Tammy MacIntosh

Tammy MacIntosh
MacIntosh at the premiere of The Great Gatsby in 2013.
Born (1970-02-16) 16 February 1970 (age 54)
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
EducationMorley Senior High School, Girrawheen Senior High School, Mount Lawley Senior High School
Alma materEdith Cowan University (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts)
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Known for
Spouse
Mark Yeats
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(m. 2005)​
Children1

Tammy MacIntosh (born 16 February 1970) is an Australian actress known for portraying Dr. Charlotte Beaumont in the medical drama All Saints and Jool in the TV series Farscape. She is also known for her roles on television series The Flying Doctors, Police Rescue, Sea Patrol, the television film McLeod's Daughters which led to the acclaimed drama series of the same title, and played the role of Kaz Proctor in the prison drama series Wentworth, until her departure in June 2019.

Early and personal life

MacIntosh was born on 16 February 1970 in Perth,[1] where she attended Morley Senior High School, Girrawheen Senior High School and Mount Lawley Senior High School. MacIntosh graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, a division of Edith Cowan University.

MacIntosh is married to Mark Yeats and they have a son.[2]

Career

MacIntosh started out as a reporter for a children's show C'mon Kids in South Australia in the late eighties.

MacIntosh has an extensive list of TV credits including The Flying Doctors, Something in the Air, Grass Roots, Stingers, State Coroner, Wildside, McLeod's Daughters, G.P., The Feds III and Chances. She was also a well-known face in her regular role of Kathy in Police Rescue. MacIntosh played a main character in the first season of the BAFTA Award-winning BBC show, Jeopardy.

In 1998, MacIntosh appeared in the detective series Good Guys, Bad Guys.[3]

Farscape

MacIntosh joined the science fiction television series Farscape in late 2000.[3] She was cast as Jool, a young Interion woman. She made her first appearance in the third-season episode "Self-Inflicted Wounds Part I: Could'a, Would'a, Should'a".[4]

All Saints

In 2002, MacIntosh was cast as Dr Charlotte Beaumont in the medical drama All Saints.[5] MacIntosh took the role of Charlotte as she saw the character as a new challenge. She was initially contracted for six weeks.[5] Of Charlotte, MacIntosh commented "she's been empowering to play. I felt much stronger and more confident in who I was than I had in a long time."[5] MacIntosh became one of the show's longest serving cast members joining in series 5 and staying until its final season went to air.[5]

Macintosh's film and theatre credits include Police Rescue: The Movie, the Melbourne Theatre Company's Shark Fin Soup, the Sydney Theatre Company's Private Lives, the Ensemble Theatre's Blinded by the Sun and Sleeping Beauty.

She had a recurring role on Sea Patrol portraying Commander Maxine "Knocker" White. She also played Doctor Elizabeth "Mac" Macmillan in ABC's crime drama Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries,[6] and Doctor Amelia Ward in "Episode 9" of Crownies.

Wentworth

MacIntosh was considered for the role of Bea Smith in prison drama Wentworth.[7] She later joined the cast in the third season as vigilante Kaz Proctor, alongside actresses Pia Miranda and Libby Tanner.[8]

Tammy would exit Wentworth in series 7 as the show begun to take a toll on her. Macintosh revealed the extent of filming would leave her 'crying while going on walks' and she would facetime her son every night during production.[9] Tammy spoke with the production team at the end of series six to inform them that the upcoming seventh season would be her last as Kaz. During series seven Kaz dies in the fourth episode of season 7 in a horrific killing.

Macintosh would join several of her co-stars from Wentworth during 2022 and appeared at both a Screen Star Event in London and Birmingham and would also appear at the Wentworth Con fan convention in Melbourne. Macintosh appears regularly at these fan conventions.[10]

Other projects

MacIntosh made a cameo appearance in The Drover's Wife (film) and appeared in The Longest Weekend.[11]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1994 Police Rescue Const. Kathy Orland
1996 River Street Sharon Pierce
Whipping Boy Seal
McLeod's Daughters Claire McLeod
2000 Better Than Sex Girl F
2005 Repetition Anell
2011 A Heartbeat Away Grace Flack
Sleeping Beauty Work Colleague
2021 (22) The Drovers Wife Marti Murray cameo
2022 The Longest Weekend Sadie Palmer feature film
2025 (24) Inside Colleen Film

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
1989-90 The Flying Doctors Annie Rogers Recurring role
1991 Chances Mandy Foster TV series
1992-93 Bingles Stacy Main role
1992-95 Police Rescue Const. Kathy Orland Main role
1993 The Feds: Betrayal Nicola Bass TV film
1995 G.P. Joanna Lalor Episode: "One for the Road"
1997-98 Wildside Det. Kim Devlin Recurring role
1998 Good Guys, Bad Guys Holly Swift Episode: "You Light Up My Wife"
1999 Stingers Karen Jones Episode: "Full Term"
2000 Grass Roots Marilyn Hennessy Recurring role
Something in the Air Christine Rutherford Recurring role
2001-02 Farscape Joolushko 'Jool' Tunai Fenta Hovalis Recurring role
2002 Jeopardy Melissa Recurring role [12]
2002-09 All Saints Dr. Charlotte Beaumont Main role [13]
2004 Farscape: The Peacekeeper Wars Joolushko 'Jool' Tunai Fenta Hovalis TV miniseries
2010-11 Sea Patrol CMDR Maxine "Knocker" White Recurring role
2011 East West 101 Sally Wilson Episode: "Heart of Darkness"
Crownies Dr. Amelia Ward Episode: "1.9"
2012-15 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Dr. Elizabeth "Mac" Macmillan Recurring role [14]
2015–2019 Wentworth Karen "Kaz" Proctor Recurring (Season 3), Main (Seasons 4–7) [15]
2019 Wentworth: Behind the Bars Self TV Special

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Blinded by the Sun Playhouse Theatre
Private Lives Sydney Theatre Company
Shark Fin Soup Melbourne Theatre Company

References

  1. ^ "Tammy Macintosh". IMDb. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ McWhirter, Erin (28 May 2008). "TV Guide: A walk for wellness". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b Sharp, Annette (10 December 2000). "The Diary". The Sun-Herald. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Tammy MacIntosh". BBC Online. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d Hunter, Tim (26 July 2007). "Patron Saint of high-heeled lesbians". The Age. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ^ Fenton, Andrew (28 May 2015). "Ashleigh Cummings says Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries leads the way for women in television". news.com.au. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  7. ^ Knox, David (3 October 2012). "Rumour: Who will play the new Bea Smith?". TV Tonight. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  8. ^ Byrnes, Holly. "The screen death of Alex Cook's character Lou in Love My Way still holds strong emotions for fans". News.com.au. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  9. ^ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_MRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Fsydney-confidential%2Factors-say-landing-a-job-on-wentworth-is-the-role-of-a-lifetime%2Fnews-story%2F2724fd140cee82ac2f73102f624d17c6&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-1-NOSCORE&nk=6bd5175f6020935782d0a994362933cb-1704809596 [bare URL]
  10. ^ Staff Writer. "Wentworth Con arrives in Melbourne for a two-day fan event". mediaweek. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  11. ^ "The Longest Weekend Director Molly Haddon Talks Queer Screen, Creating Genuine Family Connections on Screen, and More in This Interview - The Curb". 19 February 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Australian Television: Jeopardy: cast guide". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Australian Television: All Saints: series 5 (2002)". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Australian Television: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Australian Television: Wentworth: episode guide: s03e01". australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 24 December 2022.