Anne Louise Lambert

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name = Anne Lambert


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Television actor
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Anne Louise Lambert (born 21 August 1955) is an Australian actress.

As Anne Lambert she first gained recognition on Australian television with sexy roles in three soap operas. In 1973 she played a nymphomaniac in "Number 96". She followed this with on-going roles the school-based drama "Class of '74", and in the sex-comedy soap opera "The Box" in 1976.

Lambert gained international recognition after playing the iconic role of Miranda in the classic film "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975). Director Peter Weir saw her in a television commercial for Fanta and felt she'd be perfect for the lead role.

She adopted the name Anne "Louise" Lambert when, on seeking work in the UK, she learned another actor there was listed under the name Anne Lambert. She has worked steadily in film and on stage ever since, including starring roles in the BBC TV series "The Borgias" (1981), Peter Greenaway's "The Draughtsman's Contract" (1982), and "Breathing Under Water", "Seeing Red" (1992), and Australian TV mini-series such as "Fields of Fire 2" (1988), "The Dirtwater Dynasty" and "Great Expectations - The Untold Story" (1987). Stage roles include "Sweet Bird of Youth" co-starring with Lauren Bacall and Colin Friels.

More recently; she has appeared in "Lillian's Story" with Toni Collette and "Somersault" which won Best Film at the 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards. She also appeared in the Australian TV series, "The Alice" (2004)and the short drama "Photograph" (2006), directed by her sister, Sarah Lambert.

Anne Louise Lambert currently resides in Sydney's inner west with her son Harry.

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