Anne Phelan

Anne Phelan

actress

Anne Phelan was born on Aug 02, 1944 in Australia. Anne Phelan's big-screen debut came with The Devil's Playground directed by Fred Schepisi in 1976. Anne Phelan is known for Worst Year of My Life, Again! directed by Pino Amenta, Ned Napier stars as Alex King and Tiarnie Coupland as Maddy Kent. Anne Phelan has got 2 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Anne Phelan achieved is Australian Film Institute. The upcoming new movie Anne Phelan plays is Ride Like a Girl which will be released on Mar 13, 2020.

Anne Phelan, or Annie to her friends, started acting in amateur theatre productions and also worked as a singer before turning to full-time acting. One of Australia's best loved character actresses, Anne has combined her acting career with tireless work for many AIDS-related charities, such as Positive Women and Oz Showbiz Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. In February 2000, Anne was on the organizing committee of the 21st anniversary reunion party for the highly popular TV series Prisoner (1979), in which she played top dog Myra Desmond, which saw the cast gathering at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne to entertain fans who had flown in for the event from around the world and raise money for AIDS charities.Anne would continue acting until 2015 where she had a recurring role on Winners & Losers (2011), after that Anne slipped into quiet semi-retirement, taking up work as a voice over artist.Anne passed away October 27 aged 75.

  • Birthday

    Aug 02, 1944
  • Place of Birth

    Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Known For

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Australian Film Institute
2000
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama Series
Winner - AFI Award
Something in the Air (2000)
1988
Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini Series
Winner - AFI Award
Poor Man's Orange (1987)

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