Genevieve Morris (born 1967) is an Australian comedian and actress, best known for being among the regular cast on the popular comedy series Comedy Inc[1] and appearing in a popular advertising campaign for ANZ.[2]
She has also had recurring roles in Seven Network police dramas Blue Heelers and City Homicide.[3] She has performed in various stage productions since the early 1990s including the 2009 comedy show Spontaneous Broadway as Dame Helen Highwater, alongside Ross Daniels, Julia Zemiro and Geoff Paine.[3] [4]
In 2010, she appeared in multiple television commercials for ANZ bank portraying "Barbara the bank manager".[5] In 2011, Morris was part of the ensemble cast of the short-lived television series Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth where she was considered by some to be the program's breakout star.[6] In 2013, she was a cast member of Wednesday Night Fever[7]
More recently, she has starred in the crime comedy series No Activity as dispatch officer Carol.[8] She also starred as a sonographer in a Doritos television commercial which was the runner-up in the 2016 Crash the Super Bowl competition.
In 2017, Morris was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, forcing her to pull out of a starring role in comedy series Sando[9] with her role re-cast while she sought treatment.[10] Morris is in remission after chemotherapy, and continued guest roles in The Family Law and True Story with Hamish & Andy as well as stage work.[9]
In 2019, Morris joined the second season of comedy Squinters.[11]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Run Rabbit Run (film) | (uncredited) | ||
| 2020 | Paper Champions | Linda | ||
| 2020 | The Man With the Golden Throat | Judith | Short | |
| 2019 | Ride Like a Girl | Joan Sadler | ||
| 2018 | That's Not My Dog! | Herself | ||
| 2012 | Circle of Lies | Pamela Stammer | ||
| The Anti-Social Network | Laptop Thief | Short film | ||
| 2019 | Ride Like a Girl | Main Character | ||
| 2011 | Little Johnny the Movie | Little Johnny | Voice role | |
| 2000 | Trapped | Fran | ||
| 1999 | Strange Fits of Passion | Church Woman | ||
| 1997 | Back from the Dead | Ruby | ||
| 1994 | Metal Skin | Drag Fan |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Scrublands | Flick | ||
| 2021 | Fraud Festival | Genevieve Lane | TV Movie | |
| 2019-2020 | Bloom (TV series) | Rhonda Stokes | 12 episodes | |
| 2019 | Squinters | Alison | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | KGB | Captain Stokes | 5 episodes | |
| 2019 | Mr Black | Daina Robson | 3 episodes | |
| 2019 | Get Krack!n | Marie Nash | 1 episode | |
| 2017-19 | The Family Law | Lorraine | 2 episodes | |
| 2015-18 | No Activity | Carol | 13 episodes | |
| 2017-18 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | TAFE Teacher / Nurse Betty | 2 episodes | |
| 2017 | Sisters | Iris | 1 episode | |
| 2017 | Sexy Herpes | Barb | 6 episodes | |
| 2016 | Little Acorns | Chef | 2 episodes Producer (9 episodes) | |
| Comedy Showroom | Wendy | Segment: Bleak | ||
| 2015–present | No Activity | Carol | Main cast | |
| 2015 | Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane | Police Woman | 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Wednesday Night Fever | Various characters | 7 episodes Writer (1 episode) | |
| 2011 | Ben Elton Live from Planet Earth | Various characters | 3 episodes | |
| 2008-2011 | City Homicide | Rhonda 'Ronnie' Lafferty | 22 episodes | |
| 2003-2006 | Comedy Inc. | Various characters | 75 episodes | |
| 2003 | MDA | Sue Berry | Episode: "Second Bite" | |
| 2000 | Dogwoman: Dead Dog Walking | Arlene | TV movie | |
| 1998 | Small Tales & True | Moi | Episode: "Holy Matrimony" | |
| 1997 | State Coroner | Helen Lawler | Episode: "'Till Death Do Us Part" | |
| 1994-2001 | Blue Heelers | Various characters | 5 episodes |
Genevieve Morris at IMDB