Jill Forster

Jill Forster (born 1936), is an English Australian actress who came to Australia as a model in 1964 and appeared in the Crawford Production series Hunter.

Jill Forster
Born
Jill Forster

1936 (age 8687)
England
Occupation(s)Actress, model
SpouseJohn Stanton
ChildrenPolly Stanton

Forster is well known for appearances in TV series, but has also appeared in films and telefilms. She has primarily appeared in small cameo roles, although she is well known as Helen Sheriden in Number 96, replacing original actress Carmen Duncan, and has also had prominent roles in The Restless Years and SeaChange.

Forster has been in numerous other Australian television dramas, including Motel, The Box, Starting Out, Prisoner, A Country Practice, The Flying Doctors and The Power, The Passion.[1] She also acted in the hit sex-comedy film Alvin Purple (1973).

Personal life

Forster married Australian actor and frequent co-star John Stanton in the mid-1970s. They acted together in the TV series Homicide, The Box and Bellamy.

Awards [1]

Association Award Work Year Result
Australian Film Institute AFI Best Actress Award Great Expectation Won
Australian Film Institute AFI Best Supporting Actress Libido Won
Australian Film Institute AFI Best Supporting Actress Say A Little Prayer Nominated
Australian Film Institute AFI Best Supporting Actress SeaChange 1999 Won

Filmography (selected)

Film

Year Title Role Type
1970 Freaky Black Friday Spook Special Vampira TV film
1972 The Lady and the Law Peta Mann TV film
1973Alvin PurpleMrs. HorwoodFeature film
1973LibidoRosaline / Martin's mother (segment "The Child")Feature film
1982CrosstalkMrs. StollierFeature film
1987 Great Expectations: The Untold Story Mrs. Havisham TV film
1989Devil In The FleshJill HansenFeature film
1993Say a Little PrayerMrs EasterbrookFeature film
2003Prisoner Queen - Mindless Music & MirrorballsLizaFeature film
2006IrresistibleHelenFeature film
2011MagicGrandmotherFilm short
2015Ladies Without LipstickJoyceFilm short

Television

Year Title Role Type
1967 / 1968 Hunter Chris Charter / Alison Bean TV series, 3 episodes
1968 Motel Gaye Gillian TV series, 135 episodes
1969 The Match Game Herself TV series, 5 episodes
1969 Skippy the Bush Kangaroo Mary Lansbury TV series, 1 episode
1970-73 Division 4 Denise Mitchell / Deidre Simpson / Mrs. Hudson / Laura Montgomery TV series, 4 episodes
1970–74 Homicide Ieva Zervos / Barbra Hillis / Judy Campbell / Barbra Lacey / Eve Harrison / Kim Ridley / Karen Healey TV series, 7 episodes
1971 Spyforce Anna TV series, 1 episode
1972 Catwalk Sandra Goodall TV series, 1 episode
1972 A Time for Love TV series, 1 episode
1972 Birds in the Bush (aka The Virgin Fellas) Secretary TV series
1972 Boney Elaine Simpson TV series, 1 episode
1972 Creature Features Host – Vampira TV series
1973 Matlock Police Eve Taylor TV series, 1 episode
1973 Ryan Nurse Porter / Sheila TV series, 2 episodes
1973–74 Number 96 Helen Sheridan/Sellars TV series, 21 episodes
1973 Inside Alvin Purple Herself / Mrs. Horwood TV special
1974 Silent Number Prostitute TV series, 1 episode
1974 The Evil Touch Pamela Larsen TV series, 1 episode
1975 Two-Way Mirror Susan Maxwell TV pilot
1976–77 The Box Enid Parker TV series
1977–79 The Restless Years Heather Russell TV series, 99 episodes
1978 Micro Macro Herself TV series
1980 Celebrity Tattletales Herself TV series, 1 episode
1981 Bellamy Mrs. Baker TV series, 1 episode
1981 / 1982 Cop Shop TV series
1982 Holiday Island TV series, 2 episodes
1982 The Sullivans Isabelle TV series, 1 episode
1983 Carson's Law Amelia Redman TV series, 2 episodes
1983 Starting Out Dr. Jill Holt TV series
1984 Prisoner Kerryn Davies TV series, 10 episodes
1984 / 1987 A Country Practice Liz Ferguson / Di Lyall TV series, 4 episodes
1984 Bodyline TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1988 The Flying Doctors Judith McLean TV series, 1 episode
1989 In Melbourne Today Guest TV series, 1 episode
1989 The Power, The Passion Sarah McAllister TV series
1991 The Midday Show Guest TV series, 1 episode
1992 In Sydney Today Guest TV series, 1 episode
1993–2001 Good Morning Australia Guest TV series, 7 episodes
1993 What's Cooking? Celebrity Guest TV series, 1 episode
1993 Tonight Live Guest TV series, 1 episode
1996 Banjo Patterson's The Man From Snowy River (aka Snowy River: The McGregor Saga) Lady Clough TV series, 1 episode
1998–2000 SeaChange Meredith Monahan TV series, 39 episode
2000 Laws Guest TV series, 1 episode
2000 / 2001 Good Morning Australia Guest TV series, 2 episodes
2000 / 2001 Denise Herself – Guest TV series, 2 episodes

References


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