Genevieve Lemon has appeared in numerous musical and stage productions, performing in major Australian theatres, including the 2008 original Australian stage production of Billy Elliot the Musical in which she won the Helpmann Award for Best Leading Actress.
25 Facts About Genevieve Lemon
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Genevieve Lemon was born at the Crown Street Women's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales in 1959 as the third child of four to film editor and director Anthony Cripps Genevieve Lemon and actress Patricia Mary O'Donnell, whom had married in the early 1950s, her siblings include Michael and Peter.
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Genevieve Lemon joined "The Rock Players" an amateur theatre company in the inner-city Sydney suburb of Leichhardt and after appeared in a production of the musical Steaming before attending and graduating the University of New South Wales in 1982.
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Between 1984 and 1985 Genevieve Lemon starred as Marlene Warren in the television series Prisoner, receiving critical acclaim, winning a Penguin Award for her role.
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Between 1985 and 1988 Genevieve Lemon performed in numerous Australian musicals, working for the Sydney Theatre Company, and others before appearing in Judy Morris's film Luigi's Ladies in 1989, after which she was cast as the lead actress in Jane Campion's film Sweetie.
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In 1993, Genevieve Lemon again acted under the direction of Jane Campion in the Academy Award-winning film The Piano, co-starring with Holly Hunter and Harvey Keitel.
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In 1997 Genevieve Lemon was cast for Samantha Lang's film The Well acting with Pamela Rabe, Miranda Otto, Paul Chubb, and Frank Wilson.
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From 1999 to 2005 Genevieve Lemon became an integral part of the casts of Sydney Theatre Company productions, appearing in the musical Piaf by Adam Coo, Morning Sacrifice by Jennifer Flowers, The Republic of Myopia by Jonathan Biggins, Summer Rain by Robyn Nevin, and My Brilliant Divorce by Gary Down.
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In 2003 Genevieve Lemon acted in television films The Postcard Bandit and Mermaids.
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In 2006, after starring in Paul Goldman's film Suburban Mayhem, Genevieve Lemon was played as Shirley in Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott's critical acclaimed musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, touring between 2006 and 2008 the major theatres of Australia and New Zealand.
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In 2008 Genevieve Lemon gave voice to Charlotte's Mum, Henry's Mum and Madame in the animated film The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry.
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In 2007 Genevieve Lemon was selected for Australian production of Billy Elliot the Musical, written by Lee Hall, directed by Stephen Daldry with music by Sir.
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Genevieve Lemon played Mrs Wilkinson from 2007 to 2009, received positive reviews by critics and winning the Sydney Theatre Awards, the Green Room Awards, and the Helpmann Award for her performance.
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From 2010 and 2011 Genevieve Lemon was cast for the fifth anniversary United Kingdom tour of the musical's debut.
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In 2012 Genevieve Lemon plays in Death of a Salesman musical by Trevor Ashley, and The Mousetrap by Gary Young.
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In 2013 Genevieve Lemon came back to television acting as Bunny in Jane Campion's mini-series Top of the Lake, winning the Equity Ensemble as a cast member.
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In 2014 Genevieve Lemon played Dotty Otley in Jonathan Biggins's Noises Off production at the Sydney Opera House, She was cast for season three of television series Rake, and Australian mini-series The Secret River.
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The next two years Genevieve Lemon worked with Belvoir St Theatre Company and Sydney Theatre Company.
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The next year Genevieve Lemon played as Mrs Wentworth in Bruce Beresford's film Ladies in Black, and had a recurring role in television series Home and Away.
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In 2019 Lemon starred in Thomas M Wright's film Acute Misfortune.
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The cast performance was critically acclaimed, receiving positive reviews and numerous nominations in several film awards, including Academy Award, Golden Globe and BEFFTA Awards Genevieve Lemon won her first Satellite Award and received a Critics' Choice Awards nomination as a member of the cast.
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In 2021 Genevieve Lemon starred in the recurring role of Fiona Palmer in the Australian television series Eden and as in the critical acclaim series The Tourist.
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In November 2021 the film Here Out West was presented at the Sydney Film Festival, in which Genevieve Lemon starred as Nancy.
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From March to April 2022, Genevieve Lemon starred as Mrs Thornhill in the theatrical adaptation of North by Northwest at the Sydney Lyric Theatre.
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In 2024, Genevieve Lemon was named as part of the cast for Stan series Population 11.