Deborra-Lee Furness Jackman was born on 30 November 1955 and is an Australian actress and producer.
14 Facts About Deborra-Lee Furness
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At the age of 18, Deborra-Lee Furness attended secretarial school to learn shorthand and typing after her mother advised her to have a back-up career if her acting ambitions didn't eventuate to anything.
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Deborra-Lee Furness then got a job as the assistant to John Sorell, the news director at Channel 9.
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Deborra-Lee Furness started working on the show as a researcher before becoming an on-air reporter.
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Deborra-Lee Furness studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, where she graduated in either 1981 or 1982.
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Deborra-Lee Furness performed on the stage in New York and played Kathleen, the Australian wife of Cole Gioberti on the television series Falcon Crest before returning to Australia to continue her acting career.
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Deborra-Lee Furness rose to fame in 1988 when she starred in the movie Shame, for which she won Best Actor awards from the Film Critics Circle of Australia and Golden Space Needle.
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In 1993, Deborra-Lee Furness appeared as Chrissy in the television mini-series Stark starring Ben Elton and Jacqueline McKenzie.
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From 1995 to 1996, Deborra-Lee Furness starred in television series Fire alongside Andy Anderson and Wayne Pygram.
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An adoptive mother of two, Deborra-Lee Furness is known for her work assisting orphans globally and streamlining international adoptions, especially in her native Australia where she is a patron, and one of the creators, of National Adoption Awareness Week.
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Deborra-Lee Furness has addressed the National Press Club of Australia on the subject of adoption laws in Australia.
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Deborra-Lee Furness is a patron of the Lighthouse Foundation for displaced children and International Adoption Families for Queensland.
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Deborra-Lee Furness is a World Vision ambassador and serves on the Advisory Committee for Film Aid International, working with refugees throughout the world.
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In 2014, Deborra-Lee Furness was named as the New South Wales Australian of the Year for her work in adoption campaigning.