Chantal Contouri
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Chantal Contouri | |
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| Born | 1950 (age 73–74) |
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| Years active | 1963–present |
Chantal Contouri (born 1950; sometimes credited as Chantal Cantouri, Template:Lang-el[1]) is a Greek Australian television and film actress and former dancer, best known for her role in the 1970s soap opera Number 96, as nurse Tracy Wilson, later revealed to be the serial killer known as the infamous "pantyhose strangler".[2]
Biography
Contouri was born in Agios Georgios, Greece in 1950, the first of five children to Fotini and Konstantinos, the family emigrated to Australia aboard an Italian ship Castel Felice in 1954; and settled in Adelaide, where Contouri attended Adelaide High School, where she learned English, after leaving home she stated her career as a dancer, and appeared on music show Kommotion, before venturing into acting, where she has the only distinction of being the first Greek actress to pursue a career in Australia and the only one to win a Logie Award, she has had guest and recurring roles in series and soap opera and Australian films.
She featured in The Sullivans as Melina Tsangarakis, who married Norm Baker before her death by firing squad. Contouri appeared in US daytime soap opera General Hospital in 1988 and played a guest role in Australian teen soap E Street in 1993.[3]
She played leading roles in Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) and the sex comedy film Alvin Purple Rides Again (1974), and later had a guest role in the Alvin Purple television series produced in 1976. Contouri had starring roles in horror-suspense films Thirst (1979) and Snapshot (aka The Day After Halloween) (1979). She featured in Timothy Spanos' film The House Cleaner in 2013, playing an alcoholic acting agent and her most recent role was in a remake of Stormboy in 2019.
Contouri remains best known however as Nurse Tracey Wilson in serial Number 96 and in 2007 discussed her time on the series in an episode of Where Are They Now?, and revealed that she runs the family's restaurant in Adelaide.[4] The restaurant closed in 2014, she currently resides in Torrensville, South Australia.[5] Contouri recorded an audio commentary for a 2008 DVD boxed set release of 32 Number 96 episodes, entitled The Pantyhose Strangler.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1974 | The Champion (TV movie) | |
| 1974 | Barry McKenzie Holds His Own | Zizi |
| 1974 | Alvin Rides Again, and Again! And Again! And Again | Booobs la Touche |
| 1974 | Barry McKenzie Holds His Own - Behind the Scenes | |
| 1974-1975 | Number 96 | Tracy Wilson |
| 1975 | Shannon's Mob (TV series) | |
| 1976 | Silent Number (TV series) | Marie |
| 1976 | Is There Anybody There? (TV movie) | Rosa |
| 1976 | Alvin Purple (TV series) | Christine |
| 1976 | The Sullivans (TV series) | Melina Baker |
| 1976 | McManus MPB (TV movie) | Lara Boltolavic |
| 1977 | High Rolling in a Hot Corvette | Bus Hostess |
| 1978-1979 | Chopper Squad (TV series) | 2 roles -Janie Smart -Diana Baker |
| 1979 | One More Minute | Madeline |
| 1979 | Thirst | Kate Davis |
| 1979 | Doctor Down Under (TV series) | Dr. Wainwright |
| 1980 | Skyways (TV series) | Lorraine Cruikshank |
| 1980 | Touch and Go | Fiona |
| 1980 | The Three Sea-Wolves (TV movie) | Laura Fiore |
| 1981 | Holiday Island (TV series) | |
| 1982 | Der schwarze Bumerang (TV mini-series) | Minou |
| 1983 | All the Rivers Run (TV series) | Julia |
| 1984 | Medea (TV movie) | Medea |
| 1988 | General Hospital (TV series) | Prunella |
| 1988 | Goodbye, Miss 4th of July (TV movie) | Olymbia Janus |
| 1992 | Neighbour (TV series) | Alexandra Lomax |
| 1992 | E Street (TV series) | Julia Preston |
| 1994 | Metal Skin | Savina's Mother |
| 1996 | Offspring | Rosa Cassini |
| 2000 | Nameday (film short) | |
| 2001 | And She Said... | |
| 2003 | Criminal Ways | Sally |
| 2009 | Birthday | Scarlet |
| 2010 | The Otherside (film short) | Vinchenzena |
| 2010 | Lonesdale | |
| 2011 | Unfinished Thoughts (film short) | Lucia |
| 2013 | The House Cleaner | Zara Kozwalski |
| 2014 | Wastelander Panda (TV series) | Varrick |
| 2016 | Allie (film short) | Mother |
| 2018 | Hotel Mumbai | Mrs. Karvelas |
| 2019 | Storm Boy | Julie Sims |
References
- ^ Neos Kosmos
- ^ "Number 96". Television.com. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ "GEORGE NEGUS INTERVIEWS CHANTAL CONTOURI". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 April 2003. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Andrew Fenton (4 March 2008). "Back as brothel madam". The Advertiser. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ Kevin Ascott (15 October 2016). "Telethon legend Christiaan Barnard still hearty". The Western Australian. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
External links
- Chantal Contouri at IMDb
- Interview with George Negus-2003
- DVD release: Number 96: The Pantyhose Strangler (2008)
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