Tina Bursill Net Worth

Tina Bursill is an Australian actress and make-up artist born in 1951 in Sydney, New South Wales. After studying drama at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, she began her career in musicals and stand-up comedy before transitioning to more serious roles on stage. She became a household name with her roles in the TV drama "Skyways" and "Prisoner", and has since become one of Australia's most respected actresses, working in all media.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actress, Make Up Department
Birth Year 1951
Birth Place  Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Australia
Age 72 YEARS OLD
Occupation Actress
Years active 1973–present
Notable work Skyways (1979–1981) Prisoner (1983–1984)

💰 Net worth: $100K - $1M

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Biography/Timeline

1951

Tina Bursill was born in 1951 in Sydney, New South Wales. Initially, she intended to pursue a career in anthropology, however, she set her sights on becoming an Actress. She studied drama at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and graduated in 1971. Bursill started her career in musicals and stand-up comedy, before being cast in more serious roles in theatre.

1973

Bursill made her acting debut in 1973 appearing in the lead role of short-lived comedy series The People Next Door as Meg Penrose. She was a regular character in daily soap opera The Unisexers which was launched in February 1975 on the Nine Network however the program's low ratings led to its cancellation and removal from broadcast after only three weeks. What followed was a number of guest appearances Australian television series, before receiving the role of Louise Carter in the Seven Network drama series Skyways, for which she appeared from 1979 to 1981. During which, she also had a recurring role on police drama series, King's Men between 1976 and 1980. In 1983, Bursill was cast in the role of Sonia Stevens on Network Ten's cult classic prison drama series Prisoner (Prisoner: Cell Block H), in which she was introduced in the fifth season as a devious vice queen imprisoned for heroin trafficking and remained in the series until 1984. Her role as Sonia Stevens is one she is most recognized for. The characters in which she plays are often that of sophisticated and coolly self-reliant women.

1975

Bursill made her feature film debut in 1975 when she was cast in The Great Macarthy, a Sports comedy with John Jarratt and Barry Humphries. Her second film role came in 1984, when she appeared in Melvin, Son of Alvin, a sequel to the 1973 comedy, Alvin Purple. In 1987, she starred in Jilted, which earned her an Australian Film Institute Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role. Her further film credits include Afraid to Dance, Spider & Rose, Billy's Holiday, The Goddess of 1967, Son of the Mask, Three Blind Mice, Random 8, and Wish You Were Here.

1985

When Bursill departed the series, she appeared in several recurring roles; her first in A Country Practice in 1985 and 1986 as Bianca Forbes-Hamilton, Hey Dad..! as Det. Sgt. Anne Burke in 1987, and Heartbreak High in 1997 as Hilary Scheppers. She is perhaps also known for her recurring roles on the Seven Network soap opera Home and Away during the fourth season and fourteenth season in 1991 and 2001 as Lois Crawford and Stella Patterson respectively. Bursill most recently appeared in the recurring role of Kathy Carpenter in Neighbours during the thirtieth season in 2014.