Leverne McDonnell

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Leverne McDonnell
Born
Leverne Ann McDonnell

(1963-06-27)27 June 1963
Australia
Died15 March 2013(2013-03-15) (aged 49)
NationalityAustralian
OccupationActress

Leverne Ann McDonnell (27 June 1963 – 15 March 2013) was an Australian actress.

Biography

McDonnell spent three years as a member of "Energy Connection", a youth dance theatre company in

Adelaide, South Australia, until she was admitted to the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney. She graduated from NIDA in 1985.[1]

In 1992, McDonnell played the role of Kelly in the 1992 ABC police drama series

Horace & Tina and The Saddle Club; and the mini-series The Dirtwater Dynasty, Come In Spinner and Simone de Beauvoir's Babies. Her film appearances included roles in Oscar and Lucinda (1997) and The Interview (1998).[3]

In 2008, McDonnell played the leading role of Detective Inspector Gina Sturrock in the feature film Four of a Kind, a film which she was also the Associate Producer on.[4]

McDonnell died on 15 March 2013, aged 49, after a year-long battle with cancer.[3]

A documentary about her life and death, called All In Her Stride, was completed in 2014, with McDonnell as a co-producer.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Chances: cast and characters". Australian Television Information Archive. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  2. ^ "1992 Winners & Nominees". Past Winners 1990–1999. AACTA. 1992. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  3. ^ a b Knox, David, Vale: Leverne McDonnell, TV Tonight, 25 March 2013.
  4. ^ Pomeranz, Margaret (17 June 2009). "Four of a Kind". At the Movies. ABC1. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  5. ^ "All In Her Stride (2014)". The Screen Guide. Screen Australia. Retrieved 15 July 2020.

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