Genevieve Morris
Genevieve Morris (born 1967) is an Australian comedian and actress, best known for being among the regular cast on the popular comedy series Comedy Inc[1] and appearing in a popular advertising campaign for ANZ.[2]
She has also had recurring roles in Seven Network police dramas Blue Heelers and City Homicide.[3] She has performed in various stage productions since the early 1990s including the 2009 comedy show Spontaneous Broadway as Dame Helen Highwater, alongside Ross Daniels, Julia Zemiro and Geoff Paine.[3][4]
In 2010, she appeared in multiple television commercials for ANZ bank portraying "Barbara the bank manager".[5] In 2011, Morris was part of the ensemble cast of the short-lived television series Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth where she was considered by some to be the program's breakout star.[6] In 2013, she was a cast member of Wednesday Night Fever[7]
More recently, she has starred in the crime comedy series No Activity as dispatch officer Carol.[8] She also starred as a sonographer in a Doritos television commercial which was the runner-up in the 2016 Crash the Super Bowl competition.
In 2017, Morris was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, forcing her to pull out of a starring role in comedy series Sando[9] with her role re-cast while she sought treatment.[10] Morris is in remission after chemotherapy, and continued guest roles in The Family Law and True Story with Hamish & Andy as well as stage work.[9]
In 2019, Morris will join the second season of comedy Squinters.[11]
Filmography
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Circle of Lies | Pamela Stammer | |
| The Anti-Social Network | Laptop Thief | Short film | |
| 2019 | Ride Like a Girl | Main Character | |
| 2011 | Little Johnny the Movie | Little Johnny | Voice role |
| 2000 | Trapped | Fran | |
| 1999 | Strange Fits of Passion | Church Woman | |
| 1997 | Back from the Dead | Ruby | |
| 1994 | Metal Skin | Drag Fan | |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Sexy Herpes | Barb | 6 episodes |
| 2016 | Little Acorns | Chef | 2 episodes Producer (9 episodes) |
| Comedy Showroom | Wendy | Segment: Bleak | |
| 2015–present | No Activity | Carol | Main cast |
| 2015 | Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane | Police Woman | 2 episodes |
| 2013 | Wednesday Night Fever | Various characters | 7 episodes Writer (1 episode) |
| 2011 | Ben Elton Live from Planet Earth | Various characters | 3 episodes |
| 2008-2011 | City Homicide | Rhonda 'Ronnie' Lafferty | 22 episodes |
| 2003-2006 | Comedy Inc. | Various characters | 75 episodes |
| 2003 | MDA | Sue Berry | Episode: "Second Bite" |
| 2000 | Dogwoman: Dead Dog Walking | Arlene | TV Movie |
| 1998 | Small Tales & True | Moi | Episode: "Holy Matrimony" |
| 1997 | State Coroner | Helen Lawler | Episode: "'Till Death Do Us Part" |
| 1994-2001 | Blue Heelers | Various characters | 5 episodes |
References
- Some funny things about City Homicide
- Rolfe, John (25 February 2010). "Thirty seconds of fame for Genevieve Morris after THAT bank ad". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- Genevieve Morris (JM Agency)
- Spontaneous Broadway (Australian Stage)
- Breaking Campaign: Barbara the Bank Manager talks fees in ANZ ad
- Knox, David (9 February 2011). "Genevieve is all Front on Planet Earth". TV Tonight.
- Knox, David (3 July 2013). "Warning: Political comedy may offend". TV Tonight.
- Tan, Monica (22 October 2015). "No Activity: will it do for Stan what House of Cards did for Netflix?". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
- Groves, Don (9 May 2018). "Genevieve Morris continues her comeback in 'Ride Like a Girl'". If.com.au.
- Knox, David (5 September 2017). "Sacha Horler steps into ABC comedy Sando". TV Tonight.
- Knox, David (25 November 2018). "Upfronts 2019: ABC". TV Tonight.