Deborra-Lee Furness

Deborra-Lee Furness

Deborra-Lee Furness (born 1955) is an Australian actress, director and producer.

Furness is a graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts New York. She met actor Hugh Jackman when they co-starred on the Australian series Correlli in 1995, and the couple married in February 1996. They have adopted two children: Oscar Maximilian Jackman, born May 15 2000, and Ava Eliot Jackman, born July 10 2005.

Furness is also a partner in the production company Jackman founded with John Palermo, Seed Productions.

In 2000 Furness was nominated for the Best Performance by an Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama award at the Australian Film Institute awards (the most prestigious awards body in Australia).

In 2006 the Australian Film Institute nominated Furness as Best Supporting Actress for her role in Ray Lawrence's Jindabyne. She lost to Susie Porter for The Caterpillar Wish. Furness won the same award however at the Film Critics Circle of Australia awards.

Filmography

• 1991: The Voyager as Ivy
• 1991: Waiting as Diane
• 1992: Newsies as Esther Jacobs
• 1993: Singapore Sling (Television) as Annie
• 1993: Stark (Television) as Chrissie
• 1994: Halifax f.p: The Feeding (Television) as Brigit Grant
• 1995: Fire as Dolores Kennedy
• 1995: Angel Baby as Louise Goodman
• 1995: Correlli (Fernsehserie) as Louisa Correlli
• 1998: The Real Macaw as Beth Girdis
• 2000: SeaChange (Episode Hungi Jury) as Vicki Drury
• 2006: Jindabyne as Jude
• 2008: Sleepwalking

External links

• Deborra-Lee Furness at the Internet Movie Database
• Deborra-Lee Furness appreciation at Australian blog Stale Popcorn