Genevieve Morris (born 1967) is an Australian comedian and actress, best known for being among the regular cast on the popular comedy series Comedy Inc[1] and appearing in a popular advertising campaign for ANZ.[2]

She has also had recurring roles in Seven Network police dramas Blue Heelers and City Homicide.[3] She has performed in various stage productions since the early 1990s including the 2009 comedy show Spontaneous Broadway as Dame Helen Highwater, alongside Ross Daniels, Julia Zemiro and Geoff Paine.[3][4]

In 2010, she appeared in multiple television commercials for ANZ bank portraying "Barbara the bank manager".[5] In 2011, Morris was part of the ensemble cast of the short-lived television series Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth where she was considered by some to be the program's breakout star.[6] In 2013, she was a cast member of Wednesday Night Fever[7]

More recently, she has starred in the crime comedy series No Activity as dispatch officer Carol.[8] She also starred as a sonographer in a Doritos television commercial which was the runner-up in the 2016 Crash the Super Bowl competition.

In 2017, Morris was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, forcing her to pull out of a starring role in comedy series Sando[9] with her role re-cast while she sought treatment.[10] Morris is in remission after chemotherapy, and continued guest roles in The Family Law and True Story with Hamish & Andy as well as stage work.[9]

In 2019, Morris joined the second season of comedy Squinters.[11]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Run Rabbit Run (film) (uncredited)
2020 Paper Champions Linda
2020 The Man With the Golden Throat Judith Short
2019 Ride Like a Girl Joan Sadler
2018That's Not My Dog!Herself
2012Circle of LiesPamela Stammer
The Anti-Social NetworkLaptop ThiefShort film
2019Ride Like a GirlMain Character
2011Little Johnny the MovieLittle JohnnyVoice role
2000TrappedFran
1999Strange Fits of PassionChurch Woman
1997Back from the DeadRuby
1994Metal SkinDrag Fan

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023 Scrublands Flick
2021 Fraud Festival Genevieve Lane TV Movie
2019-2020 Bloom (TV series) Rhonda Stokes 12 episodes
2019 Squinters Alison 3 episodes
2019 KGB Captain Stokes 5 episodes
2019 Mr Black Daina Robson 3 episodes
2019 Get Krack!n Marie Nash 1 episode
2017-19 The Family Law Lorraine 2 episodes
2015-18 No Activity Carol 13 episodes
2017-18 True Story with Hamish & Andy TAFE Teacher / Nurse Betty 2 episodes
2017 Sisters Iris 1 episode
2017Sexy HerpesBarb6 episodes
2016Little AcornsChef2 episodes
Producer (9 episodes)
Comedy ShowroomWendySegment: Bleak
2015–presentNo ActivityCarolMain cast
2015Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts LanePolice Woman2 episodes
2013Wednesday Night FeverVarious characters7 episodes
Writer (1 episode)
2011Ben Elton Live from Planet EarthVarious characters3 episodes
2008-2011City HomicideRhonda 'Ronnie' Lafferty22 episodes
2003-2006Comedy Inc.Various characters75 episodes
2003MDASue BerryEpisode: "Second Bite"
2000Dogwoman: Dead Dog WalkingArleneTV movie
1998Small Tales & TrueMoiEpisode: "Holy Matrimony"
1997State CoronerHelen LawlerEpisode: "'Till Death Do Us Part"
1994-2001Blue HeelersVarious characters5 episodes

References

  1. ↑ Some funny things about City Homicide
  2. ↑ Rolfe, John (25 February 2010). "Thirty seconds of fame for Genevieve Morris after THAT bank ad". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Genevieve Morris (JM Agency)". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  4. ↑ Spontaneous Broadway (Australian Stage)
  5. ↑ Breaking Campaign: Barbara the Bank Manager talks fees in ANZ ad
  6. ↑ Knox, David (9 February 2011). "Genevieve is all Front on Planet Earth". TV Tonight.
  7. ↑ Knox, David (3 July 2013). "Warning: Political comedy may offend". TV Tonight.
  8. ↑ Tan, Monica (22 October 2015). "No Activity: will it do for Stan what House of Cards did for Netflix?". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  9. 1 2 Groves, Don (9 May 2018). "Genevieve Morris continues her comeback in 'Ride Like a Girl'". If.com.au.
  10. ↑ Knox, David (5 September 2017). "Sacha Horler steps into ABC comedy Sando". TV Tonight.
  11. ↑ Knox, David (25 November 2018). "Upfronts 2019: ABC". TV Tonight.

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