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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]

Penne Hackforth-Jones
Born
Penelope Beatrix Hackforth-Jones

(1949-08-05)5 August 1949
Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Died17 May 2013(2013-05-17) (aged 63)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
OccupationActress, biographer

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]


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]


Writing


Hackforth-Jones was the author of a biography of her great-grandmother, novelist Barbara Baynton, titled Barbara Baynton – Between Two Worlds.[3]


Awards


In 1976 Hackforth-Jones won a Penguin and Sammy award for best actress in a series for her role as Jessica Johnson in Tandarra.[11] She was nominated for best actress in a supporting role at the Australian Film Institute Awards in 1990 for her performance in Kokoda Crescent.[12]


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.


Filmography


FILM

Year Title Role Notes
1973Alvin PurpleLiz SortFeature film
1973LibidoNun (segment "The Priest")Feature film
1974Alvin Rides AgainWoman CricketerFeature film
1974The WandererunknownFilm short
1975Down The WindSaraFeature film
1979The JournalistGillie GriffithsFeature film
1982Running On EmptyDaveFeature film
1982Happy Endings aka 'Last Breakfast In Paradise'unknownFilm short
1989Kokoda CrescentCarolFeature film
1993The DoorMotherFilm short
1993For Whose Sake?unknownFilm short
1994Muriel's WeddingBridal ManageressFeature film
1997Diana And MePollockFeature film
1997Paradise RoadMrs. PikeFeature film
1998Kissing Katie SandstromunknownFilm short
2000Black And WhiteMrs. AstonFeature film
2003Why We PonderMotherFilm short
2005Barely VisibleunknownFilm short
2005Bitter And TwistedJackie SamviniFeature film
2006Reasons Beyond MeJoneFilm short
2009Mao's Last DancerCynthia DoddsFeature film
2010The TreeMrs JohnsonFeature film
2010Purple FlowersGrandmotherFilm short
2013We've All Been ThereJoanFilm short

TELEVISION

Title Year Role Type
1968 Contrabandits unknown TV series, 1 episode
1969 Riptide Sally Tennant / Dancer TV series, 2 episodes
1971-1974 Division 4 Jo / Gwen / Sue Weston TV series, 3 episodes
1971-1974 Matlock Police Kath Murphy / Amy Fielding / Holly Evans / Anne / Sue Mathews / Christine Miller TV series, 6 epiodes
1972-1974 Homicide Sen. Const. Jill Cregan / Sharon Smith / Anne Kelly / Vicky Hill TV series, 4 episodes
1971 Man From Property unknown TV pilot
1972 The Cousin From Fiji unknown TV series
1972 Number 96 Noelene Sutcliffe TV series, 3 episodes
1972-1974 Bellbird Ginny Campbell ABC TV series, 349 episodes
1972 A Time For Love unknown TV series, 1 episode "Next Time Will Be Better"
1973 Behind The Legend Helena Rubenstein ABC TV series, 1 episode
1973 Inside Alvin Purple Herself TV special
1973 Ryan Jana / Helen TV series, 2 episodes
1973 The Wicked City unknown TV movie
1974 Three Men Of The City Jeannie Martin ABC TV miniseries, 1 episode
1975 Cash And Company Jessica Johnson TV series, 13 episodes
1976 The Emmigrants June Parker TV series UK, 4 episodes
1976 Tandarra Jessica Johnson TV series, 13 episodes
1977 Image Of Death Maureen TV movie
1977 End Of Summer unknown ABC Teleplay
1977 Young Ramsay Emma Carroll TV series, 1 episode
1978 A Woman In The House unknown TV movie
1978-1981 Cop Shop Sgt. Joan Dawson / Ann Connors / Jackie Warren / Jennifer Treloar TV series, 7 episodes
1979 Tickled Pink Marilyn ABC TV series, 1 episode "One Day Miller"
1979 Skyways Lady Pamela Griff TV series, 1 episode
1979 The Young Doctors unknown TV series
1979 Patrol Boat unknown ABC TV series, 1 episode
1981 Bellamy Inez TV series, 1 episode "The Fizz"
1981 Holiday Island Dellie Kramer TV series, 2 episodes
1981 Punishment Heather Rogers TV series, 1 episode
1981 The Sullivans unknown TV series
1983;1993 A Country Practice Pam Foley / Martha Lynch / Cassandra James TV series, 19 episodes
1983 Hardy Wilson - A Living Memory Herself - Narrator Film documentary
1984 Earthwatch Herself ABC TV series, 1 episode "Natives On Trial"
1984 The Old Curiosity Shop Voice Animated TV movie
1985 Don't Call Me Girlie Herself - Narrator Film documentary
1985 Time's Raging Jane ABC TV movie
1985-1987 Butterfly Island Mary Travers / Mary TV series, 30 episodes
1986 That's Democracy Herself - Narrator Film documentary
1986 Mother And Son Community Medical Officer Joan ABC TV series, 1 episode
1987;1989 Rafferty's Rules Sinclair / Danielle TV series, 2 episodes
1988 After Marcuse Gillian TV movie
1989;1994 G.P. Adele de Beer / Mrs. Barton ABC TV series, 2 episodes
1989 Bodysurfer Angela Lang ABC TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1989 Tanamera - Lion Of Singapore Mama Jack TV miniseries, 7 episodes
1989 Dolphin Cove unknown TV series, 1 episode
1990 MORE WINNERS Boy Soldiers Elizabeth Barnes ABC TV movie
1990 A Country Practice Martha Lynch TV series, 16 episodes
1990 Embassy unknown ABC TV series, 1 episode
1991 Hey Dad..! Kate Eastwood TV series, 1 episode
1991 Hampton Court Mrs. Barrett TV series, 1 episode
1991 People First unknown Film documentary
1991 Golden Fiddles Mrs. Craig TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1992 Bony Eve TV series, 1 episode
1992 English At Work Herself SBS TV series
1993 A Country Practice Cassandra James TV series, 2 episodes
1993 Butterfly Island Mary Travers TV movie
1993 Irresistible Force Lieutenant Governor TV movie, US
1994 G.P. Mrs. Barton ABC TV series, 1 episode
1997 Murder Call Ena Booth TV series, 1 episode
1997 The Movie Show Herself SBS TV series, 1 episode
1997 Monday To Friday Herself TV series, 1 episode
1997 The Adventures Of Sam Voice ABC Animated TV series, 1 episode
1999-2003 All Saints Dr. Nicola Hartley / Elise Fletcher TV series, 11 episodes
2002 Heroes' Mountain Annette Diver TV movie
2003 Grass Roots Lani Leonard ABC TV series, 1 episode
2006 Headland Judge Hildegarde Rosedale TV series, 2 episodes
2007 Chandon Pictures Helen ABC TV series, 3 episodes
2009 :30 Seconds Pat Evans TV series, 1 episode
2012 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Reverend Mother ABC TV series, 1 episode
2012 Conspiracy 365 Sister Jerome TV series, 1 episode
2013 The Doctor Blake Mysteries Nell Clasby ABC TV series, 2 episodes
2013 Paper Giants: Magazine Wars Camilla Parker-Bowles Recording ABC TV miniseries, 1 episode

References


  1. "Penelope Beatrix (Penne) Hackforth-Jones". The Age. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  2. "Social news and gossip". Sunday Herald. Sydney: National Library of Australia. 21 August 1949. p. 9. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
  3. "Bringing to life dark tales from literary lady of the bush", The Age, 4 November 2007
  4. Penne Hackforth-Jones at IMDb
  5. "Vale Hackforth-Jones, mainstay of film and TV" Canberra Times
  6. "Susan Felicity (Gullett) Hackforth-Jones". The Age. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  7. "Profiles of St Catherine's Old Girls". St Catherine's School. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  8. Moran, Albert; Keating, Chris (2009). The A to Z of Australian Radio and Television. Scarecrow Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-8108-7022-2. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  9. Penne Hackforth-Jones dies at 64 (sic), The Australian, 20 May 2013
  10. "Penne Hackforth-Jones was a familiar face on Australian TV (video) (Australian actress Penne Hackforth-Jones dies aged 64)". ABC News. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  11. "Penne Hackforth-Jones: an actress who needs more than just bright lights". The Australian Women's Weekly. National Library of Australia. 26 November 1980. p. 204 Supplement: FREE Your TV magazine. Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  12. "Awards for Penne Hackforth-Jones". IMDb. Retrieved 21 May 2013.




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