Jacqueline Brennan

Jacqueline Brennan is an Australian stage, television and film actress[2] with a career that has spanned over 30 years appearing in film, theatre and voice-over roles. Jacquie Brennan is known for her roles on Bullpitt!, The Hollowmen,and her most known role in Australian award-winning TV Drama Wentworth as Officer Linda 'Smiles' Miles.

Jacqueline Brennan
BornFebruary 4
Queensland, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Southern Queensland
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present (Television, Theatre, Voice Acting)
Known for
Spouse
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(m. 2001)​
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Children2

Education

Jacquie Brennan graduated from the University of Southern Queensland[3] with a Diploma of Performing Arts.

Career

Jacquie Brennan's career began in 1986 appearing in theatre in both the Queensland Theatre Company and later the Sydney Theatre company.

With steady TV work mostly in comedies or dramatic roles including Stingers, Kingswood Country spin-off Bullpitt! [4] City Homicide and many more.[5]

Brennan has also worked extensively in the Australian Theatre Company working in both the Queensland and Sydney theatre companies respectively, these also included a self-written one woman show called 'Dangerous When Wet' as well and in the 60s spoof group The Harlettes during their Australian Tour. Jacquie's other theatre works include Are You Being Served? on the Australian Tour during its run in 2001, Room To Move, Camille, Rosy Apples Too Darn Hot, Macquarie, Beach Blanket Tempest, Silhouette and many more.[6][7]

Brennan is a well-known and sought after voice over artist she has lent her voice to multiple voice over productions including SheZow, Kuu Kuu Harajuku,[8] Get Ace, Monster Beach, Australian-Canadian co-production Big Words, Small Stories,[9] and many more. Brennan also provided her voice overs for many companies ads and In 2018 Jacquie was rewarded for her efforts with a Voice Over Award or 'VoVo' for 'Most Emotionally Powerful Delivery' for the Peter MacCullum Cancer Centre ad 'Prevent, Detect, Act'.[10]

Brennan later provided the audio narration for the book 'Blood River' in 2019 and in 2022 Brennan provided the narration for the audiobook 'Wake'.[11]

In 2020, Brennan appeared in the Underbelly adaptation Informer 3838 where she played real life Christine Hodson a victim of the Melbourne gangland killings, Christine's death during the height of the gangland war 'broke the code' as a gang war was to always exclude the partners as you never went for them.[12] filming for one scene (the Hodson death scene) was so intense Brennan's body 'went into shock' after the take was completed.

Brennan joined the cast of Wentworth in 2012 when the series first went into production and was originally only contracted to the show for 8 days, she came into set reading alongside other cast for roles[13] but was told to read for a 'small role' by the series set up director Kevin Carlin who explained it was only set to be a small role but he knew that Jacquie wanted to be involved in the series, that 'small role' ended up being the role of Officer Linda Miles. Brennan has since then revealed she originally auditioned for Liz Birdsworth.

Brennan has since revealed that following season one of Wentworth a running-gag developed as Linda was given so little to do in the first season Linda just mostly 'opened doors' and gave 'excellent reactions' during certain scenes as the head writer for the series Timothy Hobart had taken notice and just "kept writing" for the character of Linda Miles, developing her character along the way. Brennan had said she came up with Linda's backstory and how the character of Linda became an officer. Linda's backstory was that she had lost everything gambling including her house, her former job and her marriage, Linda became an officer to be 'well paid'.[14]

Brennan played prison officer Linda 'Smiles' Miles,[15] her first appearance was in season 1 episode 2 and had been part of the supporting cast for the shows entire run.[16] In season 7 Linda was promoted to acting deputy governor and Jacquie would reprise the role of Linda Miles during the filming for the final 20 episodes of the series, where Linda would be riddled with PTSD after the events of the siege. Brennan was in every season of Wentworth appearing in 99 episodes of the series.

Brennan would appear alongside several Wentworth cast members at a Screen Star Event in London and Birmingham in mid-2022 [17] and she would also appear alongside several cast members at Wentworth Con Melbourne in 2022, after withdrawing from the con's New Jersey event due to illness.[18]

Brennan was announced in 2022 as part of the cast of the controversial Shane Warne two part tele-movie titled Warnie (miniseries) where she was cast to play Shane's mother Brigitte Warne.[19][20]

In 2023 Brennan appeared in SBS drama Safe Home (TV series) in the role of Nicole, and in season 4 of Five Bedrooms reprising the role of Denise Schaap from season 1.

Personal life

Jacquie Brennan is married to fellow actor Ian Bliss the two met in 1999 on the set of theatre play Silhouette at an after party at a Barbeque where Ian and Jacquie met. Brennan in 2021 spoke with 9Honey's 'How We Met' and explained how Ian would drive Jacquie to rehearsal and bring her coffee and the two begun a close bond.[21] Jacquie and Ian married in 2001, they have two children together.[22]

Filmography
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1986 Jackson's Crew Gaye TV movie
1987 Walter Dixon's Wombat Harriet TV movie
1987 Contagion Trish[23] Film
1987–1988 Wombat Harriet 2 episodes
1992/1993 A Country Practice Amanda Morton / Ms. Janice Bamford 2 episodes
1995 Babe (film)[24] Various voices[25] Film
1996 After the Beep Trish 1 episode
1997 Murder Call Leonie 1 episode
1998 Home and Away Nurse June Wrench Episode #1.2299
1997–1998 Bullpitt![26] Samantha MacDonald 26 episodes[27]
1999 Wildside [28] Karen Thompson 1 Episode
2001 Sit Down, Shut Up[29] Helen Peters 13 episodes
2001 BackBerner Season 1, episode 127
2002 All Saints Phillipa McAlpine 1 episode
2002 White Collar Blue Ava Syme 1 episode
2003 Temptation[30] Cathy TV movie
2000–2003 Stingers Gail Lynch / Hannah Hausman 2 episodes
2007 Dangerous [31] Dean's mother 2 episodes
2008 Canal Road [32] Nina 1 episode
2008 Bed of Roses[33] Anna Mayhew 2 episodes
2008 Playing for Charlie Vicky Film
2008 City Homicide Bonnie Roper 1 episode
2008 The Hollowmen[34] Mel[35] 12 episodes
2008–2009 Neighbours Det. Sgt. Michaela Morris[36] 12 episodes
2010 Animal Kingdom Sandra Leckie Film
2010 Offspring Nurse Metcalf 1 episode
2011 Winners & Losers (season 1) Gayleen Longbrook 1 episode
2010–2012 Wakkaville [37] Aunt Agnes (voice) 26 episodes
2012 Dangerous Remedy Hon TV movie
2013 Zuzu & the Supernuffs Various voices 2 episodes
2013 Upper Middle Bogan Celia 1 episode
2012–13 SheZow[38] Sheila, Tara, Grilla, Null, Madame Curiador (voices) 26 episodes
2013–21 Wentworth [39] Officer Linda Miles Regular role (season 1–8 (b)) (99 episodes)
2014 Get Ace[40] Mom / Reporter / Various (voices) Animated TV Show
2014 Monster Beach[41] Amphibia (voice) TV Animated Movie
2015 House Husbands Kerry the Tutor Series 4 episode 10
2015 Exchange Student Zero [42] Queen Blackyard / Various[43] 7 of 13 episodes
2016 Molly (miniseries) 'Dot' Canteen Lady Part 1 (2 part mini series)
2017 Operation Thailand (2017) Narrator[44] 10 x 43mins episodes
2017 True Story with Hamish & Andy Laura's Mum Series 1 episode 9
2017 Thinkergirls Pod [45] Self Podcast 1 episode
2018 Picnic at Hanging Rock (TV series) Mrs. McCready Season 1 episode 4
2015–18 Kuu Kuu Harajuku [46] Colonel Spyke / Mauve Madison / Various (voices)[47] Recurring
2019-23 Five Bedrooms [48] Denise Schaap Series 1 Episode 8 (One Bid), Series 4 (2 episodes)
2019 Secret Bridesmaids's Business[49] Kerri Lane Episodes 2–5 (6 Part Mini series)
2020 Informer 3838[50] Christine Hodson Part 1 & 2 (TV Mini series)
2021 LadyParts TV[51] Self Podcast Interview 1 episode
2021 Teal Talk[52] Self Podcast Interview 1 episode
2021 Wentworth Unlocked[53] Self/Linda Miles TV special
2021 Big Words, Small Stories[54] Sally Mander / Aunt Ria / Various (voices) 65 episodes
2022 Broad Radio[55] Self Podcast Interview 1 episode
2023 Safe Home[56] Nicole 1 episode
2023 Warnie[57] Brigitte Warne 2 episodes
Audio Book
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Blood River Narrator Author: Tony Cavanaugh
2022 Wake Narrator Author: Shelley Burr
Theatre
Year Title Character Notes
1986 Room to Move [58] Ellie La Boite Theatre
Camille Understudy
Away Understudy
1987 Merry Wives of Windsor Ann Page
1988 Bullshot Crummond Rosemary
1988 Alligator Jones Various
Crazies Comedy Club Character Stand Up
1988 Beach Blanket Tempest Annette
1989 Popular Mechanicals Tom Stout
1989 Dinkum Assorted[59] Glad Queensland Theatre Company
Gerry Connolly Show Various
1990 Rosy Apples Karen TN! Theatre Co
1990 Too Darn Hot Priscilla Tivoli Theatre
1991 Who Shrunk Santa Narrator Writer/Director
1991 Dangerous When Wet Lolita La Touché Sit Down Comedy Club
Ménage A Twah! Singing Comedy Trio Harold Park Hotel
1994 Sex The Musical Claudia Harold Park Hotel
1994 Milo Peg Sydney Theatre Co
1995 The Harlettes Coco Australian Tour
1995 Big Girls Don't Cry Coco Writer/Actor
1998 Macquarie Narrator Government House
1999 Silhouette WPC Leach Marion Street Theatre
2001 Are You Being Served? Miss Brahms Twelfth Night Theatre Co

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