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{{short description|Australian actress}}
'''Rachel Gordon''' (born [[1976]]) <!-- birth date unknown to me, found a recent site that said age 29, so year should be acurate --> is an [[Australia]]n [[Actor | acrtess]].
{{Use Australian English|date=February 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2014}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Rachel Gordon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age |df=y |1976|05|10}}
| birth_place = [[Brisbane]], Queensland, Australia
| occupation = Actress
| years_active = 1997–present
| spouse = [[Scott Johnson (actor)|Scott Johnson]] (2005–2009)<br />[[Jon Sivewright]]
| children = 2
}}


'''Rachel Gordon''' (born 10 May 1976) is an Australian actress.
She is a [[1996]] [[graduate]] of the [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] (NIDA) in [[Sydney]], Australia. Since her graduation she has combined stage acting with various roles in Australian television, and is best known for her role as ''detective senior constable Amy Fox'' in the long running Australian television show [[Blue Heelers]].


==Early life ==
In late [[2004]] she married her parther of 11 years, [[Scott Johnson]] (who is also an actor). The two met at NIDA.
Gordon was born in [[Brisbane]], Australia, the daughter of Michael and Donna Gordon. Her great-grandfather was Prime Minister [[Joseph Lyons]], and her great-grandmother was Dame [[Enid Lyons]], who was the first woman in the Australian parliament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Litson |first=Jo |date=2014-10-25 |title=Logie award nominee Rachel Gordon struts her stuff on stage in charming romantic comedy |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/arts/logie-award-nominee-rachel-gordon-struts-her-stuff-on-stage-in-charming-romantic-comedy/news-story/3722ab2a0d99f8d6b7489e21f5589367 |website=The Sunday Telegraph}}</ref>
Gordon is a 1997 graduate of the [[National Institute of Dramatic Art]] (NIDA) in [[Sydney]]. Since her graduation, she has combined stage acting with various roles in Australian television and films.


==Career ==
{{bio-stub}}
Gordon played [[Amy Fox (Blue Heelers)|Detective Senior Constable Amy Fox]] in the long-running television show ''[[Blue Heelers]]'', from 2004 to 2006. She appeared in long-running soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]'' in 2007, playing [[Charlotte Stone]]. She followed this with ''[[Home and Away]]'', playing the estranged mother of [[Drew Curtis (Home and Away)|Drew Curtis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/rachel-gordon/biography/|title=MTV Music}}</ref><ref name="DT-10-26-2014" /> In 2016, Gordon began appearing in the [[Seven Network]] drama ''[[The Secret Daughter]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/jessica-mauboy-to-begin-filming-on-new-series-the-secret-daughter/news-story/be78791f76998475174797357b8fd126?nk=cfb429b18655ca0e93ccfee99540e4e4-1477867147|title=Jessica Mauboy to begin filming on new series The Secret Daughter|last=Halliwell|first=Elle|date=17 April 2016|work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=30 October 2016}}</ref>
==TV apperances==


In 2023, she starred as fictional [[Prime Minister of Australia|Australian Prime Minister]] Rebecca Stewart in the [[BBC One|BBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Queen of Oz]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reporters |first=Telegraph |date=2020-02-07 |title=What’s on TV tonight: Best Interests, Sarah Beeny vs Cancer and more |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/tv-guide-tv-television-tonight/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> created by English comedian [[Catherine Tate]].<ref name=":0" />
;[[The Cooks]] [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0397772/] (2005):playing ''Annette'' (episode 1.13: '''Sticky''')
;Blue Heelers (2004 - ):playing ''DSC Amy Fox''
;[[Farscape]] ([[2003]]) :playing ''Lo'Laan'' (episode 4.15: '''Mental as Anything''')
;[[All Saints (Australian television)|All Saints]] ([[2000]] - [[2001]]):playing ''Claudia McKenzie''
;[[Never Tell Me Never]] [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0138652/] ([[1998]]):Playing ''Angela''
;[[Big Sky (Australian drama)|Big Sky]] [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0118270/] (1997): playing ''Tara Brown/Lisa'' (episode 1.35: '''Wishing and Hoping''' )


==Filmography==
==Personal life==
In late 2004, Gordon married her partner of 11 years, actor [[Scott Johnson (actor)|Scott Johnson]], who she met at NIDA. They divorced in 2009.


==Filmography==
;[[Thunderstruck]] [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0316763/] (2004):Playing ''Molly''


==External Links==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
*[http://www.blueheelers.org/cast/character/amy.html Cast info on Rachel Gordon and her character] at the official Blue Heelers website.
|-
*[http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0330531/ Rachel Gordon] at the [[Internet Movie Database]]
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2004
|''[[Thunderstruck (2004 film)|Thunderstruck]]''
|Molly
|
|-
|2004
|''{{sortname|A|Whole New You|nolink=1}}''
|Woman in Middle Management
|Short film
|-
|2007
|''[[Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance]]''
|Vomit Child's Mother
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Angel of Mine (film)|Angel of Mine]]''
|Ellen
|
|}


===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
[[Category:1976 births|Gordon, Rachel]]
|-
[[Category:Australian actors|Gordon, Rachel]]
! Year
[[Category:Farscape cast and crew|Gordon, Rachel]]
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|1997
|''[[Big Sky (Australian TV series)|Big Sky]]''
|Tara Brown / Lisa
|"Wishing and Hoping"
|-
|1998
|''[[Never Tell Me Never]]''
|Angela
|TV film
|-
|2000–2001
|''[[All Saints (TV series)|All Saints]]''
|Claudia McKenzie
|Recurring role
|-
|2002
|''[[White Collar Blue]]''
|Mardi Peters
|"1.12"
|-
|2003
|''[[Farscape]]''
|Lo'Laan
|"Mental as Anything"
|-
|2004–2006
|''[[Blue Heelers]]''
|[[Amy Fox (Blue Heelers)|Amy Fox]]
|Main role
|-
|2005
|''{{sortname|The|Cooks}}''
|Annette
|"Sticky"
|-
|2007
|''[[Neighbours]]''
|Dr. [[Charlotte Stone]]
|Recurring role
|-
|2007–2008
|''[[Home and Away]]''
|[[Jazz Curtis]]
|Recurring role
|-
|2012
|''[[The Moodys]]''
|Bridget Quaill
|Main role
|-
|2012
|''{{sortname|A|Moody Christmas}}''
|Bridget Quaill
|Main role
|-
|2013
|''{{sortname|The|Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting}}''
|Special Guest
|"1.1", "1.2", "1.3"
|-
|2014
|''{{sortname|The|Moodys}}'' <ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/09/cameras-roll-on-the-moodys.html</ref>
|Bridget Quaill
|Main role
|-
|2010-15
|''[[Winter (TV series)|Winter]]''
|Melanie Winter
|Recurring role
|-
|2016
|''Comedy Showroom: The Letdown''
|Mandy
|TV movie
|-
| 2016–2017
| ''[[The Secret Daughter]]'' <ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/04/more-cast-as-cameras-roll-on-the-secret-daughter.html</ref>
| Susan Norton
|12 episodes
|-
| 2018
| ''[[Very Small Business|Back In Very Small Business]]'' <ref>https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/12/cameras-roll-on-back-in-very-small-business.html</ref>
| Bridget Kovacec
| Main Role
|-
|2019
| ''[[Playing for Keeps (TV series)|Playing for Keeps]]''
| Narelle Baxter
| "2.5"
|-
| 2020
| ''Made in Rhode Island''
| Girl at The Bar
| Pilot
|-
|2022
|[[The Twelve (Australian TV series)|''The Twelve'']]
|Emily Cavanaugh
|4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
|''[[Queen of Oz]]''
|Rebecca Stewart
|6 episodes<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2023-06-16 |title=BBC One – Queen of Oz, Series 1, Episode 1 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0fkxfwl |access-date=2023-06-02 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Erotic Stories]]''
|Sandra
|1 episode
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist|1| refs =
<ref name="DT-10-26-2014">{{cite web |url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/arts/logie-award-nominee-rachel-gordon-struts-her-stuff-on-stage-in-charming-romantic-comedy/story-fniv7r7y-1227102067394 |title=Logie award nominee Rachel Gordon struts her stuff on stage in charming romantic comedy |date= 26 October 2014 |work=dailytelegraph.com.au |publisher=The Daily Telegraph |access-date= 7 December 2014}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=0330531}}

{{EquityAward TVComedyCast 2010–2019}}


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gordon, Rachel}}
[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Australian film actresses]]
[[Category:Australian television actresses]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Actresses from Brisbane]]
[[Category:National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni]]


{{Australia-actor-stub}}

Latest revision as of 20:56, 7 April 2024

Rachel Gordon
Born (1976-05-10) 10 May 1976 (age 48)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1997–present
Spouse(s)Scott Johnson (2005–2009)
Jon Sivewright
Children2

Rachel Gordon (born 10 May 1976) is an Australian actress.

Early life[edit]

Gordon was born in Brisbane, Australia, the daughter of Michael and Donna Gordon. Her great-grandfather was Prime Minister Joseph Lyons, and her great-grandmother was Dame Enid Lyons, who was the first woman in the Australian parliament.[1] Gordon is a 1997 graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Sydney. Since her graduation, she has combined stage acting with various roles in Australian television and films.

Career[edit]

Gordon played Detective Senior Constable Amy Fox in the long-running television show Blue Heelers, from 2004 to 2006. She appeared in long-running soap opera Neighbours in 2007, playing Charlotte Stone. She followed this with Home and Away, playing the estranged mother of Drew Curtis.[2][3] In 2016, Gordon began appearing in the Seven Network drama The Secret Daughter.[4]

In 2023, she starred as fictional Australian Prime Minister Rebecca Stewart in the BBC sitcom Queen of Oz,[5] created by English comedian Catherine Tate.[6]

Personal life[edit]

In late 2004, Gordon married her partner of 11 years, actor Scott Johnson, who she met at NIDA. They divorced in 2009.

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Thunderstruck Molly
2004 A Whole New You Woman in Middle Management Short film
2007 Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance Vomit Child's Mother
2019 Angel of Mine Ellen

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1997 Big Sky Tara Brown / Lisa "Wishing and Hoping"
1998 Never Tell Me Never Angela TV film
2000–2001 All Saints Claudia McKenzie Recurring role
2002 White Collar Blue Mardi Peters "1.12"
2003 Farscape Lo'Laan "Mental as Anything"
2004–2006 Blue Heelers Amy Fox Main role
2005 The Cooks Annette "Sticky"
2007 Neighbours Dr. Charlotte Stone Recurring role
2007–2008 Home and Away Jazz Curtis Recurring role
2012 The Moodys Bridget Quaill Main role
2012 A Moody Christmas Bridget Quaill Main role
2013 The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting Special Guest "1.1", "1.2", "1.3"
2014 The Moodys [7] Bridget Quaill Main role
2010-15 Winter Melanie Winter Recurring role
2016 Comedy Showroom: The Letdown Mandy TV movie
2016–2017 The Secret Daughter [8] Susan Norton 12 episodes
2018 Back In Very Small Business [9] Bridget Kovacec Main Role
2019 Playing for Keeps Narelle Baxter "2.5"
2020 Made in Rhode Island Girl at The Bar Pilot
2022 The Twelve Emily Cavanaugh 4 episodes
2023 Queen of Oz Rebecca Stewart 6 episodes[6]
Erotic Stories Sandra 1 episode

References[edit]

  1. ^ Litson, Jo (25 October 2014). "Logie award nominee Rachel Gordon struts her stuff on stage in charming romantic comedy". The Sunday Telegraph.
  2. ^ "MTV Music".
  3. ^ "Logie award nominee Rachel Gordon struts her stuff on stage in charming romantic comedy". dailytelegraph.com.au. The Daily Telegraph. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  4. ^ Halliwell, Elle (17 April 2016). "Jessica Mauboy to begin filming on new series The Secret Daughter". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
  5. ^ Reporters, Telegraph (7 February 2020). "What's on TV tonight: Best Interests, Sarah Beeny vs Cancer and more". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  6. ^ a b "BBC One – Queen of Oz, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  7. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2013/09/cameras-roll-on-the-moodys.html
  8. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2016/04/more-cast-as-cameras-roll-on-the-secret-daughter.html
  9. ^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2017/12/cameras-roll-on-back-in-very-small-business.html

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