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Zoe Bertram
OccupationActress
Years active1977–current
Known forThe Restless Years
Prisoner

Zoe Bertram is an Australian actress, who is known for her role as Olivia Baxter in The Restless Years from 1977 to 1981.[1]

Career

Bertram started her acting career in 1977, on the teen-oriented television soap opera The Restless Years, playing the role of Olivia Baxter – eventual wife of Dr Bruce Russell – until 1981. In 1983, she joined Prisoner, playing scheming prostitute Randi Goodlove[2] for 14 episodes, until her character met a grisly demise.

In 1991, Bertram starred in children's series Animal Park playing Sarah Halliday.[citation needed] She played Paula Taylor in Paradise Beach from 1993 to 1994. She also appeared as Laurel Trent in 1994 film The Roly Poly Man with Paul Chubb. From 1995 to 1996, she featured in a number of The Feds telemovies, alongside Robert Taylor.

Bertram played Dorothy Ryan, opposite Richard Roxburgh in The Last of the Ryans – a 1997 tv biopic about Ronald Ryan, the last man to be executed in Australia. That same year, she appeared as Juliet in the drama film Under the Lighthouse Dancing, alongside Jacqueline McKenzie, Jack Thompson and Naomi Watts. From 1997 to 1998, she starred in children's adventure series Mirror, Mirror as Violette de Lutrelle.

From 2009 to 2010, she appeared in a series of television advertisements for Australian Pensioners Insurance.[citation needed]

In July 2011, Bertram joined the cast of Neighbours in a recurring guest role as Polish cleaner Lorraine Dowski.[3] She re-joined the cast in 2017, in the recurring role of Fay Brennan,[4] making her first onscreen appearance on 28 July. She departed the series in 2021, with Faye (who had been living with Huntington's disease), passing away after developing pneumonia.[5]

Bertram also appeared in 2017 miniseries Seven Types of Ambiguity, playing the part of May Heywood opposite Hugo Weaving.

Her television guest credits include Chopper Squad, Patrol Boat, Cop Shop, A Country Practice, miniseries Come in Spinner, Blue Heelers, The Flying Doctors, G.P., Home and Away, Good Guys, Bad Guys, Stingers, Rush, City Homicide, Winners & Losers and the TV series reimagining of Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Acting credits

Film

Year Title Role Type
1982 Verdict - The Schippan Mystery TV film
1994 The Roly Poly Man Laurel Trent Feature film
1997 The Last of the Ryans Dorothy Ryan TV film
1997 Under the Lighthouse Dancing Juliet Feature film
1999 Kick Sonia Quaid Feature film
2008 Monash: The Forgotten Anzac Lizette Bentwitch TV film
2009 Turning Back the Clocks Film short
2011 The Winking Boy Supervisor June Peters Film short

Television

Year Title Role Type
1977 The Young Doctors Jennifer Granger TV series, 5 episodes
1977–1981 The Restless Years Olivia Baxter / Olivia Russell TV series, 122 episodes
1978 Chopper Squad Peg TV series, 1 episode
1979 Patrol Boat TV series, 1 episode
1983 Prisoner Randi Goodlove TV series, 14 episodes
1984 Cop Shop TV series, 1 episode
1984; 1989 A Country Practice Jenny Cooper / Sue Pitt TV series, 3 episodes
1987 Butterfly Island TV series, 1 episode
1987; 1992 The Flying Doctors Sky / Sally TV series, 2 episodes
1989 Home and Away Rosemary White TV series, 1 episode
1989; 1994 G.P. Maureen Clark TV series, 2 episodes
1989 Bodysurfer Victoria TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1990 Come In Spinner Nolly TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1991 Animal Park Sarah Halliday TV series, 13 episodes
1993–1995 The Feds Sarah Griffin TV film series, 8 episodes: 'Abduction' / 'Deadfall ' / 'Deception' / 'Obsession' / 'Seduction' / 'Terror' / 'Vengeance' / 'Suspect'
1993–1994 Paradise Beach Paula Taylor TV series, 254 episodes
1995 Mirror, Mirror Violette de Lutrelle TV series, 13 episodes
1996 Shark Bay Kylie Delaney TV series
1997 The Adventures of Lano & Woodley Woman at Counter TV series, 1 episode
1997–1998 Mirror, Mirror 2 Violette de Lutrelle TV series, 13 episodes
1998 Good Guys Bad Guys Det Sgt Maxine Hendrix TV series, 1 episode
1998 State Coroner Michelle Powell TV series, 1 episode
1999; 2000 Stingers Debbie Wilmot TV series, 2 episodes
2000 Blue Heelers Brenda Lawson TV series, 1 episode
2000 Sit Down, Shut Up Mrs. Dawson TV series, 1 episode
2001 The Wonderful World of Disney Mrs. Pelucci TV series (US), 1 episode
2008 City Homicide Dierdre Kincaid TV series, 1 episode
2008 Rush Rita Thomas TV series, 1 episode
2009 Dirt Game Morag TV miniseries, 1 episode
2011 Neighbours Lorraine Dowski TV series
2014 Winners & Losers Jacqui Grbowski TV series, 2 episodes
2017 Seven Types of Ambiguity May Heywood TV miniseries, 3 episodes
2017–2021 Neighbours Faye Brennan TV series
2018 Picnic at Hanging Rock Miranda's Mother TV miniseries, 1 episode

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
Children's Pantomimes Independent Theatre, Sydney
1976 Saturday Sunday Monday Guilianella Independent Theatre, Sydney
The Importance of Being Earnest Axis Theatre Company (6 month schools tour)
The Glass Menagerie Axis Theatre Company (6 month schools tour)
A Jubilee Number Whitehorse Hotel
1979 Tribute Sally Haines Her Majesty's Theatre, Brisbane with Peter Williams Productions
1979–1980 The Vampire Show Angie Bronte Inn, Sydney, Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney
1981 The Private Eye Show Corinne / Milo Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney
1981 The Corn is Green Bessie Watty Bondi Pavilion, Sydney with Players Theatre Company
1981; 1982 Little Red Riding Hood Axis Theatre Company & Lamington Productions with Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney
1982 Buccaneer Show Kirribilli Pub Theatre, Sydney
1982 The Anniversary Phillip Street Theatre, Sydney with Peter Williams Productions
1982 Saturday Sunday Monday Guilianella SGIO Theatre, Brisbane with QTC
1982 The Tempest Miranda Albert Park Amphitheatre, Brisbane with QTC
1983 Applause Eve Harrington SGIO Theatre, Brisbane with QTC
1984 Torch Song Trilogy Laurel / Lady Blues Seymour Centre, Sydney, Universal Theatre, Melbourne, National Theatre, Melbourne, Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney with J. C. Williamson's
1985 What If You Died Tomorrow? Kirsty Marian Street Theatre, Sydney
1985 Arms and the Man Louka Seymour Centre, Sydney with Nimrod Theatre Company
1986; 1987 Snoopy! The Musical Lucy Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane, Gold Coast Arts Centre with QTC
1987 Arms and the Man Raina Suncorp Theatre, Brisbane with QTC
1987–1988 Les Misérables Factory Girl Theatre Royal Sydney with Cameron Mackintosh
1988 A Stephen Sondheim Evening Theatre Royal Sydney with Cameron Mackintosh & The MLC Theatre Royal Company
1989 Les Misérables Eponine The Domain, Sydney with Cameron Mackintosh
1990 Anything Goes Hope Harcourt Hayden Attractions
1991 Arsenic and Old Lace Sydney Opera House, Laycock Street Theatre, Gosford with Peter & Ellen Williams Productions
1991 Great Expectations: The Musical Estella Seymour Centre, Sydney with John Meillon Enterprises
1991 Love Letters Melissa Gardner Seymour Productions
1992 Wet & Dry Stables Theatre, Sydney with Griffin Theatre Company
1993 A Spring Song Newtown Theatre, Sydney
1995 Rookery Nook / When We Are Married Mietta's, Melbourne & Period Pieces Company for MICF
1998 Les Misérables Eponine / Factory Girl Cameron Mackintosh

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References

  1. ^ "Neighbours".
  2. ^ "'Neighbours' casts 'Prisoner' star Zoe Bertram". Digital Spy. 25 July 2011.
  3. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (25 July 2011). "'Neighbours' casts 'Prisoner' star Zoe Bertram". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  4. ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (17 July 2017). "Neighbours brings in Zoe Bertram as Mark, Aaron and Tyler's mum Fay Brennan". Digital Spy. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Neighbours star Zoe Bertram discusses Fay's exit". Yahoo. 5 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Zoe Bertram" (PDF). Linsten Management / Showcast.
  7. ^ "Zoe Bertram". AusStage.