
Carole Skinner
Actor · b. 1944 · Australia
Carole Skinner (born 8 May, 1944) is Australian actress, particularly known for her performances in film, theatre and television. She is perhaps best known for her role as Nola McKenzie in the soap opera, Prisoner (1983), in Sons and Daughters (1985-1986), as Doris Hudson, and in the miniseries, The Harp in the South (1987), and its sequel, Poor Man's Orange (1987), as Delie Stock.
Movies17
Movie7.5DramaRomanceA celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
Moulin Rouge!
2001 · 4.9K votes
Movie6.3AdventureFamilyThe adventures of Golden Retriever pup Napoleon and his friend, the parrot Birdo Lucci.
Napoleon
1995 · 94 votes
Movie4.5HorrorA strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination?
The Marsupials: The Howling III
1987 · 155 votes
Movie6.2DramaRomanceA young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.
My Brilliant Career
1979 · 83 votes
Movie5.4ComedyAlvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help but gets used by the psychiatrists as a gigolo to treat other patients instead.
Alvin Purple
1973 · 22 votes
Movie5.3DramaRomanceIn pre-WWII Australia, a love triangle develops between a man, his wife and the man's brother.
The Good Wife
1987 · 20 votes
Movie5.0DramaTV MovieThis is the true story of Janine Shepard, a world class skier faced with tragedy, being hit by a car and being told she will never walk again.
Never Tell Me Never
1998 · 4 votes
Movie5.4DramaMysteryThe plot centres on Queensland's Gold Coast in the early 1980s, when a disgraced former cop, Michael Stacey writes a book exposing police corruption, does an investigation resulting in 2 murders, exposes a religious cult and watches the army begin a military coup.
Goodbye Paradise
1983 · 8 votes
Movie6.7TV MovieCrimeA female lawyer heads a government taskforce investigating a suspected paedophile racket in Sydney. Based on the novel by Gabrielle Lord.
Whipping Boy
1996 · 3 votes
Movie6.2DramaA sensitive portrayal of a young office worker who alleges sexual abuse by her employer. She loses her job as a result of her claims. This dramatised situation looks at the ways in which an employee can be victimised in an office environment without those around being aware of the situation.
After Hours
1985 · 5 votes
Movie5.5DramaNora is a single mother who wants to live the life of an artist, as do her friends -- a group of Melbourne writers, actors and musicians. But when she's drawn into a passionate affair with a heroin addict, Nora struggles to maintain control of her life.
Monkey Grip
1982 · 11 votes
Movie4.2ComedyDramaA grumpy old man living in an idyllic coastal town who can't see he has the perfect life.
The View from Greenhaven
2008 · 3 votes
Movie5.3DramaDuring a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is displacing residents in the Kings Cross section of Sydney.
Heatwave
1982 · 13 votes
MovieDramaA trilogy of stories set in and around Glebe (Sydney) examining the transition from school to uncertain future for three young people.
On the Loose
1985
Movie6.3ThrillerTV MovieA journalist sets out to report on a minor earthquake in the Australian outback, and finds that the tremor was a result of a small nuclear explosion - part of an extortion threat that has the government fearing nuclear blackmail. With the help of local reporters, and despite the harassment of the security agencies, he sets out to avert the crisis.
Deadline
1982 · 4 votes
Movie6.5CrimeMysteryA trio of kids have many exciting adventures while exploring a spooky mansion in the hope of finding their missing friends.
Mystery at Castle House
1982 · 3 votes
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Four friends grapple with aging and the march of time in this opera based on Ray Lawler's iconic Australian play. For years, cane cutters Roo and Barney (Gary Rowley and Barry Ryan) have bunked with barmaids Olive (Gillian Sullivan) and Nancy in the summer. But Nancy's moved on, replaced by newcomer Pearl (Elizabeth Campbell). Vacation's no longer the unending party it once was as each member of the quartet arrives at a new understanding of life.
Series10
TV7.1ComedyDramaRoguish comedy drama following the misadventures of small-time crook Arthur Daley.
Minder
1979 · 30 votes
TV7.6SoapDramaPrisoner is an Australian soap opera that is set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison.
Prisoner
1979 · 35 votes
TV7.2DramaWhen Jack McLeod passes away, his two daughters inherit Drovers Run, a vast cattle ranch in the Australian outback. Ultimately, Tess and Claire decide to run the ranch together, with their housekeeper, Meg, her teenage daughter, Jodi, and a local girl, Becky. Their lives are hard and the obstacles many, but the rewards are every bit as grand as the wild open land they've inherited.
McLeod's Daughters
2001 · 63 votes
TV6.7SoapDramaAn Australian television soap opera, set in a tough fictional inner-city district called Westside. The stories revolve around the local community there. Created by Forrest Redlich and produced by Network Ten from 24 January 1989 to 13 May 1993.
E Street
1989 · 6 votes
TV6.6DramaThe Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led to its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season and actor Robert Grubb came in as new doctor Geoff Standish. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained but also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings. Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson, mechanic Emma Plimpton, local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers and Vic and Nancy Buckley, who ran the local pub/hotel, The Majestic. Andrew McFarlane also later returned to the series, resuming his role as Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.
The Flying Doctors
1986 · 17 votes
TV6.2DramaMedical drama focusing on the working and personal lives of the doctors and nurses working on the front line of a busy inner city Emergency Department at All Saints Hospital.
All Saints
1998 · 13 votes
TV8.2DramaWhite Collar Blue is an Australian television series made by Knapman Wyld Television for Network Ten from 2002 to 2003. Starring Peter O'Brien as Joe Hill and Freya Stafford as Harriet Walker, the series dealt with a division of the police force working in the city of Sydney and the personal and professional tensions affecting their work and lives. In the pilot episode, Harriet is introduced as the new face to Kingsway station, transferring from the "White Collar" federal police to the "Blue Collar" New South Wales Police. Throughout the series Harriet must deal not only with her husband's brutal murder and the revelation of his adultery, but with learning to adjust and fit into her new surroundings. Joe is Harriet's new partner, and isn't exactly welcoming to her as an addition to the team. With two daughters from previous marriages, Joe needs to juggle his homelife, his dedication to the job and his relationship with Nicole Brown, played by Jodie Dry. The other cops at the station are Ted Hudson, played by Richard Carter, Sophia Marinkovitch and Theo Rahme, and each have their own secrets and problems to deal with. The series was axed after two seasons, however it can be found on cable TV both in Australia and overseas.
White Collar Blue
2002 · 4 votes
TV7.9DramaSoapHeadland is an Australian drama television series produced by the Seven Network which ran from 15 November 2005 to 21 January 2006. The Seven Network filmed 52 episodes in the first series. Production on the second series had begun before any episodes were aired. Set in a university, Headland premiered in Australia on Tuesday, 15 November 2005 at 7.30pm. On 23 January 2006, the Seven Network officially announced that the series has been cancelled. The show aired on weekdays at 7.30pm in the United Kingdom on E4, re-formatted as half-hour episodes. E4 eventually dropped the show but episodes continued to be broadcast on Channel 4 at 12:30pm, this time in the original hour-long format.
headLand
2005 · 9 votes
TV8.0SoapDramaThe Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff, rather than typical medical issues and procedures. It screened on the Nine Network from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March 1983.
The Young Doctors
1976 · 5 votes
TV7.2CrimeA psychological thriller based on the investigation into the 1990s backpacker murders leading to the arrest and conviction of serial killer Ivan Milat. NSW police are on the search for a murderer after the bodies of backpackers are found in Belanglo State Forest. Catching Milat is the story of the men who brought the killer to justice.
Catching Milat
2015 · 18 votes