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Jeanie Drynan is a Actor Australienne
Jeanie Drynan is an Australian film and television actress well known for her roles in the Australian television series Class of '74 and in the 1994 film Muriel's Wedding. She is best known to international viewers for her role of solicitor, Angela Jeffries in the cult classic, Prisoner Cell Block H.
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Paperback Hero (1999)
, 1h36Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about writers, Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Hugh Jackman, Claudia Karvan, Andrew Gilbert, Jeanie Drynan, Robyn Moore, Tony Barry
Roles Suzie
Rating63%
The film follows the adventures of a truck driver, Jack Willis, from rural Australia after he writes a bestselling novel. Being embarrassed by its romantic content, he uses the name of his female friend as a pen name. When a publisher decides to take the author "Ruby Vale" on, he is suddenly faced with a problem. He tells his friend that he has used her name, and initially, she wants to tell the publisher the truth. However, Jack and the publisher convince her by telling her that they will organise her wedding, (she is marrying Jack's best friend, Hamish) and so, Ruby is convinced.
Soft Fruit (1999)
, 1h41Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Jeanie Drynan, Russell Dykstra, Sacha Horler, Linal Haft, Pat Bishop
Roles Patsy
Rating65%
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
, 1h46Directed by Paul John Hogan
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Films about marriage
Actors Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Bill Hunter, Sophie Lee, Jeanie Drynan, Daniel Lapaine
Roles Betty Heslop
Rating71%
A socially awkward, overweight, naïve "ugly duckling", who is obsessed with the music of ABBA, Muriel Heslop (Toni Collette) is the target of ridicule by the more fashion-conscious girls she considers her friends. She also is a perpetual daydreamer who yearns for a glamorous wedding and marriage to a man who will help improve her personal life and free her from a tedious life dominated by her demanding and often psychologically abusive father Bill (Bill Hunter), a corrupt politician who verbally lashes out at his subservient wife Betty and their unambitious children at every opportunity.
Relatives (1985)
, 1h24Actors Jeanie Drynan, Bill Kerr, Ray Barrett, Rowena Wallace, Norman Kaye, Rebekah Elmaloglou
Rating59%
Fantasy Man (1983)
, 1h19Genres Drama
Actors Harold Douglas Hopkins, Jeanie Drynan, Kate Fitzpatrick
Roles Liz Bailey
Touch and Go (1980)
Genres Comedy
Actors Wendy Hughes, Chantal Contouri, Carmen Duncan, Jon English, Jeanie Drynan, Christine Amor
Rating56%
Hospitals Don't Burn Down (1978)
, 24minutesDirected by Brian Trenchard-Smith
Genres Documentary
Actors Jeanie Drynan
Roles Sister
Rating72%
A tossed cigarette from a patient causes fire to break out after midnight in a multi-storey hospital, cutting the top floors off from escape. It spreads quickly and despite the prompt action of the Fire Department, lack of fire safety training results in several fatalities.
Money Movers (1978)
, 1h32Directed by Bruce Beresford
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Tony Bonner, Terence Donovan, Ed Devereaux, Bud Tingwell, Candida (Candy) Raymond, Bryan Brown
Roles Dawn Jackson
Rating64%
An armoured payroll truck owned by Darcy's Security Services is robbed and the driver, ex-policeman Dick Martin, is removed from armoured cars and put onto night patrols. The robbers are double crossed by crime boss Jack Henderson whose henchman Dino kills all the robbers.
The Picture Show Man (1977)
, 1h38Directed by John Power
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors John Meillon, John Ewart, Rod Taylor, Garry McDonald, Patrick Cargill, Harold Douglas Hopkins
Roles Mrs Duncan
Rating66%
Maurice Pym is a travelling cinema operator in the 1920s who tours country New South Wales with his son Larry and pianist Freddie.
Don's Party (1976)
, 1h30Directed by Bruce Beresford
Genres Comedy
Themes Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Ray Barrett, Candida (Candy) Raymond, Pat Bishop, Graeme Blundell, Jeanie Drynan, John Hargreaves
Roles Kath
Rating67%
Don Henderson is a schoolteacher living with his wife Kath and baby son in suburban Melbourne. On the night of the 1969 federal election Don invites a small group of friends to celebrate a predicted Australian Labor Party (ALP) election victory, much to the dismay of his wife. To the party come Mal, Don’s university mentor, and his bitter wife Jenny, sex-obsessed Cooley and his latest girlfriend, nineteen-year-old Susan, Evan, a dentist, and his beautiful artist wife Kerry. Somehow, two Liberal supporters, Simon and Jody also come.
Two Thousand Weeks (1969)
, 1h30Directed by Tim Burstall
Genres Drama
Actors Mark McManus, Jeanie Drynan, Anne Charleston, Graeme Blundell
Roles Jacky Lewis
Rating60%
Will, a writer in his thirties, faces a crisis in his life when he has to choose between his wife and mistress. He is also on the fence about choices in his professional life, something that is accentuated when he meets a childhood friend who has become a successful TV producer in England. He calculates he has two thousand weeks left in his life to achieve success.
Skippy and the Intruders (1969)
, 1h40Directed by Lee Robinson
Actors Ed Devereaux, Tony Bonner, Ken James, Garry Pankhurst, Liza Goddard, Jeanie Drynan
Roles Meg
Rating68%
A gang of criminals led by Meredith is looking for sunken treasure off Mallacoota, pretending to be diving for abalone. Sonny, son of Matt Hammond, the Chief Ranger of Waratah National Park, investigates with their family friend, Clancy. Sonny and Clancy are kidnapped. Skippy comes to the rescue. After a speedboat chase and a fight in the sand dunes, Meredith is captured.