Acting
Sigrid Thornton
Born February 12, 1959 · Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (age 67)
Known For
Inspector Gadget 2 · 2003Inspector Gadget 2
★ 4.22003
MovieActionAdventure
After capturing Claw, all the criminals have gone into hiding. Until Claw escapes! Gadget thinks he will get the case, but everyone else has other plans. A new version of the Gadget project is unveiled in the form of G2. Strict orders are given for Gadget to stay away from G2 and every crime scene, but Gadget feels he is needed more than anyone.
The Man from Snowy River · 1982The Man from Snowy River
★ 7.01982
MovieDramaRomance
Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the lowlands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet.
Scare Campaign · 2016Scare Campaign
★ 5.72016
MovieHorror
A popular prank TV show, Scare Campaign, has been entertaining audiences for the last 5 years with its mix of old school scares and hidden camera fun. But as we enter a new age of online TV, the producers find themselves up against a new hard edged web series that makes their show look decidedly quaint. It's time to up the ante, but will the team go too far this time, and are they about to prank the wrong guy?
Not Quite Hollywood · 2008Not Quite Hollywood
★ 6.82008
MovieComedyDocumentary
As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. Documentary filmmaker Mark Hartley explores this unbridled era of sex and violence, complete with clips from some of the scene's most outrageous flicks and interviews with the renegade filmmakers themselves.
The Lighthorsemen · 1987The Lighthorsemen
★ 6.01987
MovieWarDrama
In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.
The Man From Snowy River II · 1988The Man From Snowy River II
★ 6.81988
MovieAdventureWestern
After a few years trying to earn money to marry Jessica Harrison, Jim Craig returns to Snowy River. But he finds that a lot of things have changed.
Slate, Wyn & Me · 1987Slate, Wyn & Me
★ 5.01987
MovieCrimeDrama
Meandering drama of Brothers Burke and Sacks, who rob a bank, kill a cop and kidnap Thornton, a witness to their crime.
Snapshot · 1979Snapshot
★ 5.51979
MovieThrillerHorror
A young hairdresser enters into the modeling world while fearing retaliation from her puritanical mother and stalker ex-boyfriend.
Movies
Inspector Gadget 2 · 2003Inspector Gadget 2
★ 4.22003
MovieActionAdventure
After capturing Claw, all the criminals have gone into hiding. Until Claw escapes! Gadget thinks he will get the case, but everyone else has other plans. A new version of the Gadget project is unveiled in the form of G2. Strict orders are given for Gadget to stay away from G2 and every crime scene, but Gadget feels he is needed more than anyone.
The Man from Snowy River · 1982The Man from Snowy River
★ 7.01982
MovieDramaRomance
Jim Craig has lived his first 18 years in the mountains of Australia on his father's farm. The death of his father forces him to go to the lowlands to earn enough money to get the farm back on its feet.
Scare Campaign · 2016Scare Campaign
★ 5.72016
MovieHorror
A popular prank TV show, Scare Campaign, has been entertaining audiences for the last 5 years with its mix of old school scares and hidden camera fun. But as we enter a new age of online TV, the producers find themselves up against a new hard edged web series that makes their show look decidedly quaint. It's time to up the ante, but will the team go too far this time, and are they about to prank the wrong guy?
Not Quite Hollywood · 2008Not Quite Hollywood
★ 6.82008
MovieComedyDocumentary
As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. Documentary filmmaker Mark Hartley explores this unbridled era of sex and violence, complete with clips from some of the scene's most outrageous flicks and interviews with the renegade filmmakers themselves.
The Lighthorsemen · 1987The Lighthorsemen
★ 6.01987
MovieWarDrama
In 1917 when the British forces are bogged down in front of the Turkish and German lines in Palestine they rely on the Australian light horse regiment to break the deadlock.
The Man From Snowy River II · 1988The Man From Snowy River II
★ 6.81988
MovieAdventureWestern
After a few years trying to earn money to marry Jessica Harrison, Jim Craig returns to Snowy River. But he finds that a lot of things have changed.
Slate, Wyn & Me · 1987Slate, Wyn & Me
★ 5.01987
MovieCrimeDrama
Meandering drama of Brothers Burke and Sacks, who rob a bank, kill a cop and kidnap Thornton, a witness to their crime.
Snapshot · 1979Snapshot
★ 5.51979
MovieThrillerHorror
A young hairdresser enters into the modeling world while fearing retaliation from her puritanical mother and stalker ex-boyfriend.
BFFs · 2014BFFs
★ 4.32014
MovieComedy
Kat receives a weekend at a couples retreat as a gift from her mother, even though she and her boyfriend had broken up six month prior. Kat's friend Samantha proposes that they pretend to be a couple and go there anyway.
Street Hero · 1984Street Hero
★ 8.11984
MovieDrama
Vinnie is a teenage boy who is an outcast at school, alienating teachers and students alike. He is a local courier for the local Mafia boss. He lives in welfare housing with his mother (Peta Toppano), a young brother and sister, and his Mum's lover who he can't stand. Vinnie takes out his aggression with the world practicing boxing at the local gym. He is haunted by images of his father (when just a boy he witnessed his father's murder) and his father's boxing career. His music teacher (Sandy Gore) encourages him to get involved as a drummer with the school band, and his girlfriend Gloria (Sigrid Thornton) and others influence him to stay away from the Mafia.
The Getting of Wisdom · 1977The Getting of Wisdom
★ 5.41977
MovieDrama
Based on the 1910 novel by Henry Handel Richardson, thought to be an account of her own schooldays at the Presbyterian Ladies College in Melbourne. A young girl, Laura Tweedle-Rambotham who grew up in the outback, and at around the age of 14, is sent off by her poor mother who has scrimped and saved for her to go to a prestigious women’s private college in Melbourne, the Presbyterian Ladies College.
The Pact · 2003The Pact
★ 4.72003
MovieThrillerAction
The Telegram Man · 2011The Telegram Man
★ 7.52011
MovieDrama
The Telegram Man explores the impact of World War II on a close-knit Australian farming community.
Trapped in Space · 1994Trapped in Space
★ 4.71994
MovieScience FictionThriller
After an accident during a routine trip to Venus, a spaceship has only enough oxygen left for three people... out of five on board.
Whipping Boy · 1996Whipping Boy
★ 6.71996
MovieTV MovieCrime
A female lawyer heads a government taskforce investigating a suspected paedophile racket in Sydney. Based on the novel by Gabrielle Lord.
Duet for Four · 1982Duet for Four
★ 3.01982
MovieDrama
A middle aged man, Ray Martin, faces a series of problems – his wife is cheating on him, his mistress wants to get married and Americans want to take over his toy business.
David Stratton: A Cinematic Life · 2017David Stratton: A Cinematic Life
★ 4.32017
MovieDocumentary
A compelling personal journey with David Stratton, as he relates the fascinating development of our cinema history. David guides us from his boyhood cinema experience of Australia in England, where he saw the first images of this strange and exotic landscape via the medium of film, to his migration to Australia as a ‘ten pound pom’ in 1963 and onto his present day reflections on the iconic themes that run through our cinematic legacy. All of this reflects a passionate engagement in a uniquely Australian medium. Parallel and at the heart of the series is the story of an industry whose growing pains David has witnessed over a lifetime. Alongside David, the protagonists of this history are the giants of Australian cinema – both behind the camera and in front of it.
Great Expectations: The Untold Story · 1987Great Expectations: The Untold Story
★ 6.31987
MovieTV MovieDrama
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
Over the Hill · 1992Over the Hill
★ 4.81992
MovieComedy
Alma can't stand to have one more birthday without seeing her estranged daughter, Elizabeth, who lives in Sydney, Australia.
Wentworth: Behind the Bars · 2020Wentworth: Behind the Bars
2020
MovieDocumentary
Before the launch of Wentworth's highly anticipated eighth season on Fox Showcase, let's take a journey back through seven seasons of gripping, unstoppable drama.
Face to Face · 2011Face to Face
★ 5.22011
MovieDrama
Face to Face is adapted from David Williamson's play of the same name which is in turn based on the transcripts from real conflict resolution sessions. The story is about a young scaffold construction worker who is charged with assaulting his boss. By the end of the film, all our assumptions about guilt and blame are turned on their heads. As 10 people sit in a room discussing the turn of events that brought our protagonist to breaking point, twists and surprises reveal that all is not quite as simple as it seems. Michael Rymer directs his screen adaptation of 'Face to Face' (written by Australian playwright David Williamson), as an ensemble piece about 10 very dissimilar Australians bound together by a complex pattern of relationships and shared histories. Hysterically funny and deeply moving, each character's role in the drama peels back another layer as the story digs down to the roots of who these people really are.
The FJ Holden · 1977The FJ Holden
★ 5.21977
MovieDrama
Suburban Australia in the late 70s. It was the era of the drive-in movie, the Chico Roll girl and the beloved FJ Holden. Boasting drunken fist fights, back seat sex, illegal drag racing, a classic Oz rock soundtrack (featuring Ol'55, Skyhooks and Renee Geyer) and the screen debut of future star Sigrid Thornton. THE FJ HOLDEN forged a strong connection with 70s mainstream youth audiences and today
Love in Ambush · 1997Love in Ambush
★ 9.01997
MovieDramaRomance
An Australian woman searches for her soldier brother in Cambodia during the civil breakdown from which Pol Pot would emerge.
Best Enemies · 1985Best Enemies
★ 10.01985
MovieDrama
Niel longs for his older second cousin Patricia, but can't help but be drawn to the emotionally unstable Fennimore, an on-again off-again lover of his equally unstable friend Eric.
TV Shows
The Sullivans · 1976The Sullivans
★ 5.41976
SeriesDrama
The Sullivans is an Australian drama television series produced by Crawford Productions which ran on the Nine Network from 1976 until 1983. The series told the story of an average middle-class Melbourne family and the effect World War II had on their lives. It was a consistent ratings success in Australia, and also became popular in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands, Gibraltar and New Zealand.
Underbelly · 2008Underbelly
★ 6.52008
SeriesDrama
Underbelly is an Australian television true crime-drama series, each series is a stand alone story based on real-life events.
Wentworth · 2013Wentworth
★ 8.02013
SeriesDramaCrime
Bea Smith is locked up while awaiting trial for the attempted murder of her husband and must learn how life works in prison. A modern adaptation and sequel of the iconic Prisoner series.
Rove · 1999Rove
★ 7.51999
SeriesComedy
Rove, formerly Rove Live, was an Australian television variety show which premiered on the Nine Network on 22 September 1999, before moving to Network Ten which aired the program from 2000 until November, 2009. The show was hosted by comedian Rove McManus, and featured an ensemble cast, who presented various segments throughout the course of the show. The show won the Logie Award for "Most Popular Light Entertainment Program" five times.
The Code · 2014The Code
★ 7.12014
SeriesCrimeDrama
The Code is a drama series which tells tells the story of two brothers who discover some information that those at the highest levels of political power are determined to keep secret.
Lambs of God · 2019Lambs of God
★ 5.92019
SeriesDrama
A dark, gothic tale about three nuns, each a generation apart, living in an isolated convent by the coast, and an unwelcome visitor who enters their lives and changes their world forever.
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King · 2006Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
★ 7.02006
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
An anthology based on eight short stories by Stephen King in his 1993 collection of the same name.
Darby and Joan · 2022Darby and Joan
★ 6.12022
SeriesMysteryDrama
An English widow on a reluctant quest. An Australian detective escaping his past. When lives collide, two strangers embark on an epic outback odyssey together.
Who Do You Think You Are? · 2008Who Do You Think You Are?
★ 4.42008
SeriesDocumentary
Australian celebrities play detective as they go in search of their family history, revealing secrets from the past. Along the way there will be scandal, adultery, pioneers, bushrangers, artists and royalty. Join the trail of discovery to uncover where these celebrities came from as they find out just who they think they are.
Bluey · 1976Bluey
★ 6.41976
SeriesDramaCrime
At Melbourne's Russell Street Police Headquarters, Sgt. "Bluey" Hills, unable to work within the existing police squads, oversees Department B. They're assigned cases other departments could not readily solve by conventional means, with Hills applying his unconventional methods to bring about their resolution. Bluey's investigations are supported by newly assigned Gary Dawson, long-time cohort Monica Rourke, and undercover officer Reg Truscott, who spends his time ostensibly working as a small-time burglar, and supplying Bluey with information on the activities of local criminals.
SeaChange · 1998SeaChange
★ 7.61998
SeriesDramaComedy
SeaChange is a popular Australian television show that ran for 39 episodes from 1998 to 2000 on the ABC. It was created by Andrew Knight and Deborah Cox and starred Sigrid Thornton, David Wenham, William McInnes, John Howard, Tom Long and Kerry Armstrong. The director was Michael Carson.
Filming was based at Barwon Heads, Victoria and St Leonards, Victoria, both locations being on the Bellarine Peninsula. A number of streets in the St Leonards Sea Change Estate have since been named to acknowledge some of the characters of the series. Many scenes were also filmed in Williamstown, including the exterior of the Williamstown Life Saving Club, which became the court house of Pearl Bay.
Paradise · 1988Paradise
★ 6.01988
SeriesWesternDrama
The adventures of fictitious gunfighter Ethan Allen Cord, whose sister left her four children in his custody when she died.
Amazing Grace · 2021Amazing Grace
★ 6.72021
SeriesDrama
The series centres on midwife Grace and her passionate colleagues at an unconventional birth centre attached to a major city hospital. A fierce advocate for her pregnant mothers-to- be, Grace's dubious work/life balance is about to get even more chaotic when a new arrival at the birth centre changes her life forever.
Father, Dear Father · 1978Father, Dear Father
★ 7.01978
SeriesComedy
The hugely successful British television series Father Dear Father is transplanted to Australia when novelist Patrick Glover and his assistant Nanny trek down under to write the great Australian crime novel, and end up supervising Patrick's boisterous young nieces while their own father is abroad.
The Last Outlaw · 1980The Last Outlaw
★ 7.01980
SeriesCrimeDrama
An unmistakable Australian icon - a smoking revolver, two piercing eyes behind a makeshift mask of armour. But beyond the armour, behind the eyes was a man both ruthless and gentle, rugged and kind - the infamous last outlaw, Ned Kelly was his name.
Both revered and reviled throughout the ages Ned Kelly was an Irish-Australian battler-cum-bushranger, fiercely independent and pushed into action by the repressive colonial authorities of the time.
The Last Outlaw examines the life of Ned Kelly, and expounds the legend from early indiscretions and the formation of his gang through to the violent killings at Stringy Bark Creek, culminating in his explosive last stand and shoot out at Glenrowan.
The Last Outlaw is a remarkable four-part miniseries presentation that deflects historical judgement and allows the legend to live on.
All the Rivers Run · 1983All the Rivers Run
★ 7.81983
SeriesDrama
Orphaned after a shipwreck off the Victorian coast of Australia, the spirited Philadelphia Gordon finds both love and adventure aboard a paddle-steamer on the Murray River.
The New Adventures of Ocean Girl · 2000The New Adventures of Ocean Girl
★ 8.32000
SeriesFamily
The New Adventures of Ocean Girl is an Australian animated television series inspired by the 1994 series Ocean Girl.
The Far Country · 1987The Far Country
★ 7.01987
SeriesDrama
Just after the second world war, an English girl from a sheltered background, Jennifer Morton, falls in love with Czech migrant Carl Zlinter. But Carl is not all that he seems and even Jennifer is not privy to his dark secret.
1915 · 19821915
★ 6.51982
SeriesDrama
1915 is a 1982 Australian mini series about two friends who wind up serving in World War One.
The Boy in the Bush · 1984The Boy in the Bush
★ 10.01984
SeriesDrama
n the 1880s, Jack Grant, a young Englishman, has been sent by his parents to make a new life in the pioneering colony of Western Australia. When he arrives, he is met at the dock by Mr. George, who introduces him to his mother's relatives. Jack's life is to be full of adventures, including taming horses and fighting kangaroos. Jack also competes for the love of two cousins.
I Can Jump Puddles · 1981I Can Jump Puddles
★ 8.01981
SeriesDrama
I Can Jump Puddles is a 1981 Australian television mini-series based on the 1955 autobiographical series of the same name by author Alan Marshall. Adapted for television by screenwriters Cliff Green and Roger Simpson, the series starred Lewis Fitz-Gerald, Adam Garnett, Tony Barry, Julie Hamilton, Ann Henderson, Lesley Baker, Olivia Brown, Debra Lawrance and Darren MacDonald.
Several prominent television actors also had supporting roles including Lisa Aldenhoven, Kaarin Fairfax, Maurie Fields, Terry Gill, Reg Gorman, Matthew King, Julie Nihill, Maureen Edwards and Dennis Miller and Jason Donovan and Cliff Ellen.
A large part of supporting and minor roles also featured cameo appearances by cast members of Prisoner such as Esme Melville, Peter Curtin, Ian Smith, Christine Amor, Fiona Spence, Edward Hepple, Sigrid Thornton, Leila Hayes, Sandy Gore, Mary Ward, Anne Phelan. Future cast members included Billie Hammerberg and Pepe Trevor.
Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door · 2015Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door
★ 5.22015
SeriesDrama
How a boy from the bush became a superstar who conquered the world. This is the story of one of Australia’s most iconic entertainers, Peter Allen.