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*Simone de Beauvoir's Babies*
Simone de Beauvoir's Babies
Written by	Deborah Cox
Directed by	Kate Woods
Starring	Leverne McDonnell, Anne Looby, Sonia Todd, Sally Cooper
Composer	Jen Anderson
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Andrew Knight, Sue Masters, Jackie O'Sullivan, Stephen Vizard
Producers	Deborah Cox, Andrew Knight, Denise Patience
Cinematography	Jaems Grant
Production companies	Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Artist Services Productions Pty Ltd

Simone de Beauvoir's Babies is a 1997 Australian television mini-series broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1997.

The series comprises four one-hour episodes starring Sally Cooper, Anne Looby, Leverne McDonnell and Sonia Todd as women in their late 30s who are single, childless and aware of their biological clocks ticking down.^[1]

David Wenham won the 1997 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actor in Television Drama for his role as Ian.^[2]

The soundtrack for the series was composed by Jen Anderson.^[3]

Cast

Sally Cooper as Sue
Anne Looby as Louise
Leverne McDonnell as Dianne
Sonia Todd as Karla
David Wenham as Ian
Phillip Gordon as Spud
Jacek Koman as Ryko
Peta Brady as Dianne, aged 17
Asher Keddie as Karla, age 17
Rod Mullinar as Mick
Belinda McClory as Wendy
Anne Phelan as Postie
Bridie Carter as Dating Agent

References

^ "Simone de Beauvoir's Babies". ITV Studios Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^ "Past Winners, Television 1986–2006" (PDF). AFI Television Awards. Australian Film Institute. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2007.
^ Winkler, Michael (26 October 2004). "Puts strings to her beau". The Age. Retrieved 18 September 2020.