Marnie Reece-Wilmore
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Marnie Reece-Wilmore | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 January 1974 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Known for | Neighbours as Debbie Martin |
Marnie Reece-Wilmore (born 10 January 1974) is an Australian actress from Sydney. She is best known for her role playing Debbie Martin in Neighbours, and was the third actress to portray the character.
Reece-Wilmore's grandparents, uncle and father emigrated to Australia from Cleethorpes in 1951.[1] She has two older sisters, an older brother, three step-sisters and a step-brother.[2] Her father was a recording engineer and her mother a production assistant.[3] Reece-Wilmore began appearing in school plays when she was seven years old, before she began doing voice work for television and radio commercials.[3] She lived with her family in Sydney, until she was cast on Neighbours and had to relocate to Melbourne.[2]
Career
In 1992, Reece-Wilmore starred in the television film The Distant Home with Melissa Jaffer and Grant Dodwell.[4]
Reece-Wilmore is best known for playing Debbie Martin in the Australian soap opera Neighbours from 1992 to 1994, and again from 1996 to 1997. In 2005, Reece-Wilmore filmed a cameo for the Neighbours' 20th anniversary special.[5]
Since leaving Neighbours in 1997, Reece-Wilmore has made guest appearances in television programmes such as Police Rescue, Blue Heelers, Stingers, Law of the Land, Halifax f.p., City Homicide, Dogstar and The New Adventures of Ocean Girl.[6]
She worked with the Melbourne Theatre Company in a production of Pride and Prejudice in 1999.[7] She also appeared as an LA Groupie in the 2002 film Queen of the Damned.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–1994, 1996–1997, 2005 | Neighbours | Debbie Martin | Series regular |
| 1992 | The Distant Home | Sally Harrison | TV movie |
| 1995 | Police Rescue | Danni | Episode: "Rescue Me" |
| 1995 | Law of the Land | Serena Goodman | Episode: "Glory Road" |
| 1998 | Blue Heelers | Kate Hughes | Episode: "Spinning the Yarn" |
| 1999 | Halifax f.p. | Annabel Colless | Episode: "A Murder of Crows" |
| 2000 | The New Adventures of Ocean Girl | Princess Neri | 10 episodes |
| 2001 | Blue Heelers | Prudence Day | Episode: "A Safe Bet" |
| 2001 | Stingers | Magda Stanton | Episode: "Tell Me You Love Me" |
| 2002 | Queen of the Damned | LA Groupie | Feature film |
| 2005 | Life | Elisa | TV movie |
| 2011 | City Homicide | Bridget Mangus | Episode: "The Business of Fear" |
| 2011 | Dogstar | Voice | Episodes: "Fatal Attraction", "Titanium Chef", "The Greening of Gavin" |
| 2013 | The Broken Shore | Jadeen | TV movie |
