Nadine Garner

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Nadine Lynette Garner (born 14 December 1970 in Knoxfield, Melbourne, Victoria) is a leading Australian actress.

Garner first came to public attention in 1985, as Tamara Henderson in the Australian TV series, The Henderson Kids, and then in her debut film The Still Point. She made her stage debut in 1987, in the title role of the Melbourne Theatre Company production of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg. Since then she has worked extensively in film, theatre and TV (both in Australia and the UK) and received awards and nominations for performances in each field. Also interested in writing, she wrote and performed in the stage work Birds Eye View in Sydney, 2002.

Garner has worked with most state theatre companies, in a wide variety of roles in works by Shakespeare, Moliére, Sheridan, Ibsen, Chekhov, Orton, Shaffer, Lawler and Elton, to name but a few.

Apart from The Henderson Kids - series I and II, other television appearances have included Blue Water High - series I, Prisoner, My Brother Tom miniseries, Neighbours, A Country Practice, The Flying Doctors, Shadows of the Heart miniseries, G. P., Twisted Tales, Good Guys Bad Guys, Raw FM, Tribe miniseries, Water Rats, The Love of Lionel's Life telemovie, Changi miniseries - Ep.5, Heroes' Mountain telemovie, The Young Lions, The Secret Life of Us, Stingers and Through My Eyes miniseries. She commences filming of the new police drama series City Homicide at the end of March.

Garner has appeared in the following films: The Still Point (1985), Bushfire Moon* (1987), Mull* (1989), Metalskin* (1994), Fresh Air (1999), The Book of Revelation (2006), Razzle Dazzle:a journey into dance (2007). (*Original Australian titles, which were changed for overseas release.)

In 2002-3 Garner played in a national tour of the musical Cabaret, and received enthusiastic reviews - as well as two theatre awards - for her performance as "Fraulein Kost/Fritzi".

[edit] Awards and Nominations

Awards and nominations to date:

• Television Society of Australia Penguin: Certificate of Special Recognition for Performance by an Actress in a Mini-series - The Henderson Kids (1985)
• TV Week Logie Award for Best Performance by a Juvenile - The Henderson Kids (1986)
• Television Society of Australia Penguin Award for Best Performance by a Juvenile - The Henderson Kids II (1987)
• AFI (Australian Film Institute) Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role - Mull (1989)
• AFI Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Metalskin (1995)
• FCCA (Film Critics Circle of Australia) Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Metalskin (1995)
• AFI Award Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a TV Drama - RAW FM (1997)
• Australian Dance Awards Nomination for Outstanding Performance in a Stage Musical - Cabaret (2003)
• MO Awards Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical - Cabaret (2003)
• Melbourne Green Room Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical - Cabaret (2003)
• Helpmann Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical - Cabaret (2003)

[edit] Trivia

By part-time study between engagements, Garner gained a Batchelor of Arts degree from Swinburne University, Melbourne.

Garner is married to a leading cinematographer, and they have a young son.

[edit] External Links

• Nadine Garner - IMDb entry