# Annie Byron

Annie Byron is an Australian film, stage, and television actress best known for Wolf Creek 2, Fran, Muriel's Wedding, and Doing Time for Patsy Cline.

## Early life and education

Annie Byron was born in Inverell, New South Wales. She attended primary school at St. Mary's Ross Hill Primary School and Sacred Heart Primary School, then high school at St. Ursula's College in Armidale and Inverell High School.
She is a graduate of the University of New South Wales.
After graduating university, she enrolled in the National Institute of Dramatic Art along with Steve Bisley, Debra Lawrence, Robert Menzies, Peter Kingston, Judy Davis, and Mel Gibson.

## Career

Byron was cast as Lou, the second wife of Harry Sullivan in the Australian television series The Sullivans the year after graduating from NIDA. She has since worked in numerous film, television, theatre and radio productions in Australia for over 30 years. She is best known for her roles as Lil in Wolf Creek 2, as Marge in Fran, as Rhonda's Mother in Muriel's Wedding, and as Mum in Doing Time for Patsy Cline.
She has performed with Australian theatre companies Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir St Theatre, the Ensemble Theatre, The Q, Perth Actors Collective, Hothouse Theatre, Griffin Theatre Company, and the Playbox Theatre Company.
She performed in the sold out run of Sydney Theatre Company's production of Hedda Gabler opposite Cate Blanchett and Hugo Weaving in 2004 in Sydney and in 2006 at Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York City. She also toured internationally to Dublin, Seoul, and Montreal with Force Majeure's production of The Age I'm In.

## Filmography
### Film

Byron's film performances include:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1984 | Silver City | Dorothy | Feature film |
| 1984 | Displaced Persons | Nurse Evans | TV movie |
| 1985 | Fran | Marge | Feature film Won: AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 1985 |
| 1987 | Great Expectations: The Untold Story | Mrs. Joe Gargery | TV movie |
| 1989 | Afraid to Dance | Betty | Feature film |
| 1990 | Shadows of the Heart | Rose Flanagan | TV movie |
| 1992 | The Distant Home | Dr. Allport | TV movie |
| 1992 | Clowning Around | Una Crealy | TV movie |
| 1993 | No Worries | Mrs. Burke | Feature film |
| 1993 | How Wonderful | Midwife | Feature film |
| 1994 | Muriel's Wedding | Berris (Rhonda's mother) | Feature film |
| 1997 | Doing Time for Patsy Cline | Ralph's mum | Feature film Nominated: AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in 1997 |
| 2000 | My Mother Frank | Eunice | Feature film |
| 2000 | Six O'Clock Swill | Aunt Alice | Short film |
| 2003 | The Postcard Bandit | Thelma Abbott | TV movie |
| 2006 | Stepfather of the Bride | Stephanie | TV movie |
| 2007 | Glory | Glory | Short film |
| 2007 | In The Company of Actors | Herself | Documentary film |
| 2008 | ActingClassof1977.com | Herself | Documentary film |
| 2008 | The View from Greenhaven | Clare | Feature film |
| 2013 | Wolf Creek 2 | Lil | Feature film |
| 2014 | Glory | Glory | Short film |
| 2015 | Ruby | Ruby | Short film |
| 2018 | Slam | Diana | Feature film |
| 2020 | Mothboy | Leading | Short film |
| 2020 | Goodbye Text | Bridget | Short film |
| 2022 | Nut Farm | Esme | Feature film |

### Television

Byron's TV performances include:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1971 | The Comedy Game | Actress | Episode: "Aunty Jack's Travelling Show" |
| 1976-83 | The Sullivans | Lou Sullivan | 1978-80 |
| 1978 | Father, Dear Father In Australia | Mrs. Rees | Episode: "Novel Exercise" |
| 1988 | The Flying Doctors | Julie McDonald | Episode: "Johnnie Come Home" |
| 1983-92 | A Country Practice | Patricia York / June Allen / Vivienne Roberts / Meryl Bellamy / Carol Hacking / Liz Mitchell | 11 episodes |
| 1990 | Home and Away | Angela Newton | 3 episodes |
| 1998-2006 | All Saints | Maisie Sparks / Julie Costello | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | Murder Call | Magda Trebor | Episode: "Dead Offerings" |
| 2000 | The Potato Factory | Lusty Duchess (main) | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2000 | Backberner | Politician | |
| 2003 | Always Greener | Lolly Hopkins | 3 episodes |
| 2003 | Stingers | Liliana Jarras | Episode: "Sons & Lovers" |
| 2006 | All Saints | Maisey | |
| 2008 | All Saints | Molly (guest) | |
| 2018 | Drop Dead Weird | Maryanne | Season 2 |
| 2017 | Growing Up Gracefully | Barrister | |
| 2017 | Home and Away | Grandmother (guest) | |
| 2018 | Doctor Doctor | Vivian | |

## Stage

Byron's stage performances include:
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | Widowers' Houses | Maid | Parade Theatre with Old Tote Theatre Company |
| 1979 | Interview | | D1 Studio, Kensington with NIDA |
| 1979 | Little Lunches | | ABC Radio Sydney |
| 1979 | A Cheery Soul | Mrs Wakeman / Mrs Watmuff | Sydney Opera House with STC |
| 1979 | The Lady of the Camellias | Maid | Sydney Opera House with STC |
| 1979 | Discovering Australia | Main cast | Orange Doors Theatre / St John's Hall, Paddington with Griffin Theatre Company |
| 1979 | The Grand Finale of Rene Trouver | Her | Orange Doors Theatre / St John's Hall, Paddington with Griffin Theatre Company |
| 1980 | New Blood | Woman | Performance Space, Cleveland Street |
| 1981 | The Bridal Suite | Vera, the bride | Stables Theatre with Griffin Theatre Company |
| 1981 | The Venetian Twins | Rosaura | Seymour Centre, Canberra Theatre, Festival Theatre Adelaide, Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne & Geelong with Nimrod Theatre Company |
| 1983 | Miss Julie | Servant | Belvoir Street Theatre with Nimrod Theatre Company |
| 1983 | The Bear | Servant | Belvoir Street Theatre with Nimrod Theatre Company |
| 1984 | 1984 A.D. | Main cast | Sydney Festival & Arts Theatre, Adelaide for Adelaide Festival & Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust |
| 1984 | The Shifting Heart | Leila Pratt | Phillip Street Theatre |
| 1986 | The Man from Mukinupin | Main cast | Q Theatre Company |
| | All the Black Dogs | The Mother | Griffin Theatre Company |
| 1987 | A Lie of the Mind | Meg (Beth's mother) | Belvoir Theatre Company with Company B |
| 1988 | Capricornia | Buller / Hollower / Aviatrix | Australian national tour with Belvoir Street Theatre / with Company B |
| 1989 | After Dinner | Dympie | Griffin Theatre Company |
| | Dreams of a Salesman | Main cast | School tour with STC |
| 1989 | Jigsaw | Sister | Q Theatre Company |
| | Away | Coral | Q Theatre Company / Marian Street Theatre |
| | The Painted Woman | Molly | Belvoir Street Theatre |
| 1992 | Pushin' Up Daisies | Mum | Stables Theatre with Griffin Theatre Company |
| | The Cripple of Inishmaan | Kate | STC |
| | Morning Sacrifice | Miss Sole | STC |
| 1994 | Breaststroke | | SWY Theatre, Perth / Perth Actors Collective |
| 1995 | That Christmas in '75 | | Theatre South, Coniston |
| 1995 | The Passion and its Deep Connection with Lemon Delicious Pudding | | Malthouse Theatre for Playbox Theatre Company |
| 1996 | Playgrounds | | Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC |
| 1997 | Act One | | Ensemble Theatre |
| 1997 | Flexi-Time | | Ensemble Theatre |
| 1997 | Market Forces | | Ensemble Theatre |
| 2001 | Up the Creek | | Belvoir Street Theatre |
| 2002 | Earl | | Stables Theatre with Griffin Theatre Company |
| | A Conversation | Coral | Australian national tour with Ensemble Theatre |
| 2003 | Wonderlands | Cathy Andrews | The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga, Riverina Playhouse & Stables Theatre with Griffin Theatre Company / HotHouse Theatre |
| 2003 | The Blue Roof | The Woman | The Street Theatre, Acton & Australian national tour with Jigsaw Theatre Company |
| 2003 | Eleanor and Eve | Eve | Q Theatre with Weatherboard Theatre Company |
| 2004 | The Vagina Monologues | | Footbridge Theatre, University of Sydney |
| 2004 | The Nargun and the Stars | Edie | Sydney Festival & Perth Festival with ERTH |
| 2004 / 2006 | Hedda Gabler | Berta | Wharf Theatre, Sydney & Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City with STC |
| 2005 | Bed | Flo | Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC |
| 2005 | Nailed | Dolly | Stables Theatre with Griffin Theatre Company |
| 2006 | Embers | Various characters | The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga, Majestic Cinemas Sydney & Wharf Theatre with STC / HotHouse Theatre |
| 2007 | Parramatta Girls | Gayle | Belvoir Theatre Company for Company B |
| 2007 | The Small Things | The Woman | Belvoir Theatre Company with Splinter Theatre Company / B Sharp |
| 2007 | ALP Arts Election Launch | | Riverside Theatres Parramatta |
| 2008 | Yibiyung | Teacher / Matron / Farmer's Wife | Belvoir Theatre Company, Malthouse Theatre & Riverside Theatres Parramatta |
| 2009 | The Nargun and the Stars | Edie | Regal Theatre, Perth with ERTH |
| 2009-10 | The Age I'm In | Maggie (Grandmother) | Sydney Festival, Adelaide Fringe Festival with Force Majeure |
| 2010 | Calendar Girls | Lady Cravenshire / Lady Catherine / Brenda Halse | Comedy Theatre, Melbourne & Australian national tour with Gordon Frost Organisation |
| 2010 | Zero Tolerance | Sundry / Main cast | Q Theatre |
| 2011 | Before/After | Sundry / Main Cast | Wharf Theatre, Sydney with STC |
| 2011 | Dad and Dave: On Our Selection | Mum | Q Theatre |
| 2011 / 2012 | Boxing Day | Nana / Poppy | Old Fitzroy Theatre & Australian regional tour with Critical Stages |
| 2011 / 2013 | RU4ME | Connie | One woman show at Riverside Theatres Parramatta |
| 2016 | Never Did Me Any Harm | Creative development | Carriageworks with Force Majeure |
| 2012 | Biddies | Beryl | Australian national tour with CDP |
| 2013 | From Door to Door | Bessie | Sydney Jewish Museum with Blumenthal Productions |
| 2014 | Parramatta Girls | Judi | Lennox Theatre, Parramatta |
| 2014 | A Doll's House | Helen | Seymour Centre with SFI |
| 2015 | The Crucible | Rebecca Nurse | Leura Park Estate, Curlewis for Sport For Jove Theatre Company |
| 2015 | Head Full of Love | Nessa Tavistock | Australian tour with QTC |
| 2016 | Life Without Me | Mrs Spence (Martin's mum) | Seymour Centre with Illuminate Educate |
| 2016 | My Name is Asher Lev | Mother / Art Dealer / Model | Eternity Playhouse with Blumenthal Productions |
| 2017 | Babes in the Woods | Auntie Avaricia / The Dame | Old Fitzroy Theatre |
| | Diving for Pearls | | Q Theatre Company |
| | Inside the Island | | Belvoir Street Theatre with Company B |
| 2016 | Inner Voices | Pet | Old Fitzroy Theatre |
| 2017 | Neighbourhood Watch | | Lennox Theatre, Parramatta |
| 2017 | Kindertransport | Lil Miller | Darlinghurst Theatre with Eternity Playhouse |
| 2017 | You Will Not Play Wagner | Esther | Eternity Playhouse with Blumenthal Productions |
| 2017 | The Age I'm In | Maggie (Grandmother) | Pavilion Theatre Dublin, Cinquieme Salle Montreal, ArKo Arts Theatre, South Korea with Force Majeure |
| 2019 | Mosquitoes | Karen (Mother) | Sydney Opera House with STC |
| 2019 | The God of Isaac | Mrs Adams | Darlinghurst Theatre with Blumenthal Productions |
| 2020 | A Kind of Reunion (reading) | | ARA Darling Quarter Theatre with Blumenthal Productions |
| 2020 | Everybody | | Kings Cross Theatre with Cross Pollinate Productions |
| 2021 | Two Sisters (reading) | Edith | Emanuel Synagogue |
| 2022 | Her Brilliant Career (reading) | Performer | State Theatre, Sydney with Blumenthal Productions |
| 2023 | Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge | Miss Nancy | Australian Chamber Orchestra |

## Awards

| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
| 1985 | Fran | AFI Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won |
| 1997 | Doing Time for Patsy Cline | AFI Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Nominated |