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Toni Scanlan

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Toni Scanlan
Born (1956-04-02) 2 April 1956 (age 68)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
OccupationActress

Toni Scanlan (born 2 April 1956) is an Australian actress best known for her role in the Australian television police drama Water Rats as Helen Blakemore. She is one of the only three actors to appear in the series from when it started to when it ended.

She was the winner of the Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 2007 Sydney Theatre Awards[1] for her role in King Tide, despite her late call to the role, replacing the lead originally cast.

Scanlan received Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2013 Sydney Theatre Awards for All My Sons by Arthur Miller at the opening of The Eternity Playhouse, Sydney.

Filmography

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Television appearances

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Year Title Role Notes
2023 Ten Pound Poms (TV series) Maggie Thorne 3 episodes
2015 Hiding Hazel Sanford 2 episodes
2011 Crownies Geraldine Ramsden 1 episode
2007 All Saints (TV series) Virginia 1 episode
2006 Answered by Fire Robyn TV movie
2003 The Forest Kerry TV movie
2002 MDA Teresa 3 episodes
1996-01 Water Rats (TV series) Helen Blakemore 177 episodes
1995 Echo Point Rita Brennan 2 episodes
Bordertown Itinerant Woman 1 episode
Blue Heelers Jane Roper 1 episode
1992 Six Pack Cleo 1 episode
1991 GP Anne Philips 1 episode
1989 Homebrew Claire Daley TV movie
Fields of Fire III Betty Wilson 1 episode

Film appearances

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Year Title Role Notes
2019 Hearts and Bones Ada Williams
1995 Vacant Possession (film) Joyce
1990 Breakaway Hilda
1989 Kiss the NIght Gail
1988 Tender Hooks Lorraine
1987 High Tide Mary
1985 The Boy who had Everything Second prostitute

References

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  1. ^ "Sydney Theatre Awards". 22 January 2008.
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