Rowena Wallace

Born: 1947-08-23

Rowena Wallace (born August 23, 1947) is an English-born Australian stage and screen actress, most especially in the genre of television soap opera. She is best known for her Gold Logie-winning role as conniving Patricia "Pat the Rat" Hamilton/Morrell/Palmer in Sons and Daughters, being the first soap star to win the Gold Logie. Rowena Wallace was born England, as an only child. She moved to Australia with her parents when she was five, settling in the state of Queensland. At age fifteen, having left school and attended a business college at the insistence of her parents, Wallace decided to become an actress. She joined an advertising agency while still performing in the theatre at night.


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Puberty Blues

as Mrs. Knight
Released: 1981-12-10

Two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of Sydney ingratiate themselves with a new...

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The Finder

as Irene Davidson
Released: 2001-07-18

Ex-cop Les Kearney is hired to find the kidnapped daughter of a wealthy businessman.

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Strike of the Panther

as Sgt Lucy Andrews
Released: 1989-01-04

Jason Blade is a man who can't bring himself to commit fully to his woman, and who spends all...

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Blackwater Trail

as Beth
Released: 1997-05-20

A US criminal profiler (of sorts) is sent over to Queensland to help catch a serial slayer, who...

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The Dark Room

as Liz Llewellyn
Released: 1982-07-01

A slightly disturbed young amateur photographer finds that his father has been secretly having...

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Backstage

as Evelyn Hough
Released: 1988-03-29

The plot centred on American pop singer Kate Lawrence (Branigan) wanting to embark on a career...

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You Can't See 'round Corners

as Margie Harris
Released: 1969-01-15

Frankie McCoy (Ken Shorter) is a born loser from the Sydney suburb of Newtown, and a gambler and...

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Cappuccino

as Anna
Released: 1989-12-14

The story is told through the eyes of Max, a stand-up comedian and taxi driver, who gets...

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Relatives

as Nancy Petersen
Released: 1985-01-01

A family reunion among the squattocracy leads to conflict as various members assert their egos.

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Ryder Country

as Dr. Rebbecca Ryder
Released: 2012-08-10

The lure of fame proves irresistible for five promising scientists as they enter into the...

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Magdala Rose

as Lady Corba de Péreille
Released: 2019-11-25

In 1244, during a time of religious persecution, Pope Innocent IV and King Louis IX of France...

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Squeeze a Flower

as uncredited
Released: 1970-02-12

When greed threatens the livelihood of an Italian monastery, a monk flees with the formula for...

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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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Home and Away

as June Reynolds
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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McCloud

as uncredited
First aired: 1970-02-17

Deputy Marshal Sam McCloud of the small western town of Taos, New Mexico is assigned to the...

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Sons and Daughters

as Patricia Hamilton
First aired: 1982-01-18

Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and...

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Sons and Daughters

as Patricia Morrell
First aired: 1982-01-18

Sons and Daughters was a Logie Award winning Australian soap opera created by Reg Watson and...

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The Flying Doctors

as Pauline Giglia QC
First aired: 1986-05-15

The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved...

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All Saints

as Katrina Ford
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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Water Rats

as Dolly Munro
First aired: 1996-02-12

Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001.

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Mission: Impossible

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-10-23

Mission: Impossible is an American television series that chronicles the missions of a team of...

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Pacific Drive

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-01-29

Pacific Drive is an Australian television series The series was conceived as a flamboyant,...

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Echo Point

as Elizabeth O'Connor
First aired: 1995-06-05

Echo Point was an Australian television soap opera produced by Southern Star Group for Network...

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The Evil Touch

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-06-19

The Evil Touch is an Australian-produced television series, originally broadcast in Australia in...

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Riptide

as Xena
First aired: 1969-02-06

Riptide is an Australian adventure television

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Power Without Glory

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-06-21

Award-winning historical drama series which traces the life of John West from his impoverished...

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Water Under the Bridge

as Honor Mazzini
First aired: 1980-09-25

Water Under the Bridge is a 1980 mini series based on the 1977 novel by Sumner Locke Elliott.

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Cop Shop

as Pamela Taylor
First aired: 1977-11-28

Cop Shop is a long running Australian police drama television series produced by Crawford...

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Barrier Reef

as Tracey Deane
First aired: 1971-02-12

Barrier Reef was an Australian television series that was first screened in 1971. Barrier Reef...

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Flair

as Pamela Winter-Smith
First aired: 1990-08-01

Tessa returns home to Melbourne to establish her own label while battling her devious younger...

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The Rovers

as Rusty Collins
First aired: 1969-08-21

The Rovers was an Australian ocean-based family adventure television show originally screened...

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