Robyn Nevin

Robyn Anne Nevin AM (25 September 1942), is an Australian stage and screen actor. Currently she is one of the most powerful figures in Australia's performing arts [http://www.smh.com.au/news/arts/robyn-nevin-she-who-must-be-obeyed/2006/02/23/1140563906152.html Robyn Nevin: she who must be obeyed - Arts - Entertainment - smh.com.au ] ] , and is considered by some as a doyenne of Australian theatre.

Biography

Early life

Robyn Nevin was born September 25, 1942, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, to William George Nevin and Josephine Pauline Casey. She was educated at Genazzano Convent until the age of 11, when she moved with her family moved to Hobart, Tasmania, and was enrolled at the The Fahan School, a non-denominational school for girls'.cite encyclopedia| editor = Suzannah Pearce| encyclopedia = Who's Who in Australia Live!| title = NEVIN Robyn| accessdate = 2007-10-04| date = 2006-11-17| year = 2007| publisher = Crown Content Pty Ltd| location = North Melbourne, Vic] While there, she played the lead in the school's production of "Snow White" at the Theatre Royal. Her parents were conservative and conventional, her father the managing director of Dunlop Australia, her mother a housewife, so to enter the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) at the age of 16 in the very first intake in 1959 was a brave step, in which she was fully supported by her parents.

Professional life

At the outset of her career, she had a variety of roles in radio and television, working mainly at the Australian Broadcasting Commission, including current affairs, music, chat shows and children's shows throughout the early 1960s. She gravitated back to theatre where she has been a constant presence for the last 40 years.

Although theatre has been her home ground she has also been a reliable talent in Australian films and mini-series, landing many credits for strong supporting roles. She made one foray into directing in the little noticed The More Things Change... (1986).

In 1996 she became Artistic Director of the Queensland Theatre Company, a position which she held with varying levels of success until 1999, when she took over the position of Artistic Director of the Sydney Theatre Company, where she was Artistic Director until the end of 2007. [ [http://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/content.asp?cID=44 Sydney Theatre Company ] ] .

Awards & Honours

Nominated for several awards, she has twice won the Sydney Critics’ Circle Award for her theatre work.

In 1981 she won the TV Logie award in the 'Best Lead Actress in a Single Drama or Mini Series' Category for her role as Shasta in "Water Under The Bridge" on the Ten Network. She had already won Logies as 'Most Popular Female' [ [http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1962_65.html Australian Television: 1962-1965 Logie Awards ] ] [ [http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1966_69.html Australian Television: 1966-1969 Logie Awards ] ] in Tasmania in 1965 and 1967 during her stint at the ABC.

On 8 June 1981, she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for Services to the Performing Arts.

In 1999 she was awarded an honorary doctorate [http://www.utas.edu.au/prue/Unitas/Archive_1999-2003/1999/990906.pdf] from the University of Tasmania.

On 21 January 2004 she gave the Australia Day Address [ [http://www.australiaday.com.au/whatson/australiadayaddress2.aspx?AddressID=14 Australia Day | What's On ] ] , a rare honour.

Personal life

Nevin has been married twice, and currently lives with her partner, the US-born actor and screenwriter Nicholas Hammond. They met when they starred in Alan Ayckbourn's "Woman in Mind" at the STC in 1987. She has a daughter Emily Russell who is also an actor. She lives in the Sydney inner suburb of Paddington.

Filmography

*"Bad Eggs" (2003) - Eleanor Poulgrain
*"The Matrix Reloaded" (2003) - Counsellor Dillard
*"The Matrix Revolutions" (2003) - Counsellor Dillard
*"The Castle" (1997) - Federal Court Judge
*"Angel Baby" (1995) - Dr. Norberg
*"Lucky Break" aka "Paperback Romance" (1994) - Anne-Marie LePine
*"Greenkeeping" (1992) - Mum
*"Resistance" (1992) - Wiley
*"Emerald City" (1988) - Kate Rogers
*"The More Things Change..." (1986) - Director
*"The Coolangatta Gold (aka The Gold and the Glory)" (1984) - Robyn Lukas
*"Goodbye Paradise" (1983) - Kate
*"Careful, He Might Hear You" (1983) - Lila
*"For Love or Money" (1983) -
*"Fighting Back" (1981) - Mary
*"Letting Go" (1979)
*"The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith" (1978) - Mrs. McCready
*"The Irishman" (1978) - Jenny Doolan
*"Temperament Unsuited" (1977) - Anne
*"Caddie" (1976) - Black Eye
*"The Fourth Wish" (1976) - Connie
*"Libido" (1973) - Sister Caroline (segment "The Priest")
*"Tread Softly" (1952) -

References

External links

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*ymovies name|1800044414
* [http://www.australiaday.com.au/whatson/australiadayaddress2.aspx|Australia Day Address]