Christine Harris
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Christine Harris is an Australian actress, born and raised in South Australia.
After portraying a young version of popular Australian singer Julie Anthony
in a television special, she moved to Sydney at the end of 1979 to star as paraplegic Tina Marshall (who worked in her father's pinball parlour) in the short-lived Network Ten soap opera Arcade
(1980).
She followed this with the role of nurse Dolly Davis in soap opera
The Young Doctors
for the Nine Network, before moving to Melbourne to play the key role of Amy Carson in the acclaimed Crawford Productions
series Carson's Law
(1983-84).
Subsequent roles included stints as the Prison Governor's daughter Pippa Reynolds in Prisoner
in 1985-1986; Georgia in the ABC-TV mini series "Darlings of the Gods"; and Sylvie Latham, the other woman who tried to entice Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan
) away from Charlene (Kylie Minogue
) in Neighbours
.
She also appeared in the motion picture Beyond My Reach.
After producing in, and appearing in, a number of plays like Duet For One
, Christine eventually moved away from performing, forming HIT Productions and producing and touring well-known Australian plays around the country.
In 1997 Christine was named "Victorian Entrepreneur of the Year".
After portraying a young version of popular Australian singer Julie Anthony
Julie Anthony (Australian singer)
Julie Moncrief Lush OBE AM , better known as Julie Anthony, is an Australian entertainer. She sang the Australian National Anthem at the Opening Ceremony of the 2000 Sydney Olympics with Human Nature....
in a television special, she moved to Sydney at the end of 1979 to star as paraplegic Tina Marshall (who worked in her father's pinball parlour) in the short-lived Network Ten soap opera Arcade
Arcade (TV series)
Arcade is an Australian television soap opera shown in 1980 that became one of the biggest flops in the history of Australian television. It aired on Network Ten with the premiere episode shown on Sunday, 20 January 1980. The series then ran five nights a week, Mondays to Fridays, as a 30 minute...
(1980).
She followed this with the role of nurse Dolly Davis in soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff, screened on the Nine Network from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March...
for the Nine Network, before moving to Melbourne to play the key role of Amy Carson in the acclaimed Crawford Productions
Crawford Productions
Crawford Productions is an Australian television production company founded by Hector Crawford; the present incarnation of the company, Crawfords Australia, is now a subsidiary of the WIN television corporation.-History:...
series Carson's Law
Carson's Law
Carson's Law is an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for the Ten Network between 1983 and 1984. The series was a period piece set in the 1920s and starred Lorraine Bayly as progressive solicitor Jennifer Carson...
(1983-84).
Subsequent roles included stints as the Prison Governor's daughter Pippa Reynolds in Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
in 1985-1986; Georgia in the ABC-TV mini series "Darlings of the Gods"; and Sylvie Latham, the other woman who tried to entice Scott Robinson (Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan
Jason Donovan is an Australian actor and singer. He initially achieved fame in the Australian soap opera Neighbours, before beginning a career in music in 1988. In the UK he has sold over 3 million records, and his début album Ten Good Reasons was one of the highest-selling albums of 1989...
) away from Charlene (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...
) in Neighbours
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 also appeared in the motion picture Beyond My Reach.
After producing in, and appearing in, a number of plays like Duet For One
Duet for One
Duet for One is a film adapted from an award-winning British play, a two-hander by Tom Kempinski, about a world-famous concert violinist named Stephanie Anderson who is suddenly struck with multiple sclerosis. It is set in London and directed by Andrei Konchalovsky...
, Christine eventually moved away from performing, forming HIT Productions and producing and touring well-known Australian plays around the country.
In 1997 Christine was named "Victorian Entrepreneur of the Year".