Penne Hackforth-Jones

Penne Hackforth-Jones

Birthday: 1943-08-05

Place of Birth: Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

Biography: Penne Hackforth-Jones (August 5, 1949 – May 17, 2013) was an American-born Australian actress and biographer. Hackforth-Jones lived with her family in England before relocating to Australia in 1964. She gratuated National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1968. In 1969, Hackforth-Jones made her first credited on-screen appearance in the Australian television series Riptide, and later appeared in such Australian television series. Penne Hackforth-Jones died at the age of 64 after battling lung cancer. She never married, and was survived by her three sisters.

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Black and White
Black and White

Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illit...

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Alvin Purple
Alvin Purple

Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere....

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Alvin Rides Again
Alvin Rides Again

Alvin Purple, a man who can't hold down a job because of his voracious sexual appetite, impersonates...

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Running on Empty
Running on Empty

Mike loves his fast cars and his hot women. When he fancies the girlfriend of the local street racin...

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The Tree
The Tree

The O'Neills lived happily in their house in the Australian countryside. That was until one day fate...

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Purple Flowers
Purple Flowers

Jack likes Jill. Jill likes Jack. Two teenagers dealing with love, lust and death. A short film writ...

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Down the Wind
Down the Wind

A young photographer Simon Jess (David Cameron) is given an assignment to shoot some backgrounds for...

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We've All Been There
We've All Been There

Jess has to come up with $800 or lose her house. A flat tyre leaves Joan stranded in the middle of n...

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Kokoda Crescent
Kokoda Crescent

The grandson of a war veteran is found dead from an overdose of heroin. He and his old army buddies ...

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Time's Raging
Time's Raging

A 38-year-old woman feels her biological clock is ticking and is torn between her ex and a younger l...

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Libido
Libido

Scripted by four of Australia’s greatest authors (David Williamson, Thomas Keneally, Hal Porter and ...

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The Adventures of Sam: Search for the Dragon
The Adventures of Sam: Search for the Dragon

A sea-faring boy named Sam Donahue goes on an adventure around the world while trying to find his br...

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The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop

A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of d...

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Don't Call Me Girlie
Don't Call Me Girlie

The untold story of Australia's movie heroines - on and off the screen....

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Paradise Road
Paradise Road

A group of English, American, Dutch and Australian women creates a vocal orchestra while being impri...

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Bitter & Twisted
Bitter & Twisted

A family drifts down a spiral of self-destruction and depression in the years following the death of...

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The Journalist
The Journalist

Comedy about a womanizing journalist on a Sydney newspaper who confronts job problems and impotence ...

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Image of Death
Image of Death

Image of Death is a 1978 Australian TV movie about a woman who likes to live off other people's mone...

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Muriel's Wedding
Muriel's Wedding

Socially awkward Muriel Heslop wants nothing more than to get married. Unfortunately, due to her opp...

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Diana & Me
Diana & Me

Australian Diana Spencer wins a competition in a women's magazine, and as a prize gets a trip for tw...

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After Marcuse
After Marcuse

A woman artist's affair with a younger man jeopardises her marriage, her career and her child's futu...

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Irresistible Force
Irresistible Force

A police sergeant is hoping for a few quiet weeks before his impending retirement, but his plans are...

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The Door
The Door

In a post divorce suburban Australian family, the hormonal teenage daughter feels undercurrents of s...

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