biography
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| female
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| lived:
| (1956– )
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| biography:
| Actress, born in Perth, Western Australia. Originally a singer in jazz and pop groups, she studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts in Sydney (1974–7), made her film debut in High Rolling (1976), then worked with the Adelaide State Theatre Company, appearing in such plays as Visions (1978). Her performance as the strong-willed, 19th-c heroine of the film My Brilliant Career (1979, BAFTA best actress) earned her international attention. Later films include Heatwave (1981), High Tide (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Ref (1994), and A Cooler Climate (1999). Her work in A Passage to India (1984) brought her an Oscar nomination, as did her role in Woody Allen's Husbands and Wives (1992). |
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