Resume
Jane has worked consistently in the industry for over 30 years and has an extensive list of credits. 2023 will see her play a lead role in the UK/AUS co-production Heat, as well as appearing in Human Error for Channel 9 and Surviving Summer on Netflix. She starred opposite Richard Roxburgh, as his love interest, for two seasons of the highly acclaimed ABC comedy Rake. She portrayed the feisty Rachel across 3 seasons of the hit series House Husbands. And she spent 5 years portraying Constable Jo Parrish in Australia's No.1 drama Blue Heelers, earning a Logie for her work on the show. Jane has played numerous series regular roles, ranging from the critically lauded Foxtel series Tangle, the top rating Rush, the highly praised ABC series The Slap, Channel 7's Last Man Standing and ABC's medical drama MDA. Some recent guest credits include Metrosexual, Ms Fisher's Modern Murder Mysteries and Chopper: The Untold Story. She has also played a variety of different guest roles in Neighbours across the decades, the most recent being Lisa Rowsthorn in the closing months of the show. Her telemovies include Devil's Dust, Kangaroo Palace, and a memorable portrayal of Noelene Brown in The King. Her feature film credits include The Menkoff Method, Matching Jack, and Guru Wayne.
Jane's considerable experience has led her to work alongside some of Australia's best known International talents including Hugh Jackman, Sam Worthington and Essie Davis, and her hard-working attitude and versatility has seen her work repeatedly with some of Australia's biggest directing talents including Daina Reid, Emma Freeman and Jess Hobbs. Jane juggles her acting commitments with raising a family, and is a mother of four children.
AWARDS
2000 Won - Best new talent Logie
2005 Nominated - Most popular actress
2015 Won - Equity Award for Most Outstanding performance by an ensemble in Rake
2018 Won - Best Acting Performance Setting Sun Short Film Festival for A Terrible Beauty
TELEVISION
Heat (in production) - Lead role Louise Fisher - Fremantle
Human Error (in production) - Supporting role Bianca - Roadshow and Channel 9
Surviving Summer (in production) - Guest role Loopy - Netflix
Neighbours - Guest role Lisa Rowsthorn - Grundy Television
Metrosexual - Guest role Amelia Krabb - Hum Drum Comedy
Drunk History: Australia - Guest role Sarah Riley - Network 10
Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries - Guest role Barbara King - Every Cloud Productions
Hamish and Andy True Stories - Guest role Lorraine - Radio Karate
Underbelly Files: Chopper - Supporting role Detective Martin - Nine Network
House Husbands - Series Regular Rachel Hilton - Playmaker
The Doctor Blake Mysteries - Guest role Ruth Dempster - ABC TV
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries - Guest role Delores - ABC TV
The Divorce - Guest role Police Officer - Princess Pictures
Rake (Series 4) - Series Regular Felicity Finnane - ABC TV
Never tear us apart - Guest role Pat Hutchence - Shine
Underbelly Razor - Supporting Role Lady Stanley - Screentime
Rake (Series 3) - Series regular Felicity Finnane - ABC TV
Devil's Dust telemovies - Supporting role Eva Francis - ABC TV
Tangle (Series 3) - Recurring guest Tanya Hicks - Southern Star
Rush (Series 4) - Recurring guest Tash Button - Southern Star
The Slap - Supporting role Tracey - Matchbox Pictures
Underbelly Files: Tell them lucifer was here telemovies - Supporting role Carmel Arthur - Screentime
Rush (Series 3) - Recurring guest Tash Button - Southern Star
Tangle (Series 2) - Recurring guest Tanya Hicks - Southern Star
City Homicide - Guest Jo Andrews - Seven Network
Snake Tales - Guest Sadie Fenton - Westside Film and Tv
Neighbours - Recurring Guest Diana Murray - Grundy Television
The King Telemovies - Supporting role Noeline Brown - Crackerjack
MDA (Series 3) Eps 9-12 - Recurring Guest Lucy Morello - ABC TV
Last Man Standing - Recurring guest Suzie Major - Burbury Road
Holly's Heroes - Guest Abby Dawson - Tosi Westside
Blue Heelers (Series 7 - Series 12) - Series Regular Jo Parrish - Southern Star
State Coroner - Guest Kirsty Wilson - Crawford Productions
Neighbours - Recurring guest Shelley Hanson - Grundy Television
The adventures of Lano and Woodley - Guest Teresa - ABC TV
Halifax FP - Guest Sharon Lauper - Simpson Le Mesurier
Blue Heelers - Guest Angie Anderson - Southern Star
Kangaroo Palace telemovies - Guest Cecily - Artist Services
Neighbours - Recurring guest Samantha Spry - Grundy Television
FILM
The Menkoff Method (Feature) - Supporting role Nancy - Menkoff SPV
A terrible Beauty - Lead Olivia - Storey Kids
Cherokee - Lead Linda - VCA Graduate Film
You cut, I choose - Supporting role Jill - The Travelling Dress
Faghag 2000 - Supporting role Mary - VCA Graduate film
Golden Girl - Supporting role Mother - Happening Films
Matching Jack (Feature) - Supporting role Marianne - Cascade Films
Attack - Supporting role Wife - Fonetik Films
Guru Wayne (Feature) - Lead Jane White - Sovereign Films
Breathe - Lead Angela - VCA Graduate Films
Four Jacks (Feature) - Supporting role Abby - Mediaworld and Pipeline
The Deal - Lead Tina - Thirdrow Films
Zzzz - Lead Jane - Pertwee Films
Love - Lead Girl - Melbourne University Graduate film
Iron Fist (Feature) - Supporting role Karen - Villarosa Pictures
Taxi Driver - Supporting role Jodie - VCA Graduate film
The Executive - Supporting role Emily - AFTRS and ABC
THEATRE
The Fellatio Monologues - Lead Jane Sentido Funf - Dir. Scott Major
The fat lady's still singing - Supporting role Christie - Playbox (MELB) & Fig Tree Theatre (SYD)
What lies between - Lead Stacey - Revolver
The Brink - Lead Lisa - Polyglot Theatre
TRAINING
Private American Dialect coaching with Troy Mackinder
Alexander Technique with Penny Macdonald
Larry Moss Masterclass
Private American Dialect coaching with Anna McCrossin
Tom McSweeney workshop
VCA Bachelor of Visual and Performing Arts
American dialect workshop with Bruce Shapiro
Actors Training Studio weekly acting workshops
Elliot Currie Drama Studios weekly acting workshops
Stanislavski and Beyond weekly acting, voice and movement workshops with Experience Bryon (NY coach)
Drama with a difference weekly acting workshops
Australian College of Dramatic Arts weekly acting workshops with Louise Talmadge
Private weekly voice classes with Stephen Costan (VCA)
VCA acting, voice and movement workshops with Lindy Davies
Workshops with Richard Sarrell
NIDA Open Program
Tadpoles weekly acting workshops