Carol Burns
| Carol Burns | |
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| Born |
1947 Brisbane, Australia |
Carol Burns (born 1947, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian actress. 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, Franky Doyle although only appearing in the first 20 episodes, her character attained cult status, comparable to the length of the series winning her a Logie Award for best lead actress. Carol stated in a 2011 interview she left the show as the pay was very low and the work load was increasing due to higher production of episodes. She also stated that it was her decision to be killed off as she did not want to be lured back. 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. Her Latest role is a stage production of Elizabeth: Almost by Chance a Woman by Italian playwright Dario Fo
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
- ↑ The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams – 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.
- 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.