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Sonja Tallis

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Sonia Tallis
Born (1943-09-23) September 23, 1943 (age 81)
Australia
Occupation(s)Actress, folk singer,teacher

Sonja Tallis (born 24 September 1943) is an Australian actress, singer and drama teacher.

Career

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Tallis began her showbiz career as a folk singer, touring as part of a duo called "Sean & Sonja", before moving onto acting. After acting in serial The Young Doctors, she had a small role in Sons and Daughters, before going onto her best-known role, as top dog, Nora Flynn, in Prisoner which she played for six months between May and November 1985.[1] She went on to a regular role in the short-lived Crawford's series Prime Time, as Georgina Jones, in 1986.[2] She appeared in Home and Away and McLeod's Daughters.

Tallis has taught drama, both privately and in a number of schools in Sydney.

Filmography

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
1981 The Killing of Angel Street Woman Police Officer 1
1982 The Best of Friends Pammie
2010 The Nothing Men Maggie
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1981 The Young Doctors Barbara Webber Episode 1,019 (guest)
1981 Captives of Care Patty ABC TV film
1983 The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain Mrs. Kuhl TV film
1984 Kindred Spirits Journalist ABC TV film
1984 Crime of the Decade Pamela Brown ABC TV film
1984 Sons and Daughters Shirley Ryan Season 3 (recurring, 5 episodes)
1984 Sweet and Sour Saleslady Season 1, episode 17 (guest)
1985 Prisoner Nora Flynn Season 7 (supporting, 52 episodes)
1986 Prime Time Georgina Jones Season 1 (unknown episodes)
1987 A Country Practice Heather Gordon Season 7, episodes 69 & 70 (guest)
1988 Rafferty's Rules Sally Manning Season 4, episode 8 (guest)
1989 E Street Lyn Agostini Season 1, episodes 21 & 22 (guest)
2000 Home and Away Margaret Bradley Season 13, episodes 89 & 90 (guest)
2005 McLeod's Daughters Alessa Manfredi Season 5, episode 19 (guest)
Self-appearances
Year Title Role Notes
1965 Bandstand Guest - Herself as Singer/Performer TV series, 1 episode
1986 Hey Hey It's Saturday Guest - Herself (Red Faces) TV series, 1 episode
1989 In Melbourne Today Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
1998 Denise Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode

References

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  1. ^ Zuk, Tony (30 December 1998). "Prisoner (Cell Block H)". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 6 March 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Zuk, Tony (26 August 2005). "Australian Television: Prime Time". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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