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Jeanie Drynan

Jeanie Drynan

Australian actress

Jeanie Drynan is an Australian film and television actress well known for her roles in the television series Class of '74, as Muriel's mother in the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding and as solicitor Angela Jeffries in the cult classic television series Prisoner Cell Block H.

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Early life

Drynan studied acting at Edinburgh College of Speech and Drama (now Queen Margaret University) in Scotland, UK. She later trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) in Australia.

Career

Drynan has twice been nominated for Australian Film Institute Awards; Best Supporting actress in 1994 for her role in Muriel's Wedding and in 1999 for the Best Actress Award for her role in Soft Fruit.[2][3]

Filmography

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    "1994 AFI Awards". Australian Television. 30 October 1998. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
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    "Urban Cinefile DRYNAN, JEANIE; SOFT FRUIT". Urbancinefile.com.au. 23 June 1999. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
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    "Bedroom Farce - theatre interview from". The Blurb. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2011.


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