Sarah Monahan
Sarah Monahan | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Filmmaker, child actor |
| Spouse | Matt Morris |
| Website | http://www.sarahmonahan.com/ |
Sarah Monahan (born 12 April 1977 in Sydney)[citation needed] is an Australian actress. Best known for her role as Jenny on Hey Dad..!, she has also appeared in Sons and Daughters and Home and Away.[1]
Monahan got her start in the industry from her fashion designer father. She was the in-house model for his children's clothing line, and later, went on to appear in over 100 television and print ads.[1] She became the primary income earner for her family when her father died just before Hey Dad...! debuted.[2]
In March 2010 she claimed in an interview with Woman's Day magazine,[3] and later on current affairs television program A Current Affair,[4] that she was sexually abused on the set of Hey Dad...! sometime between 1987 to 1994, by Robert Hughes, the actor who played her on-screen father. Hughes strongly denied the allegations and has engaged defamation lawyers.[5] It was reported that detectives had begun interviewing former members of the cast and crew of Hey Dad..!, although police have declined to confirm a complaint has been received.[6][7]
After her allegations in the media, Braveheart, a sexual assault advocacy group, asked Monahan to become an Ambassador.[8]
In March 2011 Monahan, frustrated at the slowness of the police probe, stated in a new A Current Affair interview that she wanted to "sue the pants off" Hughes. In the interview she stated "that she would not wait for NSW police to finish their investigation as she was not sure if charges would ever be laid," including civil lawsuits against both Hughes, the shows producers and the TV channel executives as possible courses of action in order to most affect them by "[going] after their money".<ref name="heraldsun2011">"Police probe too slow for Hey Dad star Sarah Monahan". Herald Sun. 8 March 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
Monahan is currently living in the US with her American husband, Matt Morris, whom she met in Brisbane, Australia.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Sarah Monahan biography". Going Down: A Scuba Adventure Series. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
- ^ AAP (22 March, 2010). "Hey Dad! star speaks out on sex abuse allegations". WA Today. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
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- ^ Hornery, Andrew (25 March 2010). "Puzzled Hey Dad! star denies molesting his on-screen daughter". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ Tovey, Josephine (29 March 2010). "Hey Dad! cast gather to back Monahan". Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Police to probe Hey Dad! claims". bigpondnews.com. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ "Police begin Hey Dad sex inquiry". The Daily Telegraph. 30 March 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
- ^ Davies, Rebecca (5 April 2010). "'Hey Dad!' star praised by advocacy group". Digital Spy. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
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