Sandy Gore
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Sandy Gore is an Australian actress, renowned for her work in theatre. Was married to Director George Miller
and had one daughter. Gore has worked extensively for Sydney Theatre Company
and Melbourne Theatre Company
. On television, she appeared in the hit series Prisoner
as Kay White, the payroll-embezzling accountant at Andrew Reynold's factory who met a sticky end when her gambling addiction gets the better of her. Also she has starred in the mini-series Brides of Christ and had guest roles in TV series such as Grass Roots and Farscape
.
She also appeared as Anja in Paws
and as a guest role in Rafferty's Rules
.
Recently, she has had a prominent role in the epic film Australia
playing Gloria Carney, King Carney's (Bryan Brown
) wife and was also in Lorenzo's Oil
.
She also has been selected to do voice-overs, e.g., in a programme dubbed into English by SBS
about Fado
.
She is also a regular stage actress, including an acclaimed performance in the play Wit
. Recently Sandy has acted in 'The taming of the shrew' by Bell Shakespeare, playing the role of Baptista. Touring around Australia with the rest of the cast and crew, Sandy has gained much praise for her impeccable acting skills. In 2010 she was cast as Maria in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, alongside Cate Blanchett
and Richard Roxburgh
.
George Miller
- Arts :*George Miller , Australian film and television screenwriter, film director, and producer*George T. Miller , Australian film and television director and producer*George Bures Miller , Canadian artist...
and had one daughter. Gore has worked extensively for Sydney Theatre Company
Sydney Theatre Company
The Sydney Theatre Company is one of Australia's best-known theatre companies operating from The Wharf Theatre near The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Sydney Theatre and the Sydney Opera House Drama Theatre....
and Melbourne Theatre Company
Melbourne Theatre Company
The Melbourne Theatre Company is a theatre company based in Melbourne. Founded in 1953, it is the oldest professional theatre company in Australia, and has its own theatre, The MTC Theatre – which houses the 500-seat Sumner Theatre and the 150-seat Lawler Studio – located in Melbourne's Arts...
. On television, she appeared in the hit series Prisoner
Prisoner (TV series)
Prisoner is an Australian television soap opera which was set in the Wentworth Detention Centre, a fictional women's prison. The series was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation and ran on Network Ten for 692 episodes from 27 February 1979 to 11 December 1986.The series was inspired by the 1970s...
as Kay White, the payroll-embezzling accountant at Andrew Reynold's factory who met a sticky end when her gambling addiction gets the better of her. Also she has starred in the mini-series Brides of Christ and had guest roles in TV series such as Grass Roots and Farscape
Farscape
Farscape is an Australian-American science fiction television series filmed in Australia and produced originally for the Nine Network. The series was conceived by Rockne S. O'Bannon and produced by Jim Henson Productions and Hallmark Entertainment...
.
She also appeared as Anja in Paws
Paws (film)
Paws is an independent 1997 Australian family film that was released on 25 September 1997 in Australia and filmed in Sydney, New South Wales....
and as a guest role in Rafferty's Rules
Rafferty's Rules
Rafferty's Rules was an Australian television drama series which ran from 1987 to 1990 on the Seven Network.The producers of the series were Posie Graeme-Evans , and Denis Phelen. The directors were Graham Thorburn, Mike Smith and Russell Webb...
.
Recently, she has had a prominent role in the epic film Australia
Australia (2008 film)
Australia is a 2008 epic historical romance film directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. It is the second-highest grossing Australian film of all time, behind Crocodile Dundee. The screenplay was written by Luhrmann and screenwriter Stuart Beattie, with Ronald Harwood...
playing Gloria Carney, King Carney's (Bryan Brown
Bryan Brown
Bryan Neathway Brown, AM is an Australian actor.-Early life:Brown was born in Sydney, the son of John Brown and Molly Brown, a house cleaner who worked as a pianist in the early days of the Langshaw School of Ballet. He grew up in the south-western Sydney suburb of Bankstown and began working at...
) wife and was also in Lorenzo's Oil
Lorenzo's Oil
Lorenzo's Oil is a 1992 drama film directed by George Miller. It is based on a true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, two parents in a relentless search for a cure for their son Lorenzo's adrenoleukodystrophy...
.
She also has been selected to do voice-overs, e.g., in a programme dubbed into English by SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
about Fado
Fado
Fado is a music genre which can be traced to the 1820s in Portugal, but probably with much earlier origins. Fado historian and scholar, Rui Vieira Nery, states that "the only reliable information on the history of Fado was orally transmitted and goes back to the 1820s and 1830s at best...
.
She is also a regular stage actress, including an acclaimed performance in the play Wit
Wit (play)
Wit is a play written by American playwright Margaret Edson. Edson used her work experience in a hospital as part of the inspiration for her play. Wit received its world premiere at South Coast Repertory, Costa Mesa, California, in 1995...
. Recently Sandy has acted in 'The taming of the shrew' by Bell Shakespeare, playing the role of Baptista. Touring around Australia with the rest of the cast and crew, Sandy has gained much praise for her impeccable acting skills. In 2010 she was cast as Maria in Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, alongside Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett
Catherine Élise "Cate" Blanchett is an Australian actress. She came to international attention for her role as Elizabeth I of England in the 1998 biopic film Elizabeth, for which she won British Academy of Film and Television Arts and Golden Globe Awards, and earned her first Academy Award...
and Richard Roxburgh
Richard Roxburgh
Richard Roxburgh is an Australian actor who has starred in many Australian films and has appeared in supporting roles in a number of Hollywood productions, usually as villains.-Early life:...
.