Tammy MacIntosh explained

Tammy MacIntosh
Birth Date:16 February 1970
Birth Place:Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Occupation:Actress
Alma Mater:Edith Cowan University (Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts)
Education:Morley Senior High School, Girrawheen Senior High School, Mount Lawley Senior High School
Years Active:1986–present
Known For:
Children:1

Tammy MacIntosh (born 16 February 1970) is an Australian actress known for portraying Dr. Charlotte Beaumont in the medical drama All Saints and Jool in the TV series Farscape. She is also known for her roles on television series The Flying Doctors, Police Rescue, Sea Patrol, the television film McLeod's Daughters which led to the acclaimed drama series of the same title, and played the role of Kaz Proctor in the prison drama series Wentworth, until her departure in June 2019.

Early and personal life

MacIntosh was born on 16 February 1970 in Perth,[1] where she attended Morley Senior High School, Girrawheen Senior High School and Mount Lawley Senior High School. MacIntosh graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, a division of Edith Cowan University.

MacIntosh is married to Mark Yeats and they have a son.[2]

Career

MacIntosh started out as a reporter for a children's show C'mon Kids in South Australia in the late eighties.

MacIntosh has an extensive list of TV credits including The Flying Doctors, Something in the Air, Grass Roots, Stingers, State Coroner, Wildside, McLeod's Daughters, G.P., The Feds III and Chances. She was also a well-known face in her regular role of Kathy in Police Rescue. MacIntosh played a main character in the first season of the BAFTA Award-winning BBC show, Jeopardy.

In 1998, MacIntosh appeared in the detective series Good Guys, Bad Guys.

Farscape

MacIntosh joined the science fiction television series Farscape in late 2000.[3] She was cast as Jool, a young Interion woman. She made her first appearance in the third-season episode "".[4]

All Saints

In 2002, MacIntosh was cast as Dr Charlotte Beaumont in the medical drama All Saints.[5] MacIntosh took the role of Charlotte as she saw the character as a new challenge. She was initially contracted for six weeks. Of Charlotte, MacIntosh commented "she's been empowering to play. I felt much stronger and more confident in who I was than I had in a long time." MacIntosh became one of the show's longest serving cast members joining in series 5 and staying until its final season went to air. Macintosh's film and theatre credits include , the Melbourne Theatre Company's Shark Fin Soup, the Sydney Theatre Company's Private Lives, the Ensemble Theatre's Blinded by the Sun and Sleeping Beauty.

She had a recurring role on Sea Patrol portraying Commander Maxine "Knocker" White. She also played Doctor Elizabeth "Mac" Macmillan in ABC's crime drama Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries,[6] and Doctor Amelia Ward in "Episode 9" of Crownies.

Wentworth

MacIntosh was considered for the role of Bea Smith in prison drama Wentworth.[7] She later joined the cast in the third season as vigilante Kaz Proctor, alongside actresses Pia Miranda and Libby Tanner.[8]

Tammy would exit Wentworth in series 7 as the show begun to take a toll on her. Macintosh revealed the extent of filming would leave her 'crying while going on walks' and she would facetime her son every night during production.[9] Tammy spoke with the production team at the end of series six to inform them that the upcoming seventh season would be her last as Kaz. During series seven Kaz dies in the fourth episode of season 7 in a horrific killing.

Macintosh would join several of her co-stars from Wentworth during 2022 and appeared at both a Screen Star Event in London and Birmingham and would also appear at the Wentworth Con fan convention in Melbourne. Macintosh appears regularly at these fan conventions.[10]

Other projects

MacIntosh made a cameo appearance in The Drover's Wife (film) and appeared in The Longest Weekend.[11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994Police RescueConst. Kathy Orland
1996River StreetSharon Pierce
Whipping BoySeal
McLeod's DaughtersClaire McLeod
2000Better Than SexGirl F
2005RepetitionAnell
2011Grace Flack
Sleeping BeautyWork Colleague
2021 (22)The Drovers WifeMarti Murray cameo
2022The Longest WeekendSadie Palmer feature film
2024InsideColleenFilm

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
1989-90Annie RogersRecurring role
1991ChancesMandy FosterTV series
1992-93BinglesStacyMain role
1992-95Police RescueConst. Kathy OrlandMain role
1993Nicola BassTV film
1995G.P.Joanna LalorEpisode: "One for the Road"
1997-98WildsideDet. Kim DevlinRecurring role
1998Good Guys, Bad GuysHolly SwiftEpisode: "You Light Up My Wife"
1999StingersKaren JonesEpisode: "Full Term"
2000Grass RootsMarilyn HennessyRecurring role
Something in the AirChristine RutherfordRecurring role
2001-02FarscapeJoolushko 'Jool' Tunai Fenta HovalisRecurring role
2002JeopardyMelissaRecurring role[12]
2002-09All SaintsDr. Charlotte BeaumontMain role[13]
2004Joolushko 'Jool' Tunai Fenta HovalisTV miniseries
2010-11Sea PatrolCMDR Maxine "Knocker" WhiteRecurring role
2011East West 101Sally WilsonEpisode: "Heart of Darkness"
CrowniesDr. Amelia WardEpisode: "1.9"
2012-15Miss Fisher's Murder MysteriesDr. Elizabeth "Mac" MacmillanRecurring role[14]
2015–2019WentworthKaren "Kaz" ProctorRecurring (Season 3), Main (Seasons 4–7)[15]
2019Wentworth: Behind the BarsSelfTV Special

Theatre

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Blinded by the Sun Playhouse Theatre
Private Lives Sydney Theatre Company
Shark Fin SoupMelbourne Theatre Company

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tammy Macintosh. IMDb. 2020-04-24.
  2. News: TV Guide: A walk for wellness. McWhirter. Erin. 28 May 2008. The Sunday Times. 30 July 2016.
  3. News: The Diary. Sharp. Annette. 10 December 2000. The Sun-Herald. 30 July 2016.
  4. Web site: Tammy MacIntosh. BBC Online. 30 July 2016.
  5. News: Patron Saint of high-heeled lesbians. Hunter. Tim. 26 July 2007. The Age. 30 July 2016.
  6. News: Ashleigh Cummings says Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries leads the way for women in television. Fenton. Andrew. 28 May 2015. news.com.au. 31 July 2016.
  7. Web site: Rumour: Who will play the new Bea Smith?. Knox. David. 3 October 2012. TV Tonight. 9 April 2019.
  8. News: The screen death of Alex Cook's character Lou in Love My Way still holds strong emotions for fans. Byrnes. Holly. News.com.au. 30 July 2016.
  9. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=DTWEB_MRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Fsydney-confidential%2Factors-say-landing-a-job-on-wentworth-is-the-role-of-a-lifetime%2Fnews-story%2F2724fd140cee82ac2f73102f624d17c6&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-1-NOSCORE&nk=6bd5175f6020935782d0a994362933cb-1704809596
  10. Web site: Wentworth Con arrives in Melbourne for a two-day fan event. 30 March 2023.
  11. Web site: 2023-02-19 . The Longest Weekend Director Molly Haddon Talks Queer Screen, Creating Genuine Family Connections on Screen, and More in This Interview - The Curb . 2024-08-10 . en-AU.
  12. Web site: Australian Television: Jeopardy: cast guide . 2023-01-15 . australiantelevision.net.
  13. Web site: Australian Television: All Saints: series 5 (2002) . 2023-01-15 . australiantelevision.net.
  14. Web site: Australian Television: Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries . 2022-12-24 . australiantelevision.net.
  15. Web site: Australian Television: Wentworth: episode guide: s03e01 . 2022-12-24 . australiantelevision.net.