Penne Hackforth-Jones | |
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Born |
Penelope Beatrix Hackforth-Jones 5 August 1949 Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | 17 May 2013 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
(aged 63)
Occupation | Actress, biographer |
Penne Hackforth-Jones (5 August 1949 – 17 May 2013) was a United States-born Australian actress and biographer.
Penelope Beatrix Hackforth-Jones was born in August 1949 in Greenwich, Connecticut to Paul and Susan Felicity (née Gullett) Hackforth-Jones and was a granddaughter of Sir Henry Gullett and niece of Jo Gullett, both Australian politicians. 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 she attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney until graduating in 1968.
In 1969, Hackforth-Jones made her first credited on-screen appearance in the Australian television series Riptide. She later appeared in such Australian television series as Bellbird, Butterfly Island, Homicide, Matlock Police, Division 4, 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. She also appeared in Episode 169 of Australian sitcom "Hey Dad..!".