Lisa Hensley (actress)
Australian actress
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Lisa Hensley is an Australian actress who first came to prominence with a leading role in the television mini-series Brides of Christ.[1] She went to high school at Brigidine College, St Ives, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Lisa Hensley | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Comedy career | |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Medium | Actress, television personality |
Hensley has also appeared in A Country Practice, 15 Amore, Sons and Daughters, The Flying Doctors, Dating the Enemy, Farscape as Matala, Two Twisted, and All Saints. She later presented the "From the Heart" program on Qantas airline's inflight ON-Q Radio.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Umbrella Woman (aka The Good Wife) | Sylvia | Feature film | |
| 1988 | The 13th Floor | Heather Thompson | Feature film | |
| 1992 | Greenkeeping | Sue | Feature film | |
| 1994 | Ebbtide | Beth | Feature film | |
| 1995 | The Feds: Vengeance | Annie Fleming | TV movie | |
| 1996 | Dating the Enemy | Laetitia | Feature film | |
| 1996 | Mr. Reliable | Penny Wilbeforce | Feature film | |
| 1997 | Paradise Road | Edna | Feature film | |
| 1998 | 15 Amore | Dorothy | Feature film | |
| 1998 | Replay | Voice | Short film | |
| 2000 | Tackle Happy | Self | Documentary film | |
| 2003 | Martha's New Coat | Sarah | Short film | |
| 2004 | Big Reef | Charlene | TV movie | |
| 2006 | Afterlife | Roxanne | Short film | |
| 2006 | Hold Please | Jane | Short film | |
| 2006 | Last Train to Freo | Train Announcer (voice) | Feature film | |
| 2007 | Razzle Dazzle: A Journey into Dance | Harridan woman (uncredited) | Feature film | |
| 2010 | How God Works | Mother | Short film | |
| 2014 | A Priest in the Family | Margaret | Short film | |
| 2019 | Palm Beach | Lorna | Feature film | |
| 2020 | Penguin Bloom | Bron | Feature film | [2] |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Game of Life | Reporter | TV series, 8 episodes | |
| 1987 | Sons and Daughters | Michelle White | TV series, 11 episodes | |
| 1987-92 | A Country Practice | Samantha Irving / Rhonda Haddon / Michelle Carson | TV series, 7 episodes | |
| 1988 | All the Way | Christine Scott | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 1989 | Shadow of the Cobra | Lizzy | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 1990 | Shadows of the Heart | Jillian Hughes | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 1991 | The Flying Doctors | Gaby | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1991 | Brides of Christ | Sister Paul / Veronica | TV miniseries, 6 episodes | |
| 1993-99 | Law of the Land | Kate Chalmers | TV series, 50 episodes | |
| 1997 | Good Guys, Bad Guys | Dorothy O'Malley | TV series, 1 episode: "Unfinished Business" | |
| 1999 | Farscape | Matala | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2000 | The Big Schmooze | Self | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2001 | All Saints | Anne Trelawney | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2006 | Two Twisted | Annabel | TV miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 2007-08 | The Movie Show | Presenter | TV series | |
| 2012 | Dance Academy | Lena | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Mr & Mrs Murder | Yvette Nailor | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2014 | Lessons from the Grave | Lottery Woman | TV series, 20 episodes | |
| The Know | Host | TV series | ||
| 2014-18 | Black Comedy | Guest actor | TV series, 7 episodes | |
| 2015 | Wonderland | Vanessa | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2015 | Let's Talk About | Anne Hardliner | TV miniseries, 10 episodes | |
| 2019 | My Life Is Murder | Chef Brenda Levine | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2024 | Total Control | Sharon Costigan | TV series, 6 episodes | [3] |
| 2025 | Darby and Joan | Maxine Nelson | TV series: 2 episodes |
Radio
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| From the Heart | Presenter | Qantas airlines’s inflight ON-Q Radio |
