Christine Amor
Australian actress
Christine Amor
Born Christine Debra Amor
Occupation Actress Years active 1967–present Known for Prisoner (TV series) (known internationally as Prisoner: Cell Block H) as Jean VernonAre You Being Served? (TV series) (Australian Version)
Christine Debra Amor (born 1952) is an Australian actress of stage, television and film.
Career
Amor was born in Brisbane , Queensland . She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).[ 1] She has acted extensively in television guest roles and in Australian film starting in 1967. Her film roles include Alvin Purple (1973), Petersen (1974), Snapshot (1979).
Amor's early television roles include appearances in Belllbird , Matlock Police , Division 4 , Certain Women , Young Ramsay , Chopper Squad . and Glenview High .
She is possibly best known for her role in cult classic TV series Prisoner during the first season in 1979, as social worker Jean Vernon.[ 2]
Amor later took a regular role in the Australian version of sitcom Are You Being Served? . She was the female junior in the program's second season in 1981.
Amor was also a leading cast member of the drama series Carson's Law (1983–1984). She later played the role of Miss Chatham in the Australian television series H2 O: Just Add Water (2006).
Amor became a Civil Marriage Celebrant working in the state of Queensland.[ 3]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1967
Bellbird
Josie
TV series
1973
A Taste for Blue Ribbons
TV series
1973
Matlock Police
Sandra Williams
TV series, 1 episode
1973–74
Division 4
Sally Mathews / Cindy Morris / Kerry Michaels [ 7]
TV series, 3 episodes
1973
Ryan
Jennifer
TV series, 1 episode
1974
Marion
Sue Rogers
TV miniseries, 1 episode
1974–75
Certain Women
Gillian Stone
TV series, 17 episodes
1977–79
Cop Shop
Sharon Vernon / Betty Stephens / Jan Reading / Janet Carter
TV series, 6 episodes
1977
Young Ramsay
Diana Frost
TV series, 1 episode
1978
Chopper Squad
Lauren
TV series, 1 episode
1978
Glenview High
TV series, 1 episode
1979
Ray Lawler Trilogy
Kathy 'Bubba' Ryan
TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1979
Prisoner
Jean Vernon / Jean
TV series, 29 episodes
1980
Spring And Fall
Angela
TV series, 1 episode
1981
Are You Being Served?
Miss Nicholls
TV series, 8 episodes
1981
Holiday Island
TV series, 1 episode
1981
I Can Jump Puddles
Rose
TV miniseries, 1 episode
1981-1982
Home [ 8]
Christine
TV series, 6 episodes
1983–1984
Carson's Law
Felicity Bryce / Felicity Carson
TV series, 184 episodes Nominated Best Supporting Actress in a Series 1985 Logie Awards
1984
Special Squad
Robyn Symons
TV series, 1 episode
1986
Saturdee
Ma Gimble[ 9]
TV series, 10 episodes
1991
Eggshells
Vanessa[ 10]
TV series, 13 episodes
1992
Animal Park
TV series
1992
The World Tonight
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1992
The Morning Show
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1992
The New Adventures of Skippy
Di
TV series, 1 episode
1993
Review
Guest Presenter
TV series, 1 episode
1993
Inside Edition
Herself
TV series, 1 episode
1993
Ernie and Denise
Guest
TV series, 1 episode
1993
Today
Herself
TV series, 1 episode
1994
Under the Skin
SBS TV series, 1 episode
1995
Eat My Shorts
TV series, 1 episode
1998
Misery Guts
Mrs. Herman
TV series, 2 episodes
2001–02
Cybergirl
Mayor Burdette Buxton
TV series, 11 episodes
2006
H2 O: Just Add Water
Louise Chatham
TV series, 9 episodes
2009
East of Everything
Matron
TV series, 2 episodes
2023
Studio 10
Herself
TV series, 1 episode
Stage
Year
Title
Role
Venue / Company
1971
The Beggar's Opera
Suky Tawdry
Old Tote Theatre
1971
Women Beware Women
Bianca
Old Tote Theatre
1971
Peer Gynt
Old Tote Theatre
1971
Under Milk Wood
NIDA
1971
The Balcony
Horse Girl / Wounded Girl
Old Tote Theatre
1972
Trelawny of the Wells
Parade Theatre
1972
The Taming of the Shrew
Parade Theatre , Canberra Theatre
1972
The Good Woman of Setzuan
Parade Theatre
1972
Tartuffe
Parade Theatre
1972
Forget-Me-Not Lane
Parade Theatre & Old Tote Theatre
1972
How Could You Believe Me When I Said I'd Be Your Valet When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life?
Parade Theatre & Canberra Theatre
1973
Playing the Piper
Madame Pinchard
[ 11]
1973
Come Blow Your Horn
St. Martin's Theatre [ 12]
1973
The Plough and the Stars
Russell Street Theatre
1973
Batman's Beach-Head
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne with Melbourne Theatre Company
1973
Paying the Piper
Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
1975
The Ride Across Lake Constance
Nimrod Theatre
1976
Some of My Best Friends Are Women
St Martin's Theatre [ 13]
1976
Old Flames
Sally
Victorian College of Arts [ 14]
1976
Other Times
Bubba Ryan
Russell Street Theatre
1977
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Bubba Ryan
Russell Street Theatre [ 15]
1977
The Doll Trilogy
Russell Street Theatre with MTC
1977
The Pleasure of His Company
Jessica Poole
Theatre Royal Sydney , Comedy Theatre, Melbourne
[ 15]
1978
Once a Catholic
Mary McGinty
Theatre Royal, Sydney , Russell Street Theatre [ 16]
1980
No Room For Dreamers
Ada
Newcastle Civic Theatre
1980
The Beecham Pill
Parramatta Correctional Centre
1986
Same Time Next Year
Bridge Theatre, Coniston
1990
That Blessed Fountain
Regal Theatre, Perth
1992
Conjugal Rites
Genevieve
The Playhouse , Bridge Theatre Coniston, Seymour Centre [ 17]
1992
Money and Friends
Vicki
QTC tour of Sydney Opera House with STC , Arts Centre Melbourne with MTC , Playhouse at Adelaide Festival Centre with STCSA , Theatre Royal, Hobart , Canberra Theatre Centre & Queensland regional tour with NARPACA
1992
The Heidi Chronicles
Fran / Debbie / Betsy / April
Cremorne Theatre with Queensland Theatre Company
1993
Brilliant Lies
Marion
Canberra Theatre , Suncorp Theatre Brisbane, Playhouse Melbourne , Monash University , Her Majesty's Theatre Ballarat , Ford Theatre Geelong, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Theatre Royal Hobart , Playhouse Adelaide, Sydney Opera House [ 18]
2009
The School of Arts
Muriel Hayes
Playhouse Brisbane , Blackwater Cultural Centre, Pilbeam Theatre , Biloela Civic Centre, Mundubbera Shire Hall, Chinchilla Cultural Centre, Warwick Town Hall
2016
Quartet
Cecily Robinson
Playhouse Brisbane , Empire Theatre, Toowoomba , Lake Kawana Cultural Centre, Pilbeam Theatre , Mackay Entertainment Centre, Centre of Contemporary Arts Cairns, Townsville Civic Theatre, Gladstone Entertainment Centre, Ipswich Civic Centre, Gold Coast Arts Centre [ 19]
2020
The Children
Cremorne Theatre
As crew
[ 20]
Radio
[ 20]
References
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^ Newcomb, Horace (3 February 2014). Encyclopedia of Television . Taylor & Francis . p. 1826. ISBN 978-1-135-19479-6 . Retrieved 9 September 2014 .
^ "About" . Gold Coast Wedding Celebrant. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014 .
^ Drew, Bernard A. (4 December 2013). Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide . Routledge . p. 19. ISBN 978-1-317-92894-2 . Retrieved 9 September 2014 .
^ a b Shelley, Peter (30 August 2012). Australian Horror Films, 1973–2010 . McFarland & Company . pp. 44, 136. ISBN 978-0-7864-6167-7 . Retrieved 9 September 2014 .
^ Murray, Scott; Caputo, Raffaele; Tanskaya, Alissa (1995). Australian Film, 1978–1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features . Oxford University Press . p. 135. ISBN 978-0-19-553777-2 . Retrieved 9 September 2014 .
^ "200 episodes of Division 4" . The Age . 2 August 1973. Retrieved 14 March 2016 .
^ "Top new ABC series for children" . The Sun-Herald . 10 April 1983. Retrieved 14 March 2016 .
^ Hooks, Barbara (9 May 1986). "A timeless theme: boys will be bad" . The Age . Retrieved 14 March 2016 .
^ Wallace, Lisa (11 February 1991). "McDonald set for lots more trouble with his women" . The Canberra Times . Retrieved 14 March 2016 .
^ "Sublime to ridiculous" . The Age . 5 October 1973. Retrieved 14 March 2016 .
^ Dexter, Nancy (13 June 1973). "Divall the dynamic is happy here" . The Age . Retrieved 14 March 2016 .
^ "Mark his words" . The Age . 15 July 1976. Retrieved 14 March 2016 .
^ "Flaming disaster at Grant Street" . The Age . 18 November 1976. Retrieved 14 March 2016 .
^ a b "She gets no kicks from a plane" . The Sydney Morning Herald . 3 March 1977. Retrieved 13 March 2016 .
^ Groves, Don (29 April 1979). "Morley and son plan Old Country" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 14 March 2016 .
^ Nugent, Ann (20 July 1992). "Strikes a chord in the heart" . The Canberra Times . Retrieved 14 March 2016 .
^ "Williamson's play for the '90s" . The Canberra Times . 25 November 1993. Retrieved 14 March 2016 .
^ "The devilishly funny Quartet to tour Queensland" (PDF) . Queensland Theatre Company . 11 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016 .
^ a b "AusStage - Christine Amor" . ausstage.edu.au . Retrieved 16 August 2024 .
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