Jeanie Drynan

Jeanie Drynan
Occupation Actress
Spouse Antony Bowman[1]

Jeanie Dryan is an Australian film and television actress well known for her roles in the Australian television series Class of '74 and in the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding.

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Early life

Drynan studied acting at Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama in Scotland, UK.

Career

Ms Drynan has twice been nominated for Australian Film Institute Awards; Best Supporting actress in 1994 for her role in Muriel's Wedding and in 1999 for the Best Actress Award for her role in Soft Fruit.[2][3]

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1966 They're a Weird Mob
1968 Riptide Television series
1969 2000 Weeks
1969 Pastures of the Blue Crane Rhyll Mereweather mini-series
1976 Class of '74 Mary Dunstan Television series
1976 Don's Party Kath Henderson
1977 The Picture Show Man
1977 Money Movers
1978 Chopper Squad Television series
1979 Prisoner Angela Jeffries Television series
1985 Winners – Quest Beyond Time Television series
1989 Cappuccino Actor and Associate producer[4]
1994 Muriel's Wedding Betty Heslop
1999 Paperback Hero
1999 Soft Fruit[5] Patsy Haft
2010 Bedroom Farce[6] Delia Theatre
2010 Rake Television series - guest role
2012 Biddies Theatre

References

  1. ^ "Bio". Rossgraysonbell.com. http://www.rossgraysonbell.com/index.php?id=38. Retrieved 2011-11-25. 
  2. ^ "1994 AFI Awards". Australian Television. 1998-10-30. http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/afi1994.html. Retrieved 2011-11-25. 
  3. ^ "smh.com.au - The Sydney Morning Herald". Newsstore.fairfax.com.au. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=jeanie+drynan&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=100&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=news991112_0375_5391. Retrieved 2011-11-25. 
  4. ^ "Jeanie Drynan Biography ((?)-)". Filmreference.com. http://www.filmreference.com/film/53/Jeanie-Drynan.html. Retrieved 2011-11-25. 
  5. ^ "Urban Cinefile DRYNAN, JEANIE; SOFT FRUIT". Urbancinefile.com.au. 1999-06-23. http://www.urbancinefile.com.au/home/view.asp?a=2919&Section=Interviews. Retrieved 2011-11-25. 
  6. ^ "Bedroom Farce - theatre interview from". The Blurb. 2010-06-27. http://www.theblurb.com.au/Issue114/BedroomFarce_TH.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-25.