Acting credits
19
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Actor
Elspeth Ballantyne
Acting
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Movies: 13Series: 6
TMDB ID: 77564
IMDb ID: nm0050555
Known for: Acting
Born: April 20, 1939
Age: 86
Place of birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2023
Years active: 60
Average TMDB rating: 7.5
Wikidata: Q4562806
Biography
Elspeth Ballantyne (born 20 April 1939) is an Australian retired actress, who appeared in productions in theatre, television and films 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 1947 and by the age of 15 in 1954 had turned professional. She became best known for her role in the TV cult series Prisoner from 1979 to 1986 as original character of but fair Prison Officer Meg Jackson (later Morris). Ballantyne's parents were actors and she is the sister of film producer Jane Ballantyne. She was married to actor Dennis Miller from 1968 to 1977.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Elspeth Ballantyne.
Mondo Maniacs
as Desma
2023 Movie
Boronia Backpackers
as Maxine Daniels
2022 Movie
2.0
Boronia Boys
as Maxine
2011 Movie
4.2
The Caterpillar Wish
as Mrs. Woodbridge
2006 Movie
6.9
Three Dollars
as Eddie's Mother
2005 Movie
4.8
Selkie
as Loopy Laura
2000 Movie
4.4
One Way Ticket
as Elizabeth
1997 Movie
Blowing Hot and Cold
as Shelagh MacBean
1989 Movie
8.3
Captain Johnno
as Mrs. Greenwood
1988 Movie
4.0
Breakfast in Paris
as Millie
1982 Movie
6.0
Blue Fin
as Mrs. Pascoe
1978 Movie
6.2
End Play
as Welfare Officer
1976 Movie
Life in Australia: Melbourne
1966 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Elspeth Ballantyne.
7.4
Rush
as Edie • 1 eps
2008 Series
5.8
City Homicide
as Miss Evelyn Purcell • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.8
SeaChange
as Coral Kiss • 1 eps
1998 Series
6.6
The Flying Doctors
as Barbara Freeman • 1 eps
1986 Series
7.5
Prisoner
as Meg Morris • 603 eps
1979 Series
4.3
Homicide
as Maureen Davis • 1 eps
1964 Series