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Jeanie Drynan on Toni Collette and Muriel's Wedding

2014

Jeanie Drynan on Toni Collette and Muriel's Wedding

2014

  • NFSA IDFQQ483H6
  • TypeOral History
  • MediumAudio
  • FormOral history
  • Duration3 hrs, 25 mins, 24 secs
  • GenresBiographical
  • Year2014

Actor Jeanie Drynan in conversation with Margaret Leask.

In this clip Jeanie talks about her role as Muriel's mother, Betty Heslop, in Muriel’s Wedding (PJ Hogan, Australia, 1994) and how she devised her heartbreaking scene in the church with Toni Collette.

Jeanie is a much-loved actor in the Australian TV and film industry, appearing in Skippy (1968), 2000 Weeks (Tim Burstall, 1969), Don’s Party (Bruce Beresford, 1976), The Picture Show Man (John Power, 1977), and Prisoner (1979).

Actor Jeanie Drynan in conversation with Margaret Leask.

In this clip Jeanie talks about her role as Muriel's mother, Betty Heslop, in Muriel’s Wedding (PJ Hogan, Australia, 1994) and how she devised her heartbreaking scene in the church with Toni Collette.

Jeanie is a much-loved actor in the Australian TV and film industry, appearing in Skippy (1968), 2000 Weeks (Tim Burstall, 1969), Don’s Party (Bruce Beresford, 1976), The Picture Show Man (John Power, 1977), and Prisoner (1979).

  • Interviewer
    Margaret Leask
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