# Jill Forster

Jill Forster (born 30 November 1936), is an English-born Australian retired actress who came to Australia as a model in 1964. She subsequently became well known for her roles in TV series, but also appeared in films and telefilms.
She has primarily appeared in small cameo roles, although she is well known as the second actress to portray Helen Sheriden Sellers in Number 96, replacing original actress Carmen Duncan, and has also had prominent roles in The Restless Years and SeaChange.
Forster has been in numerous other Australian television dramas, including Motel, The Box, Starting Out, Prisoner, A Country Practice, The Flying Doctors and The Power, The Passion. She also acted in the hit sex-comedy film Alvin Purple (1973).

## Personal life

Forster married Australian actor and frequent co-star John Stanton in the mid-1970s. They acted together in the TV series Homicide, The Box and Bellamy.

## Awards

| Association | Award | Work | Year | Result |
| Australian Film Institute | AFI Best Actress Award | Great Expectation | | Won |
| Australian Film Institute | AFI Best Supporting Actress | Libido | 1973 | Won |
| Australian Film Institute | AFI Best Supporting Actress | Say a Little Prayer | | Nominated |
| Australian Film Institute | AFI Best Supporting Actress | SeaChange | 1999 | Won |

## Filmography (selected)
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1973 | Alvin Purple | Mrs. Horwood | Feature film |
| 1973 | Libido | Rosaline / Martin's mother (segment "The Child") | Feature film |
| 1982 | Crosstalk | Mrs. Stollier | Feature film |
| 1989 | Devil In The Flesh | Jill Hansen | Feature film |
| 1993 | Say a Little Prayer | Mrs Easterbrook | Feature film |
| 2003 | Prisoner Queen - Mindless Music & Mirrorballs | Liza | Feature film |
| 2006 | Irresistible | Helen | Feature film |
| 2011 | Magic | Grandmother | Film short |
| 2015 | Ladies Without Lipstick | Joyce | Film short |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Type |
| 1967; 1968 | Hunter | Chris Charter / Alison Bean | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1968 | Motel | Gaye Gillian | TV series, 135 episodes |
| 1969 | Skippy the Bush Kangaroo | Mary Lansbury | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1970–1973 | Division 4 | Denise Mitchell / Deidre Simpson / Mrs. Hudson / Laura Montgomery | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 1970–1974 | Homicide | Ieva Zervos / Barbra Hillis / Judy Campbell / Barbra Lacey / Eve Harrison / Kim Ridley / Karen Healey | TV series, 7 episodes |
| 1970 | Freaky Black Friday Spook Special | Vampira | TV film |
| 1971 | Spyforce | Anna | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1972 | Catwalk | Sandra Goodall | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1972 | A Time for Love | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1972 | Birds in the Bush (aka The Virgin Fellas) | The Secretary | TV series |
| 1972 | Boney | Elaine Simpson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1972 | Creature Features | Host – Vampira | TV series |
| 1972 | The Lady and the Law | Peta Mann | TV film |
| 1973 | Wicked City | Brothel Madam | TV film |
| 1973 | Matlock Police | Eve Taylor | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1973 | Ryan | Nurse Porter / Sheila | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1973–1974 | Number 96 | Helen Sheridan/Sellars | TV series, 21 episodes |
| 1973 | Inside Alvin Purple | Herself / Mrs. Horwood | TV special |
| 1974 | Silent Number | Prostitute | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1974 | The Evil Touch | Pamela Larsen | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1975 | Two-Way Mirror | Susan Maxwell | TV pilot |
| 1976–1977 | The Box | Enid Parker | TV series |
| 1977–1979 | The Restless Years | Heather Russell | TV series, 99 episodes |
| 1981 | Bellamy | Mrs. Baker | TV series, 1 episode 23: "Vigilante" |
| 1981; 1982 | Cop Shop | Guest roles | TV series |
| 1982 | Holiday Island | | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1982 | The Sullivans | Isabelle | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1983 | Carson's Law | Amelia Redman | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1983 | Starting Out | Dr. Jill Holt | TV series |
| 1984 | Prisoner | Kerryn Davies | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Mrs. Watson | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1984; 1987 | A Country Practice | Liz Ferguson | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Bodyline | | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1987 | A Country Practice | Di Lyall | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Great Expectations: The Untold Story | Mrs. Havisham | TV film |
| 1988 | The Flying Doctors | Judith McLean | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1989 | The Power, The Passion | Sarah McAllister | TV series |
| 1996 | Banjo Patterson's The Man From Snowy River (aka Snowy River: The McGregor Saga) | Lady Clough | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998–2000 | SeaChange | Meredith Monahan | TV series, 39 episode |