Josephine Byrnes

Acting

Josephine Byrnes

Born December 28, 1966 · Connecticut, USA (age 59)

Josephine Byrnes (born 28 December 1966) is an Australian actress best known for her work in television, including a lead role in Brides of Christ for which she won a Logie Award. Bryne was born in United States, and moved to Hong Kong with her family before coming to Australia in 1971. Prior to taking up acting, she worked as a graphic artist and graduated from NIDA in 1989. Bryne appears to ha…

Known For

The Matrix ReloadedThe Matrix Reloaded · 2003
The Matrix Reloaded
7.12003
MovieAdventureAction
The Resistance builds in numbers as humans are freed from the Matrix and brought to the city of Zion. Neo discovers his superpowers, including the ability to see the code inside the Matrix. With machine sentinels digging to Zion in 72 hours, Neo, Morpheus and Trinity must find the Keymaker to ultimately reach the Source.
Oscar and LucindaOscar and Lucinda · 1997
Oscar and Lucinda
6.41997
MovieDramaRomance
After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a rich Australian heiress shopping in London for materials for her newly acquired glass factory back home. Deciding to travel to Australia as a missionary, Oscar meets Lucinda aboard ship, and a mutual obsession blossoms. They make a wager that will alter each of their destinies.
FraudsFrauds · 1993
Frauds
6.21993
MovieComedyCrime
The film is a story of the ways in which insurance investigator Roland Copping interferes in and manipulates the lives of others with outrageous games and gimmicks. Eventually he becomes involved in an escalating vendetta with a couple who make an unusual insurance claim.
Black and WhiteBlack and White · 2002
Black and White
6.22002
MovieDrama
Australia, 1958. When a nine year old white girl is found murdered, police are quick to arrest illiterate Aborigine, Max Stuart. Under interrogation Max admits to the killing. With a legal system compromised by intimidation tactics, the skills of his two gifted but naïve defense lawyers are put to the test.
The Man Who Sued GodThe Man Who Sued God · 2001
The Man Who Sued God
6.32001
MovieComedy
A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an act of God”. He re-registers as a lawyer and sues the insurance company and, as God’s representative, The Church.
TwistedTwisted · 1997
Twisted
8.01997
MovieThrillerHorror
Four unsuspecting victims find themselves beyond "The Twilight Zone" in a twisted and altered reality: an airline passenger thinks he's lost his identity... a bored housewife thinks she's found romance... a conman thinks he's made his mark... and a hired killer thinks she's ready to retire. Unfortunately for all of them, they soon discover that there's nothing like reality to get in the way of an otherwise perfectly twisted perspective. Things are never quite that simple.
Kangaroo PalaceKangaroo Palace · 1997
Kangaroo Palace
1997
MovieTV MovieDrama
The story of four young Australians trying their luck in 1960s London.
Water RatsWater Rats · 1996
Water Rats
6.21996
SeriesCrimeDrama
Water Rats is an Australian TV police procedural broadcast on the Nine Network from 1996 to 2001.

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The Flying DoctorsThe Flying Doctors · 1986
The Flying Doctors
6.61986
SeriesDrama
The Flying Doctors is an Australian drama series produced by Crawford Productions that revolved around the everyday lifesaving efforts of the real Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. It was initially a 1985 mini-series based in the fictional outback town of Cooper's Crossing starring Andrew McFarlane as the newly arrived Dr. Tom Callaghan. The success of the mini series led to its return the following year as an on-going series with McFarlane being joined by a new doctor, Chris Randall, played by Liz Burch. McFarlane left during the first season and actor Robert Grubb came in as new doctor Geoff Standish. The series' episodes were mostly self-contained but also featured ongoing storylines, such as Dr. Standish's romance with Sister Kate Wellings. Other major characters included pilot Sam Patterson, mechanic Emma Plimpton, local policeman Sgt. Jack Carruthers and Vic and Nancy Buckley, who ran the local pub/hotel, The Majestic. Andrew McFarlane also later returned to the series, resuming his role as Dr. Callaghan. The popular series ran for nine seasons and was successfully screened internationally.

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PonderosaPonderosa · 2001
Ponderosa
7.02001
SeriesWesternDrama
Ponderosa is a television series developed by Bonanza creator David Dortort for PAX-TV that ran for the 2001–2002 television season. Envisioned as a prequel to the long-running NBC series Bonanza, it had less gunfire, brawling and other traditional western elements than the original. Bonanza creator David Dortort approved PAX TV's decision to hire Beth Sullivan, creator and executive producer of Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman to oversee scripts and executive produce, which some believe gave the series a softer edge. Ponderosa was canceled after one season, in part because of disappointing ratings and high production costs. Although Sullivan had hoped to film the series in and around Los Angeles, PAX decided to film in Australia to reduce costs. Series "show runner" Sullivan sustained severe injuries in a car crash only twelve days after the airing of the first season's last episode. The show should not be confused with Ponderosa, the title used for Bonanza reruns aired on NBC during the summer of 1972.

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