Elspeth ballantyne biography samples

Australian actress

Elspeth Ballantyne (born )^[2][a][3] is a retired Australian actress, who appeared in theatre, television and film roles over a career that spanned nearly 60 years, a veteran of the industry having started her career as a child actor and becoming a staple of the theatre starting from , in a production of Macbeth and by the age of 15 in had turned pro., performing in stage roles for the next 37 years, including a stage play tour of the United Kingdom of her iconic Prisoner role at the Alexandra Theatre in Birmingham.^[1]

Ballantyne is probably best known for her small screen roles in numerous TV serials.

Her first major TV role was in the serial Bellbird in as librarian Laura "Lori" Chandler (formerly Grey), opposite actor Dennis Miller, whom she would marry the following year, she remained in the role until She became best known for her role in the TV cult seriesPrisoner (known internationally a