Marieke Hardy
Encyclopedia
Marieke Josephine Hardy is an Australian writer, broadcaster
, television producer and former television actress.
, author of Power Without Glory
, and the grandniece of comedian Mary Hardy. Her parents Alan and Galia Hardy were writers, producers and editors on several Australian television series including The Sullivans
and All the Rivers Run
.
Hardy was educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School
and Swinburne Senior Secondary College
in Melbourne.
radio show "Best of the Brat" on Tuesday nights from April 1996 to December 2007, under the pseudonym Holly C. The show was known as "the most immature show on Australian radio".
Almost immediately following her departure from RRR, in January 2008 she began co-hosting the breakfast show on Triple J
, the ABC's youth radio station, with Robbie Buck
and Lindsay 'The Doctor' McDougall
. In December 2009, Hardy announced she was leaving Triple J to concentrate on her writing career.
II, All Together Now
, Neighbours
, A Country Practice
and various television commercials before pursuing a career as a scriptwriter.
In 2005, Hardy created, wrote and produced a 22-episode drama series for the Seven Network
called Last Man Standing. The series struggled to gain ratings for its prime-time slot and was cancelled after one series.
Hardy is a regular panelist (or 'Book Club Member') on the ABC1
literary review show, First Tuesday Book Club
.
After leaving Triple J in 2010, Hardy returned to television writing, working on the Comedy Channel
advertising industry sitcom 30 Seconds
.
Since 2008, Hardy has written 11 episodes of Packed to the Rafters
, starting with the third episode of the first series. She has written episodes for every series up to the fourth.
In 2011, with Kirsty Fisher, she co-created and co-wrote a six-part TV series called Laid
for the ABC.
award for Best Australia/New Zealand blog in 2008.
She wrote commentary columns for The Age
newspaper's Green Guide TV section ("Back Chat") and Life & Style (formally A2) section, as well a contributing to Frankie
magazine. She resigned from the Green Guide in November 2009 due to other writing commitments.
, and the first of those books, You'll Be Sorry When I'm Dead, was published in 2011. She will begin working on the second, a novel, in 2012.
As of October 2008, Hardy became a committed vegan after completing a one week challenge set by her Triple J
co-presenter Lindsay McDougall
.
In October 2010, an article on the Liberal Party politician Christopher Pyne
written by Hardy on the ABC 'The Drum' blog site was withdrawn on the grounds that it "failed to meet the standards for argument and well-thought opinion". A public apology was issued to Pyne by 'The Drum' editor Jonathan Green "for both the attack and for its deeply personal nature".
Presenter
A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an exhibit. Likewise, a master of ceremonies is a person that hosts or presents a show...
, television producer and former television actress.
Early life and family
Hardy is the granddaughter of Frank HardyFrank Hardy
Francis Joseph Hardy, or Frank, was an Australian left-wing novelist and writer best known for his controversial novel Power Without Glory. He also was a political activist bringing the plight of Aboriginal Australians to international attention with the publication of his book, The Unlucky...
, author of Power Without Glory
Power Without Glory
Power Without Glory is a 1950 novel written by Australian writer Frank Hardy. It was later adapted into a mini-series by the Australian Broadcasting Commission .- Publication :...
, and the grandniece of comedian Mary Hardy. Her parents Alan and Galia Hardy were writers, producers and editors on several Australian television series including The Sullivans
The Sullivans
The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-classMelbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives...
and All the Rivers Run
All the Rivers Run
All The Rivers Run is an Australian television miniseries from 1983 and 1989, starring Sigrid Thornton and John Waters. The miniseries is based on the Australian historical novel by Nancy Cato, first published in 1958. The film is marketed with the tagline A sweeping saga of one woman's struggle...
.
Hardy was educated at Carey Baptist Grammar School
Carey Baptist Grammar School
Carey Baptist Grammar School is an independent, co-educational, Christian, international, day school consisting of four campuses in Victoria, Australia - Kew , Donvale , the Carey Sports Complex in Bulleen and an outdoor education camp near Paynesville in eastern Gippsland called Carey...
and Swinburne Senior Secondary College
Swinburne Senior Secondary College
Swinburne Senior Secondary College is a state run high school for students in the final two years of schooling Year 11 and 12 in Melbourne, Australia. It is quite a notable high school, being renowned for its advanced media faculty. It is rare in Melbourne as most secondary schools run from Year...
in Melbourne.
Radio
Hardy co-hosted Melbourne's 3RRR3RRR
3RRR is a popular Australian community radio station, based in Melbourne. It is the largest per capita subscribed radio station in the world....
radio show "Best of the Brat" on Tuesday nights from April 1996 to December 2007, under the pseudonym Holly C. The show was known as "the most immature show on Australian radio".
Almost immediately following her departure from RRR, in January 2008 she began co-hosting the breakfast show on Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
, the ABC's youth radio station, with Robbie Buck
Robbie Buck
Robbie Buck is an Australian radio announcer best known for his work at the national youth broadcaster, Triple J...
and Lindsay 'The Doctor' McDougall
Frenzal Rhomb
Frenzal Rhomb are an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1992 with mainstay Jason Whalley on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. In 1996, Lindsay McDougall joined the line-up on lead guitar and backing vocals. Two of the group's albums have peaked into the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart, A...
. In December 2009, Hardy announced she was leaving Triple J to concentrate on her writing career.
Television
Working in the entertainment industry from a young age as an actress, Hardy appeared in such television programs as The Henderson KidsThe Henderson Kids
The Henderson Kids was an Australian television series made by Crawford Productions for Network Ten between 1985 and 1987. It was created and storylined by Roger Moulton, who also wrote 5 episodes in the first series and 2 episodes in the second series....
II, All Together Now
All Together Now (TV series)
All Together Now was an Australian sitcom that was broadcast on Nine Network between 1991 and 1993. The premise involved an ageing rocker trying to maintain his music career while living with his son and daughter...
, Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
, A Country Practice
A Country Practice
A Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,...
and various television commercials before pursuing a career as a scriptwriter.
In 2005, Hardy created, wrote and produced a 22-episode drama series for the Seven Network
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
called Last Man Standing. The series struggled to gain ratings for its prime-time slot and was cancelled after one series.
Hardy is a regular panelist (or 'Book Club Member') on the ABC1
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
literary review show, First Tuesday Book Club
First Tuesday Book Club
First Tuesday Book Club is an Australian television show that discusses books ostensibly in the style of a domestic book club. Hosted by journalist Jennifer Byrne, it uses the panel format made popular in The Glass House with two regular members–book reviewer Jason Steger and author/blogger Marieke...
.
After leaving Triple J in 2010, Hardy returned to television writing, working on the Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel
The Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:...
advertising industry sitcom 30 Seconds
30 Seconds (TV series)
:30 Seconds is an Australian comedy series produced for The Comedy Channel which satirises Australian advertising companies and advertising industry. The name of the show comes from the advertising slots on television that are normally 30 seconds long...
.
Since 2008, Hardy has written 11 episodes of Packed to the Rafters
Packed to the Rafters
Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and...
, starting with the third episode of the first series. She has written episodes for every series up to the fourth.
In 2011, with Kirsty Fisher, she co-created and co-wrote a six-part TV series called Laid
Laid (TV series)
Laid is an Australian television comedy series that first aired 9 February 2011 on ABC1. The six-part comedy series was written by Marieke Hardy and Kirsty Fisher and is produced by Liz Watts. Laid has been picked up for a second season....
for the ABC.
Newspaper columnist and blog
Hardy formerly penned a blog called Reasons You Will Hate Me under the pseudonym "Ms Fits" which won a BloggieBlog award
A Blog award is an award for the best blog in a given category. Some blog awards are based on a public vote and others are based on a fixed set of criteria applied by a panel of judges....
award for Best Australia/New Zealand blog in 2008.
She wrote commentary columns for The Age
The Age
The Age is a daily broadsheet newspaper, which has been published in Melbourne, Australia since 1854. Owned and published by Fairfax Media, The Age primarily serves Victoria, but is also available for purchase in Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory and border regions of South Australia and...
newspaper's Green Guide TV section ("Back Chat") and Life & Style (formally A2) section, as well a contributing to Frankie
Frankie magazine
Frankie is a bi-monthly Australian magazine, featuring music, art, fashion, photography, craft and other cultural content. frankie was launched in October 2004 by editor Louise Bannister and creative director Lara Burke. In early 2008, Bannister was replaced by Jo Walker as editor, and Bannister...
magazine. She resigned from the Green Guide in November 2009 due to other writing commitments.
Books
Hardy signed a two book deal with publishers Allen & UnwinAllen & Unwin
Allen & Unwin, formerly a major British publishing house, is now an independent book publisher and distributor based in Australia. The Australian directors have been the sole owners of the Allen & Unwin name since effecting a management buy out at the time the UK parent company, Unwin Hyman, was...
, and the first of those books, You'll Be Sorry When I'm Dead, was published in 2011. She will begin working on the second, a novel, in 2012.
Other work
Hardy started a left-wing political apparel brand with designer Sara-Jane Chase called Polichicks in 2003.As of October 2008, Hardy became a committed vegan after completing a one week challenge set by her Triple J
Triple J
triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...
co-presenter Lindsay McDougall
Frenzal Rhomb
Frenzal Rhomb are an Australian punk rock band which formed in 1992 with mainstay Jason Whalley on lead vocals and rhythm guitar. In 1996, Lindsay McDougall joined the line-up on lead guitar and backing vocals. Two of the group's albums have peaked into the top 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart, A...
.
In October 2010, an article on the Liberal Party politician Christopher Pyne
Christopher Pyne
Christopher Maurice Pyne, MP , Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since 13 March 1993, representing the Division of Sturt, South Australia.-Early years:...
written by Hardy on the ABC 'The Drum' blog site was withdrawn on the grounds that it "failed to meet the standards for argument and well-thought opinion". A public apology was issued to Pyne by 'The Drum' editor Jonathan Green "for both the attack and for its deeply personal nature".
Filmography
| Feature Films | |||||
| Year | Title | Crew Role | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | True Love and Chaos | Out of it Woman | |||
| Television | |||||
| Year | Title | Crew Role | Role | Notes | Ref. |
| 2011 - Present | Laid Laid (TV series) Laid is an Australian television comedy series that first aired 9 February 2011 on ABC1. The six-part comedy series was written by Marieke Hardy and Kirsty Fisher and is produced by Liz Watts. Laid has been picked up for a second season.... |
Co-Creator, Series Writer and Co-Producer | All Episodes | ||
| 2010 | Spirited Spirited (TV series) Spirited is an Australian television drama series made for subscription television channel W which aired for two seasons, from 2010-2011.... |
Writer | "Cats in the Cradle" (#1.6) | ||
| Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Talkin' 'bout your Generation Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation is an Australian game show produced by Granada Productions which premiered on Network Ten on 5 May 2009. It is hosted by Shaun Micallef.... |
Herself | Episode: #2.5 | |||
| 2008 - Present | Packed to the Rafters Packed to the Rafters Packed to the Rafters is an Australian family-orientated television series which premiered on the Seven Network on Tuesday 26 August 2008 at 8:30 pm. The drama series features a mix of lighthearted comedy woven through the plot. It revolves around the Rafter family facing work pressures and... |
Series Writer | Various Episodes | ||
| 2007 | Marx and Venus Marx and Venus Marx and Venus is an Australian television comedy series broadcast on SBS TV. Set in Perth, Western Australia, the program is about two flat mates; John Marx, played by Bryce Youngman and Venus Hoy, played by Rhoda Lopez. Originally Emma Lung was to play Venus Hoy, but she pulled out of the project... |
Writer | Unknown Episodes | ||
| 2005 | Last Man Standing | Series Writer and Producer | All Episodes | ||
| 2003 | The Sleepover Club The Sleepover Club The Sleepover Club is a series children's books by authors Rose Impey, Fiona Cummings, Narinder Dhami, Sue Mongredien, Jana Hunter and Angie Bates and a children's television programme based on the series. While the books are set in Cuddington, Leicester, England, the television show is set in the... |
Writer | Various Episodes | ||
| 2002 | Short Cuts Short Cuts (TV series) Short Cuts was an Australian children's television series that first screened on the Seven Network in 2001. The 26-episode series was aimed at teenagers. It was financed by the Australian Film Finance Corporation and Burberry Productions... |
Series Writer | Josephine Coxon | All Episodes | |
| 2001 | McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters McLeod's Daughters is a Logie award-winning Australian drama series that aired on the Nine Network from 2001 to 2009. It tells the story of two sisters, Claire and Tess McLeod, who are reunited after they inherit the family farm... |
Writer | "Playing to Win" (#1.16) | ||
| Always Greener Always Greener Always Greener was an Australian television drama/comedy series that aired on the Seven Network which followed the fortunes of two families, one from the city and the other from the country, when they decide to switch homes and start a new direction in life for themselves... |
Writer | Various Episodes | |||
| Horace & Tina | Writer | Various Episodes | |||
| Wild Kat | Writer | Various Episodes | |||
| Something in the Air | Writer | Various Episodes | |||
| 1998 | Thunderstone Thunderstone (TV series) Thunderstone is a 1999 Australian children's television series produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions set in a post-apocalyptic world after Earth is hit by a comet. The main character Noah is played by Jeffrey Walker... |
Writer | Sophie | Various Episodes | |
| Stingers Stingers Stingers was an Australian police drama television series. It ran for eight seasons on the Nine Network before it was canceled in late 2004 due to declining ratings and the late timeslot Channel Nine gave the program... |
Lara Kelly | "Jelly Babies" (#1.9) | |||
| Raw FM Raw FM Raw FM was an Australian Television series produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that aired for one season of thirteen episodes between November 1997 and February 1998. Raw FM was about an independent radio station of the same name and the young people that run it... |
Lucina | "Raw'n'Sore" (#1.8) | |||
| 1995 - 2003 | Neighbours Neighbours Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems... |
Writer | Rhonda Brumby | Various Episodes | |
| 1994 | Ocean Girl Ocean Girl Ocean Girl is an Australian science fiction TV series aimed for family audiences and starring Marzena Godecki as the lead character... |
Script Assistant | Unknown Episodes | ||
| A Country Practice A Country Practice A Country Practice is an Australian television drama series. One of the longest-running of its kind, produced by James Davern of JNP Productions, it ran on the Seven Network for 1,058 episodes from 18 November 1981 to 22 November 1993. It was produced in ATN-7's production facility at Epping,... |
Yesterday Hubble | "Over The Edge" (#1.23) | |||
| 1993 | The Late Show The Late Show (Australian TV series) The Late Show was a popular Australian comedy show, which ran for two seasons on ABC from 18 July 1992 to 30 October 1993.-Cast:The Late Show has its roots in the 1980s comedy group, The D-Generation... |
Passer-by in 'Kelvin, Son of Melvin, Son of Alvin' | Uncredited (#2.17) | ||
| R.F.D.S | Zoe Solomon | ||||
| 1991 | All Together Now All Together Now (TV series) All Together Now was an Australian sitcom that was broadcast on Nine Network between 1991 and 1993. The premise involved an ageing rocker trying to maintain his music career while living with his son and daughter... |
Writer | Unknown Episodes | ||
| 1987 | The Henderson Kids II | Sally Marshall | |||