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Penne Hackforth-Jones(1949-2013)

  • Actress
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The true story of ballet dancer Li Cunxin, from his humble origins and training in Beijing to his American defection and later move to Australia.
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Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Penne Hackforth-Jones was born on 5 August 1949 in Greenwich, Connecticut, USA. She was an actress, known for Muriel (1994), Kokoda Crescent (1989) and Cash and Company (1975). She died on 17 May 2013 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
BornAugust 5, 1949
DiedMay 17, 2013(63)
BornAugust 5, 1949
DiedMay 17, 2013(63)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Toni Collette in Muriel (1994)
Muriel
7.2
  • Bridal Manageress #2
  • 1994
Kokoda Crescent (1989)
Kokoda Crescent
5.6
  • Carol
  • 1989
Cash and Company (1975)
Cash and Company
7.3
TV Mini Series
  • Jessica Johnson
Mel Gibson in Punishment (1981)
Punishment
6.6
TV Series
  • Heather Rogers

Credits

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Actress

  • Rob Carlton, Rachel Griffiths, and Mandy McElhinney in Paper Giants: Magazine Wars (2013)
    Paper Giants: Magazine Wars
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Camilla Parker-Bowles Recording
    • 2013
  • The Doctor Blake Mysteries (2013)
    The Doctor Blake Mysteries
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Nell Clasby
    • 2013
  • We've All Been There (2013)
    We've All Been There
    7.0
    Short
    • Joan
    • 2013
  • Conspiracy 365 (2012)
    Conspiracy 365
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Sister Jerome
    • 2012
  • Miss Fisher enquête (2012)
    Miss Fisher enquête
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Reverend Mother
    • 2012
  • Purple Flowers (2010)
    Purple Flowers
    5.1
    Short
    • Grandmother
    • 2010
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg and Morgan Davies in L'arbre (2010)
    L'arbre
    6.5
    • Mrs Johnson
    • 2010
  • :30 Seconds (2009)
    :30 Seconds
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Pat Evans
    • 2009
  • Chi Cao and Camilla Vergotis in Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
    Mao's Last Dancer
    7.3
    • Cynthia Dodds
    • 2009
  • Bitter & Twisted (2008)
    Bitter & Twisted
    5.6
    • Jackie Samvini
    • 2008
  • Chandon Pictures (2007)
    Chandon Pictures
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Helen
    • 2007
  • Rachael Taylor in Headland (2005)
    Headland
    5.8
    TV Series
    • Judge Hildegarde Rosedale
    • 2006
  • Reasons Beyond Me (2006)
    Reasons Beyond Me
    Short
    • Jone
    • 2006
  • Why We Ponder
    8.0
    Short
    • Mother
    • 2003
  • Jack Campbell, John Howard, Judith McGrath, Tammy Macintosh, John Waters, Andrew Supanz, and Mirrah Foulkes in All Saints (1998)
    All Saints
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Dr. Nicola Hartley
    • Elise Fletcher
    • 1999–2003

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Bitter & Twisted
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  • Alternative name
    • Penny Hackforth-Jones
  • Born
    • August 5, 1949
    • Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
  • Died
    • May 17, 2013
    • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia(lung cancer)
  • Parents
      Paul Andrew Lawson Hackforth-Jones
  • Relatives
      Barbara Baynton(Great Grandparent)
  • Other works
    TV Commercial for Sultana Bran

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    Born in the U.S. but raised in Australia, where her great-grandmother Barbara Baynton had been a famous novelist.

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