Noni Hazlehurst
| Noni Hazlehurst AM | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Leonie Elva Hazlehurst 17 August 1953 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Children | Charlie Jarratt William Jarratt |
Noni Hazlehurst AM is an Australian actress, director, writer, presenter and broadcaster who has appeared on television and radio, in dramas, mini-series and made for television films, as well also on stage and in feature films since the early 1970s. Hazlehurst has been honoured with numerous awards including Australian Film Institute Awards, ARIA Awards and Logies, including being inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016, only the second women to be so after actress Ruth Cracknell.
Hazlehurst was born as Leonie Elva Hazlehurst, in Melbourne in 1953. After attending St Leonard's College in Brighton East, Victoria, Hazlehurst studied Drama at Flinders University from 1971 to 1973, where she resided at Flinders University Hall and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1974. She has studied ballet, singing, piano, speech and drama. In the 1980s and 1990s, much of her work has concentrated on children's television.
Her mother was English.
Along with roles at the ABC, her first television work was in guest lead roles in television serials produced by Crawford Productions. She played the regular role of Sharon Lewis in The Box in 1975 before joining the original cast of The Sullivans as Lil Duggan in late 1976. She was a Play School presenter from 1978 to 2002, and has been a National Ambassador or Patron for many children's charities, including Barnardos. She has worked extensively for children. Hazlehurst has recorded several music and spoken word albums.
...
Wikipedia