Kirsty Child
Born
Australia
OccupationActress
Years active1965-2013
SpousePeter Adams (1968–1999, his death)

Kirsty Child is an Australian character actress, known for her roles in the television series Prisoner and Neighbours.

Biography

Child had several character parts in the Crawford Productions TV staples.

Her film roles include Country Town in 1971 and in the classic 1975 Australian film adaptation of the Joan Lindsay novel Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Child had three roles in drama series Prisoner. The first two were guest roles, Anne Yates in 1979, a prison officer turned drug dealer and Glynis Johnson in 1983, the sister of an inmate. In 1985, she returned in a more prominent role as supercilious fence Willie Beecham who returned at the end of the series' run in 1986.

In 1989, she had a leading role in the drama series Inside Running. Other television guest roles included Cop Shop and Blue Heelers.

In 2002, featured in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Carmel Tyler, the older sister of Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne). She reprised her role as Carmel on Neighbours in November 2012 for two months.[1]

Child is the widow of New Zealand-born Australian actor Peter Adams, who died in December 1999.

Filmography (selected)

Film

Year Title Role Type
1971 Country Town Julie Feature film
1975 Picnic at Hanging Rock Miss. Lumley Feature film
1985 Handle with Care Shirley TV movie
1998 Crackers Charge Nurse Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Type
1965 My Brother Jack TV miniseries, episode 1.2
1966-72 Homicide 5 character roles TV series
1971-73 Matlock Police 3 character roles TV series
1969-75 Division 4 4 character roles TV series
1980 Young Ramsay Jocelyn Scott TV series
1981 The Mike Walsh Show Guest - Herself with Peter Adams TV series, 1 episode
1981 The Patchwork Hero Aunt Ivy TV series
1977-84 Cop Shop Various roles TV series
1985 The Fast Lane Eunice TV series
1986 A Fortunate Life Mrs. Bibby TV miniseries
1979, 1985-86 Prisoner Officer Anne Yates (season 1, 1979, 10 episodes), Glynis Johnson, Willie Beecham. (1984-86, 51 episodes) TV series
1989 In Melbourne Today Guest - Herself & Peter Adams TV series, 1 episode
1989 Inside Running Beverly Lamb ABC TV series
1992 Mother and Son Meredith TV series
1991-92 Boys from the Bush Corrie TV series
1992 Bligh Nurse TV series
2001 Halifax f.p. Female Doctor TV series
1993-2001 Blue Heelers 2 character roles TV series
2009 City Homicide Elaine Shepparton TV series
2011 Winners and Losers Judy Mitchell TV series
2002-13 Neighbours Carmel Taylor TV series

References

  1. "Family reunion on Ramsay Street". Channel 5. Northern & Shell. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.


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