Jane Harders

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Born
Queensland, Australia
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Art
OccupationsActress, narrator, voice coach
Yearsactive1969-2020
Jane Harders
Born
Queensland, Australia
EducationNational Institute of Dramatic Art
OccupationsActress, narrator, voice coach
Years active1969-2020
AwardsHelpmann Award

Jane Harders is an Australian actress. She has appeared in film and television, on stage and radio as a narrator and as a voice dialect coach. She played Janet Weiss in the original Australian production of The Rocky Horror Show in 1974.

Harders is originally from Queensland.[1] She is a graduate of Sydney's NIDA, with a diploma in Voice Studies and gained early acting experience in student productions. In the late 1960's, she began her career at Sydney's Old Tote Theatre Company,[2] and was one of the original members of the Nimrod Theatre Company. She has appeared in numerous musicals and revues.[1]

Career

Harders has appeared in several films including Caddie (1976), Flirting (1991) and Mao's Last Dancer (2009). Her television credits include 1984 cricket miniseries Bodyline (alongside Hugo Weaving and Gary Sweet), The Alien Years (1988), teen series Heartbreak High, drama series Doctor Doctor and Spirited.[3]

Harders is also a voiceover artist, having narrated for ABC Radio, television documentaries on SBS, and audio adaptations of classic literature. She has also been a voice and dialect coach for stage and screen.[3]

Harders has worked extensively in theatre, for Sydney Theatre Company, Queensland Theatre, and Melbourne Theatre Company. She has starred in The Importance of Being Earnest, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Arcadia, The Cherry Orchard, Away, and the original 1974 Australian production of The Rocky Horror Show, in which she played Janet. She received a Helpmann Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Copenhagen.[3]

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1972Shirley Thompson vs. the AliensShirley Thompson
1976CaddieVikki
1978The Chant of Jimmie BlacksmithMrs. Healey
1979The JournalistWendy Morris
1980The EarthlingMolly Ann Hogan
1991FlirtingMiss Silvia Anderson
1994The Roly Poly ManJane Lewis
1999Trust MeShort film
2007The Uncertainty PrincipleElisabethShort film
2009Mao's Last DancerSenator's wife

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1971Andersen MonogatariVoice
1972QuartetAnthology series, 1 episode
1973The Aunty Jack ShowWoman on TelevisionSeason 2, episode 1
The Three MusketeersVoiceAnimated TV movie
1975Silent NumberMrs Lucas1 episode
Shannon's MobMira1 episode
King's MenConstable Maple Brown1 episode
1976RushJessie Farrar10 episodes
Alvin PurpleGuest
1977Hotel Story[4]
1978Young RamsayLillian Payntor1 episode
Tickled PinkMarianne1 episode
1979Cop ShopNorma Blake2 episodes
A Place in the WorldPolly PagetMiniseries, 1 episode
The MismatchMarsha HarringtonTV movie[5]
TV FolliesLinda Zimmerman
1980Australian Theatre FestivalEpisode: "A Toast to Melba"
1982Jonah4 episodes
1983The Weekly's WarTilly Shelton-SmithMiniseries, 2 episodes[6]
1984Mother & SonMatron1 episode[3]
BodylineMrs JardineMiniseries, 2 episodes
1984–1993A Country PracticeBronwyn Gibson / Sarah Fitzgerald4 episodes[3]
1986The Adventures of Tom SawyerBecky Thatcher / Aunt Polly (voices)Animated TV movie
1987Rob RoyVoiceAnimated TV movie
1988The Alien YearsEdithMiniseries[7][3]
1989The Flying DoctorsHelen1 episode[3]
1994Heartbreak HighMaureen Milano3 episodes[3]
1997The HostagesMarciaTV movie
1997; 1999Murder CallDr Lois Fisk / Mrs Henderson2 episodes[3]
2007The Starter WifeWealthy MatronMiniseries, 1 episode[3]
2008All SaintsConnie Mosdell1 episode[3]
2010–2011SpiritedRitaSeasons 1–2, 17 episodes[3]
2011The JestersAunty Jane1 episode[3]
2018–2019Doctor DoctorHelen5 episodes[3]
2020The EndJillian Regan1 episode

Theatre

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1969The Royal Hunt of the SunDello, a wife of Atahuallpa[8]
1970The Legend of King O'MalleyOld Tote Theatre, Sydney
Oedipus[9]
A Delicate BalanceEdnaSTC[3]
BigglesNimrod St Theatre, Sydney[10]
1971Endgame
Flash Jim Vaux
1972Measure for Measure
Shadows of Blood
1973‘Tis Pity She’s a WhoreOld Tote Theatre, Sydney[11]
1974The Rocky Horror ShowJanet WeissHarry M. Miller[12][3]
1977Inner VoicesAnna / Princess / Ali / Baby FaceNimrod St Theatre, Sydney[13]
1981The Man from MukinupinClarrieSydney Opera House with STC[2][14]
1982You Can't Take it With You[2]
1983The Cherry OrchardMadame Ranevskaya[3][15]
1985Arms and the ManRainaSeymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod[16][2]
Six Characters in Search of an AuthorFirst Actress[2]
1986BenefactorsSheilaNorthside Theatre, Sydney[2][17]
1987What the Butler SawMrs PrenticeAustralian national tour[1]
1988AwayCoralUS tour with STC[3][2]
Summer of the Seventeenth DollOlive[3]
1990RumorsCookie CusackAustralian national tour[2]
1991Master BuilderAline SolnessBelvoir St Theatre, Sydney[3][18]
1993–1994Kafka DancesJulie / MotherStables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company / STC[3]
1994Things We Do for LoveBarbaraMarian St Theatre, Sydney[3]
ArcadiaLady CroomSTC[3]
1996HereticMonica FreemanSTC / MTC[3][19]
2002CopenhagenMargrette BohrAustralian national tour with STC / QTC / MTC[20]
2005The Woman with Dog's EyesPenny BoyceGriffin Theatre Company[21]
2008The Importance of Being EarnestLady BracknellQPAC with QTC[22]
2012Les Liaisons DangereusesMadame de RosemondeWharf Theatre, Sydney with STC[3][23]
The Cripple of InishmaanMammySTC[3]
A Flea in Her EarRaymondeSTCSA[3]

Awards and nominations

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