Deni Gordon

Not to be confused with Dennie Gordon.

Deni Gordon is an American-born Australian actress and performer. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Gordon is the daughter of African-American parents and moved to Australia in 1969 to star in the musical Hair with longtime friend and fellow cast member Marcia Hines. She appeared as a singer and dancer in the ABC sketch comedy series The Dingo Principle and had a guest role in the soap opera Sons and Daughters in 1987. She had a regular role in the fourth and fifth season of Heartbreak High, as teacher Ronnie Brooks,[1] and has appeared as a Priestess in both the film The Matrix[2] and the Farscape episode "Jeremiah Crichton" in 1999.

Gordon is the voice behind the "r-r-r-r-rage!" scream heard in the opening titles and breakers of the long-running ABC music video program Rage.[3]

Gordon was interviewed by ABC Radio National in 2017 about her career.[4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
1983 At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion Picture Lilly Feature film
1987 Bullseye Brothel Girl Feature film
1987 Around the World in 80 Ways Chikita's Friend Feature film
1992 Fortress Karen's Cellmate Feature film
1997 Paws Messy Mutts Receptionist Feature film
1999 The Matrix Priestess Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Type
1969 ABC News Herself (with Hair cast) TV series, 1 episode
1977 Flashez Herself (with Renee Geyer and band) TV series, 1 episode
1986-1987 Sons and Daughters Recurring role: Billie Fletcher TV series, 5 episodes
1987- Rage Title voiceover TV series
1987 The Dingo Principle Guest TV series, 1 episode
1992 G.P. Guest role: Renata TV series, 1 episode
1994-1996 Heartbreak High Regular role: Ronnie Brooks TV series, 64 episodes
1997 The Fury Within Miss Tish TV movie
1999 Noah's Ark Ruth's Mother TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1999 Farscape Guest role: Priestain Neera TV series, 1 episode
2000 Water Rats Guest role: Cynthia Rody TV series, 1 episode
2003 All Saints Guest role: Sophie Yew TV series, 1 episode
2016 Rage: Stories From the Red Couch Herself TV special

Video game

Year Title Role Type
2005 The Matrix: Path of Neo Priestess Video game

Stage

Year Title Role Type
1968-70 Hair
2023-24 Tina - The Musical Tina's Mother

References

  1. ^ Character biography: Ronnie Brooks Archived 1 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Heartbreak High (ABC).
  2. ^ Review: The Matrix, Sight & Sound, British Film Institute, 1999.
  3. ^ Gee, Narelle (2011). Real Wild Child: An insider's tales from the rage couch. Sydney: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0730494553.
  4. ^ [1]|ABC podcast mp3


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