Doris Younane /juːˈneɪn/ (born 25 February 1963) is an Australian stage and screen actress notable for her role in McLeod's Daughters where she played Moira Doyle. She is of Lebanese descent.[1]
Doris Younane | |
|---|---|
| Born | 25 February 1963 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1988–present |
Career
editHer roles include Titania in A Midsummer Night's Dream and Yola Fatoush in Heartbreak High. Younane acted in McLeod's Daughters. In the early seasons, she was a recurring cast member and in later seasons she became a regular cast member. Younane also performed some of the songs heard during the series.
In 2018 Doris was announced as part of the cast for channel 10 series Five Bedrooms, a comedy drama set in a shared house. Younane would play Heather Doyle. Younane appeared in all four seasons of the show.[2][3][4]
In 2019 Younane was announced as part of the cast of ABC drama Frayed. Younane appeared in both series of the show.[5]
In 2023 Younane appeared in The Clearing.[6]
In 2024, Younane would appear in series 2 of Paramount+ series Last King of the Cross.[7]
Award nominations
editDoris also received her first ever award nomination for her role in Five Bedrooms as Heather Doyle during the 2022 AACTA award nominations.[8]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Evil Angels | Uncredited | Feature film |
| 1989 | Mortgage | Tina Dodd | Feature film |
| 1990 | Death in Brunswick | Carmel | Feature film |
| 1993 | The Heartbreak Kid | Evdokia | Feature film |
| 1994 | Resistance | Rosa | Feature film |
| 1998 | 13 Gantry Row | Penny | TV movie |
| 2003 | BlackJack: Murder Archive | Christine Ormond | TV movie |
| 2004 | BlackJack: Sweet Science | Christine Vallas | TV movie |
| 2005 | BlackJack: In the Money | Christine Vallas | TV movie |
| 2005 | BlackJack: Ace Point Game | Christine Vallas | TV movie |
| 2009 | The Combination | Mary | Feature film |
| 2019 | Measure for Measure | Karima | Feature film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Embassy | Kaliani | 1 episode | |
| 1992–93 | All Together Now | Sue Jacobs | 2 episodes | |
| 1993 | Phoenix | Roz Horton | 1 episode | |
| 1994 | Secrets | Kylie | 1 episode | |
| Ocean Girl | Celia | 1 episode | ||
| 1994–95 | Heartbreak High | Yola Fatoush | 52 episodes | |
| 1995 | Us and Them | Bernie | 13 episodes | |
| 1996 | G.P. | Caroline Deacon | 1 episode | |
| 1997 | Murder Call | Michelle Balzan | 1 episode | |
| 1998 | Wildside | Zelda O'Sullivan | 1 episode | |
| 1999 | Stingers | Lizzie Harper | 2 episodes | |
| SeaChange | Elena Connors | 2 episodes | ||
| Chuck Finn | Natasha | 1 episode | ||
| 2000 | Halifax f.p. | Emma Ford | 1 episode | |
| 2001 | Water Rats | Pam Elliot | 1 episode | |
| 2005 | All Saints | Carlene Ponder | 1 episode | |
| 2002–03; 2005–09 | McLeod's Daughters | Moira Doyle | 94 episodes | |
| 2009 | False Witness | Jenny Basheer | ||
| 2010 | Rake | Prosecution QC Ms Habib | 1 episode | |
| 2012 | Scratch | Allergist | Short | |
| 2014 | Fat Tony & Co. | Voula Papadopoulos | 2 episodes | |
| Janet King | Magistrate Brenner | 1 episode | ||
| Party Tricks | Paula Doumani | 6 episodes | ||
| 2016 | Wolf | Michelle | Short | |
| Soul Mates | Hatshepsut | 4 episodes | [9] | |
| 2016–17 | The Wrong Girl | Sasha | 17 episodes | [10] |
| 2018 | Harrow | Sue Latchford | 1 episode | |
| 2019 | Secret City | Jane | 1 episode | |
| 2019–2023 | Five Bedrooms | Heather | 32 episodes | |
| 2019–2021 | Frayed | Bev | 12 episodes | |
| 2023 | The Clearing | Christine | 8 episodes | |
| 2024 | Last King of the Cross | Wahiba Ibrahim | 5 episodes | [7] |
References
edit- ^ Doris Younane Archived 12 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine. The Advertiser. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
- ^ Knox, David (30 May 2022). "Renewed: Five Bedrooms | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (14 October 2019). "Five Bedrooms cast: "We haven't lost the love!" | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (21 January 2019). "Cameras roll on Five Bedrooms drama | TV Tonight". tv tonight.
- ^ Knox, David (1 September 2021). "Returning: Frayed | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (24 May 2023). "The Clearing | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b Knox, David (2 September 2024). "King's Cross & Oxford Street were "a pretty wild time back then" | TV Tonight". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (November 2022). ""Thank you for seeing me and appreciating what I'm doing." | TV Tonight". TV Tonight.
- ^ Knox, David (13 July 2016). "Returning: Soul Mates | TV Tonight". TVTonight.
- ^ Knox, David (5 September 2016). "Airdate: The Wrong Girl | TV Tonight". tv tonight.
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