Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Toni Scanlan
Australian actress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Toni Scanlan (born 2 April 1956) is an Australian actress [1] best known for her role in the Australian television police drama Water Rats as Helen Blakemore. She is one of the only three actors to appear in the series from when it started to when it ended.
![]() |
She was the winner of the Best Actress in a Lead Role at the 2007 Sydney Theatre Awards[2] for her role in King Tide, despite her late call to the role, replacing the lead originally cast.
Scanlan received Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2013 Sydney Theatre Awards for All My Sons by Arthur Miller at the opening of The Eternity Playhouse, Sydney.
Remove ads
Other activities
Toni worked with WAAPA AND QUT students on 2nd year plays with emphasis on naturalism. The Cherry Orchard QUT The Seagul QUT Three Sisters QUT and other contemporory pieces including My First Time. Materclass with WAAPA Directed A Cheery Soul for 2nd year students focusing on truthful performance within the realm of surrealism.
Filmography
Television appearances
Film appearances
Remove ads
Theatre
Scanlan has appeared in numerous theatre productions.
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads