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Denise Roberts (born in Glasgow, Scotland, 7 November 1959), is an Australian actress and director who has worked in theatre, film and television since 1980. She gained initial fame when she played Julie Winters in the ABC-TV medical drama G.P. from 1989 to 1996. Roberts's mentor was Hayes Gordon, with whom she studied solidly for three years. During her seven-year stint on G.P., she taught film and television for Hayes at his Ensemble Studios.

In 2009 Roberts played the recurring role of Bonnie Bright in Channel 7's Packed to the Rafters and Faye on the feature film Subdivision^[1] which premiered in August 2009.

Roberts played Helen Jones in Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback, and starred as Aunty Barbara in the feature film Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance.^[2] She is best known for her starring roles as the University Registrar Jessica Andrews in Roberts 7's HeadLand and the town matriarch Isabelle Turnbull in Always Greener, and for her seven years as Julie Winters in G.P. on ABC-TV. In 2010, she played Inspector Diane Pappas in the Nine Network police drama Cops L.A.C.^[3]

Writer

Author of the popular Actor's Advisory Manual, Get Your Act Together, published by the Federation Press in 1995,^[4] Roberts has also directed numerous theatre plays, including Lovers At Versailles at the Playhouse - Sydney Opera House. The 10-minute 16 mm short thriller Stairwell, which Roberts directed, was screened at the LA International Short Film Festival. She is the creator and Associate Producer of the ABC's 10-part drama series, Correlli,^[5] which gave Hugh Jackman his big Australian break.

Awards

Roberts has received accolades at every stage of her career. She was nominated for Best Actress in a Leading Role by the Sydney Theatre Critics for her role in the highly successful David Williamson play A Charitable Intent. Other nominations and awards include a Chief Glugs Award for Excellence Behind the Scenes, an AFI Award, a Variety Club of Australia Award for Best Actress in a Television Drama, numerous Silver Logie and People's Choice Nominations for Most Outstanding Actress on Australian Television, and a Film Critics Circle Nomination for Best Supporting Actress alongside Cate Blanchett and Frances O'Connor. In 2015 Roberts was nominated for an AACTA AFI Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama together with a Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress in a Television Drama, both for her portrayal as Rosleigh Rose Corby in Schapelle.

Teacher

Roberts is the founder and Principal Director of Screenwise, a Sydney-based film and television school for actors.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	A Halo for Athuan	Maizy	TV film
1985	The Boy Who Had Everything	Rita	Feature film
1986	For Love Alone	Mrs. Ashley	Feature film
1986	Hector's Bunyip	Gladys Glum	TV film
1987	Going Sane	Mrs. Chubb	Feature film
1997	Road to Nhill	Gwen	Feature film
1987	Two Friends	Jessie	TV film
2000	The Dish	Bronwyn	Feature film
2003	Kangaroo Jack	Tansy	Feature film
2006	Opal Dream	Vera Dunkley	Feature film
2006	One Last Shot	Waitress	Short film
2007	Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance	Barbara	Feature film (mockumentary)
2007	Boys Own Story	Aunt Eileen	Short film
2007	Joanne Lees: Murder in the Outback	Helen Jones	TV film
2009	Subdivision	Faye	Feature film
2009	Benefit	Mother	Short film
2010	Dying Ice	Elder	Short film
2010	Anyone You Want	Jenny
2011	Blood Brothers	Sue O'Farrell	TV film
2012	Leech	Betty	Short film
2013	Nerve	Sally Livingston	Feature film
2013	Concealed	Irene	Feature film
2013	Cliffy	Molly	TV film
2014	The Half Dead	The See-er	Post-production
2014	Schapelle	Rosleigh Rose	TV film
2015	Spirit of the Game	Sister Bingham	Feature film

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Bellamy	Bev	TV series, episode: "Bet Your Life"
1985	A Country Practice	Patient / Kristine Cox	TV series, episodes: "Walk Tall: Parts 1 & 2", "Work Experience: Part 2"
1986	Sons and Daughters	Kidnapper	TV series, episode: "1.799"
1987	Sons and Daughters	Monica	TV series, episode: "1.972"
1987	Rafferty's Rules	Mrs. Bridges	TV series, episode: "Kids"
1988	Home and Away	Woman Customer	TV series, season 1, episode 51
1989	E Street	Myra	TV series, season 1, episode 2-3
1989	Home and Away	Nola Dibble	TV series, season 2, episode 258
1989	Fields of Fire III	Mrs. Anderson	TV miniseries
1989-96	G.P.	Julie Winters	TV series, 317 episodes
1990	E Street	Myra	TV series, episode: "The Reverend & the Doctor?"
1995	Correlli	Helen Buckley	TV series, episodes: "Solitary", "Lock-Down"
1996	The Man from Snowy River	Mary Kelly	TV series, episode: "The Grand Opening"
1998	All Saints	Janice McGregor	TV series, episode: "A Little Magic"
1999	Wildside	Sheryl Cunningham	TV series, episode: "2.19"
2000	Grass Roots	Evelyn Savage	TV series, episode: "The Whole Year"
2001	Water Rats	Meredith Dillon	TV series, episode: "The Thin Edge"
2001	Pizza	Jackie / Mum Stanko	TV series, episodes: "Politically Incorrect Pizza", "Girlfriend Pizza"
2001	BackBerner	Beryl Todd	TV series, episode: "3.4"
2001-03	Always Greener	Isabelle Turnbull	TV series, 50 episodes
2002	BackBerner	Various	TV series, episode: "1.134"
2003	Grass Roots	Christina	TV series, episode: "Investigation"
2004	Home and Away	Valerie Squires	TV series, season 17, 8 episodes
2005	All Saints	Margaret	TV series, episode: "Funny Games"
2005-06	Headland	Jessica Andrews	TV series, 26 episodes
2009	East West 101	Janet Miller	TV series, episode: "Men of Conscience"
2009	Packed to the Rafters	Bonnie Bright	TV series, episodes: "Having It All", "Look Into My Eyes", "Putting the House in Order"
2010	Cops L.A.C.	Diane Pappas	TV series, 13 episodes
2011	Underbelly	Alice Twiss	TV miniseries, episode: "Jerusalem Revisited"
2012	Packed to the Rafters	Bonnie Bright	TV series, episode: "Sign of the Times"
2012	Mrs Biggs	Annie Pitcher	TV series, episodes: "1.3", "1.4"
2013	Wonderland		TV series, episode: "The Exes"

References

^ "At The Movies". abc.net.au. 3 September 2009.
^ "Film details". imdb.com. 15 March 2007.
^ "COPS L.A.C. cast complete". TV Tonight.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
^ "Federation Press". federationpress.com.au. 21 July 1995.
^ "IMDB-Correlli". imdb.com. 26 July 1997.

External links

[1] "At The Movies". abc.net.au. 3 September 2009.

[2] "Film details". imdb.com. 15 March 2007.

[Cast-3] "COPS L.A.C. cast complete". TV Tonight.com.au. Retrieved 7 August 2010.

[4] "Federation Press". federationpress.com.au. 21 July 1995.

[5] "IMDB-Correlli". imdb.com. 26 July 1997.

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-'''Denise Roberts''' (born in Glasgow, Scotland), is an Australian actress and director who has worked in theatre, film and television since 1980. She gained initial fame when she played Julie Winters in the ABC-TV medical drama ''[[G.P.]]'' from 1989 to 1996. Roberts's mentor was [[Hayes Gordon]], with whom she studied solidly for three years. During her seven-year stint on ''[[G.P.]]'', she taught film and television for Hayes at his Ensemble Studios.
+'''Denise Roberts''' (born in Glasgow, Scotland, 7 November 1959), is an Australian actress and director who has worked in theatre, film and television since 1980. She gained initial fame when she played Julie Winters in the ABC-TV medical drama ''[[G.P.]]'' from 1989 to 1996. Roberts's mentor was [[Hayes Gordon]], with whom she studied solidly for three years. During her seven-year stint on ''[[G.P.]]'', she taught film and television for Hayes at his Ensemble Studios.
 In 2009 Roberts played the recurring role of Bonnie Bright in Channel 7's ''[[Packed to the Rafters]]'' and Faye on the feature film ''[[Subdivision (film)|Subdivision]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/atthemovies/txt/s2642596.htm |title=At The Movies |date=3 September 2009 |publisher=abc.net.au}}</ref> which premiered in August 2009.