- Alison Whyte
Alison Whyte is a
Tasmania n-bornAustralia n actress best known for her role on the Australiantelevision series "Frontline". A former student ofclassical ballet , Whyte graduated from theVictorian College of the Arts before rising to prominence on Australian television for her role as Emma Ward on "Frontline", the ABC's parody of current affairs programs - a role for which she won aLogie Award .Her other television roles have included the legal comedy-drama "
Marshall Law " 2002 withLisa McCune andWilliam McInnes , "Satisfaction" and "Good Guys Bad Guys ". In addition to television roles, she has appeared in the two-actor film "Saturday Night", withAaron Pedersen . She has also worked in theatre, with stage roles in "A Midsummer Night's Dream ", "Twelfth Night " and "Much Ado About Nothing ." She is currently appearing in a production of David Williamson's play "Don's Party" at the Sydney Opera House, and guest starred in a recent episode of "City Homicide ".Alison won the 2008 silverLogie Award for Most Outstanding Female Actress, for her role in "Satisfaction".From 1995 to 2007 Whyte and her husband Fred Whitlock ran the Terminus Hotel in
Melbourne , Victoria. Their pub was noted for not having gaming machines. Now owned by the couple, is the Yarra Glen Grand Hotel, in Victoria. Whyte has also visitedVietnam andCambodia as a spokesperson forOxfam .elected credits
Film and television credits include:
*"Satisfaction" as Lauren (2007)
*"City Homicide " (2007)
*"Real Stories " as Vicky Welsh (2006)
*"Small Claims : The Reunion" (2006) as Pip
*"CrashBurn " as Gillian (2003)
*"Subterano " as JD (2003)
*"Marshall Law " as Verity Marshall (2002)
*"Dogwoman : The Legend of Dogwoman" as Jacinta Davies (2000)
*"Saturday Night" as Simone (2000)
*"SeaChange " as Katrina Fennessy (1999)
*"Good Guys Bad Guys " as Stella Kinsella (1997)
*"Blue Heelers " as Janelle Davies (1994)
*"Frontline" as Emma Ward (1994-1997)
*"Neighbours " as Amber Martin (1985)References and external links
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926661/ Alison Whyte] at the
Internet Movie Database .
* [http://www.australiantelevision.net/ggbg/whyte.html Australian Television Information Archive]
* [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2005/09/21/1126982122850.html Jill Stark, "Pub with guilt-free beer" in "The Age", Sept 22, 2005]
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