Simmone Jade Mackinnon
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Simone Jade Mackinnon is an Australian actress.
in 1973 to Ian and Annette Mackinnon. She has a brother and a sister, Robbie and Kym. She and her family later uprooted to Coffs Harbour in New South Wales
. She is of Scottish descent.
and Dust of the Wings, for which she appeared in small roles, although her role in Dust of the Wing was a much larger part. In 1997, she began to appear on television. She had a guest appearance on the fantasy television series Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord, a sequel to the original series Spellbinder. Mackinnon is known for her role in the Baywatch
spin-off series Baywatch Hawaii, where she played the role of 'Allie Reese' opposite David Hasselhoff
. She appeared as a regular during the shows first season. MacKinnon is best known for her role as 'Steve Hall
' (later 'Hall-Ryan') in the Logie Award
-winning Australian television series McLeod's Daughters
, where she appeared at the end of season three
through the final season
in 2009. Her role as Stevie had earned her several Logie Award nominations, for Most Popular New Female Talent and Most Popular Actress
. In 2007 & 2009, she received Gold Logie Award
nominations. Mackinnon's other television work includes roles on Water Rats
, All Saints
, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, The Cut
, Rescue: Special Ops
, Cops L.A.C.
and City Homicide
. In 2001, she appeared with Powers Boothe
in the television mini-series Attila
, which also featured Gerard Butler
, and in 2003, she starred in the Syfy
television film Deep Shock
. Mackinnon had also played roles in three direct-to-video films, Python, Dark Waters and Submission, in which she also served as producer.
From 1993 to 1995 she toured with the musical Cats
(in the role of the cat "Cassandra") through Australia and Asia.
In June 2009, Mackinnon appears as a presenter along host Karl Stefanovic
and Scott Cam
in Random Acts of Kindness on the Nine Network. Simmone completed a second season of Random Acts of Kindness in January 2010.
Mackinnon gave birth to her first child, a boy, Madigan James Mackinnon, on 19 March 2010, her 37th birthday.
Dogs have always been a part of her life. She was named an RSPCA superhero "for giving love, respect and support to all animals". As a child traveling with her parents, she found an abandoned Australian Cattle Dog, and since then has had ACDs in her life. Her current dogs are Australian Cattle Dog Maha Kala and terrier Mr Miyagi.
Early life
Mackinnon was born Simone Jade Mackinnon in Mount Isa, QueenslandMount Isa, Queensland
-Culture and sport:The local theatre group, the Mount Isa Theatrical Society, or MITS, often holds plays and musicals, at least once every few months or so....
in 1973 to Ian and Annette Mackinnon. She has a brother and a sister, Robbie and Kym. She and her family later uprooted to Coffs Harbour in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. She is of Scottish descent.
Career
Mackinnon began her acting career in 1988, appearing in the Australian feature film Something About Love. Two further features followed, Dating the EnemyDating the Enemy
Dating The Enemy is an Australian comedy about a boyfriend and girlfriend who swap bodies and have to live as each other.-Plot:One Valentine's evening a group of single, dateless friends get together to play Trivial Pursuit. Brett , a friend of the host from Melbourne, has just landed a job as...
and Dust of the Wings, for which she appeared in small roles, although her role in Dust of the Wing was a much larger part. In 1997, she began to appear on television. She had a guest appearance on the fantasy television series Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord, a sequel to the original series Spellbinder. Mackinnon is known for her role in the Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
spin-off series Baywatch Hawaii, where she played the role of 'Allie Reese' opposite David Hasselhoff
David Hasselhoff
David Michael Hasselhoff is an American actor, singer, producer and businessman. He is best known for his lead roles as Michael Knight in the popular 1980s US series Knight Rider and as L.A. County Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in the series Baywatch...
. She appeared as a regular during the shows first season. MacKinnon is best known for her role as 'Steve Hall
Steve Hall
Steve Hall born 10 July 1979 in St Helens, Merseyside, England is a rugby league player.Hall's position of choice is on the wing. He played for London Broncos, St. Helens and Widnes Vikings in the Super League and also French club Saint-Gaudens Bears....
' (later 'Hall-Ryan') in the Logie Award
Logie Award
The TV Week Logie Awards are the Australian television industry awards, which have been presented annually since 1959. Renamed by Graham Kennedy in 1960 after he won the first 'Star Of The Year' award, the name 'Logie' awards honours John Logie Baird, a Scotsman who invented the television as a...
-winning Australian television series 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...
, where she appeared at the end of season three
McLeod's Daughters (season 3)
The third season of the television series McLeod's Daughters originally aired from 12 February 2003 to 29 October 2003 and consisted of 30 episodes.-2003 main cast:-2003 recurring cast:-Episodes:- DVD release :-References:* *...
through the final season
McLeod's Daughters (season 8)
The eighth and final season of the Australian television drama McLeod's Daughters was screened on the Nine Network from 23 July 2008 until 29 January 2009.-Plot:...
in 2009. Her role as Stevie had earned her several Logie Award nominations, for Most Popular New Female Talent and Most Popular Actress
Logie Award for Most Popular Actress
The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress is an award in the annual Australian Logie Awards.-2010s:2011The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress is an award in the annual Australian Logie Awards.-2010s:2011...
. In 2007 & 2009, she received Gold Logie Award
Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television
The Gold Logie Award has been awarded annually to the Most Popular Personality on Australian Television at the TV Week Logie Awards since 1960...
nominations. Mackinnon's other television work includes roles on Water Rats
Water Rats (TV series)
Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney...
, All Saints
All Saints (TV series)
All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World, The Cut
The Cut (Australian TV series)
The Cut , written by John Misto, is an Australian drama television series which screened in 2009 on ABC1. The series contains six one-hour episodes and stars John Wood.The show was first announced in February 2008 and was filmed in June/July 2008....
, Rescue: Special Ops
Rescue: Special Ops
Rescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2009. Filmed in and around Sydney, the program is produced by Southern Star Entertainment with the assistance of Screen Australia and the New South Wales Government.This drama series focuses on a...
, Cops L.A.C.
Cops L.A.C.
Cops L.A.C. is a 2010 Australian television police drama, which screened on the Nine Network. The series followed the work of officers at the Seaview Local Area Command, a fictitious police response area of the 'State Police' set in harbourside Sydney, New South Wales...
and City Homicide
City Homicide
City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 – 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne...
. In 2001, she appeared with Powers Boothe
Powers Boothe
Powers Allen Boothe is an American television and film actor. Some of his most notable roles include his Emmy-winning 1980 portrayal of Jim Jones and his turn as Cy Tolliver on Deadwood, as well as Vice-President Noah Daniels on 24....
in the television mini-series Attila
Attila (TV Miniseries)
Attila was an American TV miniseries set during the waning days of the Western Roman Empire, in particular during the invasions of the Huns in Europe.-Synopsis:...
, which also featured Gerard Butler
Gerard Butler
Gerard James Butler is a Scottish actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television. A trained lawyer, Butler turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies , which he followed with steady work on television, most notably in...
, and in 2003, she starred in the Syfy
Syfy
Syfy , formerly known as the Sci-Fi Channel and SCI FI, is an American cable television channel featuring science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, reality, paranormal, wrestling, and horror programming. Launched on September 24, 1992, it is part of the entertainment conglomerate NBCUniversal, a...
television film Deep Shock
Deep Shock
Deep Shock is an American film which premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel on 2003. Its plot concerns an unknown underwater object that disables an American nuclear-powered submarine and attacks a submerged Arctic research complex. It was directed by Phillip J. Roth...
. Mackinnon had also played roles in three direct-to-video films, Python, Dark Waters and Submission, in which she also served as producer.
From 1993 to 1995 she toured with the musical Cats
Cats (musical)
Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot...
(in the role of the cat "Cassandra") through Australia and Asia.
In June 2009, Mackinnon appears as a presenter along host Karl Stefanovic
Karl Stefanovic
Karl Stefanovic is an Australian Gold Logie winning television presenter.Stefanovic is currently a co-host of the Nine Network's breakfast program, Today.-Early years:...
and Scott Cam
Scott Cam
Scott Cam is an Australian television personality appearing on several lifestyle programmes on the Nine Network.-Early career:Scott is a qualified carpenter who did a three-year apprenticeship with his brother’s business....
in Random Acts of Kindness on the Nine Network. Simmone completed a second season of Random Acts of Kindness in January 2010.
Personal life
Mackinnon dated actor Jason Mamoa, and split in 2006. She met Australian pilot Dominic James, with whom she has a son. The pair have recently split.Mackinnon gave birth to her first child, a boy, Madigan James Mackinnon, on 19 March 2010, her 37th birthday.
Dogs have always been a part of her life. She was named an RSPCA superhero "for giving love, respect and support to all animals". As a child traveling with her parents, she found an abandoned Australian Cattle Dog, and since then has had ACDs in her life. Her current dogs are Australian Cattle Dog Maha Kala and terrier Mr Miyagi.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Something About Love | Therapist | |
| 1996 | Dating the Enemy Dating the Enemy Dating The Enemy is an Australian comedy about a boyfriend and girlfriend who swap bodies and have to live as each other.-Plot:One Valentine's evening a group of single, dateless friends get together to play Trivial Pursuit. Brett , a friend of the host from Melbourne, has just landed a job as... |
Doctor's Assistant | |
| 1997 | Dust of the Wings | Mel | |
| 1997 | Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord | TV Girl | Episode: "Sun Becomes a Star" |
| 1998 | Water Rats Water Rats (TV series) Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001. The series was based around the men and women of the Sydney Water Police who fight crime across Sydney Harbour and surrounding locales. The show was set on and around Goat Island in Sydney... |
Bianca Mathias | Episode: "Epiphany" |
| 1998–1999 | All Saints All Saints (TV series) All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009... |
Stripper/Kimberly 'Krystal' Woods | Episodes: "Christmas Spice All Saints (season 1) The first season of the long-running Australian medical drama All Saints began airing on 24 February 1998 and concluded on 17 November 1998 with a total of 41 episodes.- Main cast :* Georgie Parker as Nurse Unit Manager Terri Sullivan... ", "Getting to Know You All Saints (season 2) The second season of the long-running Australian medical drama All Saints began airing on 9 February 1999 and concluded on 23 November 1999 with a total of 43 episodes.- Main cast :* Georgie Parker as Ward 17 Nurse Unit Manager Terri Sullivan... " |
| 1999 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World | Elura | Episode: "Nectar" |
| 1999–2000 | Baywatch Hawaii Baywatch Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production... |
Allie Reese | 24 episodes |
| 2001 | Attila Attila (TV Miniseries) Attila was an American TV miniseries set during the waning days of the Western Roman Empire, in particular during the invasions of the Huns in Europe.-Synopsis:... |
N'Kara/Ildico | Television mini-series |
| 2002 | Python 2 | Nadia | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Dark Waters | Robin Turner | Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | Deep Shock Deep Shock Deep Shock is an American film which premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel on 2003. Its plot concerns an unknown underwater object that disables an American nuclear-powered submarine and attacks a submerged Arctic research complex. It was directed by Phillip J. Roth... |
Dr. Anne Fletcher | Televisiion film |
| 2006 | Submission | Dominique | Producer; direct-to-video |
| 2003–2009 | 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... |
Stevie Hall (Stevie Hall-Ryan) | Lead role; 154 episodes Nomination — Logie Award for Most Popular New Female Talent (2004) Nomination — Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress (2007) Nomination — Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television (2007) Nomination — Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress (2008) Nomination — Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress (2009) Nomination — Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television (2009) |
| 2009 | The Cut The Cut (Australian TV series) The Cut , written by John Misto, is an Australian drama television series which screened in 2009 on ABC1. The series contains six one-hour episodes and stars John Wood.The show was first announced in February 2008 and was filmed in June/July 2008.... |
Dominica Blaine | Episode: "Pursed Lips" |
| 2009 | Rescue: Special Ops Rescue: Special Ops Rescue: Special Ops is an Australian television drama series that first screened on the Nine Network in 2009. Filmed in and around Sydney, the program is produced by Southern Star Entertainment with the assistance of Screen Australia and the New South Wales Government.This drama series focuses on a... |
Fiona Charlton | 5 episodes |
| 2010 | Cops L.A.C. Cops L.A.C. Cops L.A.C. is a 2010 Australian television police drama, which screened on the Nine Network. The series followed the work of officers at the Seaview Local Area Command, a fictitious police response area of the 'State Police' set in harbourside Sydney, New South Wales... |
Justine Taylor | Episode: "The Killer Wore Sneakers" |
| 2010 | City Homicide City Homicide City Homicide was an Australian television drama series that aired on the Seven Network between 27 August 2007 – 30 March 2011. The series was set on the Homicide floor of a metropolitan police headquarters in Melbourne... |
Liz Chisholm | Episode: "Atonement City Homicide (series 4) The fourth series of City Homicide, an Australian Police procedural drama television series, began on 14 July 2010 on the Seven Network. The season will conclude on on 16 February 2011 after 24 episodes.... " |
| 2009–2011 | Random Acts of Kindness | Herself, presenter | Seasons one and two |