Christine Amor

Christine Debra Amor (born 1952) is an Australian actress of stage, television and film.

Christine Amor
Born
Christine Debra Amor

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1973–present
Known forPrisoner

Career

Amor was born in Brisbane, Queensland. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA).[1] She has acted extensively in television guest roles and in Australian film starting in 1973. Her film roles include Alvin Purple (1973), Petersen (1974), Snapshot (1979). Amor's early television roles include appearances in Matlock Police, Division 4, Certain Women, Bellbird, Chopper Squad, Young Ramsay, Glenview High.

She is possibly best known for her role as social worker Jean Vernon during the 1979 season of Prisoner.[2]

Amor later took a regular role in the Australian version of sitcom Are You Being Served?. She was the female junior in the program's second season in 1981.

Amor was also a leading cast member of the drama series Carson's Law (1983–1984). She later played the role of Miss Chatham in the Australian television series H2O: Just Add Water (2006).

Amor became a Civil Marriage Celebrant working in the state of Queensland.[3]

Filmography
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1973 Alvin Purple[4] Peggy Feature film
1974 Petersen Annie Feature film
1977 High Rolling Teenage girl Feature film
1979 Snapshot Paula[5] Feature film
1980 Touch and Go Sue Fullerton Feature film
1983 Now and Forever Margaret Burton[6] Feature film
1988 Prisoner of Zenda Voice
1990 Bloodmoon Virginia Sheffield[5] Feature film
1990 Dead Sleep Sister Kereby Feature film
2008 Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation! Herself Feature film documentary
2019 Rebirth Mother Moreen Film short
2021 Sit. Stay. Love. Aunt Claire Feature film
2022 Redemption Sue Film short
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1967 Bellbird Josie ABC TV series
1973 A Taste for Blue Ribbons unknown role ABC TV series
1973 Matlock Police Sandra Williams TV series, 1 episode
1973-1974 Division 4 Sally Mathews / Cindy Morris / Kerry Michaels [7] TV series, 3 episodes
1973 Ryan Jennifer TV series, 1 episode
1974 Marion Sue Rogers ABC TV miniseries, 1 episode
1974-1975 Certain Women Gillian Stone ABC TV series, 17 episodes
1977-1979 Cop Shop Sharon Vernon / Betty Stephens / Jan Reading / Janet Carter TV series, 6 episodes
1977 Young Ramsay Diana Frost TV series, 1 episode
1978 Chopper Squad Lauren TV series, 1 episode
1978 Glenview High unknown role TV series, 1 episode
1979 Ray Lawler Trilogy Kathy 'Bubba' Ryan ABC TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1979 Prisoner Jean Vernon / Jean TV series, 29 episodes
1980 Spring And Fall Angela ABC TV series, 1 episode
1981 Are You Being Served? Miss Nicholls TV series, 8 episodes
1981 Holiday Island unknown role TV series, 1 episode
1981 I Can Jump Puddles Rose ABC TV miniseries, 1 episode
1983–1984 Carson's Law Felicity Bryce / Felicity Carson TV series, 184 episodes Nominated Best Supporting Actress in a Series 1985 Logie Awards
1983 Home[8] Christine ABC TV series, 6 episodes
1984 Special Squad Robyn Symons TV series, 1 episode
1986 Saturdee Ma Gimble[9] TV series, 10 episodes
1991 Eggshells Vanessa[10] ABC TV series, 13 episodes
1992 Animal Park unknown role TV series
1992 The World Tonight Herself - Guest TV series, 1 episode
1992 The Morning Show Herself - Guest TV series, 1 episode
1992 The New Adventures Of Skippy Di TV series, 1 episode
1993 Review Herself - Guest Presenter ABC TV series, 1 episode
1993 Inside Edition Herself TV series, 1 episode
1993 Ernie and Denise Herself - Guest TV series, 1 episode
1993 Today Herself TV series, 1 episode
1994 Under The Skin unknown role SBS TV series, 1 episode
1995 Eat My Shorts unknown role SBS TV series, 1 episode
1998 Misery Guts Mrs. Herman TV series, 2 episodes
2001–2002 Cybergirl Mayor Buxton TV series, 11 episodes
2006 H2O: Just Add Water Louise Chatham TV series, 9 episodes
2009 East of Everything Matron ABC TV series, 2 episodes
2023 Studio 10 Herself TV series, 1 episode

Stage
Year Title Role Venue Notes
1971 The Beggar's Opera The Old Tote Theatre
1973 Playing the Piper Madame Pinchard[11]
1973 Come Blow Your Horn St. Martin's Theatre[12]
1975 The Ride Across Lake Constance New Nimrod Theatre
1976 Some of My Best Friends Are Women[13] St Martin's Theatre
1976 Other Times
1976 Old Flames Sally Grant Street Theatre[14]
1977 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll[15]
1977 The Pleasure of His Company[15]
1979 Once a Catholic[16]
1992 Conjugal Rites Genevieve The Playhouse[17]
1992 Money and Friends
1993 Brilliant Lies Canberra Theatre[18]
2016 Quartet[19] Cecily

References
  1. Sheldon, Gordon (25 June 1992). "Coast troop out on scene stealing raid". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. Newcomb, Horace (3 February 2014). Encyclopedia of Television. Taylor & Francis. p. 1826. ISBN 978-1-135-19479-6. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  3. "About". Gold Coast Wedding Celebrant. Archived from the original on 20 June 2014. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  4. Drew, Bernard A. (4 December 2013). Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-317-92894-2. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  5. Shelley, Peter (30 August 2012). Australian Horror Films, 1973–2010. McFarland & Company. pp. 44, 136. ISBN 978-0-7864-6167-7. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  6. Murray, Scott; Caputo, Raffaele; Tanskaya, Alissa (1995). Australian Film, 1978–1994: A Survey of Theatrical Features. Oxford University Press. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-19-553777-2. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  7. "200 episodes of Division 4". The Age. 2 August 1973. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  8. "Top new ABC series for children". The Sun-Herald. 10 April 1983. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  9. Hooks, Barbara (9 May 1986). "A timeless theme: boys will be bad". The Age. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  10. Wallace, Lisa (11 February 1991). "McDonald set for lots more trouble with his women". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  11. "Sublime to ridiculous". The Age. 5 October 1973. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  12. Dexter, Nancy (13 June 1973). "Divall the dynamic is happy here". The Age. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  13. "Mark his words". The Age. 15 July 1976. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  14. "Flaming disaster at Grant Street". The Age. 18 November 1976. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  15. "She gets no kicks from a plane". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 March 1977. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
  16. Groves, Don (29 April 1979). "Morley and son plan Old Country". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  17. Nugent, Ann (20 July 1992). "Strikes a chord in the heart". The Canberra Times. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  18. "Williamson's play for the '90s". The Canberra Times. 25 November 1993. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  19. "The devilishly funny Quartet to tour Queensland" (PDF). Queensland Theatre Company. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2016.


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