Rhonda Doyle

Rhonda Doyle is an Australian actress, appearing in film, TV and theatre, best known for having played Jan in the advertisement for Yellow Pages with the line "Not happy, Jan!"

Early life Doyle attended Sydney's National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), graduating in 1989. She appeared in their third year production of Joking Apart, and their 1989 graduating production of Restoration.

Career Doyle's early stage roles following her graduation from drama school included a touring production of Wendy Harmer's Backstage Pass in 1990, Pest House at NIDA Parade Theatre in 1991 and Sometimes I Wish I Was Jana Wendt at Harold Park Hotel in 1992.

Doyle was a main cast member in 1998 children's TV series Misery Guts, based on the Morris Gleitzman books, playing the role of Marge Shipley.

Doyle became known for her role as Jan in the iconic television advertisement for Yellow Pages, which first aired in 2000. The advertisement popularised the catch phrase "Not happy, Jan!", uttered by Jan's boss (played by Deborah Kennedy), which subsequently went on to become part of Australian cultural vernacular, used to express displeasure at a problem caused by negligence or incompetence.

She then played one of the leading roles of Tiffany Parker in 2001 SBS comedy-drama series Going Home. That same year, she also appeared in 2001 Fox Family TV movie When Good Ghouls Go Bad, playing Mrs Churney, alongside Christopher Lloyd. In 2003, Doyle featured in children's series Snobs, in the recurring role of Clarissa Bellingham. The following year she played the recurring role of Ali in drama series Fireflies

In 2008, Doyle appeared in two feature films, including family adventure film Nim's Island, playing Edmund's mother Shirley, opposite Jodie Foster and Gerard Butler. She also appeared in comedy-drama film The View from Greenhaven, with Wendy Hughes. She was later seen in 2013 thriller Felony, alongside Joel Edgerton and Tom Wilkinson.

More recently, Doyle landed a recurring role in 2022 series The Tourist, playing Constable Carter alongside Jamie Dornan. In 2024, she then appeared in political drama series Total Control, starring Rachel Griffiths and Deborah Mailman.

Doyle has also made numerous guest appearances throughout her career, in series including A Country Practice, Home and Away, Cody, Water Rats,

Theatre Year Title Role Notes Ref 1986 The Real Inspector Hound Mrs Drudge La Boite Theatre, Brisbane 1989 Major Barbara & Joking Apart NIDA Parade Theatre, Sydney Restoration NIDA, Sydney 2015 Shivered Evie PACT Theatre, Sydney with Mad March Hare Theatre Co