Alice Garner
Alice Garner (* 1969 ) is an Australian actress .
Life
Garner, daughter of writer Helen Garner and an actor, received her PhD in French history from the University of Melbourne . She made her debut as an underage actress in a major role in the 1982 drama Monkey Grip , which was used to film a 1977 novel by her mother. This role earned her a nomination for the Australian Film Institute Award in the same year , but her mother advised her against the acting career. After a six-year hiatus, she played a larger role in the film drama Lover Boy (1988), after which she only had a few guest appearances in television series in the five other years up to the role alongside Noah Taylor in the drama The Nostradamus Kid (1993).
The role in the comedy Love and Other Disasters (1996) earned Garner another AFI Award nomination in 1996 and the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award in 1997 . In the comedy Strange Planet (1999) she took on one of the leading roles alongside Claudia Karvan and Naomi Watts . For the soundtrack to the film drama One Night the Moon (2001) she received the Australian Screen Music Award in 2002 together with several other participants .
The actress is married and has three children. She published two books: Her PhD and The Student Chronicles about her student days.
Filmography (selection)
- 1982: Monkey Grip
- 1988: Lover Boy
- 1993: The Nostradamus Kid
- 1994: Miss Taurus (short film)
- 1996: Love and Other Catastrophes
- 1998–2000: SeaChange (TV series)
- 1999: Strange Planet
- 2001–2002: The Secret Life of Us (TV series)
- 2006: Jindabyne - Somewhere in Australia (Jindabyne)
Web links
- Alice Garner in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Alice Garner in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Article in the Sydney Morning Herald, August 19, 2006, accessed October 29, 2008
- ^ Biography in the IMDb , accessed October 29, 2008
- ^ Film review in the New York Times of November 7, 1983, accessed October 29, 2008
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garner, Alice |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |