Nadine Garner
Nadine Garner | |
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.jpg) Garner in 2012 | |
| Born | Nadine Lynette Garner 14 December 1970 Knoxfield, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Spouse | Cameron Barnett (2005–2015) |
| Partner | William Dim (2019–present) |
| Children | 2 |
Nadine Lynette Garner (born 14 December 1970) is an Australian actress, known for her roles as Tamara in The Henderson Kids, Detective Senior Constable Jennifer Mapplethorpe in City Homicide, and Jean Beazley in The Doctor Blake Mysteries. She made her feature film debut in The Still Point (1986) and received an AFI nomination for Best Actress in a Lead Role for her role in Mull (1988). Garner has worked extensively in film, theatre and TV (both in Australia and the UK) and received awards and nominations for performances in each field.
Career
Garner's first major role was in 1985 at age 15 as Tamara Henderson in The Henderson Kids,[1] for which she won critical acclaim and several awards, including the Logie Award for Best Performance by a Juvenile.[2] This was followed by a role in the soap opera Neighbours as Rachel Burns,[3] and guest appearances in Prisoner and Prime Time.[2] She played the lead role in the 1986 feature film The Still Point, and guested in episodes of The Flying Doctors and A Country Practice.[2][4] She also appeared in two episodes of the four-part miniseries My Brother Tom as Jean Quayle.[2] In August 1986, she reprised her role of Tamara Henderson and filmed the second season of The Henderson Kids, which was released the following year.[2] Garner made her stage debut in the 1987 Melbourne Theatre Company production of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg.[4]
Garner appeared in the 1987 Australian film Bushfire Moon, followed by Mull (1988) for which she won Best Actress at the 1988 Australian Film Institute Awards.[4] She also starred in the television series House Rules.[4] Garner played Arlene Toomer in the BBC comedy series Boys from the Bush for two series in 1991–1992.[3] Further film roles include Metal Skin (1994),[5] and Fresh Air (1999).
Garner has appeared in a series of minor and guest roles in multiple Australian and British television series, including The Bill, Shadows of the Heart miniseries,[6] G.P., Twisted Tales, Good Guys Bad Guys, Raw FM, Tribe miniseries, Class Act,[3] Water Rats, The Love of Lionel's Life telemovie, Changi miniseries – Ep.5,[7] Heroes' Mountain telemovie, Young Lions, The Secret Life of Us, Stingers, My Life Is Murder and Through My Eyes miniseries.
Also interested in writing, she wrote and performed in the stage work Birds Eye View in Sydney in 2002. Garner has worked with most state theatre companies in a wide variety of roles in works by Shakespeare, Molière, Sheridan, Ibsen, Ziegler, Chekhov, Orton, Shaffer, Lawler and Elton. She also played the role of Desire in the highly controversial Australian musical Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom.
In 2002–03, Garner played in a national tour of the musical Cabaret[8] and received enthusiastic reviews—as well as two theatre awards—for her performance as "Fraulein Kost/Fritzi". From 2005 until 2006, she appeared in the Australian teen drama Blue Water High.[9] She also appeared in feature films The Book of Revelation (2006), and Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance (2007).[10]
Garner played the regular role of Detective Senior Constable Jennifer Mapplethorpe in the police drama series City Homicide, from 2007 to 2011.[11][12][13] In 2010, she returned to film, appearing in The Wedding Party.
Starting in February 2013, she starred as housekeeper Jean Beazley in The Doctor Blake Mysteries opposite Craig McLachlan.[14] In September 2013, Garner appeared as Eve in episode four of the ABC1 television comedy series It's a Date.[15]
On 13 January 2026, Garner was cast in the second season of High Country.[16]
Personal life
Garner grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Knoxfield. She was married to Director of Photography[17] Cameron Barnett,[18] and they have one son and a daughter.[19][18] Having divorced from Barnett,[20] her partner (since 2019) is a designer and academic in Melbourne.[21]
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | The Henderson Kids | Tamara "Tam" Henderson | Main cast |
| Neighbours | Rachel Burns | Recurring | |
| Prisoner | Young Girl | Episode 526 | |
| 1986 | My Brother Tom | Jean Quayle | TV miniseries |
| A Country Practice | Bonnie Stewart | Episodes: "Growing Pains Parts 1 and 2" | |
| The Flying Doctors | Amanda | Episode: "E.T - New Girl in Town" | |
| 1987 | The Henderson Kids II | Tamara "Tam" Henderson | Main cast |
| 1988 | House Rules | Sophie | TV series, 24 episodes |
| 1989 | The Flying Doctors | Judy McKenzie | Episode 22: "Blues for Judy" |
| All The Way | TV series, 1 episode | ||
| 1990 | Shadows of the Heart | Recurring role: Lanty Fargo | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| 1991 | All Together Now | Karen Moyer | Episode: "I Want to be Bobby's Girl" |
| A Country Practice | Donna Hume | Episodes: "For all the Good Times Parts 1 and 2" | |
| Boys from the Bush | Arlene Toomer | TV series, 20 episodes | |
| 1993 | Cluedo | Anita Lockhart | TV series, 1 episode |
| Phoenix | Lindy | Episode: "Inside Information" | |
| Secrets | TV series, 1 episode | ||
| 1994 | Under the Skin | TV film series, episode 1: "Dino, Where You Been" | |
| 1994–1995 | Class Act | Gloria O'Grady | TV series, 14 episodes |
| 1996 | G.P. | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1997 | Twisted Tales | Mallory | Episode: "The Crossing" |
| Raw FM | Zelda Lee | TV series, 13 episodes | |
| 1999 | Tribe | Marie Sinclair | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2000 | Water Rats | Shelley Andrews | Episode: "Obsession" |
| 2001 | Changi | Lisa | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2002 | Young Lions | Rebecca Ann Sharpe | Episodes: "Kickboxer Kills Racist"; "Kickboxer on Trial" |
| 2004 | Through My Eyes: The True Story of Lindy Chamberlain | Sally Lowe | TV miniseries, 2 episodes |
| Stingers | Evelyn Ballantyne | Episode: "House of Mirrors" | |
| 2005 | The Secret Life of Us | Anna | Episodes: "Dead Man Walking"; "Kicking the Habit" |
| 2005–2006 | Blue Water High | Deborah Callum / Deb | TV series, 27 episodes |
| 2007–2011 | City Homicide | Detective Senior Constable Jennifer Mapplethorpe | Main cast |
| 2013 | It's a Date | Eve | Episode: "Do Opposites Attract?" |
| 2013–2017 | The Doctor Blake Mysteries | Jean Beazley | Main cast |
| 2014 | Farmland Not Gaslands | Voice | Short film documentary |
| 2017 | Shakespeare Republic | Viola | Episode: "Viola" |
| 2019 | Mr. Black | Rowena Black | TV series, 2 episodes |
| My Life Is Murder | Katrina Logan | Episode: "Remains to Be Seen" | |
| Part-Time Private Eyes | Karen | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2020 | Bloom | Julie Cole | TV series, 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Lie With Me | Detective Taormina | TV miniseries, 4 episodes |
| 2022 | Savage River | Lynne Anderson | TV series, 6 episodes |
| TBA | High Country: What Lies Beneath | TBA | TV series |
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | The Still Point | Sarah | Feature film |
| 1987 | Bushfire Moon | Sarah O'Day | Feature film |
| 1988 | Half Circle | Short film | |
| 1988 | Mull | Phoebe Mullens | Feature film Australian Film Institute Awards ***1988: Won — Best Actress in a Lead Role |
| 1993 | The Feds | Tammy Warren | TV film series ("Deception") |
| 1994 | Metal Skin | Roslyn | Feature film |
| 1997 | Good Guys, Bad Guys: Only the Young Die Good | Jinx | TV film / TV pilot |
| Treading Dirt | Rosy | Short film, 12 minutes | |
| 1999 | Fresh Air | Kit | Feature film |
| 2000 | The Love of Lionel's Life | Lena | TV film |
| 2002 | Heroes' Mountain | Federal Policewoman | TV film |
| 2005 | In the Shadows | Short film, 10 minutes | |
| 2006 | The Book of Revelation | Margot | Feature film |
| 2007 | Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance | Sarah Gunner | Feature film |
| 2010 | The Wedding Party | Lisa | Feature film |
| 2017 | Speaking Daggers | Emilia | Short film |
| Mrs McCutcheon | Jenny | Short film, 17 minutes | |
| The Doctor Blake Mysteries: "Family Portrait" | Jean Beazley | TV film (broadcast in UK as episodes 9 and 10 of series 5) | |
| 2018 | The Blake Mysteries – A New Beginning: "Ghost Stories" | Jean Blake | TV film |
| Celeste | Grace | Feature film | |
| 2022 | Darklands | Samantha Romans | Feature film |
Music video
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | You Am I: What I Don't Know 'Bout You | Partygoer | 4 minutes |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Television Society of Australia | Penguin: Certificate of Special Recognition for Performance by an Actress in a Mini-series | The Henderson Kids | Won |
| 1986 | Logie Award | Best Performance by a Juvenile | The Henderson Kids | Won |
| 1987 | Television Society of Australia | Best Actress in a Lead Role | The Henderson Kids II | Won |
| 1988 | AFI | Best Actress in a Lead Role | The Mull | Won |
| 1995 | AFI Award | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Metal Skins | Nominated |
| FCCA (Film Critics Circle of Australia) | Best Actress in a Supporting Role | Won | ||
| 1997 | AFI | Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a TV Drama | Raw FM | Nominated |
| 2003 | Australian Dance Awards | Outstanding Performance in a Stage Musical | Cabaret | Nominated |
| Mo Awards | Best Supporting Actress in a Musical | Nominated | ||
| Melbourne Green Room Award | Best Supporting Actress in a Musical | Won | ||
| Helpmann Award | Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical | Won[8] |
References
- ^ Collier, Shayne (20 May 1985). "Ten's brave new prime-time kids' drama". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. p. 55. Retrieved 10 April 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e Cook, Stephen (23 August 1986). "Nadine tunes up for the future". TV Week. p. 25.
- ^ a b c Hayward, Anthony (1995). The New and Revised Guinness Who's Who of Soap Operas. Guinness Publishing. p. 186. ISBN 0-85112-676-6.
- ^ a b c d Daly, Mike (25 April 1989). "Former 'Henderson' kid now one of nations brightest talents". The Age. Retrieved 10 April 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd (19 September 1994). "Review: 'Metal Skin'". Variety. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ Banks-Smith, Nancy (13 July 1992). "Arts: Condoms and kangaroos - Television". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 April 2026 – via Gale.
- ^ "Episode Five, Eddie's Birthday". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
- ^ a b "Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical". Australian Web Archive. Australian Entertainment Industry Association (AEIA). Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 17 July 2003. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "Blue Water High". ABC Australia. 11 May 2005. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ Leonard, Richard (2007). "RAZZLE DAZZLE: A JOURNEY INTO DANCE". Film Reviews 2007. Australian Catholic Office for Film & Broadcasting (www.catholic.org.au). Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "City Homicide hits seven". The Daily Telegraph (Sydney). News Ltd. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "Nadine Garner". Yahoo!. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ Ellis, Scott (27 August 2007). "Mystery within mysteries". The Age. Sydney. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ^ "Craig MacLachlan & Nadine Garner Sign On For 1959 Crime Drama TV Series 'The Dr Blake Mysteries'". The Lowdown Under. 9 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ Zuk, T. (12 August 2013). "It's a Date". www.australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
- ^ "New cast announced for Binge original series High Country: What Lies Beneath". FilmInk. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ ShareGrid. "Cameron Barnett". ShareGrid. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Nadine Garner on her fairytale life". Australian Women's Weekly: 66–68. August 2007. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014 – via aussiebubblog.wordpress.com.
- ^ Perkins, Miki (4 May 2024). "Nadine Garner: 'You don't want to get on bended knee to your child and go, please treat me with a bit more respect'". The Guardian.
- ^ "NADINE GARNER: the Doctor Blake star takes centre stage in a new telemovie". The Australian Woman's Weekly. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ Doreian, Robyn (21 September 2024). "Nadine Garner on her days on The Henderson Kids: 'I feel like my teens were cut short'". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
External links
- Nadine Garner at IMDb
- Lunch with Nadine Garner. Sydney Morning Herald, February 9, 2013
- City Homicide Official Website