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Jennifer Cluff | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1956 (age 69–70) Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupations | Actor, film producer, dramaturge |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Known for | Seven Little Australians (1973) Kiss or Kill (1996) In a Savage Land (1999) |
Jennifer Cluff (b 1956) is an Australian actor and film producer.
Early life
[edit]Cluff was born in 1956 in the country town of Mudgee in central west New South Wales.
Career
[edit]Cluff's professional acting career began when she was seventeen and cast in the 1973 miniseries, Seven Little Australians.[1] She is known for her roles in 1996 thriller Kiss or Kill and 1999 drama In a Savage Land. She is also a producer, known for skater film Deck Dogz (2005) and biographical film The Way, My Way (2024), the latter of which she also acted in.
Cluff is also a dramaturge and script editor. She has worked on both screenplays and novels for major publishing houses.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Cluff has been married to Bill Bennett (with whom she often collaborates), since 1982.[3]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]As actor
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Final Cut | Sarah | |
| 1982 | Brothers | Alison Lewis | |
| 1985 | A Street to Die | Lorraine Turner | [4] |
| 1986 | Backlash | Waitress | |
| 1987 | Dear Cardholder | Aggie Smith | |
| Jilted | Harry | ||
| 1994 | Spider & Rose | Helen Dougherty | |
| 1997 | Kiss or Kill | Bel Jones | |
| 2002 | The Nugget | Coco | |
| 2024 | The Way, My Way | Jennifer |
As producer
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Kiss or Kill | Producer / casting | |
| 1999 | In a Savage Land | Producer / writer | [5] |
| 2000 | Cut | Producer | |
| 2001 | Tempted | Producer | |
| 2002 | The Nugget | Producer / casting | |
| 2005 | Deck Dogz | Producer / casting | |
| 2017 | PGS: Intuition Is Your Personal Guidance System | Producer | |
| 2022 | Facing Fear | Producer | Documentary film |
| 2024 | The Way, My Way | Producer |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Number 96 | Pandora Scott | |
| 1973 | Seven Little Australians | Judy 'Helen' Woolcot | Miniseries, 10 episodes |
| 1974 | Class of ‘75 | Jill Ogilvy | |
| Silent Number | Jodie | Season 1, episode 13: "The Final Silence" | |
| Out of Love | Anthology series, episode 1: "I Don't Want To Know" | ||
| 1975 | Ben Hall | Catherine | Miniseries, episode 11: "The Legacy" |
| 1977 | Going Home | Stella | TV movie[6] |
| Glenview High | Sally | Episode 11: "The Trainee" | |
| Young Ramsay | Elsie Barton | Season 1, episode 7: "The Mystery of the Bora Hills" | |
| 1979 | Cop Shop | Lorraine Nelson | Episode #1.140 |
| 1983 | The Cattle King | Young Isabel Kidman | Documentary TV movie |
| 1988 | The Flying Doctors | Miriam Sutton | Season 3, episode 13: "Hopscotch" |
| 1989 | A Country Practice | Liz Spicer | Season 9, 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Mother and Son | Carrie Samuels | Season 5, episode 5: "The Rest" |
| 1997 | Murder Call | Elly Jago | Season 1, episode 8: "Last Stop" |
| Simone de Beauvoir's Babies | Brenda | Miniseries, 4 episodes |
References
[edit]- ↑ "The seven who bought the misrule children to life". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 October 1973. p. 38.
- ↑ "The Way, My Way". thewaymywaymovie.com.
- ↑ Loane, Sally (22 December 1993). "Riding the high road". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 24.
- ↑ Glover, Richard (18 September 1985). "Bennett the door to door director". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 16.
- ↑ "No sex please, we're Aussie filmmakers". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 April 1999. p. 13.
- ↑ "Chance to compare drama standards". The Age. 5 May 1977. p. 43.
External links
[edit]- Jennifer Cluff at IMDb
- Jennifer Cluff at Screen Australia