Deborra-Lee Furness is an
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n
actressAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
,
directorA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
and producer.
Furness is a
graduateAn alumnus according to the American Heritage Dictionary is "a graduate or former student of a school, college, or university." In addition, an alumna An alumnus (pl. alumni) according to the American Heritage Dictionary is "a graduate (JC) or former student of a school, college, or university."...
of the
American Academy of Dramatic ArtsThe American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City and 1336 North La Brea Avenue in Hollywood .The oldest acting school in...
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. She met actor
Hugh JackmanHugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre and television. He has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters...
when they co-starred on the Australian series
CorrelliCorrelli was an Australian television series first broadcast by ABC TV in 1995. It starred Deborra-Lee Furness as prison psychologist Louisa Correlli. The series also featured her future husband Hugh Jackman in one of his earliest roles. The first episode entitled "The Rat Tamer" has been released...
in 1995, and the couple married in February 1996. They have adopted two children: Oscar Maximilian Jackman, born 15 May 2000, and Ava Eliot Jackman, born 10 July 2005.
Furness is also a partner in the production company Jackman founded with John Palermo,
Seed ProductionsSeed Productions is a film production company associated with 20th Century Fox, started by Australian actors Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness, with producer and business partner John Palermo....
.
In 2000 Furness was nominated for the Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama award at the
Australian Film InstituteThe Australian Film Institute , established in 1958, is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership program and AFI film events throughout the year....
awards.
In 2006 the
Australian Film InstituteThe Australian Film Institute , established in 1958, is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership program and AFI film events throughout the year....
nominated Furness as Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ray Lawrence's
JindabyneJindabyne is a 2006 Australian drama film adapted from the Raymond Carver short story, So Much Water So Close to Home, by award-winning director Ray Lawrence and starring an ensemble cast including Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Deborra-Lee Furness, John Howard...
.
Deborra-Lee Furness is an
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the continental mainland , the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans...
n
actressAn actor or actress is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
,
directorA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
and producer.
Furness is a
graduateAn alumnus according to the American Heritage Dictionary is "a graduate or former student of a school, college, or university." In addition, an alumna An alumnus (pl. alumni) according to the American Heritage Dictionary is "a graduate (JC) or former student of a school, college, or university."...
of the
American Academy of Dramatic ArtsThe American Academy of Dramatic Arts is a fully accredited two-year conservatory with campuses located at 120 Madison Avenue in New York City and 1336 North La Brea Avenue in Hollywood .The oldest acting school in...
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. She met actor
Hugh JackmanHugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre and television. He has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters...
when they co-starred on the Australian series
CorrelliCorrelli was an Australian television series first broadcast by ABC TV in 1995. It starred Deborra-Lee Furness as prison psychologist Louisa Correlli. The series also featured her future husband Hugh Jackman in one of his earliest roles. The first episode entitled "The Rat Tamer" has been released...
in 1995, and the couple married in February 1996. They have adopted two children: Oscar Maximilian Jackman, born 15 May 2000, and Ava Eliot Jackman, born 10 July 2005.
Furness is also a partner in the production company Jackman founded with John Palermo,
Seed ProductionsSeed Productions is a film production company associated with 20th Century Fox, started by Australian actors Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness, with producer and business partner John Palermo....
.
In 2000 Furness was nominated for the Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama award at the
Australian Film InstituteThe Australian Film Institute , established in 1958, is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership program and AFI film events throughout the year....
awards.
In 2006 the
Australian Film InstituteThe Australian Film Institute , established in 1958, is an organisation that promotes Australian film and television through the annual AFI Awards, a membership program and AFI film events throughout the year....
nominated Furness as Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ray Lawrence's
JindabyneJindabyne is a 2006 Australian drama film adapted from the Raymond Carver short story, So Much Water So Close to Home, by award-winning director Ray Lawrence and starring an ensemble cast including Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Deborra-Lee Furness, John Howard...
. She lost to
Susie Porter-Television and Film work:Porter began her acting career in House Gang, a short lived television program. She was in one episode and was on air only for a limited time. She then had small roles in other Australian television programs in the late 1990's, including Big Sky, Wildside and Water Rats...
for
The Caterpillar WishThe Caterpillar Wish is a 2006 Australian coming-of-age film, directed by Sandra Sciberras and starring and ensemble cast including Victoria Thaine, Susie Porter and Philip Quast. It was filmed in and around Robe, South Australia...
. Furness won the same award however at the
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awards.
Filmography
- 1979: Prisoner
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. Because of its success in the United Kingdom, the series has become one of the most enduring in Australian television history...
as Connie
- 1985: Neighbours
Neighbours is a Logie Award-winning Australian soap opera, which began airing in March 1985. The series follows the lives of families who live in the six houses at the end of Ramsay Street, a short cul-de-sac in the fictional middle-class suburb of Erinsborough. Storylines explore the romances,...
as Linda
- 1985: The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia....
as Fran
- 1988: Shame as Asta Cadell
- 1991: The Voyager
The Voyager is an English language motion picture made in 1991. It was adapted from the 1957 novel Homo Faber by Max Frisch...
as Ivy
- 1991: Waiting as Diane
- 1992: Newsies
Newsies is a American Disney musical starring Christian Bale, David Moscow, and Bill Pullman. Robert Duvall and Ann-Margret also appeared in supporting roles. The movie gained a cult following after its initial failure at the box office...
as Esther Jacobs
- 1993: Singapore Sling (television) as Annie
- 1993: Stark (television) as Chrissie
- 1994: Halifax f.p: The Feeding (television) as Brigit Grant
- 1995: Fire as Dolores Kennedy
- 1995: Angel Baby
Angel Baby, is an Australian film released in 1995, written and directed by Michael Rymer, and starring John Lynch, Jacqueline McKenzie and Colin Friels. This film was taped in 1993-94....
as Louise Goodman
- 1995: Correlli
Correlli was an Australian television series first broadcast by ABC TV in 1995. It starred Deborra-Lee Furness as prison psychologist Louisa Correlli. The series also featured her future husband Hugh Jackman in one of his earliest roles. The first episode entitled "The Rat Tamer" has been released...
(Fernsehserie) as Louisa Correlli
- 1998: The Real Macaw as Beth Girdis
- 2000: SeaChange (Episode Hungi Jury) as Vicki Drury
- 2006: Jindabyne
Jindabyne is a 2006 Australian drama film adapted from the Raymond Carver short story, So Much Water So Close to Home, by award-winning director Ray Lawrence and starring an ensemble cast including Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney, Deborra-Lee Furness, John Howard...
as Jude
- 2008
The year 2008 in film saw many new films released worldwide, including several major mainstream sequels, prequels, and remakes as well as original films.-Top grossing films:...
: SleepwalkingNick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, and Charlize Theron , star in Sleepwalking, a drama that follows the bonding of a 30-year-old man and his 12-year-old niece after she is abandoned by her mother. The girl is taken in by the state after he loses his job and apartment...
as Danni
- 2008: Beautiful as Mrs Thomson
- 2009: Blessed
Blessed is a 2009 drama film. It was released in Australia on 10 September 2009. It stars Miranda Otto and Frances O'Connor. It is a film adaptation of the play Who's Afraid of the Working Class?....
External links
- Deborra-Lee Furness at the Internet Movie Database
The Internet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, actors, television shows, production crew personnel, video games, and most recently, fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media...
- Deborra-Lee Furness appreciation at Australian blog Stale Popcorn