Annie Jones (actress)
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Annie Jones is an Australian actress who is best known for her role as Jane Harris in the soap opera Neighbours
. She has won 2 Logie Awards.
, and married after her father got a job as an Opal
miner. Jancso has an older brother. The family spent many years in Coober Pedy.
. She then appeared in The Henderson Kids
(1985), and Sons and Daughters
(1986) as Jesse Campbell.
Having auditioned for the role of tomboy Charlene Mitchell
, which she lost out to Kylie Minogue
; aged 19, she landed her role in Neighbours (1986–89) which brought her a high public profile. This culminated in the Logie Award
for Most Popular Actress in 1989. Jones played the title role in the drama Jackaroo
(1990), which won her another Logie award – 1991 Most Popular Actress in a Telemovie or Mini-series. She also starred as Eva Kovac in the historical mini-series Snowy
(1993).
In comedy, she co-starred in the Australian sitcom Newlyweds
(1993–94) and guest starred in The Adventures of Lano & Woodley (1997). In children's TV, she played the mother in Pig's Breakfast
(1999) and appeared in the Mortified
episode Mother in the Nude (2006). Annie has also guest starred in many Australian series including City Homicide
(2007), Stingers
(2003), Blue Heelers
(2002), Marshall Law
(2002), Good Guys, Bad Guys
(1997) and Halifax f.p.
(2006).
In 2010 she was cast in the first of three new Underbelly
File telemovies.
The first two-hour telemovie, Tell Them Lucifer Was Here
, tells of the biggest criminal investigation in Victoria’s history.
in the mid 1990s, she put her career second to look after her.
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
. She has won 2 Logie Awards.
Biography
Her parents were Hungarian immigrants who met when they got to AdelaideAdelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, and married after her father got a job as an Opal
Opal
Opal is an amorphous form of silica related to quartz, a mineraloid form, not a mineral. 3% to 21% of the total weight is water, but the content is usually between 6% to 10%. It is deposited at a relatively low temperature and may occur in the fissures of almost any kind of rock, being most...
miner. Jancso has an older brother. The family spent many years in Coober Pedy.
Career
Changing her actors union name to Annie Jones, she undertook some modelling, and began acting aged 17 in the role of Chrissie in the drama Run Chrissie Run!Run Chrissie Run!
Run Chrissie Run! is a 1986 Australian film, directed by Chris Langman. Graham Hartley adapted the script from the novel When We Ran by Keith Leopold...
. She then appeared in The Henderson Kids
The Henderson Kids
The Henderson Kids was an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for Network Ten between 1985 and 1987. It was created and storylined by Roger Moulton, who also wrote 5 episodes in the first series and 2 episodes in the second series....
(1985), and Sons and Daughters
Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series)
Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation between 1981 and 1987. The first episode aired in December 1981, during the Christmas/New Year non-ratings period, and the official broadcast date of the final...
(1986) as Jesse Campbell.
Having auditioned for the role of tomboy Charlene Mitchell
Charlene Mitchell
Charlene Mitchell is an African-American international socialist, feminist, labor and civil rights activist...
, which she lost out to Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...
; aged 19, she landed her role in Neighbours (1986–89) which brought her a high public profile. This culminated in the Logie Award
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
for Most Popular Actress in 1989. Jones played the title role in the drama Jackaroo
Jackaroo
-Vehicle:* Holden Jackaroo, an Australian 4WD utility or wagon for rough ground * Thruxton Jackaroo, a 1950s British four-seat biplane-Other:* Buddy Williams , known as the yodeling jackaroo...
(1990), which won her another Logie award – 1991 Most Popular Actress in a Telemovie or Mini-series. She also starred as Eva Kovac in the historical mini-series Snowy
Snowy Mountains Scheme
The Snowy Mountains scheme is a hydroelectricity and irrigation complex in south-east Australia. It consists of sixteen major dams; seven power stations; a pumping station; and 225 kilometres of tunnels, pipelines and aqueducts and was constructed between 1949 and 1974. The Chief engineer was Sir...
(1993).
In comedy, she co-starred in the Australian sitcom Newlyweds
Newlyweds (TV series)
Newlyweds was an Australian sitcom that screened on the Seven Network in 1993 and 1994. The series of 52 episodes was created by Ian McFadyen and produced by David Taft. It was written by Ian McFadyen, Mary-Anne Fahey and Graeme Farmer....
(1993–94) and guest starred in The Adventures of Lano & Woodley (1997). In children's TV, she played the mother in Pig's Breakfast
Pig's Breakfast
Pig's Breakfast is an Australian children's television series that was broadcast in 1999.The story involves two aliens, Meeba and Grob, who have crashed at a television studio on Earth in a galactic school bus. A producer at the station finds them and puts them in a TV show, thinking that the...
(1999) and appeared in the Mortified
Mortified
Mortified was an Australian children's television series, co-produced by the Australian Children's Television Foundation and Enjoy Entertainment for the Nine Network Australia, Disney Australia and the BBC. The series premiered on 30 June 2006 and ended on 11 April 2007 with two seasons and a total...
episode Mother in the Nude (2006). Annie has also guest starred in many Australian series including City Homicide
City Homicide
City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 – 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne...
(2007), Stingers
Stingers
Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program...
(2003), Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers
Blue Heelers is an Australian police drama series which depicted the lives of police officers stationed at the fictional Mount Thomas police station in a small town in Victoria.- Overview :...
(2002), Marshall Law
Marshall Law
Marshall Law was an Australian television series, which aired on the Seven Network in 2002, starring Lisa McCune and Alison Whyte as lawyers and sisters.- History :...
(2002), Good Guys, Bad Guys
Good Guys Bad Guys
Good Guys, Bad Guys was an Australian crime TV series that screened on the Nine Network between 1997 and 1998, with a telemovie and twenty-six episodes produced. A comedy/drama set in Melbourne....
(1997) and Halifax f.p.
Halifax f.p.
Halifax f.p. is an Australian television drama series produced by Nine Network from 1994 to 2001. The series stars Rebecca Gibney as Doctor Jane Halifax, a forensic psychiatrist investigating cases involving the mental state of suspects or victims...
(2006).
In 2010 she was cast in the first of three new Underbelly
Underbelly (series)
Underbelly is an Australian television true crime-drama which originally broadcast on the Nine Network. Each series contains 13 episodes and is based on real-life events including the Melbourne gangland killings between 1995-2004, the Griffith drug trade between 1976-1987, and the Kings Cross scene...
File telemovies.
The first two-hour telemovie, Tell Them Lucifer Was Here
Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here
Underbelly Files: Tell Them Lucifer was Here is an Australian made-for-television movie that aired on February 7, 2011 on the Nine Network. It is the first of three television movies in the Underbelly Files series, the other two being Infiltration and The Man Who Got Away.It tells the true story of...
, tells of the biggest criminal investigation in Victoria’s history.
Personal life
Annie Jones is married to the television director, Paul Maloney. After her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer's DiseaseAlzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
in the mid 1990s, she put her career second to look after her.