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Penne Hackforth-Jones
Australian actress (1949–2013) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Penne Hackforth-Jones (5 August 1949 – 17 May 2013)[1] was an American-born Australian actress and biographer.[2][3][4][5]
Early life
Penelope Beatrix Hackforth-Jones[1] was born in August 1949 in Greenwich, Connecticut, to Paul and Susan Felicity (née Gullett) Hackforth-Jones[6] and was a granddaughter of Sir Henry Gullett and niece of Jo Gullett, both Australian politicians.[2] She lived with her family in England before relocating to Australia in 1964. After completing her secondary education at St Catherine's School, Toorak in 1966[7] she attended the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney until graduating in 1968.[8]
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Career
In 1969, Hackforth-Jones made her first credited on-screen appearance in the Australian television series Riptide.[9] She later appeared in such Australian television series as Bellbird, Butterfly Island, Homicide, Matlock Police, Division 4, Cop Shop, Tandarra, Cash and Company, Young Ramsay, Punishment, Bellamy, A Country Practice, Mother and Son, Tanamera – Lion of Singapore, Murder Call, All Saints, Chandon Pictures, :30 Seconds and The Doctor Blake Mysteries.[4] She also appeared in Episode 169 of Australian sitcom Hey Dad..!.
Her feature film roles included Dr. Sort in Alvin Purple (1973), the bridal shop manager in Muriel's Wedding (1994), Mrs Pike in Paradise Road (1997), Cynthia Dodds in Mao's Last Dancer (2009), and Mrs Johnson in The Tree (2010).[4] She was featured in a long-running television advertisement series for Kellogg's Sultana Bran in the 1980s/90s.[10]
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Writing
Hackforth-Jones was the author of a biography of her great-grandmother, novelist Barbara Baynton, titled Barbara Baynton – Between Two Worlds.[3]
Death
Penne Hackforth-Jones died of lung cancer on 17 May 2013, aged 63, in Melbourne.[1][9] She never married, and was survived by her three sisters. The Daily Telegraph featured an article on Hackforth-Jones in its history section on 21 May.
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