Natalie McCurry
Natalie McCurry | |
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| Occupation | Actress |
Natalie McCurry (7 July 1966 – 27 September 2014)[1] was an Australian actress and beauty queen who was 'Miss Australia in 1989.[2]
Natalie McCurry was an original cast member on Chances,[3] playing Rebecca Taylor. She left in 1991 as many cast members were leaving due to increasing demands to do nude scenes.[4] McCurry was a lead in the Australian dystopian film Dead End Drive-In.[5][6]
In 1990 she was injured while doing a promotional bungee jump which resulted in a temporary ban of the sport in New South Wales.[7][8]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Cassandra | Sally | Feature film |
| 1986 | Dead End Drive-In | Carmen | Feature film |
| 1987 | Going Sane | Young Girl | Feature film |
| 1988 | Kadaicha | Tracy Hocking | Feature film |
| 1989 | Glass | Alison Baumer | Feature film |
| 1994 | Mushrooms | Maureen | Feature film |
| 2004 | Oyster Farmer | Pearl's Mum | Feature film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Sons and Daughters | Guest role: Cheryl Harvey | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Danger Down Under aka 'Harris Down Under' | Katherine Dillingham | TV film US/Australia |
| 1989 | Hey Dad...! | Guest role: Solva Elvirani | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Chances | Regular role: Rebecca Taylor (as Natalie McCurrie) | TV series, 71 episodes |
| 1993 | Time Trax | Guest role: Sergeant Nicole Nolan | TV series US/Australia, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Official Denial | Janine | TV film US/Australia |
| 1995; 1996 | Flipper | Guest role: Deidre Cilione/Rene Sipes | TV series US/Australia, 2 episodes |
| 1996 | Flipper | Guest role: Rene Sipes | TV series US/Australia, 1 episode |
| 1996 | Twisted Tales | Tania | TV series, 1 episode 4: "Bonus Mileage" |
| 1997 | Home and Away | Recurring guest role: Julia Robson | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2003 | All Saints | Guest role: Irene Netterfield | TV series, 1 episode |
References
[edit]- ^ "Natalie McCURRY Death Notice – Sydney, New South Wales". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Foster, Susie (30 August 1990), "Miss World makes up", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Lewes, Jacquelne Lee (26 November 1990), "Antennae", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Kent, Simon (8 July 1991), "Actors in row over nudity - The Diary", The Sun Herald
- ^ MacDonald, Dougal (17 July 1987), "A teenage trap", The Canberra Times
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (6 March 2015), "Dead End Drive-In rewatched – politics dressed up as frothy entertainment", The Guardian
- ^ Riley, Mark; Bishop, Karin (13 September 1990), "Why Natalie is taking up knitting", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ "Tandem jump that stretched the thrill", The Canberra Times, 13 September 1990
External links
[edit]- Natalie McCurry at IMDb
- Biographical cuttings on Natalie McCurry, actor and injured whilst bungee jumping, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals at the National Library of Australia
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