Noni Hazlehurst
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| Born | Leonie Elva Hazlehurst August 17, 1953 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Noni Hazlehurst AM (born Leonie Elva Hazlehurst in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on 17 August 1953) is an Australian actress. She won the Best Support Actress in a Single Series in the Logie Awards of 1985. Hazlehurst completed a Bachelor of Arts in 1973 at Flinders University in Adelaide. She has studied ballet, singing, piano, speech and drama. In the 1980s and 1990s, much of Noni's work had concentrated on children's television. She was married to actor John Jarratt, but has since divorced him.
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[edit] Television work
Noni Hazlehurst began as an actress in television serials produced by Crawford Productions. She initially played the ongoing role of Sharon Lewis in The Box in 1975 before joining the original cast of The Sullivans as Lil Duggan in late 1976.
She was a Play School presenter from 1978 to 2001, and has been an Ambassador for Children's Week since 1991. She has also worked extensively to provide fun and education for children. Noni has recorded several albums and spoken work cassettes and is a respected performer, presenter, writer and director whose work extends across all media, theatre, film, radio and television.
In the 1990s she also hosted the Seven Networks Better Homes and Gardens, a lifestyle show which is affiliated with a monthly magazine of the same name. In December 2004, she left the show to make three films, including Little Fish with Sam Neill and Hugo Weaving.
In 2006, she starred in ABC's telemovie Stepfather of the Bride. From 2007, she plays Detective Superintendent Bernice Waverley on Channel Seven crime drama City Homicide.
[edit] Film work
Hazlehurst has had starring roles in Australian films since the 1980s (including roles in Fatty Finn, Monkey Grip, Australian Dream and Clowning Around). She starred in Little Fish in 2005, Candy in 2006, and Bitter & Twisted, which comes out in 2007.
[edit] Theatre
- December 2006 - in Woman in Mind by Alan Ayckbourn[1]
[edit] Awards and Nominations
[edit] Australian Film Institute Awards
- 2006: Nominated - Best Supporting Actress (for Candy)
- 2005: Won - Best Supporting Actress (for Little Fish)
- 2000: Won - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Telefeature or Mini-Series (for Waiting at the Royal)
- 1985: Won - Best Actress in a Lead Role (for Fran)
- 1982: Won - Best Actress in a Lead Role (for Monkey Grip)
- 1981: Nominated - Best Actress in a Lead Role (for Fatty Finn)
[edit] National Honours
- 1996, Member of the Order of Australia for her services to children and the performing arts.[2]
[edit] Cultural References
In 1994 a painting of Hazlehurst by artist Rosemary Valadon titled Noni Hazlehurst - Summer '94 Waiting Again was a finalist in the Archibald Prize.
[edit] References
- ^ Sydney Morning herald: 'Woman in Mind' review, October 16, 2006
- ^ New, events and notices. Flinders University. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
