Paula Forrest (born 14 July, c. 1965) an Australian actress, best known for playing the role of Shelley Sutherland on the long-running Australian soap opera Home and Away
Paula Forrest | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 July 1965 |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1992–2014 |
In Home and Away (1988), Forrest played the part of Shelley who was the wife of Rhys, played by Michael Beckley and mother to Dani, played by Tammin Sursok, Jade, played by Kate Garven and Kirsty, played by Christie Hayes who lived in the Caravan Park and worked as a social worker.[1] Shelley was a loveable character who fought long and hard for her family and friends alike. Until late 2002 when her world was torn apart by the discovery of her husband's affair and later on in 2003 the fact that Jade was not her real daughter and had in fact been switched at birth. Paula featured in a Home and Away special, called Home and Away: Secrets and the City.
Her character made a brief return to Home and Away in 2009.[2]
Note : Paula Forrest is the patronym of the novel The Little Lady of the Big House, by Jack London (1916).
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Police Rescue | Katie Baldwin | Season 2, episode 4 |
| 1993 | G.P. | Gabrielle Henderson | Season 5, episode 13 |
| 1995–96 | Spellbinder | Mrs. Gibson | Season 1 (recurring, 8 episodes) |
| 1997 | Murder Call | Susan Frickberge | Season 1, episode 10 |
| 1999 | Water Rats | Dr. Fiona Hall Jones | Season 4, episode 18 |
| 2000–02 2003–04, 2009 |
Home and Away | Shelley Sutherland | Seasons 13–15 (main role, 85 episodes) Seasons 16–17, 22 (recurring, 15 episodes) |
| 2002 | Home and Away: Secrets and the City | Special (main role) | |
| 2003 | Home and Away: Hearts Divided | Special (guest role) | |
| 2008 | Double Trouble | Audition Judge | Season 1, episodes 10 & 11 (uncredited) |
| 2014 | Love Child | Helen | Season 1, episode 2 |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Love in Limbo | Miss Cornish | |
| 1993 | Blackfellas | Policewoman | |
| 1996 | Watching | (unknown/undisclosed role) | Short |
References
edit- ^ Andrew Mercado (2004). Super Aussie Soaps: Behind the Scenes of Australia's Best Loved TV Shows. Pluto Press. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-86403-191-1.
- ^ Farewell Kirsty Archived 2 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
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