Nonnie Piper (1930-2020) (born Nonnie Peifer) was an Australian actress.
Nonnie Peifer was born in Sydney in 1930. She was discovered by Charles Chauvel and cast in a small role in Sons of Matthew. This led to a role in Into the Straight.[1] She later changed her stage name to "None Piper" and was cast in the female romantic lead in Bitter Springs.[2][3]
She also won beauty contests.[4][5]
She became an air hostess, married Michael Bialoguski and moved to England in the 1960s.[6][7][8]
Select credits
edit- Sons of Matthew (1949) (as "Nonie "Peifer")
- Into the Straight (1949) (as "Nonie "Peifer")
- Bitter Springs (1950)
References
edit- ^ "Juvenile Lead in New Film". The Sun. No. 12, 211. New South Wales, Australia. 17 March 1949. p. 8 (LAST FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Star In The Family". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XIV, no. 36. New South Wales, Australia. 3 May 1949. p. 3. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sydney girl wins Hollywood trip". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. XV, no. 196. New South Wales, Australia. 7 November 1950. p. 5. Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Blonde Cinema Actress, Aged 19". The Sun. No. 11, 758. New South Wales, Australia. 2 October 1947. p. 5 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 23 August 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "COVER GIRL", The Australian Woman's Mirror., Sydney: The Bulletin Newspaper, 7 September 1949, nla.obj-572741432, retrieved 23 August 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Her heart's in the clouds". The News. Vol. 59, no. 9, 137. South Australia. 20 November 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 5 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Going Places With ROBIN AMADIO". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 49, no. 15. Australia, Australia. 7 October 1981. p. 16. Retrieved 5 May 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Episode 43 – Nonnie Peifer". Sound of Silence. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
External links
edit- Nonnie Piper at IMDb