Jane Harber

Jane Harber
OccupationActress
Years active1997-present
Known forOffspring (TV series)

Jane Harber is an Australian actress who is known from her role as Zara Perkich in the television series Offspring.[1]

Career

Television

Harber's television roles have included Susie Money in the series Underbelly, Zdenka Milanovic in The Secret Life of Us, and Bianca Nugent in Neighbours. She also appeared in season 5, part 1, episode 152 of Blue Heelers, titled "Sisterly Love", which aired on 22 July 1997, playing a young girl called Chloe Bassetti.[citation needed]

In 2012, Harber starred as Cora Benson in the ABC comedy series A Moody Christmas.[2] She reprised that role in The Moodys, a follow-up to A Moody Christmas.[3]

In 2013, she regularly appeared in The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting, a sketch comedy show for the ABC.[citation needed]

Harber appeared as a special guest in Episode 8 of the comedy program SlideShow on the Seven Network.[citation needed]

In 2014, she played Michele Bennett, a former girlfriend of INXS lead singer, Michael Hutchence, in the TV mini-series INXS: Never Tear Us Apart.[4][5]

She is probably best known for her role as Zara Perkich in seven seasons (86 episodes) of Offspring.[6]

In 2018, she was a team captain in the TV panel show Show Me the Movie!, the other captain being Joel Creasey.[citation needed]

Harber played Karen in the 2018 Netflix TV movie, Pretty Little Stalker [citation needed] and, in 2020, she took a leading role in Nine Network crime show, Informer 3838.[7] In 2022, Harber appeared in ABC kids series MaveriX.[8]

In 2023, Harber joined the cast of ABC drama In Limbo.[9]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1997 The Last of the Ryans Lyn Hughan TV film
1997 Blue Heelers Chloe Bassetti Episode: "Sisterly Love"
1997–1998 Raw FM Susan Mulholland Episodes: "Light My Flame", "Playing with Fire", "One"
1999–2002 Neighbours Bianca Nugent Recurring role
2005 The Secret Life of Us Zdenka Milanovic Episodes: "The Big Leap", "The Treadmill"
2008 Underbelly Susie Money Recurring role
2010–2017 Offspring Zara Perkich Recurring role (series 1–4), main (series 5–7)
2010 Lowdown Lucy / Joss Episode: "Project Runaway"
2012 House Husbands Georgina Rivers Episode: "Trivia Night"
A Moody Christmas Cora Benson TV miniseries
2013 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Clara Whiting Episode: "Framed for Murder"
2014 INXS: Never Tear Us Apart Michele Bennett TV miniseries
The Moodys Cora Benson TV miniseries
2017 St Francis Zara Perkich Episodes: "2–5"
2018 Back in Very Small Business Coco Episodes: "By Design", "Bad Influence", "Litigating Circumstances", "Crossing the Line"
Pretty Little Stalker Karen TV film
2019 My Life Is Murder Chloe Angel Episode: "Fake Empire"
2020 Informer 3838 Susan Reichert TV miniseries
2022 Summer Love Caiti Ensemble comedy series, episode 3
MaveriX Tanya 10 episodes
2023 In Limbo Beth 6 episodes
The Newsreader Carla Carrol 2 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2023 Foe News Reporter
2024 Sleeping Dogs Catherine Finn

References

  1. ^ "Australian Television: Offspring". www.australiantelevision.net.
  2. ^ Enker, Compiled by Andrew Murfett, Greg Hassall, Paul Kalina, Melinda Houston and Debi (7 November 2012). "Fifteen faces for the future". The Sydney Morning Herald.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Knox, David (27 March 2012). "Filming begins on This Christmas | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  4. ^ "A touchstone for Michael Hutchence". 6 February 2014.
  5. ^ "Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS". IMDb. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
  6. ^ Knox, David (30 April 2016). "Offspring cast confirmed | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  7. ^ Knox, David (6 April 2020). "Airdate: Informer 3838 | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  8. ^ Knox, David (13 April 2021). "Cameras roll on ABC ME's MaveriX | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  9. ^ Knox, David (13 September 2022). "Cameras roll on ABC comedy, Limbo. | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 March 2024.