Penne Hackforth-Jones
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Penne Hackforth-Jones (5 August 1949 – 17 May 2013)[1] was an American-born Australian actress and biographer.[2][3][4][5]
Early life
Penelope Beatrix Hackforth-Jones[1] was born in August 1949 in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Paul and Susan Felicity (née Gullett) Hackforth-Jones[6] and was a granddaughter of Sir Henry Gullett and niece of Jo Gullett, both Australian politicians.[2] 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[7] she attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney until graduating in 1968.[8]
Career
In 1969, Hackforth-Jones made her first credited on-screen appearance in the Australian television series Riptide.[9] She later appeared in such Australian television series as Bellbird, Butterfly Island, Homicide, Matlock Police, Division 4, Cop Shop, Tandarra, Cash and Company, Young Ramsay, Punishment, Bellamy, A Country Practice, Mother and Son, Tanamera – Lion of Singapore, Murder Call, All Saints, Chandon Pictures, :30 Seconds and The Doctor Blake Mysteries.[4] She also appeared in Episode 169 of Australian sitcom Hey Dad..!.
Her feature film roles included Dr. Sort in
Writing
Hackforth-Jones was the author of a biography of her great-grandmother, novelist Barbara Baynton, titled Barbara Baynton – Between Two Worlds.[3]
Awards
In 1976 Hackforth-Jones won a
Death
Penne Hackforth-Jones died of lung cancer on 17 May 2013, aged 63, in Melbourne.[1][9] 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
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Alvin Purple | Liz Sort | Feature film |
| 1973 | Libido | Nun (segment "The Priest") | Feature film |
| 1973 | The Wicked City | TV movie | |
| 1974 | Alvin Rides Again | Woman Cricketer | Feature film |
| 1974 | The Wanderer | Film short | |
| 1975 | Down the Wind | Sara | Feature film |
| 1977 | Image of Death | Maureen | TV movie |
| 1977 | End of Summer | Teleplay | |
| 1978 | A Woman in the House | TV movie | |
| 1979 | The Journalist | Gillie Griffiths | Feature film |
| 1982 | Running On Empty | Dave | Feature film |
| 1982 | Happy Endings (aka Last Breakfast In Paradise) | Film short | |
| 1983 | Hardy Wilson - A Living Memory | Narrator | Film documentary |
| 1984 | The Old Curiosity Shop | Voice | Animated TV movie |
| 1985 | Don't Call Me Girlie | Narrator | Film documentary |
| 1985 | Time's Raging | Jane | TV movie |
| 1986 | That's Democracy | Narrator | Film documentary |
| 1988 | After Marcuse | Gillian | TV movie |
| 1989 | Kokoda Crescent | Carol | Feature film |
| 1990 | More Winners: Boy Soldiers | Elizabeth Barnes | TV movie |
| 1991 | People First | Film documentary | |
| 1993 | The Door | Mother | Film short |
| 1993 | For Whose Sake? | Film short | |
| 1993 | Butterfly Island | Mary Travers | TV movie |
| 1993 | Irresistible Force | Lieutenant Governor | TV movie (US) |
| 1994 | Muriel's Wedding | Bridal Manageress | Feature film |
| 1997 | Diana & Me | Pollock | Feature film |
| 1997 | Paradise Road | Mrs. Pike | Feature film |
| 1998 | Kissing Katie Sandstrom | Film short | |
| 2000 | Black and White | Mrs. Aston | Feature film |
| 2002 | Heroes' Mountain | Annette Diver | TV movie |
| 2003 | Why We Ponder | Mother | Film short |
| 2005 | Barely Visible | Film short | |
| 2006 | Reasons Beyond Me | Jone | Film short |
| 2008 | Bitter & Twisted | Jackie Samvini | Feature film |
| 2009 | Mao's Last Dancer | Cynthia Dodds | Feature film |
| 2010 | The Tree | Mrs Johnson | Feature film |
| 2010 | Purple Flowers | Grandmother | Film short |
| 2013 | We've All Been There | Joan | Film short |
Television
| Title | Year | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Contrabandits | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1969 | Riptide | Sally Tennant / Dancer | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1971-74 | Division 4 | Jo / Gwen / Sue Weston | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1971-74 | Matlock Police | Kath Murphy / Amy Fielding / Holly Evans / Anne / Sue Mathews / Christine Miller | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1972-74 | Homicide | Senior Constable Jill Cregan / Sharon Smith / Anne Kelly / Vicky Hill | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1971 | Man from Property | TV pilot | |
| 1972 | The Cousin from Fiji | TV series | |
| 1972 | Number 96 | Noelene Sutcliffe | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1972-74 | Bellbird | Ginny Campbell | TV series, 349 episodes |
| 1972 | A Time for Love | TV series, 1 episode: "Next Time Will Be Better" | |
| 1973 | Behind the Legend | Helena Rubinstein | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1973 | Inside Alvin Purple | Herself | TV special |
| 1973 | Ryan | Jana / Helen | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1974 | Three Men of the City | Jeannie Martin | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1975 | Cash and Company | Jessica Johnson | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 1976 | The Emigrants | June Parker | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1976 | Tandarra | Jessica Johnson | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 1977 | Young Ramsay | Emma Carroll | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1978-81 | Cop Shop | Sgt. Joan Dawson / Ann Connors / Jackie Warren / Jennifer Treloar | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 1979 | Tickled Pink | Marilyn | TV series, 1 episode: "One Day Miller" |
| 1979 | Skyways | Lady Pamela Griff | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979 | The Young Doctors | Lois Norton | TV series |
| 1979 | Patrol Boat | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Inez | TV series, 1 episode: "The Fizz" |
| 1981 | Holiday Island | Dellie Kramer | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1981 | Punishment | Heather Rogers | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1981 | The Sullivans | TV series | |
| 1983; 1993 | A Country Practice | Pam Foley / Martha Lynch / Cassandra James | TV series, 19 episodes |
| 1984 | Earthwatch | Herself | TV series, 1 episode: "Natives On Trial" |
| 1985-87 | Butterfly Island | Mary Travers / Mary | TV series, 30 episodes |
| 1986 | Mother and Son | Community Medical Officer Joan | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1987; 1989 | Rafferty's Rules | Sinclair / Danielle | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1989; 1994 | G.P. | Adele de Beer / Mrs. Barton | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Bodysurfer
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Angela Lang | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1989 | Tanamera - Lion of Singapore
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Mama Jack | TV miniseries, 7 episodes |
| 1989 | Dolphin Cove | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1990 | Embassy | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1991 | Hey Dad..! | Kate Eastwood | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Hampton Court | Mrs. Barrett | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Golden Fiddles | Mrs. Craig | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Boney | Eve | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | English at Work | Herself | TV series |
| 1997 | Murder Call | Ena Booth | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | The Movie Show | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | Monday to Friday | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | The Adventures of Sam | The Dragon Empress (Voice) | Animated TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999-2003 | All Saints | Dr. Nicola Hartley / Elise Fletcher | TV series, 11 episodes |
| 2003 | Grass Roots | Lani Leonard | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2006 | Headland
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Judge Hildegarde Rosedale | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2007 | Chandon Pictures | Helen | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2009 | :30 Seconds | Pat Evans | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Reverend Mother | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012 | Conspiracy 365 | Sister Jerome | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2013 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Nell Clasby | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Paper Giants: Magazine Wars | Camilla Parker-Bowles (voice recording) | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
References
- ^ a b c "Penelope Beatrix (Penne) Hackforth-Jones". The Age. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ Sunday Herald. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 21 August 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
- ^ The Age, 4 November 2007
- ^ IMDb
- ^ "Vale Hackforth-Jones, mainstay of film and TV" Archived 3 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Canberra Times
- ^ "Susan Felicity (Gullett) Hackforth-Jones". The Age. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ "Profiles of St Catherine's Old Girls". St Catherine's School. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-7022-2. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
- ^ a b Penne Hackforth-Jones dies at 64 (sic), The Australian, 20 May 2013
- ^ "Penne Hackforth-Jones was a familiar face on Australian TV (video) (Australian actress Penne Hackforth-Jones dies aged 64)". ABC News. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Penne Hackforth-Jones: an actress who needs more than just bright lights". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 26 November 1980. p. 204 Supplement: FREE Your TV magazine. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "Awards for Penne Hackforth-Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
External links
- Penne Hackforth-Jones at IMDb
- Penne Hackforth-Jones in film clips at Australian Screen: Alvin Purple Last Breakfast in Paradise Chandon Pictures
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