Georgie Parker
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Georgina "Georgie" Parker (born 16 December 1964 in Sydney) is an Australian television actress. She grew up in the suburb of St. Ives
.
, in Sydney. She has been married since December 1999 to Steve Worland, the screenwriter of the Fox Searchlight feature film Bootmen
(2000). They have a daughter, Holly, born in September 2000.
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 (TV series)
. 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 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.
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
.
s several times, and has won many Logies, including two Gold Logie
s.
Awards for Georgie Parker include:
Won
Nominated
She has been nominated for an Aria Award in 2009 for Best Children's Album for Here Comes The Sun.
St Ives, New South Wales
St Ives is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. St Ives is located 18 kilometres north of the Sydney Central Business District in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council...
.
Personal life
Parker attended St Ives North Public School in primary and attended the all-girls' Abbotsleigh School for GirlsAbbotsleigh
Abbotsleigh School for Girls is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Wahroonga, on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
, in Sydney. She has been married since December 1999 to Steve Worland, the screenwriter of the Fox Searchlight feature film Bootmen
Bootmen
Bootmen is a 2000 Australian comedy-drama film, directed by Dein Perry. It was distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures in Canada and USA and 20th Century Fox Distribution in Australia and funded by the Australian Film Finance Corporation...
(2000). They have a daughter, Holly, born in September 2000.
Career
Parker was first seen on Yahoo Serious' Young Einstein, before becoming known on Australian TV through her role as nurse Lucy Gardiner in A Country PracticeA Country Practice
A Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
from 1989 to 1992. She also appeared as Despina, Memo's love interest, in the 90's sitcom, Acropolis Now
Acropolis Now
Acropolis Now was an Australian sitcom set in a Greek bar of the same name that ran for 63 episodes from 1989 to 1992 on the Seven Network. It was created by Nick Giannopoulos, George Kapiniaris and Simon Palomares, who also starred in the series. They were already quite well known for their comedy...
and young firefighter "Mad Dog" Cartwright in the first season of Fire (TV series)
Fire (TV series)
Fire is an Australian television series transmitted on the Seven Network between 1995 and 1996. It was shown in the UK & Ireland on Sky One. In 1999 and 2000, the series was shown on Channel 5.The series explored the lives of a platoon of firefighters...
. From 1998 until 2005, Parker played Sister Teresa (Terri) Sullivan, a nurse and former nun, on the Australian medical drama series All Saints
All Saints (TV series)
All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
, 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 won 3 times from 1991–1993 for her role on A Country Practice
A Country Practice
A Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
. 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
Musical theatre
Musical theatre is a form of theatre combining songs, spoken dialogue, acting, and dance. The emotional content of the piece – humor, pathos, love, anger – as well as the story itself, is communicated through the words, music, movement and technical aspects of the entertainment as an...
production The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular
The Man From Snowy River: Arena Spectacular
The Man from Snowy River: Arena Spectacular, which was based on Banjo Paterson's poem The Man from Snowy River, was a very popular musical theatre production which toured Australian capital cities twice during 2002....
, where she appeared as "Kate Conroy", the daughter of the Station
Station (Australian agriculture)
Station is the term for a large Australian landholding used for livestock production. It corresponds to the North American term ranch or South American estancia...
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
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
to host the new TV show, Clever. She also appears on the ABC
ABC Television
ABC Television is a service of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation launched in 1956. As a public broadcasting broadcaster, the ABC provides four non-commercial channels within Australia, and a partially advertising-funded satellite channel overseas....
children's show Play School
Play School (Australia)
Play School is an Australian educational television show for children produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It is the longest-running children's show in Australia, and the second longest running childrens show in the world. An estimated 80% of pre-school children under six watch the...
and starred in the telemovie 'Stepfather Of The Bride' for the same network. In 2006 she also headlined the Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
tele-movie The Society Murders. She was a semi-regular guest on the show The Glass House
The Glass House (TV series)
The Glass House was a half-hour Australian comedy talk show which screened on the ABC from 2001 to 2006.It was hosted by stand-up comedian Wil Anderson, and co-hosted by fellow television and radio comedians Corinne Grant and Dave Hughes...
.
She was in The Wiggles
The Wiggles
The Wiggles are a children's group formed in Sydney, Australia in 1991. Their original members were Anthony Field, Phillip Wilcher, Murray Cook, Greg Page, and Jeff Fatt. Wilcher left the group after their first album...
DVD "Racing to the Rainbow".
Georgie Parker suffers from scoliosis
Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a medical condition in which a person's spine is curved from side to side. Although it is a complex three-dimensional deformity, on an X-ray, viewed from the rear, the spine of an individual with scoliosis may look more like an "S" or a "C" than a straight line...
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
Animal Emergency
Animal Emergency is an Australian observational documentary series that began airing on the Nine Network on 16 March 2008. It is narrated by Gold Logie winner Georgie Parker....
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
City Homicide
City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 – 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne...
. She plays Miss Monica in David Williamson's Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica.
The Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
announced in August 2010 that Parker would play the returning character Ruth "Roo" Stewart in Home and Away
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
. The character was previously portrayed by Justine Clarke
Justine Clarke
Justine Clarke is an Australian actor and singer. She has been acting since the age of seven and has appeared in some of Australia's best-known TV shows...
.
Awards
Parker has been nominated for Logie AwardLogie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
s several times, and has won many Logies, including two Gold Logie
Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
The Gold Logie Award has been awarded annually to the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television at the TV Week Logie Awards since 1960...
s.
Awards for Georgie Parker include:
Won
- 1990: Logie AwardLogie AwardThe TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
for the Most Popular New Talent (for A Country PracticeA Country PracticeA Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
) - 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 SaintsAll Saints (TV series)All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
) - 2001: Gold LogieGold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian TelevisionThe Gold Logie Award has been awarded annually to the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television at the TV Week Logie Awards since 1960...
for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television - 2002: Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
Nominated
- 1999: Most Popular Actress (for All Saints)
- 2000: Most Popular Actress (for All Saints)
- 1999: Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
- 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.
External links
- Georgie Parker at TV.comTV.comTV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...
- Georgie Parker at the AuSoaps website