Elspeth Ballantyne

Elspeth Ballantyne Biography

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Elspeth Ballantyne (born 20 April 1939 in Adelaide, South Australia) is an Australian actress perhaps best known for the role of the firm but compassionate prison officer Meg Jackson in the international cult hit soap opera Prisoner.

Career

Having started her career as a laboratory Technician, she then attended the prestigious drama school, the National Institute for Dramatic Arts. She went on to act in the rural soap opera, Bellbird on the ABC.

Ballantyne subsequently played compassionate prison officer Meg Jackson in the soap opera, Prisoner. Ballantyne was the only actor to stay with the series for its entire eight-year run. She would later reprise her famous role of Meg in the original stage tour of Prisoner: Cell Block H " The Stage Play, which toured the UK in 1989.

In the early 1990s, she had a stint in Channel Ten soap opera, Neighbours, playing Cathy Alessi. She later appeared in feature films 'The Caterpillar Wish' as Mrs. Woodbridge, and in 'Moonlight & Magic' as a thrift shop owner Desma. In this latter film, she was reunited with former Prisoner co-stars Maxine Klibingaitis and Reylene Pearce. Ballantyne also appeared in the drama short, Twenty Five Cents, in 2007, and the short The Last Tupper in 2o11 Ballantyne features as wheelchair bound bogan matriac, Maxine in the Boronia movies, Boronia Boys (2009) and 'Boronia Backpackers (2011).

Personal life

Ballantyne has two children from her marriage to Dennis Miller. She is the sister of film producer Jane Ballantyne.

Filmography

Boronia Backpackers (2011)
Red Hill (2010)
Boronia Boys (2009)
City Homicide (2008)
Moonlight & Magic (2007)
Caterpillar Wish (2006)
Blue Heelers (2005) Television series
Last Man Standing (2005)
All Saints (2004) Television series
Stingers (2004) Television series
The Secret Life of Us (2003) Television series
Marshall Law (2002)
SeaChange (2002) Television series
Selkie (2000)
State Coroner
One Way Ticket
Neighbours (1992"1993) Television series
Pugwall (1989) Television series
Blowing Hot and Cold (1989)
Captain Johnno (1988) Television series
Spit MacPhee (1988) (mini) Television series
The Flying Doctors (1987"1988) Television series
Prisoner (1979"1986) Television series
Breakfast in Paris (1982)
Ride on Stranger (1979) (TV)
Blue Fin (1978)
Cop Shop (1978)
Bluey (1977) Television series
Solo One (1976) Television series
Power Without Glory (1976) (mini) Television series
Tandarra (1976)
Division 4 (1974"1976)
Quality of Mercy (1975)
Homicide (1964"1974)
Matlock Police (1972"1975)
End Play (1975)
Marion (1974) Television series
Ryan Television series (1973)
Bellbird (1967) Television series
Daphne Laureola (1965) Television series
Consider Your Verdict (1963) Television series

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