ACTING RESUME OF MONETTE LEE
After working in the industry for 8 years, Monette went to study at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School in the UK graduating in 1988. She won a best actress award for her portrayal of Liz and 8 other characters in ‘Happy Jack’ at the Palace Theatre, and then went on to work at HTV and the BBC, and in theatre all over Britain including the Edinburgh Festival before returning home to Australia in 1994.
FILM Role Director
Flammable Children Mrs Wilson Stephan Elliot
Ravish Blue SF 2015 Zara Blue Jakim Wong
Orobourous SF 2014 Country store owner Henry Boffin
Away (SF Griffith FS 2013) Kitty Herman Van Eyken
The Fairest of them All (Cannes 2013)Grannie (with full latex) Kine Anderson
Risk Injured Woman Alan White
Serenades Blanche (French) Mojgan Khadem
Inspector Gadget 2 Hair Cut Victim! (American) Alex Zamm
Punch me I love You Mother Arman de Saint-Selvy
A Deeper Season (UK) Stella (Blind lead) Stephan Llanguth
Blink & you’ll miss it Corrupt Mayoress Ian “Thistle” Thorburn
TELEVISION Role Director
Paul Hogan Story 2016 Wals wife Kevin Carlin
Texas Rising 2015 USA 1836 Texan Post Mistress Lucas Taylor
Gods of Wheat St - 2012 Penelope Bell Wayne Blair
Mabo 2011 Mary Gaudron Rachel Perkins
Strange Calls 2012 Mrs Sheen Daley Pearson
Heartbeat (UK and Australia) Lou Roger Bamford
Worst Animal Nightmares Val Plumwood John Stainton
Rogue Nation (ABC) Madam Rens (French) Lisa Matthews
Starter Wife (USA) Peggy (Irish) Jon Avnet
Sea Patrol Deborah Bullen Geoff Bennett
Bianca (Monarch Cove-USA) Psych nurse (American) Andrew Prowse
All Saints Debbie Healy Scott Feeney
Wildside Detective Callahan Andrew Prowse
Medivac Pethadine Addict Graeme Blundell TELEVISION CONT Role Director
Denton Olympic Show Winner from Manchester UK Ch 9 & Ch 4 co-prod
Pacific Drive Sex Therapist B. McDuffy&S.Turkiewicz
GP Sister Bronar P. Feint & Peter Andrikidis
THEATRE Role Director
Second Hand S&S 2016 Eva Kozlov (Russian) Sonny Clark
May 20th for S&S 2015 Helen Hugh Parker
Shrinks (World Premiere 2014) Vivienne Westwood Michelle Miall
Dear Diary (Best Actress nom2013) Disabled woman Bonny Stuart Lumsden
The Blonde, Brunette…2011 Solo show (7 characters) TACGC Dir: Steven Gration
Short and Sweet 1st in Brisbane 2 main roles in 2 short plays Nominated best actress award
Good Works @ Q.T.C. Rita Dir: Jackie McKimmie
Away (UK premiere) Gwen Dir: Andrew Hilton
Small Mercies @ LaBoite Single mum Dir: McDonald /Caulfield
Over the Top with Jim (Qld Tour) 4 parts Dir: Billie Brown
She of the Electrolux @LaBoite Marjorie (lead) Dir: Sue Rider
Oleanna (in assoc with QPAC) Carol (Female lead) Dir: Steve Gration
Rocks in her Pocket (UK) Sylvia Plath Dir: Nick Bamford
Happy Jack (UK) Liz (Best Actress Award winner) Dir: Sonia Fraser
Pride & Prejudice (UK) Elizabeth Bennett (lead) Dir: Neil Rhoden
Midsummer’s Dream (UK) Hippolyta Dir: Peter Symonds
Stags and Hens (UK) Linda (lead) Dir: Richard Howard
James and the Giant Peach (UK) Magic woman, US reporter& more Edinburgh Festival
COMMERCIALS Many for tv & radio. Highlights: Dynamo, Nissan Navara, National Bank, Toshiba, Guide Dogs Australia, Proton Cars Direct and Imitrex for the USA.
VOICE WORK Monette has worked in all mediums for voice in live and pre- recorded situations in character voices, advertisements, educational and corporate videos, on radio, television and theatre.
Accents are a speciality. See separate voice cv for further information.
AGENT: Natalie Hall Management Tel: 07. 38710288