Nicki Paull
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Nicola Paull is an Australian actress. Though predominantly known for her work on television, she has also appeared in films and on stage, as well as performing as a voice-over artist and narrator.
On television, Paull's most prominent roles were as Lisa Mullins in Prisoner
(1986), Sarah Harper in Return to Eden
(1986), and as Miss Scarlett in Cluedo
(1992). She has also had roles in The Flying Doctors
and Neighbours.
In the 1990s, Paull moved to the UK where she began working as a producer of corporate events and audio programmes for several years before returning to Australia.
Now in her forties, she has gained a Master of Business degree from Swinburne University in Melbourne, and continues to appear in guest roles on Australian television and film, and on the stage. For several years, she ran a series of workshops entitled "The Business of Being an Artist".
In 2002, she had a small role in the horror film Queen of the Damned. More recently, she narrated the audiobook "The Independence of Miss Mary Bennett" by Colleen McCullough
.
She is married to musician Keith Potger
, formerly of The Seekers
.
On television, Paull's most prominent roles were as Lisa Mullins in Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
(1986), Sarah Harper in Return to Eden
Return to Eden
Return to Eden is an Australian television drama series starring Rebecca Gilling, James Reyne, Wendy Hughes and James Smillie. It began as a three-part mini-series, shown on Network Ten in 1983. Gilling and Smillie would reprise their roles for a 22-part weekly series screened in 1986.-Mini-series...
(1986), and as Miss Scarlett in Cluedo
Cluedo (Australian game show)
Cluedo was an Australian television game show based on the board game of the same name. It was presented by Ian McFadyen.-Format:The studio audience had to pick the culprit using a dial system by which they could select who they thought was guilty...
(1992). She has also had roles in The Flying Doctors
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....
and Neighbours.
In the 1990s, Paull moved to the UK where she began working as a producer of corporate events and audio programmes for several years before returning to Australia.
Now in her forties, she has gained a Master of Business degree from Swinburne University in Melbourne, and continues to appear in guest roles on Australian television and film, and on the stage. For several years, she ran a series of workshops entitled "The Business of Being an Artist".
In 2002, she had a small role in the horror film Queen of the Damned. More recently, she narrated the audiobook "The Independence of Miss Mary Bennett" by Colleen McCullough
Colleen McCullough
Colleen McCullough-Robinson, , is an internationally acclaimed Australian author.-Life:McCullough was born in Wellington, in outback central west New South Wales, in 1937 to James and Laurie McCullough. Her mother was a New Zealander of part-Māori descent. During her childhood, her family moved...
.
She is married to musician Keith Potger
Keith Potger
Keith Potger is one of the founding members of the Australian pop-folk group The Seekers. He was born in Ceylon and is of Burgher descent. In the Seekers, he played twelve string guitar and banjo, and sang...
, formerly of The Seekers
The Seekers
The Seekers are an Australian folk-influenced pop music group which were originally formed in 1962. They were the first Australian popular music group to achieve major chart and sales success in the United Kingdom and the United States...
.