Rhondda Findleton

Australian actress

Rhondda Findleton

Born|

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Occupation| Actress
Years active| 1988–present

Rhondda Findleton is a New Zealand actress largely based in Australia.[1] She has had major roles in Plainclothes,[1][2] Grass Roots,[3][4] The Sugar Factory[5][6] telemovie Temptation[7][8] and its spinoff series The Cooks.[9][10]

## Awards

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Findleton has twice been nominated for Australian Film Institute Awards. In 2000, she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Television Drama Series for her appearance in the Grass Roots episode "Late July 4.00pm to 10.30pm".[11] In 2001, she was nominated for Best Actress in a Guest Role in a Television Drama Series for her appearance in the Stingers episode "Fool To Want You".[12]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1988  | Prejudice | Caroline  | TV movie
1988  | Action Replay |  | TV movie
1989  | How Wonderful! | Jen  | TV movie
1989  | More Winners: Mr Edmund | Margaret  | TV movie
1990  | Harbour Beat | Carol Walker  | Feature film
1993  | Love in Limbo | Gwen Riddle  | Feature film
1993  | No Worries | Maggie Gregg  |
1993  | Avondale Dogs | Paul's Mum  | Short film
1998  | The Laundry | Woman  | Short film
1998  | The Sugar Factory | Helen McMillan  | Feature film
1999  | Chameleon II: Death Match | Eva  | TV movie
1999  | Secret Men's Business | Mrs Healey  | TV movie
2002  | The Hard Word | Jane  | Feature film
2003  | Temptation | Rita Molloy  | TV movie
2006  | BlackJack: At the Gates | Jane Harrison  | TV movie
2006  | Look Sharp | Jo  | Short film
2007  | Skin |  | Short film
2008  | Dream Life | Aunty Vivian  | TV movie
2010  | At the Tattooist | Aunt Ros  | Short film
2010  | Wasted on the Young | Cassandra  | Feature film
2011  | Blood Brothers |  | TV movie
2021  | The Greenhouse | Lillian Tweedy-Bell  |

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1987–93  | A Country Practice | Various characters  | TV series, 6 episodes
1988  | Rafferty's Rules | Sue Gibson  | TV series, 4episodes
1988  | Home and Away | Various roles  | TV series, 2 episodes
1991  | G.P. | Jenny Mitcham  | TV series, 1 episode
1991  | Inspector Morse | Anne Harding  | TV series, 1 episode
1993  | The Leaving of Liverpool | Lorna  | TV series
1995  | Plainclothes | DS George Samuels  | TV series
1995  | Echo Point | Robin Ollie  | TV series, 2 episodes
1997  | Big Sky | Shelly Martin  | TV series, 1 episode
1997  | State Coroner | Anne Wilmont  | TV series, 1 episode
1997  | Wildside | Tracey Malleson  | TV series, 3 episodes
1998  | Murder Call | Freda Holland  | TV series, season 2, episode 12: Something Fishy
1998–2001  | Stingers | Various roles  | TV series, 2 episodes
1999–2007  | All Saints | Various roles  | TV series, 2 episodes
2001  | Halifax f.p. | Grace Lord  | TV series, 1 episode
2002  | Bootleg | Carol Hunter  | TV series, 3 episodes
2000–03  | Grass Roots | Karin Schumaker  | TV series, 18 episodes
2003  | MDA | Clara Shields  | TV series, 1 episode
2004–05  | The Cooks | Rita Molloy  | TV series, 13 episodes
2006  | Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King | Sarah Joyce  | TV miniseries
2006–07  | Love My Way | Tess Delaney  | TV series, 6 episodes
2010  | City Homicide | Francesca Hayward  | TV series, 1 episode
2011  | East West 101 | Rhonda Hunter  | TV series, 1 episode
2011  | Crownies | Claudia Swann  | TV series, 1 episode
2012  | Rake | Dr Fisher  | TV series, 1 episode
2014  | ANZAC Girls | Matron Ellen Gould  | TV series, 3 episodes
2015  | Hiding | Principal Barker  | TV series, 3 episodes
2016  | Wolf Creek | Deborah Larsson  | TV series, 1 episode
2016  | Cleverman | Frankie  | TV series, 5 episodes
2019  | Secret City | Madeline Stenders  | TV series, 4 episodes
2022  | The Twelve | Gabby  | TV series, 5 episodes

## References

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1. ^ a b "Policing in Plainclothes", The Evening Post (Wellington), 13 March 1995
2. ^ Wakefield, Phil (15 March 1995), "A Kiwi cop show cut From too plain a cloth", The Evening Post (Wellington)
3. ^ Johnston, Tony (2 July 2000), "Stormy Waters", Herald Sun
4. ^ "Grass as green as ever", Herald Sun, 12 January 2003
5. ^ Spence, John (11 November 1999), "Visions of trauma", The Daily Telegraph
6. ^ Paatsch, Leigh (4 March 1999), "Dull day at the factory", The Daily Telegraph
7. ^ Murphy, Kerrie (28 August 2003), "Tempting tastes", The Australian
8. ^ "Fresh face for enticing menu", The Daily Telegraph, 31 August 2003
9. ^ Enker, Debi (14 October 2004), "The cooks' tale", The Age
10. ^ Warneke, Ross (21 October 2004), "Viewers cook The Cooks' goose", The Age
11. ^ "AACTA AWARDS WINNERS & NOMINEES 2000". AACTA. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
12. ^ "AACTA AWARDS WINNERS & NOMINEES 2000". AACTA. Retrieved 8 March 2023.

## External links

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* Rhondda Findleton at IMDb