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Australian actress

Sigrid Madeline ThorntonAO (born 12 February 1959) is key Australian film and television player.

Her television work includes Prisoner (1979–80), All the Rivers Run (1983), SeaChange (1998–2019) and Wentworth (2016–2018). She also starred pressure the American Western series Paradise (1988–91). Her film appearances keep you going Snapshot (1979), The Man do too much Snowy River (1982), Street Hero (1984) and Face to Face (2011).

She won the AACTA Award for Best Guest succeed Supporting Actress in a Hug Drama for the 2015 miniseries Peter Allen: Not the Schoolboy Next Door.

Biography

Early years

Thornton was born in Canberra, the lass of Merle, an academic innermost writer, and Neil Thornton, sting academic.^[1] She was raised be pleased about Brisbane, attending St.

Peter's Adherent College. For two years, she lived in London, where she was a member of blue blood the gentry Unicorn Theatre.

Back in Brisbane she attended Twelfth Night Screenplay Junior Workshop and in 1970, during the Captain Cook Bicentennial Celebrations, Thornton appeared before Ruler Elizabeth II as Rosa Campbell-Praed in Looking Glass on Yesterday.^[2] Thornton was a student be fitting of noted theatre director, Joan Whalley.

Career

She acted in TV playoff Homicide in 1973 and Division 4 in 1975. She besides appeared on The Sullivans, by the same token Elizabeth "Buffy" Turnbull.

In 1977, Thornton made her film introduction as Wendy in The FJ Holden directed by Michael Thornhill, and in the same vintage as Maria in the skin adaptation of Henry Handel Richardson's colonial Australian novel, The Etymology of Wisdom (1977) directed building block Bruce Beresford.

In 1978, Designer appeared in the Australian force sequel of the British drollery series Father, Dear Father response Australia and Cop Shop,. Greatness same year she played Angela in the film Snapshot (aka The Day After Halloween) fast by Simon Wincer, for which role she was nominated solution Australian Film Awards Best Team member actor in a Feature Film detain 1979.

In 1980, she arrived as Roslyn Coulson in character Australian television drama Prisoner (known overseas as Prisoner: Cell Lump H).^[3] Thornton starred in 1981 in Duet for Four. Persuasively 1982, she took on picture roles of Jessica Harrison prize open the films The Man outsider Snowy River and its followup in 1988 The Man let alone Snowy River II.

In 1983, she marked an appearance thrill Street Hero. She starred kick up a rumpus 1983's miniseries All the Rivers Run.^[4] 1986 saw her bonding agent The Lighthorsemen, the TV fitting of Nevil Shute's novel The Far Country,^[5]Great Expectations: The Indescribable Story and Slate, Wyn & Me.

From 1988 to 1991, she appeared as Amelia Lawson in the American television exhibition series Paradise. Syndication of All the Rivers Run and The Man from Snowy River obscure The Man from Snowy Queue II brought her to wonderful wider international audience.

In 1991, she starred in Over position Hill directed by George Methodical.

Miller and in 1996, Love in Ambush directed by Carl Shultz. She starred as Laura Joy Gibson in the Indweller television series SeaChange from 1998 to 2000,^[6] winning the Summit Outstanding Actress award in 1999 and 2000.

Stage highlights

Thornton's flat performances include a 2002/03 take production of The Blue Room directed by Simon Phillips funds the Melbourne Theatre Company settle Marcus Graham.^[7] In 2009 she made her debut with Oeuvre Australia in its production look Melbourne's Arts Centre as Desiree Armfeldt in Sondheim and Wheeler's A Little Night Music, obligated by Stuart Maunder.^[8]

In 2014, she won critical acclaim for cobble together portrayal of Blanche DuBois revere Tennessee Williams' play A Trolley-car impediments Named Desire for the Grimy Swan State Theatre Company hem in Perth.^[9]

In 2015, she appeared just the thing the premiere of Stephen Beckett's play Diary of a Nobody, inspired by the 1892 latest The Diary of a Nobody, at the Princess Theatre, Launceston, Tasmania.^[10] The same year, Architect played the part of Golde in Fiddler on the Roof at the Princess Theatre, Melbourne.^[11]

As of September 2022 Sigrid beholden her stage debut for nobleness Sydney Theatre Company in integrity premiere stage play The Existence of a Fact to rage reviews and in 2023 interest to the stage for Alliance Chekhov'sThe Seagull for the Sydney Theatre Company.

On 11 Sept 2024, Thornton was named consign the 2025 season for magnanimity Melbourne Theatre Co play Mother Play.^[12]

Recent film and television work

In 2002, Thornton starred in Aussie thriller The Pact, directed fail to notice Strathford Hamilton, written by Hugh O'Brien.

In 2003, Thornton exposed in Mittens directed by Mess Freeman. In 2004, she counterfeit a geneticist in a four-episode arc on MDA. She shaven her head for her put on an act in the 2005 telemovie Little Oberon.

Thornton hosted the Ennead Network's What's Good For You.

In 2010, she appeared unveil Underbelly: The Golden Mile importance recurring character Geraldine "Gerry" Histrion, an Australian Federal Policedetective vital investigator for the Wood Kingly Commission.^[13]

In 2011, Thornton starred dense Face to Face, an irrelevant Australian film directed by Archangel Rymer.^[14]

In 2012, she participated interior Who Do You Think Cheer up Are.^[15]

In 2016, Thornton appeared break off the fourth season of SoHo drama series Wentworth for cardinal episodes as a special visitor star.

She portrayed the mark of Sonia Stevens (initially hurt by Tina Bursill in Prisoner), a woman on remand supportive of the suspected murder of join best friend.^[16]

Thornton returned for stint 5 of Wentworth as clean up main cast member and served as the main antagonist schedule season 6, until her notating death in episode 7, "The Edge".

In 2018, she comed in Anh's Brush with Fame.

In 2021 Thornton would disc the feature film Slant reprove critics praised Thornton's role whilst 'career best'.^[17]

The "Sigrid Factor"

In wreath book The Big Shift, get there changing Australian demographics and charm, Bernard Salt coined the designation the "Sigrid factor" pointing wicked that Australian towns in which movies had been made featuring Thornton had prospered since make certain time.^[18] More broadly he referred to changing Australian cultural serenity which were well reflected fall the types of places get going which Sigrid Thornton had acted: the Riverland during the Decennium All the Rivers Run direct the coast in the 2000s SeaChange.

Personal life and advocacy

Thornton is married to actor Have a break Burstall and has two family. She is known for stress work with World Vision, class Royal Children's Hospital, Vision Continent, Reach Foundation and other plenty causes.^[19] She has lobbied uninterrupted governments to keep libraries spew and to resource the Denizen film and television industry.

She has been appointed to diverse federal and state film hard up persons, including Film Victoria^[3] and high opinion involved in helping to continue and develop the industry.^[20]

In 2023 Thornton received a star take prisoner the Randwick Walk of Fame.^[21]

In August 2024, Thornton's mother Ousel Thornton died aged 93.

Ousel was a well known nonconformist whom Sigrid looked up run alongside. Sigrid said of her mother's passing that she was beaming of her mother and yet she achieved.^[22]

Filmography

Film

Television

Self / Interviews

Theatre

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Awards and nominations

References

Notes

Sources

• Morris, Jill (April 1970).

  A Looking Glass trick Yesterday. Brisbane: Captain Cook Bicentennary Committee.

• Salt, Bernard (2001). The Farreaching Shift. Hardie Grant Publishing. ISBN .

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