
Acting
Carole Skinner
Born 1944-05-08 · Australia
Carole Skinner (born 8 May, 1944) is Australian actress, particularly known for her performances in film, theatre and television. She is perhaps best known for her role as Nola McKenzie in the soap opera, Prisoner (1983), in Sons and Daughters (1985-1986), as Doris Hudson, and in the miniseries, The Harp in the South (1987), and its sequel, Poor Man's Orange (1987), as Delie Stock.
Acting credits
7.5A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
Moulin Rouge!
2001
4.5A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination?
The Marsupials: The Howling III
1987
6.3The adventures of Golden Retriever pup Napoleon and his friend, the parrot Birdo Lucci.
Napoleon
1995
6.2A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.
My Brilliant Career
1979
6.7A female lawyer heads a government taskforce investigating a suspected paedophile racket in Sydney. Based on the novel by Gabrielle Lord.
Whipping Boy
1996
5.3In pre-WWII Australia, a love triangle develops between a man, his wife and the man's brother.
The Good Wife
1987
6.3A journalist sets out to report on a minor earthquake in the Australian outback, and finds that the tremor was a result of a small nuclear explosion - part of an extortion threat that has the government fearing nuclear blackmail. With the help of local reporters, and despite the harassment of the security agencies, he sets out to avert the crisis.
Deadline
1982
5.5Nora is a single mother who wants to live the life of an artist, as do her friends -- a group of Melbourne writers, actors and musicians. But when she's drawn into a passionate affair with a heroin addict, Nora struggles to maintain control of her life.
Monkey Grip
1982
5.4Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help but gets used by the psychiatrists as a gigolo to treat other patients instead.
Alvin Purple
1973
5.3During a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is displacing residents in the Kings Cross section of Sydney.
Heatwave
1982
4.2A grumpy old man living in an idyllic coastal town who can't see he has the perfect life.
The View from Greenhaven
2008
5.4The plot centres on Queensland's Gold Coast in the early 1980s, when a disgraced former cop, Michael Stacey writes a book exposing police corruption, does an investigation resulting in 2 murders, exposes a religious cult and watches the army begin a military coup.
Goodbye Paradise
1983
6.2A sensitive portrayal of a young office worker who alleges sexual abuse by her employer. She loses her job as a result of her claims. This dramatised situation looks at the ways in which an employee can be victimised in an office environment without those around being aware of the situation.
After Hours
1985
5.0This is the true story of Janine Shepard, a world class skier faced with tragedy, being hit by a car and being told she will never walk again.
Never Tell Me Never
1998
NRA trilogy of stories set in and around Glebe (Sydney) examining the transition from school to uncertain future for three young people.
On the Loose
1985
6.5A trio of kids have many exciting adventures while exploring a spooky mansion in the hope of finding their missing friends.
Mystery at Castle House
1982
Four friends grapple with aging and the march of time in this opera based on Ray Lawler's iconic Australian play. For years, cane cutters Roo and Barney (Gary Rowley and Barry Ryan) have bunked with barmaids Olive (Gillian Sullivan) and Nancy in the summer. But Nancy's moved on, replaced by newcomer Pearl (Elizabeth Campbell). Vacation's no longer the unending party it once was as each member of the quartet arrives at a new understanding of life.
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
1979