaliani 1 episode
1992–93
All Together Now
Sue Jacobs 2 episodes
1993 Phoenix Roz Horton 1 episode
1994 Secrets Kylie 1 episode
1994 Ocean Girl Celia 1 episode
1994–95 Heartbreak High Yola Fatoush 52 episodes
1995 Us and Them Bernie 13 episodes
1996 G.P. Caroline Deacon 1 episode
1997 Murder Call Michelle Balzan 1 episode
1998 Wildside Zelda O'Sullivan 1 episode
1999 Stingers Lizzie Harper 2 episodes
1999 SeaChange Elena Connors 2 episodes
1999 Chuck Finn Natasha 1 episode
2000 Halifax f.p. Emma Ford 1 episode
2001 Water Rats Pam Elliot 1 episode
2005 All Saints Carlene Ponder 1 episode
2002–03; 2005–09 McLeod's Daughters Moira Doyle 94 episodes
2009 False Witness Jenny Basheer
2010 Rake Prosecution QC Ms Habib 1 episode
2012 Scratch Allergist Short
2014 Fat Tony & Co. Voula Papadopoulos 2 episodes
2014 Janet King Magistrate Brenner 1 episode
2014 Party Tricks Paula Doumani 6 episodes
2016 Wolf Michelle Short
2016 Soul Mates [8] Hatshepsut 4 episodes
2016–17 The Wrong Girl [9] Sasha 17 episodes
2018 Harrow Sue Latchford 1 episode
2019 Secret City Jane 1 episode
2019–2023 Five Bedrooms Heather 32 episodes
2019–2021 Frayed Bev 12 episodes
2023 The Clearing Christine 8 episodes

References

  1. ^ Doris Younane Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. The Advertiser. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  2. ^ Knox, David (30 May 2022). "Renewed: Five Bedrooms | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ Knox, David (14 October 2019). "Five Bedrooms cast: "We haven't lost the love!" | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Cameras roll on Five Bedrooms drama | TV Tonight". 21 January 2019.
  5. ^ ""Thank you for seeing me and appreciating what I'm doing." | TV Tonight". November 2022.
  6. ^ Knox, David (1 September 2021). "Returning: Frayed | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  7. ^ Knox, David (24 May 2023). "The Clearing | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Returning: Soul Mates | TV Tonight". 13 July 2016.
  9. ^ "Airdate: The Wrong Girl | TV Tonight". 5 September 2016.

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