Jeanie Drynan

Jeanie Drynan
Occupation	Actress
Spouse(s)	Antony Bowman[1]

Jeanie Drynan is an Australian film and television actress well known for her roles in the Australian television series Class of '74 and in the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding. She is best known to international viewers for her role of solicitor, Angela Jeffries in the cult classic, Prisoner Cell Block H.

Early life

Drynan studied acting at Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama in Scotland, UK. She later trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Australia.

Career

Drynan has twice been nominated for Australian Film Institute Awards; Best Supporting actress in 1994 for her role in Muriel's Wedding and in 1999 for the Best Actress Award for her role in Soft Fruit.^[2][3]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1966	They're a Weird Mob	Betty	Feature movie
1968	Riptide		Television series
1969	2000 Weeks	Jacky Lewis
1969	Pastures of the Blue Crane	Ryl Mereweather	mini-series'
1969	The Intruders	Meg	Movie based on the tv series "Skippy the bush kangaroo"'
1976	Class of '74	Mary Dunstan	Television series
1976	Don's Party	Kath Henderson	Feature movie
1977	The Picture Show Man		Feature movie
1977	Money Movers	Dawn Jackson	Feature movie
1978	Chopper Squad		Television series
1979	Prisoner	Angela Jeffries	Television series
1985	Winners – Quest Beyond Time		Television series
1989	Cappuccino		Actor and Associate producer[4]
1994	Muriel's Wedding	Betty Heslop	Feature movie
1999	Paperback Hero	Suzie
1999	Soft Fruit[5]	Patsy Haft
2002	Dossa and Joe	Vanessa	Television series[6]
2010	Bedroom Farce[7]	Delia	Theatre
2010	Rake		Television series - guest role
2012	Biddies		Theatre

References

1. "Bio". Rossgraysonbell.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
2. "1994 AFI Awards". Australian Television. 1998-10-30. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
3. "smh.com.au - The Sydney Morning Herald". Newsstore.fairfax.com.au. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
4. "Jeanie Drynan Biography ((?)-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
5. "Urban Cinefile DRYNAN, JEANIE; SOFT FRUIT". Urbancinefile.com.au. 1999-06-23. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
6. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=nstore&kw=jeanie+drynan&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=50&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=AGE011220RN9HQ3IS8RL
7. "Bedroom Farce - theatre interview from". The Blurb. 2010-06-27. Retrieved 2011-11-25.