Penne Hackforth-Jones

Penne Hackforth-Jones
Born
Penelope Beatrix Hackforth-Jones

(1949-08-05)5 August 1949
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Died17 May 2013(2013-05-17) (aged 63)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation(s)Actress, biographer

Penne Hackforth-Jones (5 August 1949 – 17 May 2013)[1] was an American-born Australian actress and biographer.[2][3][4][5]

Early life

Penelope Beatrix Hackforth-Jones[1] was born in August 1949 in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Paul and Susan Felicity (née Gullett) Hackforth-Jones[6] and was a granddaughter of Sir Henry Gullett and niece of Jo Gullett, both Australian politicians.[2] She lived with her family in England before relocating to Australia in 1964. After completing her secondary education at St Catherine's School, Toorak in 1966[7] she attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney until graduating in 1968.[8]

Career

In 1969, Hackforth-Jones made her first credited on-screen appearance in the Australian television series Riptide.[9] She later appeared in such Australian television series as Bellbird, Butterfly Island, Homicide, Matlock Police, Division 4, Cop Shop, Tandarra, Cash and Company, Young Ramsay, Punishment, Bellamy, A Country Practice, Mother and Son, Tanamera – Lion of Singapore, Murder Call, All Saints, Chandon Pictures, :30 Seconds and The Doctor Blake Mysteries.[4] She also appeared in Episode 169 of Australian sitcom Hey Dad..!.

Her feature film roles included Dr. Sort in Alvin Purple (1973), the bridal shop manager in Muriel's Wedding (1994), Mrs Pike in Paradise Road (1997), Cynthia Dodds in Mao's Last Dancer (2009), and Mrs Johnson in The Tree (2010).[4] She was featured in a long-running television advertisement series for Kellogg's Sultana Bran in the 1980s/90s.[10]

Writing

Hackforth-Jones was the author of a biography of her great-grandmother, novelist Barbara Baynton, titled Barbara Baynton – Between Two Worlds.[3]

Death

Penne Hackforth-Jones died of lung cancer on 17 May 2013, aged 63, in Melbourne.[1][9] She never married, and was survived by her three sisters. The Daily Telegraph featured an article on Hackforth-Jones in its history section on 21 May.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1972 The Cousin from Fiji TV movie
1973 Libido Nun (segment "The Priest") Feature film
1973 Alvin Purple Liz Sort Feature film
1973 The Wicked City TV movie
1974 Alvin Rides Again Woman Cricketer Feature film
1974 The Wanderer Short film
1975 Down the Wind Sara Feature film
1977 A Woman in the House TV movie
1977 Image of Death Maureen TV movie
1977 End of Summer Teleplay
1978 A Woman in the House TV movie
1979 The Journalist Gillie Griffiths Feature film
1982 Running On Empty Dave Feature film
1982 Happy Endings (aka Last Breakfast In Paradise) Angela Jones Short film
1983 Hardy Wilson - A Living Memory Narrator Film documentary
1984 The Old Curiosity Shop Voice Animated TV movie
1985 Don't Call Me Girlie Narrator Film documentary
1985 Time's Raging Jane TV movie
1986 That's Democracy Narrator Film documentary
1988 After Marcuse Gillian TV movie
1989 Kokoda Crescent Carol Feature film
1990 More Winners: Boy Soldiers Elizabeth Barnes TV movie
1991 People First Film documentary
1993 For Whose Sake? Film short
1993 Irresistible Force Lieutenant Governor TV movie (US)
1993 The Door Mother Short film
1993 Butterfly Island Mary Travers TV movie
1994 Muriel's Wedding Bridal Manageress #2 Feature film
1997 Diana & Me Pollock Feature film
1997 Paradise Road Mrs. Pike Feature film
1998 Kissing Katie Sandstrom Short film
2000 Black and White Mrs. Aston Feature film
2002 Heroes' Mountain Annette Diver TV movie
2003 Why We Ponder Mother Short film
2005 Barely Visible Short film
2006 Reasons Beyond Me Jone Short film
2008 Bitter & Twisted Jackie Samvini Feature film
2009 Mao's Last Dancer Cynthia Dodds Feature film
2010 The Tree Mrs Johnson Feature film
2010 Purple Flowers Grandmother Short film
2013 We've All Been There Joan Short film

Television

Title Year Role Type
1968 Contrabandits TV series, 1 episode
1969 Riptide Sally Tennant / Dancer TV series, 2 episodes
1971-74 Division 4 Jo / Gwen / Sue Weston TV series, 3 episodes
1971-74 Matlock Police Kath Murphy / Amy Fielding / Holly Evans / Anne / Sue Mathews / Christine Miller TV series, 6 episodes
1972-74 Homicide Senior Constable Jill Cregan / Sharon Smith / Anne Kelly / Vicky Hill TV series, 4 episodes
1971 Man from Property TV pilot
1972 Number 96 Noelene Sutcliffe TV series, 3 episodes
1972-74 Bellbird Ginny Campbell TV series, 349 episodes
1972 A Time for Love TV series, 1 episode: "Next Time Will Be Better"
1973 Behind the Legend Helena Rubinstein TV series, 1 episode
1973 Ryan Jana / Helen TV series, 2 episodes
1974 Three Men of the City Jeannie Martin TV miniseries, 1 episode
1975 Cash and Company Jessica Johnson TV series, 13 episodes
1976 The Emigrants June Parker TV series, 4 episodes
1976 Tandarra Jessica Johnson TV series, 13 episodes
1977 Young Ramsay Emma Carroll TV series, 1 episode
1978-81 Cop Shop Sgt. Joan Dawson / Ann Connors / Jackie Warren / Jennifer Treloar TV series, 7 episodes
1979 Tickled Pink Marilyn TV series, 1 episode: "One Day Miller"
1979 Skyways Lady Pamela Griff TV series, 1 episode
1979 The Young Doctors Lois Norton TV series
1979 Patrol Boat TV series, 1 episode
1981 Bellamy Inez TV series, 1 episode: "The Fizz"
1981 Holiday Island Dellie Kramer TV series, 2 episodes
1981 Punishment Heather Rogers TV series, 1 episode
1981 The Sullivans TV series
1983; 1993 A Country Practice Pam Foley / Martha Lynch / Cassandra James TV series, 19 episodes
1985-87 Butterfly Island Mary Travers / Mary TV series, 30 episodes
1986 Mother and Son Community Medical Officer Joan TV series, 1 episode
1987; 1989 Rafferty's Rules Sinclair / Danielle TV series, 2 episodes
1989; 1994 G.P. Adele de Beer / Mrs. Barton TV series, 2 episodes
1989 Bodysurfer Angela Lang TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1989 Tanamera - Lion of Singapore Mama Jack TV miniseries, 7 episodes
1989 Dolphin Cove TV series, 1 episode
1990 Embassy TV series, 1 episode
1991 Hey Dad..! Kate Eastwood TV series, 1 episode
1991 Hampton Court Mrs. Barrett TV series, 1 episode
1991 Golden Fiddles Mrs. Craig TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1992 Boney Eve TV series, 1 episode
1997 Murder Call Ena Booth TV series, 1 episode: "Ashes to Ashes"
1997 The Adventures of Sam The Dragon Empress (voice) Animated TV series, 1 episode
1999-2003 All Saints Dr. Nicola Hartley / Elise Fletcher TV series, 11 episodes
2003 Grass Roots Lani Leonard TV series, 1 episode
2006 Headland Judge Hildegarde Rosedale TV series, 2 episodes
2007 Chandon Pictures Helen TV series, 3 episodes
2009 :30 Seconds Pat Evans TV series, 1 episode
2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Reverend Mother TV series, 1 episode
2012 Conspiracy 365 Sister Jerome TV series, 1 episode
2013 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Nell Clasby TV series, 2 episodes
2013 Paper Giants: Magazine Wars Camilla Parker-Bowles (voice recording) TV miniseries, 1 episode

Television (as self)

Title Year Role Type
1973 Inside Alvin Purple Herself TV special
1984 Earthwatch Herself TV series, 1 episode: "Natives On Trial"
1992 English at Work Herself TV series
1997 The Movie Show Herself (with Bruce Beresford & Tessa Humphries) TV series, 1 episode
1997 Monday to Friday Herself TV series, 1 episode

Theatre

Title Year Role Type
1967 The Beaux’ Stratagem UNSW
1967 Camino Real Lady Mulligan UNSW
1967 The Insect Play Philanthropist UNSW
1967 The Fire on the Snow Washerwoman UNSW
1967 Alfie Gilda Jane Street Theatre
1967 Play Woman Two Jane Street Theatre
1968 A Midsummer Night's Dream Queen Hippolyta / Queen Titania Old Tote Theatre
1968 The Matchmaker Miss Flora Van Huysen Old Tote Theatre
1968 The Beaux’ Stratagem Dorinda Old Tote Theatre
Tom Jones Sophy Playhouse, Perth
1969 A Streetcar Named Desire Negro Woman Playhouse, Perth
1969 The Importance of Being Earnest Cecily Cardew Playhouse, Perth
1969 Vanity Fair Amelia Sedley Playhouse, Perth
1969 The House on the Cliff Playhouse, Perth
1969 The Audition Miss Roberts Playhouse, Perth
1969 The Man Most Likely To Shirley Hughes Playhouse, Perth
1969 Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime Playhouse, Perth
1969 Out of the Crocodile Playhouse, Perth
1969 Love Locked Out Playhouse, Perth
1970 The Guardsman Playhouse, Perth, Old Tote Theatre
1971 The Real Inspector Hound Theatre Royal, Hobart
1971 The Audition Theatre Royal, Hobart
1971 The Bandwagon Lorraine Roach Theatre Royal, Hobart, Princess Theatre, Launceston
1971 The Legend of King O’Malley Assistant Stage Manager Phillip Theatre
1976 Martello Towers St Martins Theatre
1979 Kookaburra Kath Palmer ABC Radio

[11]

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Result Ref
1976 Tandarra Penguin Awards Best Actress in a Television Series Won [12]
1976 Tandarra Sammy Awards Best Actress in a Television Series Won [12]
1990 Kokoda Crescent Australian Film Institute Awards Best Actress in a Supporting Role Nominated [13]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Penelope Beatrix (Penne) Hackforth-Jones". The Age. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Social news and gossip". Sunday Herald. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 21 August 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Bringing to life dark tales from literary lady of the bush", The Age, 4 November 2007
  4. ^ a b c Penne Hackforth-Jones at IMDb
  5. ^ "Vale Hackforth-Jones, mainstay of film and TV" Archived 3 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Canberra Times
  6. ^ "Susan Felicity (Gullett) Hackforth-Jones". The Age. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Profiles of St Catherine's Old Girls". St Catherine's School. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  8. ^ Moran, Albert; Keating, Chris (2009). The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television. Scarecrow Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-8108-7022-2. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  9. ^ a b Penne Hackforth-Jones dies at 64 (sic), The Australian, 20 May 2013
  10. ^ "Penne Hackforth-Jones was a familiar face on Australian TV (video) (Australian actress Penne Hackforth-Jones dies aged 64)". ABC News. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  11. ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/239029
  12. ^ a b "Penne Hackforth-Jones: an actress who needs more than just bright lights". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 26 November 1980. p. 204 Supplement: FREE Your TV magazine. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  13. ^ "Awards for Penne Hackforth-Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 21 May 2013.