Gennie Nevinson

Gennie Nevinson is a British-Australian actress. She is notable for her appearance in Muriel's Wedding.

Early life Born Rima J. C. Hoyes-Cock in London in 1951, Gennie Nevinson is the daughter of the late Jewish actress Nancy Nevinson (née Ezekiel). Nevinson's father Commander William Hoyes-Cock met her mother while Nancy was touring with the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA) during World War 2. Her parents also had two sons, Hugh Hoyes-Cock and actor Nigel Nevinson.

Nevinson studied drama and stage design at Sir George Williams University in Montreal, Canada.

Career Nevinson's acting career began as a child, with a part in the Disney classic Greyfriars Bobby (1961).

She went on to feature in several British television series, including the first two seasons of Minder (playing Penny, the air hostess girlfriend of Terry). Guest appearances included The Professionals and The Bill and Sutherland's Law. She also worked on stage in the UK, and toured Germany with a production of Hair.

Nevinson moved to Australia in 1981, where she continued to work successfully as an actress. She played the regular supporting role of Peta Hamilton in the children's series Zoo Family, as well as recurring roles in Sons and Daughters, Home and Away, E Street, All Saints, and most recently, The Twelve. She has also made numerous guest appearances in series including Prisoner, G.P., Police Rescue, Murder Call, Wildside, Water Rats and Packed to the Rafters and Colin from Accounts.

She notably appeared as Deidre Chambers ('the other woman') in the 1994 Australian hit film Muriel's Wedding.

Nevinson has also undertaken a vast array of voice work, both locally and internationally. She voiced characters for the English-spoken version of Japanese cult series Monkey and narrated BBC television series Panorama. She post-synched female leads in cult classic Caligula (1979), Stanley Kubrick horror The Shining (1980) and James Bond film For Your Eyes Only (1981). In Australia she voiced characters in animated television series Dinky Di's (1997–98), and a number of animated tv films by Burbank Films, which were based on literary classics. She was also the voice one of the sheep in Australian film Babe (1995). She has narrated several radio documentary projects and featured in radio and tv advertisements for brands including Aldi, CommBank, and Betta Electrical.

Personal life Nevinson relocated from the UK to Australia in 1981, after meeting her first husband Peter while on holiday there. A hiatus from acting eventually saw Nevinson and her husband move to the Central Coast of New South Wales with their son Joss, and develop 'Amazement Farm & Fun Park' in the Yarramalong Valley, a family tourist attraction which boasted mazes, puzzles and animals. She sold the establishment however, after the sudden death of Peter. She eventually met and married her second husband, Viv Manwaring, through whom she has three stepsons and ten step-grandchildren, and still lives on the central NSW coast.

Nevinson was born to a Jewish mother and is therefore considered Jewish according to Halakha (Jewish law). However, she is a practicing Christian and has long been a radio announcer for Rhema FM, a Christian radio station in Australia.

Filmography

Television Year Title Role Notes 1963 Walter and Connie Gloria Season 1, episode 23: "Connie in the Air" 1972 The Man Outside Young Mother Season 1, episode 10: "Bye, Bye, Mrs Bly" (credited as Jenny Nevison) 1973 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries Suzanne Season 1, episode 3: "A Terribly Strange Bed" 1974 South Riding Bessy WarbuckleBessie Aythorne Miniseries, 3 episodes (credited as Jenny Nevinson) 1975 Sutherland's Law Maria Angelotti Season 4, episode 5: "The Italian Debt" 1979 Murder at the Wedding Paddy Miniseries, 3 episodes 1980 The Professionals Eva Season 4, episode 1: "The Acorn Syndrome" 1980 Minder Penny Seasons 1 & 2, 4 episodes 1981 Agony Alison Season 3, episode 1: "From Here to Maternity" 1984 Sons and Daughters Tanya Ross Season 1, 3 episodes 1984 Special Squad Kate Season 1, episode 32: "Until Death" 1985 Zoo Family Peta Hamilton Season 1, 26 episodes 1986 Space Baby FX, FM (voice) Pilot episode only 1987 Star Cops Lee Jones Season 1, 2 episodes: "An Instinct for Murder", "Conversations With the Dead" 1989 E Street Lara McCoy Season 1, 6 episodes 1989 Home and Away Joan Season 1, episode 339 1990 The Paper Man Alice Drummond Miniseries, 2 episodes 1991 Home and Away Margaret Lynch 18 episodes 1991 The Bill Janice Deacon Season 7, episode 73: "Inside Job" 1991 G.P. Grace Budd Season 3, episode 35: "Collateral Damage" 1991 Dinky Di's Cass Koala, Equulus Emu, Cauda Kiwi, Orikawa Bear's Son, Beatrice, Hydra Hen, Pleiades Panda & additional voices Animated series 1993 Police Rescue Alice Mortimer Season 3, episode 12: "Double Illusion" 1995 Space: Above and Beyond Anne West Double length pilot episode 1996 House Gang Chris Season 1, episode 6: "Sex" 1997 Big Sky Mrs Webster Season 1, episode 5: "Growing Pains" 1997–1998 Children's Hospital Pam 13 episodes, lead role 1998 Wildside Beth Atkins Season 1, episode 8 1998 Murder Call Vivian Goldman Season 2, episode 7: "Murder in Reverse" 1998–2000 All Saints Mrs Levine Seasons 1–3, 6 episodes (mother of Jared Levine) 1999 Water Rats Lorna Murdoch Season 4, episode 24: "Force of Habit" 2001 Stingers Susan Corrigan Season 4, episode 22: "Do the Right Thing" 2002 Bad Cop, Bad Cop Coroner Season 1, episode 3: "The Loaded Dog" 2002 Home and Away Patricia Morgan 5 episodes 2004 All Saints Fiona Thorne Season 7, episode 31 2008–2009 Packed to the Rafters Helen Season 1, 2 episodes 2014 Town Centre Sue TV special 2015 How Not to Behave Ensemble cast Season 1, 3 episodes: "Births, Deaths and Weddings" 2020 Between Two Worlds Sandra's mother Season 1, 3 episodes 2022 The Twelve Margaret Brown Miniseries, 10 episodes 2024 Colin from Accounts Monica Season 2, episode 2: "Bacon in the Drawer"

Film Year Title Role Notes 1960 Identity Unknown Millda (credited as Jennifer Nevinson) 1961 Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog Farmer's daughter (uncredited) Feature film 1970 Groupie Girl Moira Feature film (credited as Jennifer Nevinson) 1974 Hard Day Feature film (credited as Jennifer Nevinson) 1976 I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight Vera Feature film 1976 The Twelve Tasks of Asterix Additional voices Animated film (English version voice dub) 1976 Take an Easy Ride Pam Short film (credited as Jenny Nevinson) 1976 The Deadly Females Vicki Feature film (credited as Gennie Nevison) 1984 Silver City Woman Veteran Feature film 1986 Death of a Soldier Gladys Hosking Feature film 1986 Jenny Kissed Me Drug Cop 3 Feature film 1991 Ali Baba Various (voice) Animated TV movie 1992 The New Adventures of Robin Hood Various (voice) Animated TV movie 1992 The Pied Piper of Hamlin Various (voice) Animated TV movie 1993 Fatal Past Helen Moore Feature film 1993 Muriel's Wedding Deidre Chambers Feature film 1993 Thumbelina Voice Animated film 1995 Babe Sheep (voice) Feature film (credited as Genni Nevinson) 1995 Tunnel Vision Club Owner Feature film 1996 The Hunchback of Notre Dame Various (voice) Animated film 1999 Strange Planet Therapist Feature film 2004 Love in the First Degree Elizabeth Barrett

Commercials YearCampaignRoleRef 1989 Shower Electric Shower Singer 2 Dishlex Aldi CommBank Betta Electrical Honda Schmackos

Theatre YearTitleRoleNotes 1968 Pink String and Sealing Wax Jesse Strachan Theatre Royal, Bath, UK (credited as Jenny Nevinson) 1968 The Reluctant Debutante Mrs Edgar Theatre Royal, Bath, UK (credited as Jenny Nevinson) 1969 The Boy Friend UK tour (credited as Jenny Nevinson) Hair German tour 2024 Sage to Stage Play reading Sydney Philharmonic Choirs Hall, Walsh Bay Arts Precinct, Sydney