Anne Mary Phelan (2 August 1948
Career
Phelan began her television career in 1968. She had an ongoing role in the local soap opera Bellbird as Kate Ashwood in the early 1970s.
In the late 1970s, Phelan played guest roles in Prisoner, first appearing as Officer Manson, in a 1979 episode of the series. Later that year, she played the role of dopey prisoner Bernadette in a number of episodes. She began appearing as recurring character Myra Desmond Winners & Losers marked her first regular role in 10 years. Prior to this, she had appeared in several theatre productions and made various television guest appearances.
Filmography
Film
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| 1976
| The Devil's Playground
| Girl in pub
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| rowspan="3"|1988
| Mother and Son
| Wilma
| Episode: "The Friend"
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| Salad Days || ||
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| 1980 || Kiss Me Goodnight, Sergeant Major || || rowspan="2"|Stage Door Theatre Restaurant, Melbourne ||
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| 1982 || Stevie || Stevie Smith || Monash University, Melbourne with Victorian Arts Council ||
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| A Hard Act to Follow || One woman show || La Mama, Melbourne ||
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Radio and voice
- ABC Book readings include: Down by the Dockside and The Harp in the South
- Serials and plays including the production of the one-woman-play Dream Kitchen
- Narrator for Visions of Yankalilla, a documentary for Flaming Star Pictures and the documentary series Grey Voyagers, for SBS
- TV monologue – The Agony and the Ecstasy, for the ABC
Corporate
- Anti-Cancer Council Breast Health Video
Awards and honours
Honours
- Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the 2007 Queen's Birthday Honours list for service to the arts as an actress, and to the community, particularly through support for women living with the HIV virus and for asylum seekers and refugees.
- Inducted into the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2008.
- Included in Who's Who in Australia since 2006.
Awards and nominations
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| 1984
| Penguin Award
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Serial
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| Variety Club Heart Awards
| Variety Club Television Actress of the Year
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| rowspan="2"| 1988
| Australian Film Institute Awards
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Mini Series
| rowspan="2"| Poor Man's Orange
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| Green Room Award
| Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Drama)
| Season's Greetings
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| 2002
| Oz Showbiz Cares / Equity Fights AIDS
| Activist of the Year
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| 2006
| Regional Arts Victoria Don Mackay Award
| Outstanding Achievement in Regional Touring
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| 2016
| Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
| Equity Lifetime Achievement Award
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