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.
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Born | Jill Forster 1936 (age 86–87) England |
Occupation(s) | Actress, model |
Spouse | John Stanton |
Children | Polly 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 |
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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 |
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1970 | Freaky Black Friday Spook Special | Vampira | TV film |
1972 | The Lady and the Law | Peta Mann | TV film |
1973 | Alvin Purple | Mrs. Horwood | Feature film |
1973 | Libido | Rosaline / Martin's mother (segment "The Child") | Feature film |
1982 | Crosstalk | Mrs. Stollier | Feature film |
1987 | Great Expectations: The Untold Story | Mrs. Havisham | TV film |
1989 | Devil In The Flesh | Jill Hansen | Feature film |
1993 | Say a Little Prayer | Mrs Easterbrook | Feature film |
2003 | Prisoner Queen - Mindless Music & Mirrorballs | Liza | Feature film |
2006 | Irresistible | Helen | Feature film |
2011 | Magic | Grandmother | Film short |
2015 | Ladies Without Lipstick | Joyce | Film short |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Type |
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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 |