Susan Lyons

Not to be confused with Sue Lyon.

Susan Lyons
Born1958 (age 66–67)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Occupation(s)Actress, producer
Years active1981–present
Known forAll Saints, Farscape
Children4

Susan Lyons (born 1958, Sydney) is an Australian actress.

Her television appearances include: A Country Practice, Police Rescue,[1] Murder Call, Farscape, Something in the Air and All Saints.

Her film appearances include: The Good Wife,[2] No Worries,[3] In a Savage Land,[4] Black and White, Corroboree, Martin Four and Napoleon.

Lyons starred in the 1998 Australian Christmas film Crackers, playing single mother Hilary who hates Christmas.[5]

Her most recent credit in theatre includes work as an associate director on the 2004 Broadway production of I Am My Own Wife directed by Moisés Kaufman.[6] She has also narrated the audio book version of Incendiary, by Chris Cleave.[7]

She is married to Tony Award-winning theatre and film actor Jefferson Mays.[8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Type
1983 The Winds of Jarrah Diana Venness Feature film
1987 The Umbrella Woman (aka The Good Wife) Mrs. Fielding Feature film
1987 The Riddle of the Stinson Jean Batten TV film
1989 The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro Ruth TV film
1990 Wendy Cracked a Walnut (aka ...Almost) Caroline Feature film
1992 Six Pack: Loveless Annie TV film series, 1 episode
1993 No Worries Ellen Bell Feature film
1994 Ebbtide Alison Feature film
1994 The Roly Poly Man Sandra Burnett Feature film
1995 Napoleon Napoleon's Mum / Other Wallaby (voice) Feature film
1996 The Territorians Anne McCabe TV film
1998 Halifax f.p.: Afraid of the Dark Helen de Castro TV film series, 1 episode
1998 Crackers Hilary Dredge Feature film
1999 In a Savage Land Helen Stevens Feature film
2001 Martin Four Grace Film short
2002 Black and White Dr. Thompson (uncredited) Feature film
2005 Life Jean Gregory TV film
2007 Corroboree Verna Feature film

Television

Year Title Role Type
1982 For the Term of His Natural Life Sarah TV miniseries, 3 episodes
1983; 1989; 1990 A Country Practice Sister Sandy Wright / Elizabeth Brown / Linda Freeman TV series, 10 episodes
1984 Five Mile Creek Miss Parling TV series, 1 episode
1987 Willing and Abel TV series, 1 episode
1988 Stringer Laura Chandler TV series, 8 episodes
1990 Rafferty's Rules TV series, 1 episode
1990 Come In Spinner Dallas McIntyre TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1991; 1993 Eggshells Jill Knight TV series, 13 episodes
1991 In Sydney Today Guest TV series, 1 episode
1991 G.P. TV series, 1 episode
1992 E Street Nancy Plimshaw TV series, 2 episodes
1993 English at Work Herself TV series, 1 episode
1995 Police Rescue Janet TV series, 1 episode
1996 Mercury Nell Roberts TV series, 13 episodes
1996 Sun on the Stubble Ellie Gunther TV miniseries, 6 episodes
1997 Fallen Angels TV series, 1 episode
1997 E! News Herself TV series, 1 episode
1998 Denise Guest TV series, 1 episode
1998 Murder Call Amanda MacKenzie TV series, 1 episode
1998 Three Forever Martha Graves TV miniseries
1999 Dog's Head Bay Vicki Santorini TV series, 13 episodes
2001 Farscape Sierjna TV series, 1 episode
2001 All Saints Natalie Moyes TV series, 1 episode
2002 Something in the Air Sue Smithies TV series, 5 episodes
2004 Who is the Roly Poly Man? Herself - Actress Video
2010 American Experience Elizabeth Merry TV series, 1 episode

References

  1. ^ Variety International Film Guide. 1995. p. 99.
  2. ^ Australian Film, 1978-1992 : A Survey of Theatrical Features. Oxford University Press. 1993. p. 225. ISBN 978-0-195-53584-6.
  3. ^ British Film Catalogue. Taylor & Francis. 2001. p. 2585. ISBN 978-1-317-74062-9.
  4. ^ "In a Savage Land". BFI. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  5. ^ Rosewarne, Lauren (2017). Analyzing Christmas in Film. Lexington Books. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-498-54182-4.
  6. ^ "Jefferson Mays, Devoted to His 'Wife' - The Washington Post". Washington Post. 27 March 2005. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Incendiary by Chris Cleave, read by Susan Lyons". Audiofile Magazine. 2005. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ "How Tony Winner Jefferson Mays Met His Match". Playbill. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2021.