Colette Mann
Colette Mann (born 17 February 1950)[2] is an Australian actress, singer, TV and radio presenter, choreographer and author/writer and media personality, she has been in the entertainment industry for over 50 years.[2]
Colette Mann | |
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| Born | 17 February 1950[1][2] Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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| Years active | 1971–present [2] |
Mann appeared in two Grundy Organisation TV series, the prison drama, Prisoner, as Doreen May Anderson Burns, between 1979 and 1984, and later, in Neighbours, appearing from 2012 to February 2022, as Sheila Canning. She had previously appeared in the latter series in 1995 in an 8-week role.
She has appeared also in The Flying Doctors and Blue Heelers television series and the 2000 film The Dish. She has written two books and had a column in New Idea magazine.
Biography
Early life
Mann, born in Melbourne and trained at a local Melbourne dancing school as a child until about 19 or 20, and then went to a professional dance school and trained under Betty Pounder, a choreographer for J.C. Williamson Theatre ltd. and obtained an arts degree in Law at University and taught at a secondary school[3]
Television acting career
In her first high-profile role, Mann appeared in the Network Ten soap opera, Prisoner s Doreen Burns, for which she was an original cast member during the first four seasons (1979–1982). Mann resigned from the role in March 1982[4] to pursue other projects and her final episode (episode 304) was broadcast in August 1982. She did however make guest appearances in 1983 and 1984.
She has appeared in The Flying Doctors, MDA and Blue Heelers. In 1988, Mann portrayed the role of "Edith Fraser" in the American television movie Outback Bound, which also starred American actors Donna Mills and John Schneider. From late 1995, Mann briefly took over the role of Cheryl Stark in the soap opera Neighbours for eight weeks when Caroline Gillmer was taken ill.[5] From February 2012, Mann joined the cast of Neighbours again as regular character Sheila Canning.[5]
Presenter
Mann has also appeared as a presenter on the TV shows The Don Lane Show, Hey Hey It's Saturday, What's Cooking, Good Morning Australia and The Circle. She has been a fill-in presenter for Glenn Ridge on talk back radio MTR 1377. She has also appeared on Jeremy Vine Channel 5 in July 2019.
Mann was part of a three-woman troupe in the 1980s called The Mini Busettes with fellow Prisoner actresses Jane Clifton and Betty Bobbitt. They performed for three seasons at Melbourne's Le Joke comedy venue and at many Sydney league clubs.[6]
Theatre
Mann played the role of Buttercup in Opera Australia's production of HMS Pinafore by Gilbert and Sullivan in 2005.[citation needed] Mann also appeared on stage as Shirley, the battleaxe owner of Broken Hill pub, in Priscilla Queen of the Desert - the Musical in 2010.[7]
Author
She has also written two books, It's A Mann's World (1990) and Give Me A Break (2002) and also writes for magazine New Idea as a feature, talking about her family and sons.[8]
Filmography
FILM
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1974 | Between Wars | Student in Revue | Feature film |
| 1982 | Kitty and the Bagman | Doris de Salle | Feature film |
| 2000 | The Dish | Betty the Bush Poet | Feature film |
| 2009 | Just Desserts | Frances | Film short |
| 2013 | By a Loved One | Mother | Film short |
| 2014 | Grace Under Water | Toni | Film short |
TELEVISION
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Matt Flinders | Herself | TV series |
| 1974 | The Champion (ABC TV) | unknown role | ABC TV movie |
| 1978 | Cop Shop | Chris | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979–1984 | Prisoner | Doreen Anderson / Doreen Burns / Doreen | TV series, Regular cast (seasons 1–4), recurring (seasons 5–6) |
| 1979 | The Franky Doyle Story | Doreen Anderson | TV movie |
| 1981 | Prisoner in Concert | Doreen Burns | TV special |
| 1982-1983 | The Don Lane Show | Herself | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 1985 | Daryl Somers Blankety Blanks | Herself - Panelist | TV series, 5 episodes |
| 1985-1992 | The Midday Show | Herself - Regular Guest | TV series |
| 1986 | Punchlines | Herself | TV special |
| 1987 | Have a Go | Herself - Guest Judge | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1988 | Always Afternoon | Doreen | SBS TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1988 | Outback Bound | Edith Fraser | TV movie |
| 1991 | The Flying Doctors | Trisha / Grace | 1 episode: "Dirty Linen" |
| 1991 | The Flying Doctors | Grace | TV series, 1 episode: "Family" |
| 1992 | The Main Event | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | Tonight Live with Steve Vizard | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993-2005 | Good Morning Australia | Herself - Regular Guest | TV series |
| 1993 | Stark | Dixie | ABC TV miniseries, 3 episodes |
| 1994 | The Man from Snowy River aka "Snowy River: The McGregor Saga' | Mrs. Carney | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1994 | Day to Day | Herself | TV series |
| 1995 | The Client | Lorraine | TV series US, 1 episode: "Child's Play" |
| 1995 | Sale of the Century: Battle of the TV Classics | Herself | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1995–1996 | Neighbours | Cheryl Stark | TV series, 23 episodes |
| 1996 | Midday with Kerri-Anne | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1996 | Roy and HG | Herself - Guest | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1996 | Ten's 40 Fun Years | Herself | TV special |
| 1997 | Frontline | Herself | ABC TV series, 1 episode |
| 1997 | JAG | E.R. nurse | TV series US, 1 episode: "Ghosts" |
| 1998 | In Melbourne Tonight | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1999 | Party of Five | Nurse | TV series US, 1 episode: "Fate, Hope and Charity" |
| 2002 | History's Mysteries | Re-enactor | TV series US, 1 episode |
| 2002 | New Idea: 100 Fabulous Years | Herself | TV special |
| 2003 | MDA | Daphne Lowe | ABC TV series, 1 episode: "A Time and a Place" |
| 2003 | Blue Heelers | Denise Pertucci | TV series, 1 episode: "Motherhood" |
| 2005 | H.M.S. Pinafore | Little Buttercup | TV special |
| 2006 | Crown Australian Celebrity Poker Challenge | Herself | TV series |
| 2006 | Temptation | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2007-2010 | 20 to 1 | Herself | TV series, 15 episodes |
| 2010 | Sleuth 101 | Ann | ABC TV series, 1 episode: "Late and Live" |
| 2010 | Spicks and Specks | Herself | ABC TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2011;2012 | The Circle | Herself | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 2011 | A Current Affair | Herself with Carol Burns, Patsy King, Elspeth Ballantyne & Val Lehman | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012–2022 | Neighbours | Sheila Canning | TV series Regular cast: 1248 episodes |
| 2013 | The Morning Show | Herself with Carol Burns, Patsy King, Elspeth Ballantyne & Val Lehman | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2015 | The Living Room | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2015 | Studio 10 | Herself - Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2016 | All Star Family Fued | Herself - Contestant with Colette Mann & Val Lehman | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2016 | Neighbours: Summer Stories | Sheila Canning | Web series |
| 2017 | Neighbours vs Time Travel | Sheila Canning | Web series |
| 2019 | Loose Women | Herself | TV series UK, 1 episode |
| 2019;2021 | Jeremy Vine | Herself as Neighbours star / Herself - Panelist | TV series UK, 3 episodes |
| 2021 | Fisk | Mrs Popovitch | ABC TV series, 1 episode: "Taken" |
| 2022 | Talking Prisoner | Herself | Podcast, 1 episode |
References
- ^ The Illustrated Enclyclopeadia of Australian Showbiz"
- ^ a b c d "Colette Mann embraces the new 'Neighbours' shooting paradigm". June 2020.
- ^ "Talking Prisoner Cell Block H EP 40 Interview with Colette Mann Inmate Doreen Anderson". YouTube. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
- ^ "Soap Stars Quit" – TV Week, published 20 March 1982, p.03.
- ^ a b "Chris Milligan set to Mann up". Herald Sun. 8 February 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2012.
- ^ Clifton, Jane. "Biography". Retrieved 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical – The Show". Priscillathemusical.com. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ Atomic Software Solutions – Australia. . Great Expectation. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
External links
- Colette Mann at IMDb