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Natalie McCurry
OccupationActress

Natalie McCurry (7 July 1966 – 27 September 2014)[1] was an Australian actress and beauty queen who was 'Miss Australia in 1989.[2]

Natalie McCurry was an original cast member on Chances,[3] playing Rebecca Taylor. She left in 1991 as many cast members were leaving due to increasing demands to do nude scenes.[4] McCurry was a lead in the Australian dystopian film Dead End Drive-In.[5][6]

In 1990 she was injured while doing a promotional bungee jump which resulted in a temporary ban of the sport in New South Wales.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Natalie McCURRY Death Notice – Sydney, New South Wales". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ Foster, Susie (30 August 1990), "Miss World makes up", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ^ Lewes, Jacquelne Lee (26 November 1990), "Antennae", The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ Kent, Simon (8 July 1991), "Actors in row over nudity - The Diary", The Sun Herald
  5. ^ MacDonald, Dougal (17 July 1987), "A teenage trap", The Canberra Times
  6. ^ Buckmaster, Luke (6 March 2015), "Dead End Drive-In rewatched – politics dressed up as frothy entertainment", The Guardian
  7. ^ Riley, Mark; Bishop, Karin (13 September 1990), "Why Natalie is taking up knitting", The Sydney Morning Herald
  8. ^ "Tandem jump that stretched the thrill", The Canberra Times, 13 September 1990