Annie Jones (actor) explained

Annie Jones
Birth Name:Annika Jancso
Birth Date:1967 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation:Actress, model
Years Active:1984–present
Awards:Logie Award for Most Popular Actress
Logie Award for Most Popular Actress in a Telemovie or Miniseries

Annie Jones (born Annika Jancso; 13 January 1967) is an Australian actress, known for her roles in soap operas and serials, most especially Sons and Daughters as Jess Campbell, in Neighbours as Jane Harris and Newlyweds as Allie Carter. She has won two Logie Awards.

Early life

Born Annika Jancso on 13 January 1967,[1] Jones' parents were Hungarian immigrants, who met when in Adelaide and married after her father found employment as an opal miner. She has three older sisters. The family spent many years in Coober Pedy.[2]

Career

Professionally taking the stage name Annie Jones, she undertook some modelling, including an appearance in the music video for the Huxton Creepers song "Pretty Flamingo" in 1987.[3] Jones began acting at aged 17 in the title role in the film drama Run Chrissie Run! She then appeared in television roles on The Henderson Kids (1985), and Sons and Daughters (1985–1986) as Jesse Campbell.[4]

Jones auditioned for the role of Charlene Mitchell (which she lost to Kylie Minogue) in the television soap opera Neighbours, at age 19.[5] She eventually landed the role of Jane Harris in 1986, and would continue in that role until 1989. Jones received the Logie Award for Most Popular Actress for the role.[6] In April 1988, Jones presented a report on the opening day of World Expo 88 for Network Ten.[7]

Post-Neighbours in 1990, Jones played Lorna Jackson, an opal miner's daughter and brief love interest for Dr David Radclife (Brett Climo), in an episode of TV series The Flying Doctors.[8] She also played Clare Mallory in the drama miniseries Jackaroo,[8] which won her a second Logie Award for Most Popular Actress in a Telemovie or Mini-series in 1991.[9] She also starred as Eva Kovac in the historical mini-series Snowy (1993).[10]

Jones starred as Allie Carter in the Australian sitcom Newlyweds with Christopher Gabardi in 1993 and 1994.[11] She guest starred in The Adventures of Lano & Woodley in 1997.

Jones played mother Sue Green in children's television series Pig's Breakfast,[12] and appeared in the Mortified episode "Mother in the Nude" (2006).

Jones has guest starred in many Australian series including City Homicide (2007), Stingers (2003), Blue Heelers (1994, 2002), Marshall Law (2002), Good Guys, Bad Guys (1997) and Halifax f.p. (1996).[5]

In 2010, she was cast in the television movie , which tells of the biggest criminal investigation in the history of the state of Victoria.[13] Jones played parole officer Rachel Sanger in three episodes of Wentworth in 2013.[14] She also appeared in the 2014 Australian show Worst Year of My Life Again.[15]

In March 2015, she took part in a documentary special, , celebrating the show's 30th anniversary.[16] [17] The following year, Jones was reunited with her Neighbours co-star Guy Pearce when she guested in his drama series Jack Irish.[18] She also filmed guest appearances in the Seven Network drama Winners & Losers,[18] and The Doctor Blake Mysteries.[15]

In April 2018, she reprised the role of Jane Harris in Neighbours.[15] In 2019, Jones starred as Colleen Cotterill in Seven Network's Secret Bridesmaids' Business, which was based on the stage play by Elizabeth Coleman.[19] On 27 June 2020, it was announced that Jones had reprised the Neighbours role as a permanent cast member and she remained in the role until the show's then final episode on 28 July 2022. The series was later picked up by streaming service Amazon Freevee and Jones was confirmed to be reprising her role in February 2023.[20]

Personal life

Jones has been married to director Paul Moloney since 1989. The couple met on the set of The Henderson Kids.[1]

After leaving Neighbours in 1989, Jones put her acting career on hold to take care of her mother, who had Alzheimer's disease.[21] Jones stated "She had the disease for many, many years and I became her carer. Anyone who has had anything to do with Alzheimer's or dementia will know what it's like. It's heart-breaking, seeing someone disappear before your eyes. Because of that, I had neither the time nor the energy to commit to a long-running series and could only do guest roles here and there."[21]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1984Run Chrissie Run! Chrissie
1984Lands In South AustraliaPresenterShort film documentary
1985Fair DealHerselfShort film documentary
1988A Losing Battle: Adolescent Body ImagePresenterShort video documentary
1988A Losing Battle: Adolescent EatingPresenterShort video documentary
2000The Monkey's MaskEvelyn McDonaldUncredited
2006Five Moments of InfidelityJulie / Wife (Segment 5)
2007The CondemnedKarenUncredited
2015Sneezing Baby Panda: The MovieCharacter voice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1985The Henderson KidsSylvia WheelerRecurring role
1985–1986Sons and DaughtersJess CampbellCredited as Annika Jones
1986CountdownHerself
1986–1989, 2005, 2018–Neighbours Jane HarrisMain cast
1988World Expo '88Herself
1988OlympathonHerself
1988World Vision: 40 Hour FaminePresenter
1988The Royal Variety PerformanceHerself
1989A Tribute to Neighbours: Celebrating 1000 EpisodesHerself / Jane HarrisTV documentary special
1989Oz BeautyPresenter
1990English at WorkHerselfEpisode: "Finding A Career"
1990The Flying Doctors Lorna JacksonEpisode: "End of the Rainbow"
1990EmbassyElizabethEpisode: "Foreign Affairs"
1990JackarooClare MalloryMiniseries
1990Col'n CarpenterAlisonEpisodes: "A Kind of Loving: Part 1" and "A Kind of Loving: Part 2"
1991ChancesParisRecurring role
1992Bony SarahEpisode: "Surf, Sun, Sand... and Murder"
1993Hey Hey It's SaturdayHerselfTV series, 1 episode
1993SnowyEva KovacMain cast
1993–1994Newlyweds Allie CarterMain cast
1995What's Cooking?Herself TV series, 1 episode
1995Rainbow's EndRhonda NesbittTelevision film
1995Sale of the CenturyContestant
1996Blue HeelersAngela HarriganEpisode: "Old Sins, Long Shadows"
1996What's Cooking?Herself
1996Halifax f.p.Alison HartEpisode: "Without Consent"
1996Sale of the CenturyContestant
1997Good Guys, Bad GuysVeronica FlahertyEpisode "Fatal Distraction"
1997The Adventures of Lano & WoodleyCon ArtistEpisode "The Two Men"
1999Pig's BreakfastSue Green Main cast
2000BeastMasterThe GuardianEpisode: "The Guardian"
2001The Wonderful World of DisneyMotherEpisode: "Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story"
2002Shock JockVarious rolesEpisode: "Vive la différence"
2002The Secret Life of UsNicoleEpisode: "Signs of Life"
2002Marshall LawSandraEpisode: "The Samovar"
2002Blue HeelersAngela WhiteEpisodes: "Deep Water" and "Nothing Personal"
2003StingersHelene HarrisEpisode: "Priapus' Playground"
2003The Saddle ClubBeth ElliotEpisode: "Blind Faith"
2006MortifiedTV ReporterEpisode: "Mother in the Nude"
2006 Tripping Over WendyEpisode 1.1
2006TemptationContestant
2007City HomicideKelly PilsburyEpisodes: "Cut and Dried" and "Rostered Day Off"
2011Dorothy DebsTelevision film
2011Dogstar Various voices
2013–2014WentworthRachel SangerRecurring role
2014Worst Year of My Life, Again!Mum
2015HerselfTV documentary
2016Winners & LosersKaren TriggsEpisode: "iBloom"
2016Jack IrishJudyEpisode 1.01
2017The Doctor Blake MysteriesBillie BentleyEpisode: "Hear the Angels Sing"
2019Secret Bridesmaids' BusinessColleen CotterillMain cast

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Annie Jones - things you didn't know about the Neighbours star. Crick. Claire. 2 July 2020. What's on TV. 11 March 2023.
  2. Web site: Annie Jones glad she put her mum before acting. https://archive.today/20130116180855/http://www.agedcarecrisis.com/news/3437-annie-jones-glad-she-put-her-mum-before-acting. dead. 16 January 2013. Aged Care Crisis.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XOmW8Vzrbg&pp=ygUgSHV4dG9uIENyZWVwZXJzIFByZXR0eSBGbGFtaW5nbyA%3D Huxtable Creepers - Pretty Flamingo music video
  4. Web site: Where Are They Now: Plain Jane Superbrain from Neighbours . Comedy Central. 11 August 2010 . 29 April 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140429184607/http://blog.comedycentral.co.uk/2010/08/11/watn-plain-jane-superbrain-from-neighbours/ . 29 April 2014 .
  5. Web site: Neighbours stars – where are they now? . Orange.co.uk . 13 April 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110717010755/http://www.orange.co.uk/entertainment/television/pics/2345_3.htm?linkfrom=%3C%21--linkfromvariable--%3E&link=link_back&article=neighboursstarswherearetheynow . 17 July 2011 . live.
  6. http://tvweek.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=63357 1989 Logie Awards
  7. News: Green guide – Saturday 30 April. The Age. 11 March 2023. Newspapers.com.
  8. Brown. David. 3 February 1990. Annie lands in Coopers Crossing. TV Week. 4–5.
  9. News: Vizard fast forwards to most popular personality. 16 March 1991. The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 May 2022. Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 'Snowy' sure to please townies. Hawker. Philippa. 8 September 1993. The Age. 11 March 2023. Newspapers.com.
  11. News: Fun and marriage. Lawrence. Mark. 18 February 1993. The Age. 1 August 2020. Newspapers.com.
  12. News: A trough act. Conway. Andrew. 6 September 1999. The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 March 2023. Newspapers.com.
  13. Web site: Nine begins production on Underbelly Files | The Spy Report. Mediaspy. 21 June 2010. 13 April 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110310090303/http://www.mediaspy.org/report/2010/06/21/nine-begins-production-on-underbelly-files/. 10 March 2011.
  14. Web site: 'Neighbours' Star Annie Jones Who Played Jane 'Plain Jane Superbrain' Harris Just Popped Up In 'Wentworth' And Hasn't Changed A Bit. Bagwell. Matt. 16 March 2016. HuffPost. 11 March 2023.
  15. Web site: 'Neighbours' favourite to return after becoming household name in 80s. 20 February 2018. Starts at 60. 11 March 2023.
  16. Web site: Airdate: Neighbours 30th: The Stars Reunite. Knox. David. 28 February 2015. TV Tonight. 3 March 2015.
  17. Web site: Neighbours 30th anniversary schedule confirmed by Channel 5. Kilkelly. Daniel. Digital Spy. 4 March 2015. 5 March 2014.
  18. News: Guy Pearce's Irish luck helps Neighbours love Annie Jones back into spotlight. Byrnes. Holly. 7 February 2016. news.com.au. 11 March 2023.
  19. Web site: Cameras roll on Secret Bridesmaids' Business for Seven. Knox. David. 9 May 2019. TV Tonight. 11 March 2023.
  20. Web site: Neighbours announces seven more returning cast for the show's revival. Sarrubba. Stefania. 28 February 2023. Digital Spy. 11 March 2023.
  21. Web site: Annie Jones: Neighbours, caring for my mum, and my return to Ramsay Street. Anthony. Stephanie. 22 September 2020. Yours. 11 March 2023.