# Christine Amor

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

## Career

Amor was born in Brisbane, Queensland. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). She has acted extensively in television guest roles and in Australian film starting in 1967. Her film roles include Alvin Purple (1973), Petersen (1974), Snapshot (1979).
Amor's early television roles include appearances in Belllbird, Matlock Police, Division 4, Certain Women, Young Ramsay, Chopper Squad. and Glenview High.
She is possibly best known for her role in cult classic TV series Prisoner during the first season in 1979, as social worker Jean Vernon.
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 H$_2$O: Just Add Water (2006).
Amor became a Civil Marriage Celebrant working in the state of Queensland.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1973 | Alvin Purple | Peggy | Feature film |
| 1974 | Petersen | Annie | Feature film |
| 1977 | High Rolling | Teenage girl | Feature film |
| 1979 | Snapshot | Paula | Feature film |
| 1980 | Touch and Go | Sue Fullerton | Feature film |
| 1983 | Now and Forever | Margaret Burton | Feature film |
| 1988 | Prisoner of Zenda | Voice | Animated film |
| 1990 | Bloodmoon | Virginia Sheffield | 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 | TV series |
| 1973 | A Taste for Blue Ribbons | | TV series |
| 1973 | Matlock Police | Sandra Williams | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1973–74 | Division 4 | Sally Mathews / Cindy Morris / Kerry Michaels | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 1973 | Ryan | Jennifer | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1974 | Marion | Sue Rogers | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1974–75 | Certain Women | Gillian Stone | TV series, 17 episodes |
| 1977–79 | 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 | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1979 | Ray Lawler Trilogy | Kathy 'Bubba' Ryan | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1979 | Prisoner | Jean Vernon / Jean | TV series, 29 episodes |
| 1980 | Spring & Fall | Angela | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1981 | Are You Being Served? | Miss Nicholls | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 1981 | Holiday Island | Lauren Evans | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1981 | I Can Jump Puddles | Rose | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 1981-1982 | Home | Christine | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 1983–1984 | Carson's Law | Felicity Bryce / Felicity Carson | TV series, 184 episodes Nominated Best Supporting Actress in a Series 1985 Logie Awards |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Robyn Symons | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1986 | Saturdee | Ma Gimble | TV series, 10 episodes |
| 1991 | Eggshells | Vanessa | TV series, 13 episodes |
| 1992 | Animal Park | | TV series |
| 1992 | The World Tonight | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | The Morning Show | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | The New Adventures of Skippy | Di | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Review | Guest Presenter | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Inside Edition | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Ernie and Denise | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Today | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Under the Skin | | SBS TV series, 1 episode |
| 1995 | Eat My Shorts | | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1998 | Misery Guts | Mrs. Herman | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2001–02 | Cybergirl | Mayor Burdette Buxton | TV series, 11 episodes |
| 2006 | H$_2$O: Just Add Water | Louise Chatham | TV series, 9 episodes |
| 2009 | East of Everything | Matron | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2023 | Studio 10 | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |

## Stage
### As performer

| Year | Title | Role | Venue / Company |
| 1971 | The Beggar's Opera | Suky Tawdry | Old Tote Theatre |
| 1971 | Women Beware Women | Bianca | Old Tote Theatre |
| 1971 | Peer Gynt | | Old Tote Theatre |
| 1971 | Under Milk Wood | | NIDA |
| 1971 | The Balcony | Horse Girl / Wounded Girl | Old Tote Theatre |
| 1972 | Trelawny of the Wells | | Parade Theatre |
| 1972 | The Taming of the Shrew | | Parade Theatre, Canberra Theatre |
| 1972 | The Good Woman of Setzuan | | Parade Theatre |
| 1972 | Tartuffe | | Parade Theatre |
| 1972 | Forget-Me-Not Lane | | Parade Theatre & Old Tote Theatre |
| 1972 | How Could You Believe Me When I Said I'd Be Your Valet When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life? | | Parade Theatre & Canberra Theatre |
| 1973 | Playing the Piper | Madame Pinchard | |
| 1973 | Come Blow Your Horn | | St. Martin's Theatre |
| 1973 | The Plough and the Stars | | Russell Street Theatre |
| 1973 | Batman's Beach-Head | | Comedy Theatre, Melbourne with Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 1973 | Paying the Piper | | Comedy Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1975 | The Ride Across Lake Constance | | Nimrod Theatre |
| 1976 | Some of My Best Friends Are Women | | St Martin's Theatre |
| 1976 | Old Flames | Sally | Victorian College of Arts |
| 1976 | Other Times | Bubba Ryan | Russell Street Theatre |
| 1977 | Summer of the Seventeenth Doll | Bubba Ryan | Russell Street Theatre |
| 1977 | The Doll Trilogy | | Russell Street Theatre with MTC |
| 1977 | The Pleasure of His Company | Jessica Poole | Theatre Royal Sydney, Comedy Theatre, Melbourne |
| 1978 | Once a Catholic | Mary McGinty | Theatre Royal, Sydney, Russell Street Theatre |
| 1980 | No Room For Dreamers | Ada | Newcastle Civic Theatre |
| 1980 | The Beecham Pill | | Parramatta Correctional Centre |
| 1986 | Same Time Next Year | | Bridge Theatre, Coniston |
| 1990 | That Blessed Fountain | | Regal Theatre, Perth |
| 1992 | Conjugal Rites | Genevieve | The Playhouse, Bridge Theatre Coniston, Seymour Centre |
| 1992 | Money and Friends | Vicki | QTC tour of Sydney Opera House with STC, Arts Centre Melbourne with MTC, Playhouse at Adelaide Festival Centre with STCSA, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Canberra Theatre Centre & Queensland regional tour with NARPACA |
| 1992 | The Heidi Chronicles | Fran / Debbie / Betsy / April | Cremorne Theatre with Queensland Theatre Company |
| 1993 | Brilliant Lies | Marion | Canberra Theatre, Suncorp Theatre Brisbane, Playhouse Melbourne, Monash University, Her Majesty's Theatre Ballarat, Ford Theatre Geelong, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Theatre Royal Hobart, Playhouse Adelaide, Sydney Opera House |
| 2009 | The School of Arts | Muriel Hayes | Playhouse Brisbane, Blackwater Cultural Centre, Pilbeam Theatre, Biloela Civic Centre, Mundubbera Shire Hall, Chinchilla Cultural Centre, Warwick Town Hall |
| 2016 | Quartet | Cecily Robinson | Playhouse Brisbane, Empire Theatre, Toowoomba, Lake Kawana Cultural Centre, Pilbeam Theatre, Mackay Entertainment Centre, Centre of Contemporary Arts Cairns, Townsville Civic Theatre, Gladstone Entertainment Centre, Ipswich Civic Centre, Gold Coast Arts Centre |
| 2020 | The Children | | Cremorne Theatre |

### As crew

| Year | Title | Role | Venue / Company |
| 2007 | Circus Girl | Sound Designer | Parade Theatre, Orange Civic Theatre, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Princess Theatre, Launceston |

## Radio

| Year | Title | Role | Venue / Company |
| 1979 | Incompletions | Skeleton | ABC Radio Sydney |
| 1979 | Laura and the Angel | Maria | ABC Radio Sydney |