Natalie McCurry

Natalie McCurry
OccupationActress

Natalie McCurry (7 July 1966 – 27 September 2014)[1] was an Australian actress and beauty queen who was 'Miss Australia in 1989.[2]

Natalie McCurry was an original cast member on Chances,[3] playing Rebecca Taylor. She left in 1991 as many cast members were leaving due to increasing demands to do nude scenes.[4] McCurry was a lead in the Australian dystopian film Dead End Drive-In.[5][6]

In 1990 she was injured while doing a promotional bungee jump which resulted in a temporary ban of the sport in New South Wales.[7][8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
1986 Cassandra Sally Feature film
1986 Dead End Drive-In Carmen Feature film
1987 Going Sane Young Girl Feature film
1988 Kadaicha Tracy Hocking Feature film
1989 Glass Alison Baumer Feature film
1994 Mushrooms Maureen Feature film
2004 Oyster Farmer Pearl's Mum Feature film

Television

1986 A Country Practice Celia Arnold Guest Role 2 episodes 'Ghosts'

1986

Sons and Daughters Guest role: Cheryl Harvey TV series, 2 episodes
1987 Danger Down Under aka 'Harris Down Under' Katherine Dillingham TV film US/Australia
1989 Hey Dad...! Guest role: Solva Elvirani TV series, 1 episode
1991 Chances Regular role: Rebecca Taylor (as Natalie McCurrie) TV series, 71 episodes
1993 Time Trax Guest role: Sergeant Nicole Nolan TV series US/Australia, 1 episode
1993 Official Denial Janine TV film US/Australia
1995; 1996 Flipper Guest role: Deidre Cilione/Rene Sipes TV series US/Australia, 2 episodes
1996 Flipper Guest role: Rene Sipes TV series US/Australia, 1 episode
1996 Twisted Tales Tania TV series, 1 episode 4: "Bonus Mileage"
1997 Home and Away Recurring guest role: Julia Robson TV series, 3 episodes
2003 All Saints Guest role: Irene Netterfield TV series, 1 episode

References

  1. ^ "Natalie McCURRY Death Notice – Sydney, New South Wales". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
  2. ^ Foster, Susie (30 August 1990), "Miss World makes up", The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ^ Lewes, Jacquelne Lee (26 November 1990), "Antennae", The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ Kent, Simon (8 July 1991), "Actors in row over nudity - The Diary", The Sun Herald
  5. ^ MacDonald, Dougal (17 July 1987), "A teenage trap", The Canberra Times
  6. ^ Buckmaster, Luke (6 March 2015), "Dead End Drive-In rewatched – politics dressed up as frothy entertainment", The Guardian
  7. ^ Riley, Mark; Bishop, Karin (13 September 1990), "Why Natalie is taking up knitting", The Sydney Morning Herald
  8. ^ "Tandem jump that stretched the thrill", The Canberra Times, 13 September 1990


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