Georgie Parker
| Georgie Parker | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Georgina Parker 16 December 1964 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Notable work |
A Country Practice All Saints Home and Away |
| Spouse(s) | Steve Worland (1999–present) |
| Children | 1 |
Georgie Parker (born 16 December 1964) is a two-time Gold Logie award-winning Australian television actress and has also appeared in film and theatre. She is best known for her acting roles in soap opera as Lucy Gardiner (later Tyler) in A Country Practice, Theresa "Terri" Sullivan in All Saints and Ruth "Roo" Stewart in Home and Away.
Parker was born in 1964. She grew up in the Sydney North Shore suburb of St Ives and attended St Ives North Public School in primary and attended Abbotsleigh School for Girls, in Sydney. She has been married since December 1999 to Steve Worland, the screenwriter of the Fox Searchlight feature film Bootmen (2000). Worland is also an action-adventure novelist and wrote Velocity (2012) and Combustion (2013). They have a daughter, Holly, born in September 2000. Parker suffers from Scoliosis and is an ambassador of the National Scoliosis Foundation
Parker was first seen in a small cameo part in the Yahoo Serious movie Young Einstein, before becoming a fixture on Australian television through her role as nurse Lucy Gardiner in A Country Practice from 1989 to 1992. She also appeared as Despina, Memo's love interest, in the 90's sitcom, Acropolis Now and young firefighter "Mad Dog" Cartwright in the first season of Fire. From 1998 until 2005, Parker played Sister Teresa (Terri) Sullivan, a nurse and former nun, in the Australian medical drama series All Saints, for which she was awarded a number of Logies, including 'Most Popular Actress' in 2001. This saw her win the award for the fourth time, having already won 3 times from 1991–1993 for her role on A Country Practice. In 2001 & 2002 Parker won the Gold Logie or 'Most Popular TV Personality' firmly cementing her place as an Australian television favourite.
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