Georgie Parker

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Georgie Parker
Born	Georgina Parker (1964-12-16) 16 December 1964 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1988–present
Notable work(s)	A Country Practice All Saints Home and Away
Spouse(s)	Steve Worland (1999 – present)
Children	Holly Worland^[1]

Georgina "Georgie" Parker (born 16 December 1964) is a two-time Gold Logie award winning Australian television actress and has also appeared in film and theatre. She grew up in the suburb of St. Ives.^[1] She is best known for her acting roles as Theresa "Terri" Sullivan in All Saints and Ruth "Roo" Stewart in Home And Away.

Personal life

Parker attended St Ives North Public School^[2] in primary and attended the all-girls' Abbotsleigh School for Girls, in Sydney. She has been married since December 1999 to Steve Worland, the screenwriter of the Fox Searchlight feature film Bootmen (2000). Worland is also an action-adventure novelist and wrote Velocity (2012) and Combustion (2013). They have a daughter, Holly, born in September 2000.

Career

Parker arrived to stardom seemingly from no where after she was first seen on the Yahoo Serious' vehicle Young Einstein, before becoming a permanent fixture on Australian television through her role as nurse Lucy Gardiner in A Country Practice^[1] from 1989 to 1992. She also appeared as Despina, Memo's love interest, in the 90's sitcom, Acropolis Now and young firefighter "Mad Dog" Cartwright in the first season of Fire. From 1998 until 2005, Parker played Sister Teresa (Terri) Sullivan, a nurse and former nun, on the Australian medical drama series All Saints, for which she was awarded a number of Logies, including 'Most Popular Actress' in 2001. This saw her pick up the award for the fourth time, having already won 3 times from 1991–1993 for her role on A Country Practice. In the 2001 & 2002 Parker won the Gold Logie or 'Most Popular TV Personality' firmly cementing her place as an Australian television favourite.

In 2002, Parker took part in the Australian musical theatre production The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular, where she appeared as "Kate Conroy", the daughter of the Station owner, "John Conroy" – and the romantic interest of "Jim Ryan" (The Man).

In 2004 Parker starred in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of Scenes From A Separation, as journalist Nina Molyneux. After concluding her work on All Saints in 2005, Parker starred in the Ensemble Theatre's production of 'Chapter Two' as actress Jennie MacLaine.

In 2006, she joined the Nine Network to host the new TV show, Clever. She also appears on the ABC children's show Play School and starred in the telemovie 'Stepfather Of The Bride' for the same network. In 2006 she also headlined the Network Ten tele-movie The Society Murders. She was a semi-regular guest on the show The Glass House.

She was in The Wiggles DVD "Racing to the Rainbow".

Georgie Parker suffers from scoliosis and now is the representative of the National Scoliosis Foundation.

Georgie Parker starred in the drama Emerald Falls, which aired on the Network Ten. She also briefly hosted Animal Emergency for Channel Nine in 2008. She also acted as the New South Wales Premier in the telemovie Scorched for Channel Nine in 2008. Vince Colosimo was also in this telemovie, which was supported by the Australian Film Finance Corporation.

Parker also released a children's album in 2008.

In 2010, she appeared as Det. Senior Sergeant Susan Blake on the Australian drama City Homicide. She plays Miss Monica in David Williamson's Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica.^[1]

The Seven Network announced in August 2010 that Parker would play the returning character Ruth "Roo" Stewart in Home and Away. The character was previously portrayed by Justine Clarke.^[3]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	The 13th Floor	Maid
1988	Young Einstein	Country Girl Fan
2006	Irresistible	Jen
2010	Santa's Apprentice	Mrs. Poulmer	Voice in English version

Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	Reed Down Under	Cabbie	Television film
1988	Dadah Is Death	Corine Johnstone	Television film
1989	Rafferty's Rules		Episode - "Politburo"
1988–1992	A Country Practice	Barbara Gottlieb (1988) Sister Lucy 'Gardiner' Tyler (1989–1992)	266 episodes
1992	All Together Now	Brenda Beanley	Episode - "Love Me Tender"
1992	G.P.	Marcey Heywood	Episode - "Funny Business"
1992	Acropolis Now	Despina Hatzipapadopoulos	10 episodes
1994	Over the Hill	Sandy Spencer	Television series
1995	Fire	Firefighter Morgan 'Mad Dog' Cartwright	Season one; 13 episodes
1997	Reprisal	Janis	Television film
2003	The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular	Kate Conroy	Television film
1998–2005	All Saints	Terri Sullivan	307 episodes
2006	The Society Murders	Emma Connell	Television film
2006	Stepfather of the Bride	Catriona	Television film
2006–2008	Stupid, Stupid Man	Dr. McPherson (2006) Uta (2008)	2 episodes
2008	Emerald Falls	Joni Ferguson	Television film
2008	Scorched	Angela Boardman	Television film
2010	City Homicide	Susan Blake	2 episodes
2010–	Home and Away	Ruth 'Roo' Stewart

Awards

Parker has been nominated for Logie Awards several times, and has won many Logies, including two Gold Logies.

Awards for Georgie Parker include:

Won

1990: Logie Award for the Most Popular New Talent (for A Country Practice)
1991: Logie Award for the Most Popular Actress (for A Country Practice)
1992: Logie Award for the Most Popular Actress (for A Country Practice)
1993: Logie Award for the Most Popular Actress (for A Country Practice)
2001: Logie Award for the Most Popular Actress (for All Saints)
2001: Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
2002: Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

Nominated

1992: Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
1993: Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
1999: Most Popular Actress (for All Saints)
1999: Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
2000: Most Popular Actress (for All Saints)
2000: Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
2001: Most Outstanding Actress (for All Saints)
2002: Most Outstanding Actress (for All Saints)
2002: Most Popular Actress (for All Saints)
2003: Most Popular Actress (for All Saints)
2003: Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
2004: Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
2005: Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

She has been nominated for an Aria Award in 2009 for Best Children's Album for Here Comes The Sun.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Simons, Polly (2010-10-12). "Georgie Parker, The Logie-Winning actress has the last laugh". Northside (Courier Newspapers). p. 19. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
↑ St Ives North Public School Front Gate paving stones
↑ "Georgie Parker joins Home and Away". The Spy Report (Media Spy). 9 August 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.

External links

Georgie Parker at the Internet Movie Database
Georgie Parker at TV.com
Georgie Parker at the AuSoaps website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Lisa McCune for Blue Heelers	Gold Logie Award Most Popular Personality on Australian Television 2001 – 2002 for All Saints	Succeeded by Rove McManus for Rove Live

v t e Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television

1960s	Graham Kennedy (1960) Bob Dyer (1961) Lorrae Desmond and Tommy Hanlon, Jr. (1962) Michael Charlton (1963) Bobby Limb (1964) Jimmy Hannan (1965) Gordon Chater (1966) Graham Kennedy and Hazel Phillips (1967) Brian Henderson (1968) Graham Kennedy (1969)

1970s	Barry Crocker and Maggie Tabberer (1970) Gerard Kennedy and Maggie Tabberer (1971) Gerard Kennedy (1972) Tony Barber (1973) Graham Kennedy and Pat McDonald (1974) Ernie Sigley and Denise Drysdale (1975) Norman Gunston and Denise Drysdale (1976) Don Lane and Jeanne Little (1977) Graham Kennedy (1978) Bert Newton (1979)

1980s	Mike Walsh (1980) Bert Newton (1981) Bert Newton (1982) Daryl Somers (1983) Bert Newton (1984) Rowena Wallace (1985) Daryl Somers (1986) Ray Martin (1987) Kylie Minogue (1988) Daryl Somers (1989)

1990s	Craig McLachlan (1990) Steve Vizard (1991) Jana Wendt (1992) Ray Martin (1993) Ray Martin (1994) Ray Martin (1995) Ray Martin (1996) Lisa McCune (1997) Lisa McCune (1998) Lisa McCune (1999)

2000s	Lisa McCune (2000) Georgie Parker (2001) Georgie Parker (2002) Rove McManus (2003) Rove McManus (2004) Rove McManus (2005) John Wood (2006) Kate Ritchie (2007) Kate Ritchie (2008) Rebecca Gibney (2009)

2010s	Ray Meagher (2010) Karl Stefanovic (2011) Hamish Blake (2012) Asher Keddie (2013)

Logie Awards

v t e Logie Award for Most Popular Actress

1970s	Lorraine Bayly (1978) Lorraine Bayly (1979)

1980s	Paula Duncan (1980) Paula Duncan (1981) Val Lehman (1982) Rowena Wallace (1983) Rowena Wallace (1984) Anne Tenney (1985) Anne Tenney (1986) Kylie Minogue (1987) Kylie Minogue (1988) Annie Jones (1989)

1990s	Rachel Friend (1990) Georgie Parker (1991) Georgie Parker (1992) Georgie Parker (1993) Sonia Todd (1994) Lisa McCune (1995) Lisa McCune (1996) Lisa McCune (1997) Lisa McCune (1998) Lisa McCune (1999)

2000s	Lisa McCune (2000) Georgie Parker (2001) Libby Tanner (2002) Libby Tanner (2003) Lisa Chappell (2004) Bec Cartwright (2005) Kate Ritchie (2006) Kate Ritchie (2007) Kate Ritchie (2008) Rebecca Gibney (2009)

2010s	Rebecca Gibney (2010) Asher Keddie (2011) Asher Keddie (2012) Asher Keddie (2013)

Logie Awards

v t e Hosts of the Logie Awards

Hugh O'Brien (1960) Gerald Lyons (1962) Gerald Lyons (1965) Bert Newton (1967–1980) Michael Parkinson (1981) Bert Newton (1982) Mike Willesee (1983) Bert Newton (1984) Greg Evans (1985) Mike Willesee (1986) Don Lane (1987) Daryl Somers (1988) Bert Newton (1989) Mark Mitchell (1990) Daryl Somers (1991) Steve Vizard (1992) Bert Newton (1993) Ray Martin (1994) Andrew Daddo and Noni Hazlehurst (1995) Daryl Somers (1996–1998) Andrew Denton (1999–2000) Shaun Micallef (2001) Wendy Harmer (2002) Eddie McGuire (2003–2004) Eddie McGuire, Rove McManus and Andrew O'Keefe (2005) Bert Newton, Ray Martin, Daryl Somers, Lisa McCune and Georgie Parker (2006) Adam Hills, Dave Hughes and Fifi Box (2007) Various hosts (2008) Gretel Killeen (2009) Bert Newton (2010) Shane Bourne (2011)

Logie Awards

Persondata
Name	Parker, Georgie
Alternative names
Short description	Australian actor
Date of birth	16 December 1964
Place of birth	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death
Place of death

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