Jill Forster
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Jill Forster | |
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| Born | Jill Forster 1936 (age 87–88) England |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
| Spouse | John Stanton |
| Children | Polly Stanton |
Jill Forster (born 1936), is an English Australian actress who came to Australia as a model in 1964 and appeared in the Crawford Production series Hunter. She is well known for appearance's in TV series, but has also appeared in made for TV films. She primarily appeared in small cameo roles, although she was well known as Helen Sheriden in Number 96, replacing original actress Carmen Duncan and also had prominent roles in The Restless Years and SeaChange
Forster has been in numerous other Australian television dramas including Motel, The Box, Starting Out, Prisoner, A Country Practice, The Flying Doctors and The Power, The Passion.[1] She also acted in the hit sex-comedy film Alvin Purple (1973).
Forster married actor and frequent co-star John Stanton in the mid 1970s. They acted together in TV series Homicide, The Box and Bellamy
Awards
- AFI Best Actress Award for Great Expectations [1]
- AFI Best Supporting Actress Award for Libido [1]
- AFI Best Supporting Actress Nomination for Say A Little Prayer [1]
- 1999 AFI Award Best Actress for SeaChange [1]
Filmography (selected)
| Title | Year | Role |
| Hunter (TV series) | 1967/1968 | 2 roles Chris Charter/Alison Bean |
| Motel (TV series) | 1968 | Gaye Gillian |
| Skippy the Bush Kangaroo (TV series) | 1969 | 1 episode - Mary Lansbury |
| Freaky Friday Black Spook Special (TV movie) | 1970 | Vampire |
| Spyforce (TV series) | 1971 | Anna |
| Catwalk (TV series) | 1972 | 1 episode - Sandra Goodall |
| A Time for Love (TV series) | 1972 | unknown |
| The Virgin Fellas (TV series) | 1972 | The Secretary |
| The Lady and the Law (TV movie) | 1972 | Peta Mann |
| Boney (TV series) | 1972 | Elaine Boney |
| Creature Features (TV series) | 1972 | Vampira |
| Libido | 1972 | Mother |
| Matlock Police (TV series) | 1973 | 1 episode - Eve Taylor |
| Ryan (TV series) | 1973 | 2 roles - Sheila/Nurse Porter |
| Division 4 (TV series) | 1970-1973 | 4 roles
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| The Sex Therapist | 1973 | Mrs. Horwood |
| Silent Number (TV series) | 1974 | Prostitute |
| The Evil Touch (TV series) | 1974 | Pamela Larsen |
| Number 96 (TV series) | 1973/1974 | Helen Sheridan/Helen Sheriden Sellers |
| Homicide (TV series) | 1970-1974 | 7 roles
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| Two Way Mirror (TV movie) | 1975 | Susan Maxwell |
| The Box | 1976/1977 | Enid Parker |
| The Restless Years (TV series) | Heather Russell (99 episodes) | ||
| Bellamy (TV series) | '1981 | Mrs. Baker |
| Crosstalk | 1982 | Mrs. Stoller |
| Carsons Law (TV series) | 1983 | Amelia Redman |
| Starting Out (TV series) | 1983 | Dr. Jill Holt1 |
| Prisoner (TV series) | 1984 | Kerryn Davies |
| Great Expectations: The Untold Story (TV movie) | 1987 | Miss Havisham |
| A Country Practice (TV series) | 1984/1987 | Di Lyall/Liz Ferguson |
| The Flying Doctors (TV series) | 1988 | Judith McLean |
| Beyond Innocence | 1989 | Jill Hansen |
| The Power, The Passion (TV series) | 1989 | Sarah McAllister |
| Say a Little Prayer | 1993 | Mrs. Easterbrook |
| Snowy River: The McGregor Saga (TV series) | 1996 | Lady Clough |
| SeaChange (TV series) | 1998-2000 | Meredith Monahan |
| Prisoner Queen | 2003 | Liza |
| Irresistible | 2006 | Helen |
| Maggie (film short) | 2010 | Grandmother |
| Ladies Without Lipstick (film short) | 2015 | Joyce |
External links
- Jill Forster at IMDb
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