Sonja Tallis

Sonja Tallis (born 24 September 1943) is an Australian former actress, singer and drama teacher.

Tallis began her showbiz career as a folk singer, touring as part of a duo called "Sean & Sonja", before moving onto acting.

She started her acting career in a guest role in television serial The Young Doctors, and then had a small role in Sons and Daughters,

Tallis would then go on to her best-known role, as a recurring character of top dog, Nora Flynn, in Prisoner which she played for six months between May and November 1985. She went on to a regular role in the short-lived Crawford's series Prime Time, as Georgina Jones, in 1986. She appeared in small guest roles in A Country Practice, Home and Away and McLeod's Daughters.

Tallis has taught drama, both privately and in a number of schools in Sydney.

Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 1981 The Killing of Angel Street Woman Police Officer 1 1982 The Best of Friends Pammie 2010 The Nothing Men Maggie

+ Television Year Title Role Notes 1981 The Young Doctors Barbara Webber Episode 1,019 (guest) 1981 Captives of Care Patty ABC TV film 1983 The Disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain Mrs. Kuhl TV film 1984 Kindred Spirits Journalist ABC TV film 1984 Crime of the Decade Pamela Brown ABC TV film 1984 Sons and Daughters Shirley Ryan Season 3 (recurring, 5 episodes) 1984 Sweet and Sour Saleslady Season 1, episode 17 (guest) 1985 Prisoner Nora Flynn Season 7 (supporting, 52 episodes) 1986 Prime Time Georgina Jones Season 1 (unknown episodes) 1987 A Country Practice Heather Gordon Season 7, episodes 69 & 70 (guest) 1988 Rafferty's Rules Sally Manning Season 4, episode 8 (guest) 1989 E Street Lyn Agostini Season 1, episodes 21 & 22 (guest) 2000 Home and Away Margaret Bradley Season 13, episodes 89 & 90 (guest) 2005 McLeod's Daughters Alessa Manfredi Season 5, episode 19 (guest)

+ Other appearances Year Title Role Notes 1965 Bandstand Guest - Herself as Singer/Performer TV series, 1 episode 1986 Hey Hey It's Saturday Guest - Herself (Red Faces) TV series, 1 episode 1989 In Melbourne Today Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode 1998 Denise Guest - Herself TV series, 1 episode