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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

38

Gender

Female

Birthday

1943-08-05

Day of Death

2013-05-17 (70 years old)

Place of Birth

Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Also Known As

Penne Hackforth-Jones

Biography

Penne Hackforth-Jones (August 5, 1949 – May 17, 2013) was an American-born Australian actress and biographer. Hackforth-Jones lived with her family in England before relocating to Australia in 1964. She gratuated National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1968. In 1969, Hackforth-Jones made her first credited on-screen appearance in the Australian television series Riptide, and later appeared in such Australian television series. Penne Hackforth-Jones died at the age of 64 after battling lung cancer. She never married, and was survived by her three sisters.

Known For

Acting

Black and White

2002

Black and White

as

Mrs. Aston

Alvin Purple

1973

Alvin Purple

as

Dr. Liz Sort

Alvin Rides Again

1974

Alvin Rides Again

as

Woman Cricketer

The Tree

2010

The Tree

as

Mrs. Johnson

Purple Flowers

2011

Purple Flowers

as

Grandmother

Kokoda Crescent

1989

Kokoda Crescent

as

Carol

Time's Raging

1985

Time's Raging

as

Jane

Libido

1973

Libido

as

Don't Call Me Girlie

1985

Don't Call Me Girlie

as

Narrator

Paradise Road

1997

Paradise Road

as

Mrs. Pike

Bitter & Twisted

2008

Bitter & Twisted

as

Jackie Samvini

The Journalist

1979

The Journalist

as

Gillie Griffiths

Image of Death

1978

Image of Death

as

Maureen

Muriel's Wedding

1994

Muriel's Wedding

as

Bridal Manageress #2

Diana & Me

1997

Diana & Me

as

Pollock

After Marcuse

1988

After Marcuse

as

Gillian

Irresistible Force

1993

Irresistible Force

as

Lieutenant Governor

Bodysurfer

Bodysurfer

as

Angela Lang

headLand

headLand

as

Judge Hildegard Rosedale

Bony

Bony

as

Eve

Homicide

Homicide

as

Anne Kelly

All Saints

All Saints

as

Elise Fletcher

Production

Crew

Directing