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Deni Gordon

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Deni Gordon is an American-born Australian actress and performer. Originally from Boston, Massachusetts, Gordon is the daughter of African-American parents and moved to Australia in 1969 to star in the musical Hair with longtime friend and fellow cast member Marcia Hines. She appeared as a singer and dancer in the ABC sketch comedy series The Dingo Principle and had a guest role in the soap opera Sons and Daughters in 1987. She had a regular role in the fourth and fifth season of Heartbreak High, as teacher Ronnie Brooks,[1] and has appeared as a Priestess in both the film The Matrix[2] and the Farscape episode "Jeremiah Crichton" in 1999.

Gordon is the voice behind the "r-r-r-r-rage!" scream heard in the opening titles and breakers of the long-running ABC music video program Rage.[3][4]

Gordon was interviewed by ABC Radio National in 2017 about her career.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Type
1983At Last... Bullamakanka: The Motion PictureLillyFeature film
1987BullseyeBrothel GirlFeature film
1987Around the World in 80 WaysChikita's FriendFeature film
1992FortressKaren's CellmateFeature film
1997PawsMessy Mutts ReceptionistFeature film
1999The MatrixPriestessFeature film

Television

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Year Title Role Type
1969 ABC News Herself (with Hair cast) TV series, 1 episode
1977 Flashez Herself (with Renee Geyer and band) TV series, 1 episode
1986–1987 Sons and Daughters Recurring role: Billie Fletcher TV series, 5 episodes
1987- Rage Title voiceover TV series
1987 The Dingo Principle Guest TV series, 1 episode
1992 G.P. Guest role: Renata TV series, 1 episode
1994–1996 Heartbreak High Regular role: Ronnie Brooks TV series, 64 episodes
1997 The Fury Within Miss Tish TV movie
1999 Noah's Ark Ruth's Mother TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1999 Farscape Guest role: Priestain Neera TV series, 1 episode
2000 Water Rats Guest role: Cynthia Rody TV series, 1 episode
2003 All Saints Guest role: Sophie Yew TV series, 1 episode
2016 Rage: Stories From the Red Couch Herself TV special

Video game

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Year Title Role Type
2005 The Matrix: Path of Neo Priestess Video game

Stage

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Year Title Role Type
1968–70Hair
2023–24Tina – The MusicalTina's Mother

References

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  1. Character biography: Ronnie Brooks Archived 1 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine, Heartbreak High (ABC).
  2. Review: The Matrix, Sight & Sound, British Film Institute, 1999.
  3. McClintock, Alex; Williams, Mike (28 April 2017). "Meet the woman who did the iconic Rage intro scream". ABC News. Retrieved 15 April 2026.
  4. Gee, Narelle (2011). Real Wild Child: An insider's tales from the rage couch. Sydney: HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0730494553.
  5. ABC podcast mp3, Radio National, ABC Radio, 2017.
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