Imogen Annesley (born 1969) is an Australian actress and director, who is perhaps best known for her performances in the films Playing Beatie Bow, Howling III: The Marsupials and Garbo, as well as her role of Justine Stevens in the television soap opera Families.
Early life Annesley was born in 1969 in London, England. She moved to Australia with her family when she was 8 years old. She became interested in acting from a young age and when she was 12 years old she joined the Unley Youth Theatre.
Career Annesley's early credits were a walk on role in Robbery Under Arms and a 15-minute documentary. She made her feature film debut aged 16 in the leading role of Abigail Kirk in the 1986 Australian film Playing Beatie Bow. Annesley had no formal drama training when she was selected from 200 actresses to play the lead in the time travel drama based on the novel by Ruth Park and directed by Donald Crombie. The film was a failure at the box-office despite a number of positive reviews of the film and Annesley's performance. The film proved more popular on video release. at Oz Movies- Accessed 2016-1-5Greg Kerr, "Playing Beatie Bow", Australian Film 1978–1992, Oxford Uni Press, 1993 p203
In April/May 1986, Annesley appeared in the Sydney Theatre Company's production of comedy play The Madras House at the Sydney Opera House. She went on to star in the 1987 Australian werewolf film Howling III: The Marsupials as Jerboa. She also appeared in the miniseries Vietnam. In 1990, Annesley appeared in the Seven Network miniseries Flair as Sally Clarke, sister of the lead character Tessa Clarke (played by Heather Thomas). She was also cast as the "no-nonsense" teenager Justine Stevens in the British daytime soap opera Families.
Ahead of filming the second series of Families, Annesley was hired to replace an injured Tammy MacIntosh in the comedy film Garbo (1992). She was contacted by the casting director shortly after returning to Sydney from the UK. She was cast after attending an audition the following day and was on set in Melbourne a day after that. In 1993, Annesley starred as television presenter Bron in the Universal Theatre production of Below the Belt, a two-hander play about domestic violence between two middle-class professionals. She made a guest appearance in Water Rats in 1997.
Her other television credits include: Farscape, Above the Law, Blue Water High and East of Everything.
She was also an extra in Queen of the Damned. at the B.F.I.- Accessed 2016-1-4
Annesley is also the lady with the child in the Jimmy Barnes 1987 Australian music video, "I'm Still on Your Side", filmed at Sydney's picturesque Hawkesbury River Train Station.
Acting credits
Film Year Title Role Notes 1986 Playing Beatie Bow Abigail Kirk (lead role) 1987 Howling III: The Marsupials Jerboa 1989 Strapless Imogen 1989 Candy Regentag Sascha 1991 Sweet Talker Salesperson 1992 Garbo Jane 1993 The Nostradamus Kid Beat Girl 1997 Emmerdale: The Dingles Down Under Wendy Dingle Direct-to-video film 2002 Queen of the Damned Club Vampire 2007 Cross Life Zana
Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 Vietnam Annie Phelan Episodes: 1.1, 1.5 1987 Future Past Simone TV movie 1989 Crossbow (aka William Tell) Pamenta Episode: "Doppelgänger" 1989 Countdown Revolution Herself as Model in London ABC TV series, 1 episode 1990 Flair Sally Clarke TV miniseries 1990 Families Justine Stevens Episodes: 1.1, 1.46, 1.55 1997 Water Rats Jennifer Campbell Episodes: "Import/Export", "Jilted" 2000 Farscape Niem Episodes: "Nerve", "Hidden Memory" 2000 Pizza Angelina Episode: "Love Pizza" 2000 Above the Law Anna King Episode: "Friendship First" 2000 Tales of the South Seas Episode: "The Statue" 2002 The Outsider Bar Girl TV movie 2005 Blue Water High Karen Moss Episode: "Peri Lies Low" 2008–2009 East of Everything Suzy Barnes Episodes: 1.1–1.6
Theatre Year Title Role Theatre/company 1986 The Madras House — Sydney Opera House 1993 Below the Belt Bron Crossroads Theatre, Universal Two, Fitzroy Source:
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