Robyn Nevin

• Name — Robyn Nevin • Honorific Suffix — AO • Born — 25 September 1942 • Birthplace — Melbourne, Australia • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1962–present • Partner — Nicholas Hammond (1987–present) • Children — 1 • Education — National Institute of Dramatic Art (BFA)

Nevin was born on 25 September 1942 in Melbourne, to Josephine Pauline Casey and William George Nevin. She was educated at Genazzano Convent until the age of 11, when she moved with her family to Hobart, Tasmania, and was enrolled at the Fahan School, a non-denominational school for girls. While there, she played the lead in the school's production of Snow White at the Theatre Royal. Her parents were conservative and conventional, her father the managing director of Dunlop Australia, her mother a housewife, so to enter the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) at the age of 16 in the very first intake in 1959 was a brave step, in which she was fully supported by her parents.

At the outset of her career, she had a variety of roles in radio and television, working mainly at the Australian Broadcasting Commission, including current affairs, music, chat shows and children's shows throughout the early 1960s. With the Old Tote Theatre Company she acted in The Legend of King O'Malley by Bob Ellis and Michael Boddy in 1970. She gravitated back to theatre, where she has been a constant presence for the last 40 years. Although theatre has been her home ground she has also starred in numerous Australian films and mini-series, landing many credits for strong supporting roles. She made one foray into directing in The More Things Change... (1986). In 1996 she became artistic director of the Queensland Theatre Company, a position which she held with great success, rescuing the company from bankruptcy and leaving it flourishing in 1999, when she took over the position of artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company, where she was artistic director until the end of 2007, having created such memorable additions as The Actor's Company, the only professional repertory company in the nation, and the hugely successful Wharf Revue. In 2006 she established The STC Actors Company and directed its debut production of Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children. Her other extensive directing credits for Sydney Theatre Company include: Boy Gets Girl (2005), Summer Rain (2005), Scenes from a Separation (2004), Hedda Gabler (2004), Harbour (2004), The Real Thing (2003), A Doll's House (2002) and Hanging Man (2002). Other directing credits include After the Ball, Honour, Summer Rain and A Month in the Country (Queensland Theatre Company); Kid Stakes, Scenes from a Separation, Summer of the Seventeenth Doll and On Top of the World (Melbourne Theatre Company); The Removalists (State Theatre of South Australia) and The Marriage of Figaro (State Opera of South Australia). Nevin has performed in a range of roles at the Sydney Theatre Company, beginning in 1979 as Miss Docker in A Cheery Soul by Patrick White (reprised in 2001); and also including as Roxane in Cyrano de Bergerac in 1981; as Ranyevskaya in The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov in 2005; and as Mrs Venable in Suddenly Last Summer by Tennessee Williams in 2015.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1961 — The Outcasts — TV series • 1962 — Consider Your Verdict — Judith Harper — TV series, 1 episode: "Queen Versus Glandon" • 1967 — Bellbird — TV series • 1971 — The Comedy Game — Kate Sullivan — TV series, 1 episode: "Our Man in Canberra" • 1973 — Our Man in the Company — Miss Healey — TV series, 1 episode: "Let Women Go Free" • The Taming of the Shrew — Barmaid — TV film • How Could You Believe Me When I Said I'd Be Your Valet When You Know I've Been a Liar All My Life? — Teleplay • President Wilson in Paris — Mrs. Wilson — Teleplay • 1974 — Matlock Police — Sue Palmer — TV series, 1 episode: "Dancing Class" • Ryan — Susan Davis — TV series, 1 episode: "Negative Proof" • 1974; 1975 — Behind the Legend — Guest roles — TV series, 1 episode: "William Bligh" (1974) • 1975 — Ben Hall — TV series, 1 episode • 1975 — Behind the Legend — Guest role — TV series, 1 episode: "ST Gill" • 1976 — God Knows Why, But It Works — Nurse — Film documentary • 1977 — Say You Want Me — Interviewing Officer — TV film • 1978 — Father, Dear Father — Mrs. Webster — TV series, episode 4: "Novel Exercise" • 1979 — The Oracle — TV series, 1 episode • 1980 — Notes on a Landscape — Herself — Film documentary • Water Under the Bridge — Shasta — TV miniseries, 8 episodes • The Sullivans — Rachael Dawson — TV series, 2 episodes • A — Nellie Melba — TV film • Spring & Fall — Mary — TV series, Series 1, episode 2: "The Last Card" • 1981 — Oz '81 — Various characters — TV series • Degrees of Change — Teleplay • 1982 — The Naked Breast — Narrator — Film documentary • Spring & Fall — Anne — TV series, Season 2, episode 2:"Perfect Company" • 1983 — The — Lady Kerr — TV miniseries, 3 episodes • For Love or Money — Herself — Film documentary • 1984 — Conferenceville — Dr Cindy Broughton — TV film • Making 'The Coolangatta Gold — Herself (uncredited) — Film special • 1985 — Hanlon — Minnie Dean — TV series, episode: "In Defence of Minnie Dean" • 1990 — The — Mrs. Goosgog — Teleplay • Shadows of the Heart — Mrs. Hanlon — TV miniseries, 2 episodes • 1993 — Seven Deadly Sins — Margot — TV series, episode 3: 'Sloth' • The Burning Piano: A Portrait of Patrick White — Herself — TV film • 1995–99 — Halifax f.p. — Angela Halifax — TV film series, 3 episodes: "The Feeding", "Cradle and All", "A Murder of Crows" • 2003 — Enter the Matrix — Councillor Dillard (voice) — Video game • 2013-16 — Upper Middle Bogan — Margaret Denyar — TV series, 24 episodes • Top of the Lake — Jude Griffin — TV series, 4 episodes: "1.1", "1.3", "1.4", "1.5" • The — Cecily Addison — TV film "3.5", "3.7" • 2014 — Rake — Banking Counsel Assisting — TV series, 2 episodes • 2015 — Stories I Wanted to Tell You in Person — Anna — TV film • 2016 — Cleverman — Jane O'Grady — TV series, episode: "Containment" • 2018 — Back in Very Small Business — Celeste Di Nonno — TV series, 8 episodes • 2019 — Doctor Doctor — Dinah — TV series, Season 4, 3 episodes • 2020 — In Creative Company — Herself — Podcast series, 1 episode • The End — Dawn — TV series, 8 episodes • 2021 — The Moth Effect — Voice of M — TV series, 1 episode • 2022 — Wolf Like Me — Gwen — TV series, 1 episode • God's Favorite Idiot — Helen — TV series, 1 episode • 2025 — Apple Cider Vinegar — Alma Hirsch — TV series, 2 episodes

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2015 — The Making of 'Ruben Guthrie — Herself / Susan Guthrie — Video • 2012 — Raising the Curtain — Interviewee — TV series • 2007 — In the Company of Actors — Herself — TV special • 2003 — Over Easy: On Location With 'Bad Eggs — Herself — Video • 2001 — Burke's Backyard — Guest Celebrity Gardener — TV series, 1 episode • Australian Story — Herself — TV series, 1 episode • 1998 — The Edge of the Possible — Narrator (voice) — TV documentary • Witness — Herself — TV series, 1 episode • Australian Story — Herself — TV series, 1 episode • Denise — Guest — TV series, 1 episode • 1994 — Ernie and Denise — Guest — TV series, 1 episode • 1994 — Rites of Passage — Narrator — TV documentary

Sydney Theatre Company is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales, which performs at The Wharf Theatre, the Roslyn Packer Theatre and the Sydney Opera House. Nevin was associate artistic director from 1984 to 1987, and first artistic director from 1999 to 2007, producing twenty plays. She has also acted in twenty-seven productions of the company.

• Title — Years — Role — Location — Notes • Macbeth — 1980 — Nimrod Theatre Company • Close of Play — Margaret — Sydney Opera House — Stage musical; directed by Rodney Fisher • The Precious Woman — Su-Ling — Stage musical; directed by Richard Wherrett • Cyrano de Bergerac — 1981 — Roxanne — Stage musical; directed by Richard Wherrett • Macbeth — 1982 — Lady Macbeth — Stage musical; directed by Richard Wherrett • The Perfectionist — Barbara — Stage musical; written by David Williamson, directed by Rodney Fisher • The Way of the World — 1983 — Millamant — Stage musical; directed by Richard Wherrett • Present Laughter — Gussie — Theatre Royal — Stage musical; written by Noël Coward, directed by Richard Wherrett • The Perfectionist — 1984 — Barbara — Sydney Opera House — Stage musical written by David Williamson, directed by Rodney Fisher • The Perfect Mismatch — – — Wharf Theatre — Stage musical; writer and director • Heartbreak House — 1985 — – — Stage musical; writer and director • Family Favourites — – — Stage musical; writer and director • Mixed Doubles — 1986 — Queen Dollallola — Stage musical; directed by Michael Scott-Mitchell • The Seagull — Arkadina — Stage musical; directed by Jean-Pierre Mignon • Siesta in a Pink Hotel — 1987 — – — Stage musical; writer and director • The Philadelphia Story — – — Sydney Opera House — Stage musical; writer and director • Emerald City — Kate — Stage musical; written by David Williamson, directed by Richard Wherrett • Tom & Viv — Viv — Stage musical; directed by Aubrey Mellor • Woman in Mind — Susan — Stage musical; written by Alan Ayckbourn, directed by Richard Wherrett • Big and Little — 1988 — Lotte — Wharf Theatre — Stage musical; directed by Harald Clemen • The Ham Funeral — 1989 — First Lady — Stage musical; directed by Neil Armfield • The Removalists — 1991 — – — Stage musical; director • The Girl who saw Everything — 1992 — – — Stage musical; director • The Recruit — 1999 — – — Stage musical; director • Corporate Vibes — – — Stage musical; writer and director • The Great Man — 2000 — – — Sydney Opera House — Stage musical; director • Life After George — Various characters — Play; written by Hannie Rayson, directed by Marion Potts • A Cheery Soul — Miss Docker — Wharf Theatre — Stage musical; directed by Jim Sharman • Old Masters — 2001 — Lillian Fromm — Stage musical; directed by Benedict Andrews • The Glass Menagerie — 2002 — Amanda Wingfield — Stage musical; directed by Jennifer Flowers • A Doll's House — – — Stage musical; written by Henrik Ibsen • Hanging Man — – — Stage musical • Major Barbara — 2003 — – — Stage musical • The Real Thing — – — Stage musical • The Breath of Life — Madeleine — Sydney Opera House — Stage musical; written by Sir David Hare, directed by Max Stafford-Clark • Hedda Gabler — 2004 — – — Wharf Theatre — Stage musical • Scenes from Separation — – — Stage musical • Summer Rain — 2005 — – — Stage musical • Boy Gets Girl — – — Stage musical • The Cherry Orchard — Ranyevskaya — Stage musical; directed by Howard Davies • Hedda Gabler — 2006 — – — Stage musical; • Mother Courage and Her Children — – — Stage musical • Love Lies Bleeding — 2007 — Toinette — Stage musical; written by Don DeLillo, directed by Lee Lewis • The Women of Troy — 2008 — Joan — Stage musical; directed by Barrie Kosky • The Year of Magical Thinking — 2008-2009 — Joan Didion — Stage musical; written by Joan Didion, directed by Cate Blanchett • Long Day's Journey into Night — 2010 — Mary Tyrone — Sydney Opera House — Stage musical; directed by Andrew Upton • Suddenly Last Summer — 2015 — Mrs Venable — Wharf Theatre — Stage musical; directed by Kip Williams • King Lear — Fool — Stage musical; directed by Neil Armfield • A German Life — 2021 — Brunhilde Pomsel| — Adelaide Festival — Stage musical; directed by Neil Armfield

Melbourne Theatre Company is an Australian theatre company based in Melbourne, Victoria, which performs at the Southbank Theatre, the Arts Centre Melbourne and the Malthouse. Nevin directed four plays in the 90s and she was the artistic director of the company with Pamela Rabe, Aidan Fennessy in 2012. She has also acted in fourteen productions of the company. • Title — Years — Role — Location — Notes • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? — 1984 — Martha — Arts Centre Melbourne — Stage musical; directed by Roger Hodgman • The Cherry Orchard — 1989 — Madam Ranevskaya — Stage musical; directed by Roger Hodgman • The House of Blue Leaves — 1990 — Bunny — Stage musical; directed by Roger Hodgman • On Top of the World — – — Stage musical; director • Lady Windermere's Fan - 2 — 1995 — Lady Windemere — Stage musical; directed by Roger Hodgman • Summer of the Seventeenth Doll — – — Stage musical; director • Scenes from a Separation — – — Stage musical; director • Kid Stakes — 1996 — – — Stage musical; director • A Cheery Soul — Miss Docker — Stage musical; directed by Neil Armfield • Julius Caesar — Mark Antony — Stage musical; directed by Simon Phillips • Master Class — 1997 — Maria Callas — Stage musical; directed by Rodney Fisher • Amy's View - 2 — 1998 — Esme Allen — Stage musical; directed by Simon Phillips • August: Osage County — 2009 — Violet Weston — Stage musical; directed by Simon Phillips • The Drowsy Chaperone — 2010 — Mrs Tottendale — Stage musical; directed by Simon Phillips • Apologia — 2011 — Kristin Miller — Stage musical; directed by Simon Phillips • Queen Lear — 2012 — Lear — Stage musical; directed by Rachel McDonald • Other Desert Cities — 2013 — Polly Wyeth — Stage musical; directed by Sam Strong • Neighbourhood Watch — 2014 — Ana — Stage musical; directed by Simon Stone

Nevin has been married twice, most notably in her second marriage to "prison playwright" Jim McNeil (1975–1977). She currently lives with her partner, US-born actor and screenwriter Nicholas Hammond. They met when they starred in Alan Ayckbourn's Woman in Mind at the STC in 1987. From her first marriage to Barry Crook, she has a daughter Emily Russell (born 1968) who is also an actress.

• Year — Title — Role — Type • 1973 — Libido — Sister Caroline (segment ‘The Priest’) — Feature film • Reflections — Film short • 1975 — Something Other — Film short • 1976 — Caddie — Black Eye — Feature film • Dr. K — Film short • The — Connie — Feature film • 1978 — The — Jenny Doolan — Feature film • Marx — Film short • The Clown and the Mind Reader — Film short • 1979 — Temperament Unsuited — Anne — Film short • 1980 — Tread Softly — Claire — Film short • 1981 — Letting Go — Film short • 1982 — Fighting Back — Mary — Feature film • 1983 — Goodbye Paradise — Kate — Feature film • Careful, He Might Hear You — Lila — Feature film • 1984 — The — Robyn Lukas — Feature film • 1988 — Emerald City — Kate Rogers — Feature film • 1992 — Resistance — Wiley — Feature film • Greenkeeping — Mum — Feature film • 1994 — Lucky Break — Anne-Marie LePine — Feature film • 1995 — Angel Baby — Dr. Norberg — Feature film • 1997 — The — Supreme Court Judge — Feature film • 2003 — The — Councillor Dillard — Feature film • Bad Eggs — Eleanor Poulgrain — Feature film • The — Councillor Dillard — Feature film • 2011 — The — Lal — Feature film • 2013 — The — Carol Lang — Feature film (segment ‘Reunion’) • 2015 — Ruben Guthrie — Susan Guthrie — Feature film • 2016 — Gods of Egypt — Sharifa — Feature film • 2018 — Death in Bloom — Mrs. Patterson — Film short • 2020 — Groundhog Night — Rose — Film short • 2020 — Relic — Edna — Feature film • 2022 — Lacerate — Jeanne — Film short • 2023 — The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race — Joan Bunyan — Feature film • 2024 — Sting — Gunter • 2026 — Fing! — Chief Librarian

• Association — Year — Work — Category — Result — Ref. • AACTA Awards — 1977 — The Fourth Wish — Best Actress in a Lead Role • 1983 — Careful, He Might Hear You — Best Actress in a Supporting Role • 2014 — Upper Middle Bogan — Best Performance in a Television Comedy • Top of the Lake — Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama • 2018 — Back in Very Small Business — Best Performance in a Television Comedy • Fangoria Chainsaw Awards — 2021 — Relic — Best Supporting Performance • Equity Ensemble Awards — 2014 — Upper Middle Bogan — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series • Top of the Lake — Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Telemovie/Mini-Serie • Film Critics Circle of Australia — 1987 — The More Things Change — Best Director • Fright Meter Awards — 2020 — Relic — Best Supporting Actress • Logie Awards — 1965 — Herself — Tasmania: Most Popular Female • 1967 • 1981 — Water Under the Bridge — Best Lead Actress in a Single Drama or Mini Series • Penguin Award — 1981 — Water Under the Bridge — Best Actress • Sammy Awards — 1981 — Water Under the Bridge — Best Actress in a Television Movie • Water Under the Bridge — Best Actress in a Television Series/Miniseries

Nevin has won multiple Helpmann, Green Room and Sydney Theatre Awards for her theatre work. Her Helpmann Awards include Best Female Actor in a Play for Women of Troy, Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play for Summer of the Seventeenth Doll and Angels in America, and Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for My Fair Lady. In 1981, she won the TV Logie award in the 'Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Telemovie' category for her role as Shasta in Water Under The Bridge on the Ten Network. She had already won Logies as 'Most Popular Female' in Tasmania in 1965 and 1967 during her stint at the ABC. On 8 June 1981, she was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the performing arts. She was promoted to Officer in the 2020 Queen's Birthday Honours for " distinguished service to the performing arts as an acclaimed actor and artistic director, and as a mentor and role model ". In 1999 she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Tasmania. On 21 January 2004 she gave the Australia Day Address.

• Association — Year — Work — Category — Result — Ref. • Australian National Theatre Award — 1976 — Herself — Best Actress New South Wales • Green Room Award — 1995 — Scenes from A Separation — Best Director • 1996 — Julius Caesar — Best Actress in a Leading Role • 1999 — Long Day's Journey into Night • 2008 — The Women of Troy — Best Female Performer • 2009 — August: Osage Country • Helpmann Award — 2005 — Hedda Gabler — Best Direction of a Play • 2009 — The Women of Troy — Best Female Actor in a Play • 2010 — August: Osage Country • 2012 — Summer of the Seventeenth Doll • 2014 — Angels in America — Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Play • 2015 — Suddenly Last Summer — Best Female Actor in a Play • 2017 — My Fair Lady — Best Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical • Herself — JC Williamson Lifetime Achievement • Queensland Matilda Award — 1997 — Herself — Outstanding Contribution to Queensland Theatre • Sydney Critics Circle Award — 1987 — Herself — Outstanding Achievement in Theatre • 1991 — Diving for Pearls — Best Actress in a Leading Role • 1992 — Aristophanes Frog — Best Actress in a Supporting Role • Sidney Myer Performing Arts Awards — 1998 — Herself — Outstanding Individual Award • Sydney Theatre Awards — 2006 — Summer Rain — Best Direction in a Musical • 2011 — Neighbourhood watch — Best Leading Actress of a Mainstage Production • Variety Club Heart Award — 1998 — Herself — Stage Award