Geneviève Lemon

Geneviève Lemon

Born: April 21, 1958
in Sydney, Australia
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Genevieve Lemon is an Australian actress who has appeared in a number of soap operas – as Zelda Baker in The Young Doctors, Marlene "Rabbit" Warren in Prisoner and Brenda Riley in Neighbours. She showed her comedic and singing talents in the televised revue show Three Men and a Baby Grand.

Lemon has also appeared in a number of films directed by Jane Campion – Sweetie, The Piano and Holy Smoke. She played in the stage production "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – the Musical" as the barmaid and owner of the Broken Hill Hotel, Shirley. Her first CD, with her band, is called "Angels in the City". It is a live recording of a concert she performed in the Studio at the Sydney Opera House as part of the Singing around the House series.

Genevieve Lemon is currently on stage at London's Victoria Palace Theatre, portraying Mrs Wilkinson in Billy Elliot the Musical, a role she performed firstly in Sydney then Melbourne. On 21 January 2008 she won the Best Actress in a Musical award at the 2007 Sydney Theatre Awards. Lemon won a 2008 Helpmann Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in Billy Elliot the Musical. Lemon has worked extensively for a number of major state theatre companies in Australia.

Lemon began her career with the Leichhardt-based amateur theater company, The Rocks Players.

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Movies for Geneviève Lemon...

Runt
Title: Runt
Released: September 19, 2024
Type: Movie
Ten year old Annie Shearer and her stray dog Runt attempt to win the Agility Course Championship at the Krumpets Dog Show in London in order to save their family's farm from drought and misery.
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Title: Population 11
Character: Valerie Hogarth
Released: March 14, 2024
Type: TV
When American Andy pulls into a tiny Australian outback town to visit his father, he’s alarmed to discover that Hugo has vanished. He soon finds himself in increasing danger in a town full of secrets, where everyone is a suspect.
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The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race
Title: The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race
Character: Barb
Released: July 27, 2023
Type: Movie
Penny returns to her childhood home for the Appleton Show and its 'world famous' potato race, she is outraged that the men's first prize pays out $2,000 and the winning woman's prize is only $200. She is determined to right this wrong.
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Ticket to Paradise
Title: Ticket to Paradise
Character: Beth-Ann
Released: September 8, 2022
Type: Movie
Divorced couple Georgia and David find themselves on a shared mission: they team up and travel to Bali to stop their daughter Lily from making the same mistake they once made 25 years ago.
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Here Out West
Title: Here Out West
Character: Nancy
Released: February 3, 2022
Type: Movie
A baby is kidnapped from hospital by a desperate grandmother. Her flight sets off a chain of events that bring together complete strangers over the course of one day.
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Title: The Tourist
Character: Sue
Released: January 1, 2022
Type: TV
When a man wakes up in the Australian outback with no memory, he must use the few clues he has to discover his identity before his past catches up with him.
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The Power of the Dog
Title: The Power of the Dog
Character: Mrs. Lewis
Released: October 25, 2021
Type: Movie
A domineering but charismatic rancher wages a war of intimidation on his brother's new wife and her teen son, until long-hidden secrets come to light.
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Title: Eden
Character: Fiona Palmer
Released: June 11, 2021
Type: TV
The disappearance of a young woman triggers a devastating chain of events which lays bare the dark, hidden heart of paradise. Long buried secrets are dragged into the open as lives and deeds of local residents intersect over one fractured summer and its aftermath.
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Sweet River
Title: Sweet River
Character: Elenor Drake
Released: April 23, 2021
Type: Movie
Hannah's search for her son's body leads her to sleepy Billins, where her investigations uncover more than she expected and threaten to expose towns dark secrets....secrets that both the living and the dead will fight to protect.
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Title: Frayed
Character: Shirley
Released: September 26, 2019
Type: TV
A wealthy London housewife is forced to return to her hometown in Australia, where she's forced to confront her past and the reasons that caused her to leave years ago.
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Ladies in Black
Title: Ladies in Black
Character: Mrs. Wentworth
Released: October 18, 2018
Type: Movie
Adapted from the bestselling novel by Madeleine St John, Ladies in Black is an alluring and tender-hearted comedy drama about the lives of a group of department store employees in 1959 Sydney.
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Acute Misfortune
Title: Acute Misfortune
Character: Geneviève Lemon
Released: August 4, 2018
Type: Movie
The film adaptation of Erik Jensen's award-winning biography of Adam Cullen is the story of the biographer and his subject, as it descends into a dependent and abusive relationship.
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Title: The Secret River
Character: Mrs. Herring
Released: June 14, 2015
Type: TV
In 1806, William Thornhill is sentenced to New South Wales for life where he is drawn into a terrifying conflict that will leave a bloody and indelible stain.
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Redfern Now: Promise Me
Title: Redfern Now: Promise Me
Character: Dr Linda
Released: April 9, 2015
Type: Movie
Two young women are raped on their way home. The story follows the lives of both women and the different ways they deal with the crime.
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Title: Top of the Lake
Character: Bunny
Released: March 18, 2013
Type: TV
A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.
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The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry
Title: The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry
Character: Charlotte's Mum / Henry's Mum / Madame (voice)
Released: December 25, 2008
Type: Movie
Based on the books by Australian author Bob Graham. The movie tells the story of two very different ten year olds and the trials and tribulations of their friendship.
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8
Title: 8
Character: Pam Garner (segment "The Water Diary")
Released: October 23, 2008
Type: Movie
8 shorts centered around 8 themes directed by 8 famous film directors involved and sharing their opinion on progress, on the set-backs and the challenges our planet faces today.
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To Each His Own Cinema
Title: To Each His Own Cinema
Character: Bug (segment: The Lady Bug)
Released: October 31, 2007
Type: Movie
Commissioned to mark the 60th anniversary of the Cannes Film Festival, "To Each His Own Cinema" brought together 33 of the world's pre-eminent filmmakers to produce short pieces exploring the multifarious facets of cinema and their perspective on the state of their chosen artform in the early 21st century.
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The Lady Bug
Title: The Lady Bug
Character: Insect
Released: May 19, 2007
Type: Movie
A theatre janitor (Clayton Jacobson) fights a playful, dancing human-sized insect (Genevieve Lemon).
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Suburban Mayhem
Title: Suburban Mayhem
Character: Auntie Diane
Released: October 26, 2006
Type: Movie
Can you really get away with murder? Welcome to the world of Katrina, a 19-year-old single mum who's planning to do just that. Katrina lives in a world of petty crime, fast cars, manicures and blow-jobs. A master manipulator of men living at home with her father in suburban Golden Grove, Katrina will stop at nothing to get what she wants - even murder.
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The Water Diary
Title: The Water Diary
Released: June 6, 2006
Type: Movie
A story through a child's eyes about living through a drought.
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The Postcard Bandit
Title: The Postcard Bandit
Character: Nola
Released: June 1, 2003
Type: Movie
The story of notorious Australian bank robber Brendan Abbott, who according to the myth, sent postcards to authorities hot on his trail while on the run across the country.
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Title: Always Greener
Character: Loretta
Released: September 9, 2001
Type: TV
Every city-dweller daydreams about dropping out of the rat-race and moving to the country. Every country-dweller wonders what it might be like to try their luck in the 'Big Smoke'. Always Greener is the story of two families who actually dare to give it a go.
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Soft Fruit
Title: Soft Fruit
Character: Josie
Released: October 28, 1999
Type: Movie
For the first time in 15 years, all four siblings in a family show up to care for their dying mother, who is only given a couple of weeks to live. One comes from America with her two children. A divorced sister also comes with her child and sneaks off regularly to meet a mystery man who may be her ex-husband. The third & youngest daughter is an unmarried nurse aware of her ticking biological clock. The only son chases after his grumpy father who seems to not care a whit about his wife's circumstances. The four are also faced my their mother's dreams to accomplish a few things before she dies - to visit a beach she had visited in the past, to see her youngest married, and to visit Paris. She also wants to be embalmed and be honored with a 21 gun salute. Thus the whole group has to set off in the quest to fulfill their mother's wishes.
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Holy Smoke
Title: Holy Smoke
Character: Rahi
Released: September 4, 1999
Type: Movie
While on a journey of discovery in exotic India, beautiful young Ruth Barron falls under the influence of a charismatic religious guru. Her desperate parents then hire PJ Waters, a macho cult de-programmer who confronts Ruth in a remote desert hideaway. But PJ quickly learns that he's met his match in the sexy, intelligent and iron-willed Ruth.
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The Well
Title: The Well
Character: Jen Bordern
Released: May 14, 1997
Type: Movie
Young Katherine and her older friend Hester live at the isolated farm run by Hester and her father Francis. Katherine works as a maid and wants to leave that place because there's too much work. Hester, however, gets attracted to Katherine and hold her there, promising to give her less work in the future. When old Francis dies, Hester decides to sell the farm for cash. They move to small cottage on the edge of the farm and plan to go to Europe for the money they got. But tragic accident and theft of their money change their plans.
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Billy's Holiday
Title: Billy's Holiday
Character: Julie
Released: July 26, 1995
Type: Movie
This movie is all about a normal guy called Billy Apples. He is a social drinker and sometimes lead singer of a band. While he is doing all of this, he still manages to bring up his teenage daughter. One night while sitting at home Billy finds that he has a talent! He finds that he is able to sing like his idol, 50's singer Billie Holiday. From there he is going places, from huge live performances to even cutting a hit record, but in the end he must make a choice between the life he has, and the life he once knew. Written by Graham Wilson Jr
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The Piano
Title: The Piano
Character: Nessie
Released: May 19, 1993
Type: Movie
A mute Scottish woman arrives in colonial New Zealand for an arranged marriage. Her husband refuses to move her beloved piano, giving it to neighbor George Baines, who agrees to return the piano in exchange for lessons. As desire swirls around the duo, the wilderness consumes the European enclave.
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Big ideas
Title: Big ideas
Character: Beth Draper
Released: January 1, 1992
Type: Movie
Selling compost brings a boy inventor (Justin Rosniak) and his widowed mother (Gosia Dobrowolska) into conflict with their neighbor.
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Sweetie
Title: Sweetie
Character: Dawn 'Sweetie'
Released: September 28, 1989
Type: Movie
The buttoned-down, superstitious Kay is attempting to lead a normal existence with her new boyfriend Louis. That’s until Sweetie, her rampaging, devil-may-care sister, returns home after an absence, exposing the rotten roots of their family and placing a strain on Kay and Louis’ relationship.
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Title: Home and Away
Character: Hazel Easton
Released: January 17, 1988
Type: TV
Home and Away is set in the fictional town of Summer Bay, a coastal town in New South Wales, and follows the personal and professional lives of the people living in the area. The show initially focused on the Fletcher family, Pippa and Tom Fletcher and their five foster children Frank Morgan, Carly Morris, Steven Matheson, Lynn Davenport and Sally Keating, who would go on to become one of the show's longest-running characters. The show also originally and currently focuses on the Stewart family. During the early 2000s, the central storylines focused on the Sutherlands and later, the Hunters. Home and Away had proved popular when it premiered in 1988 and had risen to become a hit in Australia, and after only a few weeks, the show tackled its first major and disturbing storyline, the rape of Carly Morris; it was one of the first shows to feature such storylines during the early timeslot. H&A has tackled many adult-themed and controversial storylines; something rarely found in its restricted timeslot.
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Title: The Flying Doctors
Character: Libby
Released: May 15, 1986
Type: TV
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led to its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season and actor Robert Grubb came in as new doctor Geoff Standish. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained but also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings. Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson, mechanic Emma Plimpton, local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers and Vic and Nancy Buckley, who ran the local pub/hotel, The Majestic. Andrew McFarlane also later returned to the series, resuming his role as Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.
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Title: The Young Doctors
Released: November 8, 1976
Type: TV
The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff, rather than typical medical issues and procedures. It screened on the Nine Network from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March 1983.