Helen Morse

Helen Morse

Helen Morse (born 24 January 1948) is an Australian actor who has appeared in films, on television, and on stage.

Morse was born in Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, England. She studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, in the Sydney suburb of Kensington.

She won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in the 1976 film "Caddie". Her notable screen performances also included roles in the film "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975) and the television miniseries "A Town Like Alice" (1981). In the 2000s she has occasionally appeared in theatre productions in Australia.

Considered Australia's finest female actor she has worked with many companies including Melbourne Theatre Company, The Ensemble, The Independent, Nimrod, Marian Street, Sydney Theatre Company, Hunter Valley Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre Company, Harvest Theatre Company (South Australia) and the State Theatre Company of South Australia.

Her most recent award-winning roles in theatre include Theodora Goodman in Patrick White's "The Aunt's Story" and Nancy in Bryony Lavery's "Frozen" for the Melbourne Theatre Company.

Other theatre credits include
* "Terror Australis"
* "A Taste of Honey"
* "The Woman in the Window" by Alma de Groen
* Stephen Sondheim's "A Little Night Music"
* Stephanie Abrahams in "Duet for One"
* Blanche Dubois in "A Streetcar Named Desire"
* Title Role in "Hedda Gabler"
* Katherine Mansfield in "The Rivers of China"
* Barbara in "Europe" by Michael Gow
* Carlotta in "The Cherry Orchard"
* Ariel in "The Tempest"
* Lizzie Morden in "Our Country's Good"
* Elizabeth Proctor in "The Crucible"
* Hannah in "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard
* "Away" by Michael Gow
* "Good Works" by Nick Enright
* "The Twilight Series FED/FEST"
* "Death and the Maiden" with Sydney Theatre Company
* "The Funniest Man in the World" with Keene/Taylor Theatre Projects
* "Kaddish" with Keene/Taylor Theatre Projects

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Filmography

* Love and War (1967)
* You Can't See Round Corners (1967) (TV series)
* Contrabandits (1967) ... as Angela Carrol
* Homicide (1967-1972) (TV series) (three episodes)
* Riptide (1969) ... as Joanna Decker
* The Legend of Robin Hood (1971)(TV series) (voice)
* Spyforce (1971) (TV series - two episodes) ... as Joan
* The Kenneth Connor Show (1972) ... various roles
* Marco Polo (1972) (TV)
* Crisis (1972) (TV)
* Barrier Reef (1972) (TV) ... as Joan Norris
* Matlock Police (1972) (TV) ... as Susan Williams
* A Touch of Reverence (1974) (TV series)
* Marion (1974) (TV series) ... as Marion Richards
* Division 4 (1969-1974) (TV series) (six episodes)
* Ryan (1973-1974) (TV series - two episodes)
* Stone (1974) ... as Amanda ... (also Costume Designer)
* Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975) ... as Mlle de Poitiers
* Luke's Kingdom (1976) (TV series) ... as Kate
* Caddie (1976) ... as Caddie Marsh
* Power Without Glory (1976) (TV series)
* Agatha (1979) ... as Evelyn Crawley
* A Town Like Alice (1981) (TV series) ... as Jean Paget
* Far East (1982) ... as Jo Reeves
* Silent Reach (1983) (TV series) ... as Antonia Russell
* Out of Time (1984) (TV) (voice) ... as Iris/Sammie
* The Adventures of Robin Hood (1985) (TV series) (voice) ... as Maid Marion
* Pozieres (2000)
* Lost (2000) ... as Mrs Harris

External links

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* [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=2:50886~T0 Helen Morse] at Allmovie
* [http://colsearch.nfsa.afc.gov.au/nfsa/search/summary/summary.w3p;adv=yes;group=;groupequals=;page=0;parentid=;query=Number%3A567583%20 %20Number%3A352541%20|%20Number%3A360641%20|%20Number%3A353063%20|%20Number%3A352108%20|%20Number%3A374106%20|%20Number%3A374087%20|%20Number%3A374080%20|%20Number%3A374089%20|%20Number%3A374729%20|%20Number%3A374096%20|%20Number%3A374038%20|%20Number%3A351734%20|%20Number%3A355527%20|%20Number%3A357057%20|%20Number%3A352509%20|%20Number%3A349765%20|%20Number%3A565965%20|%20Number%3A429258;querytype=;resCount=10 Helen Morse at the National Film and Sound Archive]


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