Carol Burns

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Carol Burns (born 1947) is an Australian actor. She has worked in film, television and theatre in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Career highlights

Born and bred in Brisbane, Carol attended Milton State Primary School where her initiation into the world of theatre began with elocution classes in 1958.Carol first shot to fame in her award winning performance in the now cult TV program, Prisoner, in which she played tough lesbian bikie, Frankie Doyle. A highly experienced and versatile theatre actress, Burns has also appeared in films including The Mango Tree, Bad Blood, Starstruck, and Strikebound.

Carol Burns had acted exclusively in the theatre for ten years before acting in film or on television. As a founding member of the Queensland Theatre Company, based in Brisbane, she has been a major contributor to its success. In 2005, Carol performed in the Queensland Theatre Company's sell-out season of Edward Albee's production of The Goat or Who is Sylvia?. As part of the 2007 season, she appeared in The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.^[1] She has also performed for La Boite Theatre.

Awards and nominations

• Logie Awards – Best Lead Actress in a Series – Prisoner (1979) – won
• Australian Film Institute – Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama Series – Blue Heelers (1994) – episode – "Deadly Fascination" – nominated
• Australian Film Institute – Best Actress in a Lead Role – Strikebound (1984) -nominated
• Australian Film Institute – Best Actress in a Supporting Role – The Mango Tree (1977) – nominated
• Queensland Actors Equity Award – Best Established Artist – (2006) – won

References

1. ^ The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams – Queensland Theatre Company

Articles and Interviews

• Redman, Bruce; Kelly Higgins-Devine (2 May 2005). Carol Burns: a conversation. Brisbane: ABC Queensland Radio. 
• Williams, Tennessee (July 2007). The Glass Menagerie. Brisbane: Queensland Theatre Company. 

External links

• Carol Burns at the Internet Movie Database
• Queensland Theatre Company – The Glass Menagerie
• View diary of Maria Steley written in 1863–1864 and narrated by Carol Burns. This virtual book is held at the State Library of Queensland, reference code OM71-14.