Sonia Tallis
Birth placeAustralia
Birth date23 September 1943
OccupationActress, folk singer, teacher

Sonja Tallis (born 24 September 1943) is an Australian former actress, singer and drama teacher.

Tallis began her showbiz career as a folk singer, touring as part of a duo called "Sean & Sonja", before moving onto acting.

She started her acting career in a guest role in television serial The Young Doctors, and then had a small role in Sons and Daughters,

Tallis would then go on to her best-known role, as a recurring character of top dog, Nora Flynn, in Prisoner which she played for six months between May and November 1985.[1] She went on to a regular role in the short-lived Crawford's series Prime Time, as Georgina Jones, in 1986.[2] She appeared in small guest roles in A Country Practice, Home and Away and McLeod's Daughters.

Tallis has taught drama, both privately and in a number of schools in Sydney.

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1981The Killing of Angel StreetWoman Police Officer 1
1982The Best of FriendsPammie
2010The Nothing MenMaggie
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1981The Young DoctorsBarbara WebberEpisode 1,019 (guest)
1981Captives of CarePattyABC TV film
1983The Disappearance of Azaria ChamberlainMrs. KuhlTV film
1984Kindred SpiritsJournalistABC TV film
1984Crime of the DecadePamela BrownABC TV film
1984Sons and DaughtersShirley RyanSeason 3 (recurring, 5 episodes)
1984Sweet and SourSalesladySeason 1, episode 17 (guest)
1985PrisonerNora FlynnSeason 7 (supporting, 52 episodes)
1986Prime TimeGeorgina JonesSeason 1 (unknown episodes)
1987A Country PracticeHeather GordonSeason 7, episodes 69 & 70 (guest)
1988Rafferty's RulesSally ManningSeason 4, episode 8 (guest)
1989E StreetLyn AgostiniSeason 1, episodes 21 & 22 (guest)
2000Home and AwayMargaret BradleySeason 13, episodes 89 & 90 (guest)
2005McLeod's DaughtersAlessa ManfrediSeason 5, episode 19 (guest)
Other appearances
YearTitleRoleNotes
1965BandstandGuest - Herself as Singer/PerformerTV series, 1 episode
1986Hey Hey It's SaturdayGuest - Herself (Red Faces)TV series, 1 episode
1989In Melbourne TodayGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1998DeniseGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode

References

  1. ^ Zuk, Tony (30 December 1998). "Prisoner (Cell Block H)". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived 6 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  2. ^ Zuk, Tony (26 August 2005). "Australian Television: Prime Time". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived 22 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 June 2017.