Sonia Tallis
Born (1943-09-23) September 23, 1943
Australia
Occupation(s)Actress, folk singer,teacher

Sonja Tallis (born 24 September 1943) is an Australian actress, singer and drama teacher.

Career

Tallis began her showbiz career as a folk singer, touring as part of a duo called "Sean & Sonja", before moving onto acting. After acting in serial The Young Doctors, she had a small role in Sons and Daughters, before going onto her best-known role, as top dog, Nora Flynn, in Prisoner which she played for six months between May and November 1985.[1] She went on to a regular role in the short-lived Crawford's series Prime Time, as Georgina Jones, in 1986.[2] She appeared in Home and Away and McLeod's Daughters.

Tallis has taught drama, both privately and in a number of schools in Sydney.

Filmography

FILM

YearTitleRoleTypeRef.
1981The Killing of Angel StreetWoman Police Officer 1Feature film
1982The Best of FriendsPammieFeature Film
2010The Nothing MenMaggieFeature Film

TELEVISION

Year Title Role Type
1965 Bandstand Guest - Herself as Singer/Performer TV series, 1 episode
1981 Captives of Care Patty ABC TV film
1981 The Young Doctors Guest role: Barbara Webber TV series, 1 episode
1983 The Disappearance Of Azaria Chamberlain Mrs. Kuhl TV film
1984 Kindred Spirits Journalist ABC TV film
1984 Crime of the Decade Pamela Brown ABC TV film
1984 Sweet and Sour Guest role: Sandy ABC TV series, 1 episode
1984 Sons and Daughters Recurring role: Shirley Ryan TV series, 5 episodes
1985 Prisoner Recurring role: Nora Flynn TV series, 52 episodes
1986 Prime Time Regular role: Georgina Jones TV series
1986 Hey Hey It's Saturday Guest - Herself (Red Faces) TV series, 1 episode
1987 A Country Practice Guest role: Heather Gordon TV series, 2 episodes
1988 Rafferty's Rules Guest role: Sally Manning TV series, 1 episode
1989 E Street Guest role: Lyn Agostini TV series, 2 episodes
1989 In Melbourne Today Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
1998 Denise Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
2000 Home and Away Guest role: Margaret Bradley TV series, 2 episodes
2005 McLeod's Daughters Guest role: Alessa Manfredi TV series, 1 episode







|- | 1965 || Bandstand || Herself - Singer/Performer || TV series, 1 episode || |- | 1981 || The Young Doctors || Barbara Webber || TV series: 1 episode || |- | 1983 || Who Killed Baby Azaria || Mrs Kuhl || TV movie || |- | 1984 || Sons and Daughters || Shirley Ryan || TV series: season three, 5 episodes || |- | 1985 || Prisoner || Nora Flynn || TV series: season seven, regular character (52 episodes) || [1] |- | 1986 || Prime Time || Georgina Jones || TV series: regular character || [2] |- | 1987 || A Country Practice || Heather Gordon || TV series: season five, two-part episode, "Someone to Listen" || [3] |- | 2000 || Home and Away || Margaret Bradley || Season 13, 2 episodes || |- | 2005 || McLeod's Daughters || Alessa Manfredi || TV series: season five, 1 episode, "Make Believe" || [4] |}

References

  1. 1 2 Zuk, Tony (30 December 1998). "Prisoner (Cell Block H)". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 6 March 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 2 Zuk, Tony (26 August 2005). "Australian Television: Prime Time". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 22 November 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. Wells, Tracy; Zuk, Tony (2016). "Australian Television: A Country Practice: episode guide: 1987". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. Zuk, Tony (3 March 2006). "Australian Television: McLeod's Daughters: Series 5". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 6 March 2006. Retrieved 21 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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