Cecily Polson
Cecily Polson, is a New Zealand-born former Australian actress, known for her role as Martha O'Dare in the television series E Street in which she appeared for its four-year run from the pilot in 1989 to 1993, appearing in 403 episodes.
Cecily Polson | |
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Born | New Zealand |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1969–2011 |
Spouse | Peter Gwynne |
She has primarily appeared in television soap opera as a character actress including Certain Women, Cop Shop, Ryan, Homicide (5 roles), Division 4 (8 roles), A Country Practice (3 roles), G.P., The Flying Doctors and All Saints (5 roles).
Her film roles dating from 1969 onwards include both theatrical and TV movies The Year of Living Dangerously and Muriel's Wedding. She also appeared in the horror genre films See No Evil and See No Evil 2.
She was married to fellow New Zealand-born Australian actor Peter Gwynne.[1]
Filmography
Production | Role | Year |
Green Gin Sunset (TV movie) | Joyce | 1969 |
Dynasty (TV series) (note not related to the US series of the same name | Jenkins | 1970 (1 episode) |
The Comedy Game (TV series-anthology) | Wilkins | 1971 (1 episode) |
Catwalk (TV series) | Miss Jenkins | 1971-1973 (14 episodes) |
Catch Kandy (TV series) | Mrs. James | 1973 (1 episode) |
Toumai Elephant Boy (TV series) | Erika Madison | 1973 (1 episode) |
The Dove | Mrs. Castaldi | 1974 |
The End Product (TV movie) | role unknown | 1974 |
Ryan (TV series) | Gail Scott/Vicki | 1973-1974 (2 episodes) |
Certain Women | ? | 1974-1975 (8 episodes) |
Division 4 (TV series) | 8 character roles
| 1970-1975 |
Quality of Mercy (TV series) | ? | 1975 (1 episode: Twice Blessed) |
Shannon's Mob (TV series) | Edith Thomas | (1 episode: Mixed Doubles) |
Homicide (TV series) | 5 character roles
| 1973-1975 |
Matlock Police (TV series) | 5 character roles
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Moynihan (TV series) | unknown | 1976 (1 episode: Over To You) |
Do I Have to Kill My Child? (TV movie) | Susan | 1976 |
Cop Shop (TV series) | Barbara York | 1978 |
Skyways (TV series) | Jocelyn Powell | 1979 |
A Town Like Alice (TV mini-series) | Eileen Hollland | 1981 |
Sporting Chance (TV series) | 1981 (episode: Nobody Loves A Loser) | |
The Year of Living Dangerous | Moira | 1982 |
Double Skulls (TV movie) | Nursing Sister | 1986 |
BabaKiueria (TV movie) | Mother | 1986 |
Future Past (TV movie) | Dymphna | 1987 |
A Country Practice (TV series) | 3 character roles
| 1983-1987 |
The Flying Doctors (TV series) | Eileen Patterson | 1987-1988 |
Swap Shop (TV series) | unknown | 1988 |
E Street (TV series) | Martha ODare | 1989-1993 episodes 404 |
G.P. (TV series) | Fran Harwood | 1994 |
Muriel's Wedding | Tania's Mother | 1994 |
Correlli (TV series) | Jean | 1995 (episode: Roman Holiday) |
Kick | Mrs. Derrick | 1999 |
The Alice (TV movie) | May | 2004 |
Blue Water High (TV series) | Heath's Grandmother 2005 (1 episode Tough Choice's) | |
See No Evil | Margaret | 2006 |
All Saints | 3 character roles
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The Clinic | Woman on Perch | 2010/2011 |