Lorna Lesley

Lorna Lesley (born 1956, in Kent) is an Australian actress, who has worked extensively in theatre, film and TV during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s period.^[1]

In 2018 Lesley received a Gold Medal from the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance for "significant contribution to the union".^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Type
1976	Caddie	Maudie's Friend 1 (as Lorna Leslie)	Feature film
1976	Do I Have to Kill My Child?	Tricia	TV film
1976	Double Dealer		TV film
1978	Newsfront	Ellie	Feature film
1978	Little Boy Lost	Dorrie Walls	Feature film
1979	Just Out of Reach	Cathy	Feature film
1980	The Chain Reaction	Gloria	Feature film
1980	...Maybe This Time	Suzy Williams	Feature film
1981	The Survivor	Susan	Feature film
1982	The Little Feller	Wendy Blair	TV film
1983	Stanley	Sheryl Benton	Feature film
1984	The Settlement	Joycie	Feature film
1986	The Movers	Tara	TV film
1988	Touch the Sun: Princess Kate	Glenys Mathieson	TV film
1992	Resistance	Jean Skilling	Feature film
1998	Aftershocks	Lyn Brown	TV film
2001	The Diamond of Jeru	Jenny Vandover	TV film
2002	Rabbit-Proof Fence	Miss Thomas (as Lorna Leslie)	Feature film
2008	Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley's Battle for Coal	Phyllis Donnelly	TV film
2012	The Mind Job	Dr. Neasley	Film short
2014	Cavity	Elaine Jones	Film short
2018	Swan Song	Rose	Film short

Television

Year	Title	Role	Type
1975	Two-Way Mirror	Recurring role: Olivia	TV pilot
1976	Alvin Purple	Guest role: Orchestra (as Lorna Leslie)	TV series, 1 episode
1976	King’s Men	Guest role: The Stripper	TV series, 1 episode
1976	Number 96	Recurring guest role: Emma Robinson	TV series, 2 episodes
1977	The Outsiders	Guest role: Candy	TV series, 1 episode
1977	Benny Hill Down Under	Lucy Jardine / Various Characters	TV special
1977	Glenview High	Guest role: Sally	TV series, 1 episode
1978	Chopper Squad	Guest role: Gail	TV series, 1 episode
1978; 1981	Cop Shop	Guest roles: Cynthia Rees / Julie Stephens	TV series, 4 episodes
1978	Case for the Defence	Guest role: The Receptionist	TV series, 1 episode
1979	Doctor Down Under	Guest role: Nurse Pettigrew	TV series, 1 episode
1979	Skyways	Recurring guest role: Pippa Shaw	TV series, 2 episodes
1979	Ride on Stranger	Recurring role: Olivia Asche	TV miniseries, 1 episode
1980; 1981	Kingswood Country	Guest roles: Maxine / Cheryl	TV series, 2 episodes
1980	Water Under the Bridge	Nurse	TV miniseries, 1 episode
1981	A Town Like Alice	Recurring role: Rose Sawyer	TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1981	Menotti	Guest role	TV series, 1 episode
1981-85	A Country Practice	Guest roles: Louise Blair / Janet Dawson / Ruth 'Willow' Carmody (as Lorna Leslie)	TV series, 6 episodes
1984	Special Squad	Guest role: Sharon	TV series, 1 episode
1984	Carson's Law	Guest role: Maureen	TV series, 2 episodes
1985	Colour in the Creek	Regular role: Ethel	TV miniseries, 8 episodes
1986	The Flying Doctors	Guest role: Janice Robinson	TV series, 1 episode
1987	The Shiralee	Support role: Marge	TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1988	Mike Willesee's Australians	Lead role: Mary MacKillop	TV film series, episode 4: "Mary MacKillop"
1989	The Heroes	Recurring role: Pat Carse	TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1990	Rafferty's Rules	Guest role: Connie Apps	TV series, 1 episode
1993	G.P.	Guest role: Anna Gordon	TV series, 1 episode
1995	At Home	Guest	TV series, 1 episode
1998	Children's Hospital	Guest role: Glenda Reynolds	TV series, 1 episode
1998	Water Rats	Guest role: Mrs. Gleeson	TV series, 1 episode
2003	White Collar Blue	Guest role: Dr. Rebecca Howell (as Lorna Leslie)	TV series, 1 episode
2012	A Moody Christmas	Guest role: Cora's Mum	TV miniseries, 1 episode
2017	House of Bond	Recurring role: Mrs. Hughes	TV miniseries, 2 episodes