Penne Hackforth-Jones

Born: 1943-08-05

Penne Hackforth-Jones (August 5, 1949 – May 17, 2013) was an American-born Australian actress and biographer. Hackforth-Jones lived with her family in England before relocating to Australia in 1964. She gratuated National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1968. In 1969, Hackforth-Jones made her first credited on-screen appearance in the Australian television series Riptide, and later appeared in such Australian television series. Penne Hackforth-Jones died at the age of 64 after battling lung cancer. She never married, and was survived by her three sisters.


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Muriel's Wedding

as Bridal Manageress #2
Released: 1994-09-29

A young social outcast in Australia steals money from her parents to finance a vacation where...

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Paradise Road

as Mrs. Pike
Released: 1997-02-11

A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being...

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The Tree

as Mrs. Johnson
Released: 2010-03-03

The O'Neills lived happily in their house in the Australian countryside. That was until one day...

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Black and White

as Mrs. Aston
Released: 2002-10-31

Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest...

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Diana & Me

as Pollock
Released: 1997-12-04

Australian Diana Spencer wins a competition in a women's magazine, and as a prize gets a trip...

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Alvin Purple

as Dr. Liz Sort
Released: 1973-12-20

Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him...

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Time's Raging

as Jane
Released: 1985-09-22

A 38-year-old woman feels her biological clock is ticking and is torn between her ex and a...

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Irresistible Force

as Lieutenant Governor
Released: 1993-05-07

A police sergeant is hoping for a few quiet weeks before his impending retirement, but his plans...

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Running on Empty

as Dave
Released: 1982-08-05

Mike loves his fast cars and his hot women. When he fancies the girlfriend of the local street...

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Libido

as uncredited
Released: 1973-04-06

Scripted by four of Australia’s greatest authors (David Williamson, Thomas Keneally, Hal Porter...

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Alvin Rides Again

as Woman Cricketer
Released: 1974-12-16

Alvin Purple, a man who can't hold down a job because of his voracious sexual appetite,...

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The Journalist

as Gillie Griffiths
Released: 1979-11-15

Comedy about a womanizing journalist on a Sydney newspaper who confronts job problems and...

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The Adventures of Sam: Search for the Dragon

as uncredited
Released: 1999-10-01

A sea-faring boy named Sam Donahue goes on an adventure around the world while trying to find...

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The Old Curiosity Shop

as uncredited
Released: 1984-01-01

The classic fictional tale of Little Nell and her grandfather, animated by Burbank Films Australia.

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We've All Been There

as Joan
Released: 2013-02-17

Jess has to come up with $800 or lose her house. A flat tyre leaves Joan stranded in the middle...

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Bitter & Twisted

as Jackie Samvini
Released: 2008-04-28

A family drifts down a spiral of self-destruction and depression in the years following the...

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Kokoda Crescent

as Carol
Released: 1989-06-01

The grandson of a war veteran is found dead from an overdose of heroin. He and his old army...

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Image of Death

as Maureen
Released: 1978-01-01

Image of Death is a 1978 Australian TV movie about a woman who likes to live off other people's...

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Don't Call Me Girlie

as Narrator
Released: 1985-08-01

The untold story of Australia's movie heroines - on and off the screen.

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Home and Away

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-01-18

Home and Away is set in the fictional town of Summer Bay, a coastal town in New South Wales, and...

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Number 96

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-03-13

Number 96 was a popular Australian soap opera set in a Sydney apartment block. Don Cash and Bill...

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Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

as Reverend Mother
First aired: 2012-02-24

Our lady sleuth sashays through the back lanes and jazz clubs of late 1920’s Melbourne, fighting...

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Homicide

as Anne Kelly
First aired: 1964-10-20

Homicide was an Australian television police drama series The series dealt with the homicide...

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All Saints

as Elise Fletcher
First aired: 1998-02-24

Medical drama focusing on the working and personal lives of the doctors and nurses working on...

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The Doctor Blake Mysteries

as Nell Clasby
First aired: 2013-02-01

Dr Lucien Blake left Ballarat as a young man. But now he finds himself returning to take over...

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headLand

as Judge Hildegard Rosedale
First aired: 2005-11-15

Headland is an Australian drama television series produced by the Seven Network which ran from...

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Rafferty's Rules

as Sinclair
First aired: 1987-02-12

Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the...

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Rafferty's Rules

as Danielle
First aired: 1987-02-12

Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the...

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Cash and Company

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-05-26

Cash and Company was an Australian television period adventure series, set during the Victorian...

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Chandon Pictures

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-11-10

Chandon Pictures was an Australian comedy television series that premiered on Movie Extra on 10...

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Tandarra

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-02-09

Tandarra was the follow-up Australian television series to Cash and Company, set during the...

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