Nadine Garner
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Nadine Lynette Garner (born 14 December 1970 in Knoxfield
, Melbourne) is an Australian actress.
, and then in her debut film The Still Point. She made her stage debut in 1987, in the title role of the Melbourne Theatre Company
production of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
. Since then she has worked extensively in film, theatre and TV (both in Australia and the UK) and received awards and nominations for performances in each field. Also interested in writing, she wrote and performed in the stage work Birds Eye View
in Sydney, 2002.
Garner has worked with most state theatre companies, in a wide variety of roles in works by Shakespeare, Molière
, Sheridan
, Ibsen
, Chekhov
, Orton
, Shaffer
, Lawler
, and Elton
. She also played the role of Desire in the highly controversial Australian musical Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom
.
at the age of 15 as "Tamara", a role for which she won several awards. This was followed by a role in Australian teen drama Blue Water High
.
Garner has since had a series of minor and guest roles in multiple Australian and British television series, including Prisoner
, My Brother Tom miniseries, Neighbours
, The Bill
, A Country Practice
, The Flying Doctors
, Shadows of the Heart miniseries, G. P.
, Twisted Tales
, Good Guys Bad Guys
, Raw FM
, Tribe miniseries, Class Act
, Water Rats
, The Love of Lionel's Life telemovie, Changi
miniseries – Ep.5, Heroes' Mountain telemovie, Young Lions
, The Secret Life of Us
, Stingers
and Through My Eyes
miniseries.
Garner currently plays Det. Sen.Constable Jennifer Mapplethorpe
in the police drama series City Homicide
, which debuted in 2007.
Garner made her film debut in Still Point (1985), Bushfire Moon* (1987), Mull
(1988) for which she was awarded "Best Actress" in the 1988 Australian Film Institute Awards
, Metalskin (1994), Fresh Air
(1999), The Book of Revelation
(2006), Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance
(2007).
In 2002-3 Garner played in a national tour of the musical Cabaret
, and received enthusiastic reviews – as well as two theatre awards – for her performance as "Fraulein Kost/Fritzi".
Knoxfield, Victoria
Knoxfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox...
, Melbourne) is an Australian actress.
Biography
Garner first came to public attention in 1985, as Tamara Henderson in the Australian TV series, The Henderson KidsThe 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....
, and then in her debut film The Still Point. She made her stage debut in 1987, in the title role of the Melbourne Theatre Company
Melbourne Theatre Company
The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne. Founded in 1953, it is the oldest professional theatre company in Australia, and has its own theatre, The MTC Theatre – which houses the 500-seat Sumner Theatre and the 150-seat Lawler Studio – located in Melbourne's Arts...
production of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg is a 1967 play by English playwright Peter Nichols, first staged at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland before transferring to London's West End theatres in 1968.-Plot summary:Characters* Bri* Grace* Joe* Freddie...
. Since then she has worked extensively in film, theatre and TV (both in Australia and the UK) and received awards and nominations for performances in each field. Also interested in writing, she wrote and performed in the stage work Birds Eye View
Birds Eye View
Birds Eye View is an organisation established in 2002 to celebrate and support women's work in film, most notably by way of an annual film festival in London that places women at the heart of the creative vision.-Overview and History:...
in Sydney, 2002.
Garner has worked with most state theatre companies, in a wide variety of roles in works by Shakespeare, Molière
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...
, Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan was an Irish-born playwright and poet and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. For thirty-two years he was also a Whig Member of the British House of Commons for Stafford , Westminster and Ilchester...
, Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...
, Chekhov
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian physician, dramatist and author who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short stories in history. His career as a dramatist produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics...
, Orton
Joe Orton
John Kingsley Orton was an English playwright.In a short but prolific career lasting from 1964 until his death, he shocked, outraged and amused audiences with his scandalous black comedies...
, Shaffer
Peter Shaffer
Sir Peter Levin Shaffer is an English dramatist and playwright, screenwriter and author of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been filmed.-Early life:...
, Lawler
Ray Lawler
Raymond Evenor Lawler is an influential Australian actor, dramatist and producer. His most notable play was his tenth, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll , which had its premiere in Melbourne in 1955. The play changed the direction of Australian drama...
, and Elton
Ben Elton
Benjamin Charles "Ben" Elton is an English comedian, author, playwright and director. He was a leading figure in the British alternative comedy movement of the 1980s, as a writer on such cult series as The Young Ones and Blackadder, as well as also a successful stand-up comedian on stage and TV....
. She also played the role of Desire in the highly controversial Australian musical Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom
Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom
Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom is a controversial stage musical first performed in Australia in 1989, written by Daniel Abineri and is a satire on religion and rock and roll.-History:...
.
Personal life
Nadine Garner is married to Cameron Barnett and they have two young sons, Eden and Jem.Career
Garner first major role was in 1985 in The Henderson KidsThe 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....
at the age of 15 as "Tamara", a role for which she won several awards. This was followed by a role in Australian teen drama Blue Water High
Blue Water High
Blue Water High is an Australian television drama series, broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on ABC1 and on Austar/Foxtel Nickelodeon channel in Australia and on various channels in many other countries...
.
Garner has since had a series of minor and guest roles in multiple Australian and British television series, including 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...
, My Brother Tom miniseries, 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...
, The Bill
The Bill
The Bill is a police procedural television series that ran from October 1984 to August 2010. It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work...
, A Country Practice
A Country Practice
A Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
, The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia....
, Shadows of the Heart miniseries, G. P.
G. P.
G.P. was an Australian television series produced by Roadshow, Coote & Carroll for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 1989 and 1996.The series was set around a general medical practice in an inner-city suburb...
, Twisted Tales
Twisted Tales
Twisted Tales was a horror comics anthology published by Pacific Comics and, later, Eclipse Comics, in the early 1980s. The title was edited by Bruce Jones and April Campbell.-Publication history:...
, 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....
, Raw FM
Raw FM
Raw FM was an Australian Television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that aired for one season of thirteen episodes between November 1997 and February 1998. Raw FM was about an independent radio station of the same name and the young people that run it...
, Tribe miniseries, Class Act
Class Act (TV series)
Class Act was a short-lived British comedy drama series produced in the early to mid-1990s by Verity Lambert. The series starred Joanna Lumley, Nadine Garner, and John Bowe.- External links:*...
, Water Rats
Water Rats (TV series)
Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...
, The Love of Lionel's Life telemovie, Changi
Changi (television)
Changi is a critically acclaimed six-part Australian television miniseries broadcast by ABC TV in 2001. It originally aired from 14 October 2001 to 18 November 2001.-Overview:...
miniseries – Ep.5, Heroes' Mountain telemovie, Young Lions
Young Lions (TV series)
Young Lions was an Australian TV police drama broadcast on the Nine Network in 2002 and in Ireland on RTÉ Two.The series was based around the professional and private lives of four rookie detectives, the Young Lions, of South West 101, an inner city Sydney police station.The program rated poorly...
, The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us
The Secret Life of Us was a television drama series set in the beachside suburb of St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia. The series was produced by Southern Star Entertainment and screened in Australia from 2001 to 2005 on Network Ten and on Channel 4 in the UK...
, 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...
and Through My Eyes
Through My Eyes
Through My Eyes is singer, model Erica Baxter's debut album. It was released in April 2007 through SonyBMG. The album features Erica's debut single, "I Spy" which was written by singer, songwriter Natasha Bedingfield. Baxter co-wrote 8 of the 12 tracks...
miniseries.
Garner currently plays Det. Sen.Constable Jennifer Mapplethorpe
Jennifer Mapplethorpe
Detective Senior Constable Jennifer Mapplethorpe is a fictional character from the Australian Crime Drama City Homicide. She is portrayed by Nadine Garner. She has appeared in every episode of City Homicide so far....
in the police drama series 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...
, which debuted in 2007.
Garner made her film debut in Still Point (1985), Bushfire Moon* (1987), Mull
Mull (film)
Mull is a 1988 Australian drama film directed by Don McLennan. The film is based on the popular 1986 book, Mullaway by Bronwen 'Bron' Nichols.-Plot:...
(1988) for which she was awarded "Best Actress" in the 1988 Australian Film Institute Awards
Australian Film Institute Awards
The Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award, known as the AACTA Award , is an accolade presented annually by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts . The awards recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry and television industry, including directors,...
, Metalskin (1994), Fresh Air
Fresh Air
Fresh Air is an American radio talk show broadcast on National Public Radio stations across the United States. The show is produced by WHYY-FM in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its longtime host is Terry Gross. , the show was syndicated to 450 stations and claimed 4.5 million listeners. The show...
(1999), The Book of Revelation
The Book of Revelation (film)
The Book of Revelation is a 2006 Australian film directed by Ana Kokkinos, which she adapted with Andrew Bovell to screen from the novel by Rupert Thomson. It was produced by Al Clark, with original music by Cezary Skubiszewski...
(2006), Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance
Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance
Razzle Dazzle: A Journey Into Dance is a 2007 Australian mockumentary comedy film directed by Darren Ashton about competitive dance, first screened on 15 March 2007...
(2007).
In 2002-3 Garner played in a national tour of the musical Cabaret
Cabaret (musical)
Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The 1966 Broadway production became a hit and spawned a 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions....
, and received enthusiastic reviews – as well as two theatre awards – for her performance as "Fraulein Kost/Fritzi".
Awards and nominations
Awards and nominations to date:- Television Society of Australia Penguin: Certificate of Special Recognition for Performance by an Actress in a Mini-series – The Henderson KidsThe Henderson KidsThe 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) - Television Society of Australia Penguin Award for Best Performance by a Juvenile – The Henderson Kids IIThe Henderson KidsThe 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....
(1987) - TV Week Logie AwardLogie AwardThe 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 Best Performance by a Juvenile – The Henderson Kids (1986) - AFIAustralian Film InstituteThe Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
(Australian Film Institute) Award for Best Actress in a Lead Role – MullMull (film)Mull is a 1988 Australian drama film directed by Don McLennan. The film is based on the popular 1986 book, Mullaway by Bronwen 'Bron' Nichols.-Plot:...
(1989) - AFI Award Nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Metalskin (1995)
- AFI Award Nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a TV Drama – RAW FMRaw FMRaw FM was an Australian Television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that aired for one season of thirteen episodes between November 1997 and February 1998. Raw FM was about an independent radio station of the same name and the young people that run it...
(1997) - FCCAFilm Critics Circle of AustraliaThe Film Critics Circle of Australia is a group of cinema critics that judge Australian films.-External links:**...
(Film Critics Circle of Australia) Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Metalskin (1995) - Australian Dance AwardsAustralian Dance AwardsThe Australian Dance Awards recognise excellence in dance in Australia, they are awarded under the auspice of the Australian Dance Council for performance, choreography, design, dance writing, teaching and related professions....
Nomination for Outstanding Performance in a Stage Musical – Cabaret (2003) - MO AwardsMo AwardsThe Mo Awards are long running annual Australian entertainment industry awards. They recognise achievements in live entertainment in Australia....
Nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical – Cabaret (2003) - Melbourne Green Room Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical – Cabaret (2003)
- Helpmann AwardHelpmann AwardThe Helpmann Awards recognize distinguished artistic achievement and excellence in Australia's live performing arts sectors. The recognized disciplines include musical and physical theatre, contemporary and classical music, opera, and dance, with a comedy category introduced in 2006...
for Best Supporting Actress in a Musical – Cabaret (2003)