Geneviève Picot Explained

Geneviève Picot
Birth Date:1956
Occupation:Actress
Notable Works:Proof
Undercover
Years Active:1980–present

Geneviève Picot is an Australian stage, film and television actress.

Career

Picot is a graduate of the National Institute of Dramatic Art and some of her other performances include The Timeless Land, The Sullivans and Bread and Roses.

In 1983 Picot was nominated for an AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in Undercover and in 1991 was nominated for the same award for her role in Proof.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleType
1983 Undercover Libby Feature film
1987 To Market To Market Suzanna Feature film
1991 Proof Celia (as Genevieve Picot) Feature film
1993 Bread & Roses Sonja Davies Feature film
1994 Muriel's Wedding Store Detective Feature film
1995 Maidenhead Film short
1997 True Love and Chaos Hannah Feature film
2003 Max's Dreaming Rose Feature film
2006 Irresistible Mara's Nurse Feature film
2006 The Book of Revelation Barmaid Feature film
2010 The Last Bottle Mary Film short
2015 Force of Destiny Louise Feature film
2015 The Dressmaker Mrs. Tobin Feature film
2017 Ali's Wedding Magistrate Cummings Feature film

Television

YearFilmRoleType
1980The Timeless LandRecurring role: EmilyTV miniseries, 4 episodes
1980-81The SullivansRegular role: Caroline SullivanTV series, 183 episodes
1983Carson's LawGuest role: Cecily JohnsonTV series, 2 episodes
1983A Descant for GossipsLead role: Helen StriebelTV miniseries, 3 episodes
1985The Long Way HomeLead role: RobinTV film
1986The Fast LaneGuest role: MiriamTV series, 1 episode
1987The Petrov AffairRecurring role: Joyce BullTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1988The Four Minute MileRecurring role: Marjorie JacksonTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1989Inside RunningLead role: Penelope PhillipsTV series, 19 episodes
1991G.P.Guest role: Melanie SandersTV series, 1 episode
1992In Sydney TodayGuestTV series, 1 episode
1992Acropolis Now!Guest role: Nurse WallaceTV series, 1 episode
1992Good VibrationsLead role: Kate RienerTV miniseries, 2 episodes
1993Seven Deadly SinsLead role: EveTV series, 1 episode 7: "Wrath"
1993The Making of NothingHerselfTV special
1994-04Good Morning AustraliaGuestTV series
1995Halifax f.p. - Hard CorpsGuest role: Denise RattiganTV film series, 1 episode 5: "Hard Corps"
1995FrontlineGuest role: Elizabeth HolstTV series, 1 episode
1995Law of the LandGuest role: Val WeekesTV series, 1 episode
1995FireRecurring role: Sophie HarrisonTV series, 4 episodes
1996-98MedivacLead Regular role: Julia McAlpineTV series, 48 episodes
2002MDAGuest role: Dr. Sally WilliamsTV series, 1 episode
2004Wicked ScienceRegular role: Principal Alexa VynerTV series, 15 episodes
2006Abortion, Corruption and Corps: The Bertram Wainer StoryLead role: Peggy BermanTV film
2007McLeod's DaughtersGuest role: Helen HallTV series, 2 episodes
2013Miss Fisher's Murder MysteriesGuest role: Valma BrightwellTV series, 1 episode
2019RosehavenRecurring role: JennyTV series, 3 episodes
2019The HuntingGuest role: Judge GoldsworthTV miniseries, 1 episode
2021Jack IrishRecurring role: Det. Fran UnderwoodTV series, 4 episodes

Theatre

YearTitleRoleCompany / Location
1975 Verdi Requiem Chorister Sydney Opera House
1976 Blithe Spirit Elvira Condomine Playhouse Hobart
1977 Cabaret Kit Kat Girl Playhouse Hobart
1979 The Three Sisters
1979 The Beggar's Opera NIDA Theatre, Playhouse Canberra
1979 The Ballad of the Sad Café
1981 Antigone Antigone / Eurydice Melbourne Athenaeum with Melbourne Theatre Company
1981 Tales from the Vienna Woods The Lady / Others Nimrod Theatre
1982 As You Like It Phoebe Melbourne Athenaeum with Melbourne Theatre Company
1982 The Changeling Diaphanta Universal Theatre with Melbourne Theatre Company
1983 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Honey Russell Street Theatre, Theatre Royal, Sydney with Melbourne Theatre Company
1984 Top Girls Lady Nijo / Win
1984 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia Melbourne Athenaeum, Sidney Myer Music Bowl with Melbourne Theatre Company
1985 Sons of Cain Bronwyn Playhouse Melbourne, Theatre Royal, Sydney with Melbourne Theatre Company
1985 The Benefactors Sheila Russell Street Theatre with Melbourne Theatre Company
1985 Trumpets and Raspberries Lucia Playhouse, Melbourne
1986 This is the Way the World Ends Wagner Church Theatre, Hawthorn with Australian Contemporary Theatre Co
1986 Wild Honey Sofya Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1987 Happy End Lillian Victorian College of the Arts
1987 The Comedy of Errors Adriana Church Theatre, Hawthorn
1988 Volpone Lady Would Be / Androgene Church Theatre, Hawthorn
1988 The Rivers of China Audra / Doubles Playhouse Melbourne with Melbourne Theatre Company
1988-89 A Respectable Wedding The Bride Melbourne Theatre Company
1990–91 Hotel Sorrento Pippa Monash University, Wharf Studio Theatre, Playbox Theatre
1990 Love Letters Melissa Gardner Victorian Arts Centre Trust
1990-91 On Top of the World Stephanie Fairfax Studio with Melbourne Theatre Company
1992 Summer of the Aliens Norma Russell Street Theatre with Melbourne Theatre Company
1993 The Temple Brenda Blake / Mia (VO) / Lorna St John Playbox Theatre, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Monash University
1994 The Sisters Rosensweig Pfeni Rosensweig Playhouse, Melbourne, Monash University, Theatre Royal, Hobart, Geelong Arts Centre, Wharf Theatre, Glen Street Theatre, Canberra Theatre Centre, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth with Melbourne Theatre Company
1994 A Flea in Her Ear Lucienne Homenides De Histangua Mietta's, Playhouse, Melbourne with Melbourne Theatre Company
1994 There's One In Every Marriage Mietta's for Melbourne International Comedy Festival
1995 Arcadia Lady Croom Playhouse, Melbourne with Melbourne Theatre Company
1995 Summer of the Seventeenth Doll Olive
1996 My Father's Father Ruth / Anita Fairfax Studio with Melbourne Theatre Company
1996 Miss Bosnia Mira Fairfax Studio, West Gippsland Arts Centre, Monash University, Canberra Theatre Centre, The Capital, Bendigo, Geelong Performing Arts Centre, Gold Coast Arts Centre with Melbourne Theatre Company
1998 Away Coral Victorian regional tour with Melbourne Theatre Company
2000 The Great Man Fleur Playhouse, QPAC, Playhouse, Melbourne with Sydney Theatre Company
2001 The Rain Dancers Rita Fairfax Studio with Melbourne Theatre Company
2001 The Vagina Monologues Ensemble Theatre, University of Sydney
2002 The Aunt's Story Various Playhouse, Melbourne, Belvoir Street Theatre, Playhouse, QPAC with Melbourne Theatre Company
2005 Barmaids Val QUT, Theatre Royal, Hobart with Hit Productions
2007 Small Metal Objects Carolyn Forrest Place, Queen Street Mall, Mildura Centro, Bendigo Marketplace, Salamanca Square, Hannover, Germany, Place des Innocents, Paris, Radhuspladsen, Copenhagen, Noorderplantsoen, Groningen, Netherlands, Landiwiese, Zurich, Switzerland, Stratford Station, London
2005 Ray's Tempest Ruthie Fairfax Studio with Melbourne Theatre Company
2008 Rock'N'Roll Eleanor / Older Esme Playhouse, Melbourne with Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company
2008 The Spook Trixie / Phyllis Malthouse Theatre, Ford Theatre, Geelong, The Capital, Bendigo, Frankston Arts Centre
2008 The Lower Depths Anna Fortyfivedownstairs
2009; 2011; 2015 Small Metal Objects Carolyn Back to Back Theatre & Korea tour
2010 The Grenade Kerrie Haines Playhouse, Melbourne, Sydney Opera House with Melbourne Theatre Company
2012 Queen Lear Goneril Southbank Theatre with Melbourne Theatre Company
2016 The Great Fire Judith Belvoir Theatre Company
2018 Aspirations of Daise Morrow Older Woman Canberra Theatre Centre, Wollongong Town Hall with Brink Productions
2022 Emilia Judith / Priest / Lord Henry Carey Playhouse, Melbourne, Canberra Theatre Centre
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Notes and References

  1. https://shanahan.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/PICOT-Genevieve-300418.pdf
  2. https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/6686