Sue McIntosh
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Sue McIntosh is a former news reader for Australia
n ABC News. She was known prior to the mid-1970s as Sue Donovan, from her marriage to actor Terence Donovan
, which ended in divorce in 1973. Her maiden name was Menlove, as confirmed in the BBC1 programme Who do You Think You Are?
, broadcast on 30 August 2010.
During the 1960s and 1970s she was an actress who worked in British
and Australia
n television
. Her early credits include a 1965 episode of The Benny Hill Show
from its run on BBC Television
, Where the Bullets Fly
(1966) and hosting the children's show Adventure Island
from 1969 to 1972.
In the 1970s she also featured on The Paul Hogan Show
, The Graham Kennedy Show
, The Don Lane Show, The Mike Walsh Show
and The Ted Hamilton
Show. Later she was the host of Take 5 and You Me And Education.
Her acting credits include Matlock Police
, Division 4
, Homicide and Prisoner (Cell Block H)
.
As Sue Donovan, she received the Victorian Most Popular Female Logie Award for 1971
.
She is mother to Katherine, Olivia and Stephanie McIntosh
(who played Sky Mangel
on Neighbours
) and to actor/singer Jason Donovan
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n ABC News. She was known prior to the mid-1970s as Sue Donovan, from her marriage to actor Terence Donovan
Terence Donovan (actor)
Terence Donovan , also known as Terry Donovan, is an English-born Australian actor and the father of fellow actor and entertainer Jason Donovan...
, which ended in divorce in 1973. Her maiden name was Menlove, as confirmed in the BBC1 programme Who do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are?
Who Do You Think You Are? is a British genealogy documentary series that has aired on the BBC since 2004. Made by Wall to Wall, in each episode, a celebrity goes on a journey to trace his or her family tree. Eight series have been broadcast, the most recent of which aired from August-October 2011...
, broadcast on 30 August 2010.
During the 1960s and 1970s she was an actress who worked in British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
. Her early credits include a 1965 episode of The Benny Hill Show
The Benny Hill Show
The Benny Hill Show is a British comedy television show starring Benny Hill.There were various incarnations of the show between 1951 and 1991, and it aired in over 140 countries. The show is generally sketch-based with heavy use of slapstick, mime, parody and double-entendre...
from its run on BBC Television
BBC Television
BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The corporation, which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927, has produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932, although the start of its regular service of television...
, Where the Bullets Fly
Where the Bullets Fly
Where the Bullets Fly is a 1966 British comedy spy film directed by John Gilling and starring Tom Adams as Charles Vine and John Arnatt repeating their roles from Licensed to Kill/The Second Best Secret Agent in the Whole Wide World...
(1966) and hosting the children's show Adventure Island
Adventure Island (TV series)
Adventure Island is an Australian television series for children which screened on the ABC from 11 September 1967 to 22 December 1972 . It was jointly created by Godfrey Philipp, who produced the series, and actor-writer John Michael Howson, who also co-starred in the show...
from 1969 to 1972.
In the 1970s she also featured on The Paul Hogan Show
The Paul Hogan Show
The Paul Hogan Show was a popular Australian comedy show which aired on Australian television from 1973 until 1984. It made a star of Paul Hogan who later appeared in Crocodile Dundee. Hogan's friend also appeared in the show, playing Hogan's dim flatmate Strop...
, The Graham Kennedy Show
The Graham Kennedy Show
The Graham Kennedy Show was an Australian talk show that debuted on 19 September 1972, on the Nine Network.On 23 December 1969, host Graham Kennedy has quit as host of In Melbourne Tonight, exhausted, and rested for two years. In spite of his fame and fortune, he later described that period as...
, The Don Lane Show, The Mike Walsh Show
The Mike Walsh Show
The Mike Walsh Show is an Australian daytime television series. Hosted by Mike Walsh, the show ran from 1973 to 1984 for 90 minutes each weekday afternoon. The program was launched on the 0-10 Network and moved to the Nine Network in 1977...
and The Ted Hamilton
Ted Hamilton
Ted Hamilton is an Australian film and television actor and producer.Hamilton is best known for such films and television series as The Pirate Movie and Division 4....
Show. Later she was the host of Take 5 and You Me And Education.
Her acting credits include Matlock Police
Matlock Police
Matlock Police was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the 0-10 Network between 1971 and 1975....
, Division 4
Division 4
Division 4 was an Australian television police drama series made by Crawford Productions for the Nine Network between 1969 and 1975 for 300 episodes....
, Homicide and Prisoner (Cell Block H)
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...
.
As Sue Donovan, she received the Victorian Most Popular Female Logie Award for 1971
Logie Awards of 1971
The 13th Annual TV Week Logie Awards were presented on Friday 26 March 1971 at Southern Cross Hotel in Melbourne and broadcast on the Nine Network. Bert Newton from the Nine Network was the Master of Ceremonies. American television actors Michael Cole, Peter Haskell, Bob Crane and Karen Jensen...
.
She is mother to Katherine, Olivia and Stephanie McIntosh
Stephanie McIntosh
Stephanie McIntosh is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her role as Sky Mangel in the Australian soap opera Neighbours and her music career, which began with the release of her debut album Tightrope in September 2006.-Background:McIntosh attended Firbank and then Melbourne Girls...
(who played Sky Mangel
Sky Mangel
Sky Mangel is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Stephanie McIntosh. She made her first on-screen appearance on 1 February 1989, played by Miranda Fryer. McIntosh took over the role on 13 August 2003 when the character returned to the show...
on Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
) and to actor/singer Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
.
External links
- 1979 TV Times cover at TelevisionAU
- Sue Donovan at IMDb