Geneviève Lemon
Biography
Genevieve Lemon is an Australian actress and singer who began her professional career in 1982 with a guest role on the soap opera Sons and Daughters and then played Nurse Zelda Baker on The Young Doctors. She starred as Marlene Warren in Prisoner from 1984 to 1985 and won a Penguin Award, and later appeared as Brenda Riley in Neighbours from 1991 to 1992. Her film work includes the lead in Jane Campion's Sweetie (1989), which brought an AACTA Award nomination and an AFCA Award win, and Campion's The Piano (1993). She acted in Ladies in Black (2018) and The Power of the Dog (2021), the latter earning her a Satellite Award as a cast member and a Critics' Choice Awards nomination. On stage she won a Helpmann Award for Best Leading Actress for Billy Elliot the Musical in 2008.
66years old
Turns 67 on April 24in 165 days
- Born Sydney
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 6
- Career span
- 33 years1989 to 2022
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First role
Lemon started her professional television career in 1982 with a guest part in the soap opera Sons and Daughters. She then took a bigger role as Nurse Zelda Baker during the eighth season of The Young Doctors.
Behind the award
Lemon was part of the cast of Jane Campion's The Power of the Dog, which earned praise and many award nominations. For her work in the cast, she got her first Satellite Award and a Critics' Choice Awards nomination.
Behind the camera
Lemon appeared in many theater productions over two years, among them Taming of the Shrew by Glen Elston, Daylight Saving by Nick Enright, and The Milemonum Project, which she wrote and devised with Russell Dykstra.
Geneviève Lemon movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Geneviève Lemon shares two films with Eddie Campbell, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Harvey Keitel's page
Sam Neill's page
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Jane CampionDirector, 3 films, 1989 to 2021
All films by Jane Campion
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