Sonja Tallis
Sonia Tallis | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 23, 1943 Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, folk singer,teacher |
Sonja Tallis (born 24 September 1943) is an Australian actress, singer and drama teacher.
Career[edit]
Tallis began her showbiz career as a folk singer, touring as part of a duo called "Sean & Sonja", before moving onto acting. After acting in serial The Young Doctors, she had a small role in Sons and Daughters, before going onto her best-known role, as top dog, Nora Flynn, in Prisoner which she played for six months between May and November 1985.[1] She went on to a regular role in the short-lived Crawford's series Prime Time, as Georgina Jones, in 1986.[2] She appeared in Home and Away and McLeod's Daughters.
Tallis has taught drama, both privately and in a number of schools in Sydney.
Filmography[edit]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Killing of Angel Street | Woman Police Officer 1 | |
| 1982 | The Best of Friends | Pammie | |
| 2010 | The Nothing Men | Maggie |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | The Young Doctors | Barbara Webber | Episode 1,019 (guest) |
| 1981 | Captives of Care | Patty | ABC TV film |
| 1983 | The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain | Mrs. Kuhl | TV film |
| 1984 | Kindred Spirits | Journalist | ABC TV film |
| 1984 | Crime of the Decade | Pamela Brown | ABC TV film |
| 1984 | Sons and Daughters | Shirley Ryan | Season 3 (recurring, 5 episodes) |
| 1984 | Sweet and Sour | Saleslady | Season 1, episode 17 (guest) |
| 1985 | Prisoner | Nora Flynn | Season 7 (supporting, 52 episodes) |
| 1986 | Prime Time | Georgina Jones | Season 1 (unknown episodes) |
| 1987 | A Country Practice | Heather Gordon | Season 7, episodes 69 & 70 (guest) |
| 1988 | Rafferty's Rules | Sally Manning | Season 4, episode 8 (guest) |
| 1989 | E Street | Lyn Agostini | Season 1, episodes 21 & 22 (guest) |
| 2000 | Home and Away | Margaret Bradley | Season 13, episodes 89 & 90 (guest) |
| 2005 | McLeod's Daughters | Alessa Manfredi | Season 5, episode 19 (guest) |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Bandstand | Guest - Herself as Singer/Performer | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | Hey Hey It's Saturday | Guest - Herself (Red Faces) | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | In Melbourne Today | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Denise | Guest - Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
References[edit]
- ^ Zuk, Tony (30 December 1998). "Prisoner (Cell Block H)". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 6 March 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Zuk, Tony (26 August 2005). "Australian Television: Prime Time". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
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External links[edit]
- Sonja Tallis at IMDb