Alethea McGrath
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Biography: Alethea Ada McGrath (1 June 1920 – 9 February 2016) was an Australian actress and comedian. She played Jocasta Nu in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. She is also widely known for her roles on television, playing Dot Farrar in Prisoner and she has had three parts in Neighbours: Miss Logan in 1985, Mary Crombie from 1989 to 1990 and Lilly Madigan in 1998. Most recently she played the older character of Miss Taylor in Knowing (2009). Before concentrating on acting professionally, McGrath taught Drama at Methodist Ladies College in the Melbourne suburb of Kew.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
Adult: No
Birthday: June 01, 1920
Age: 104 years old
Gender: Female
Deathday: February 09, 2016
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Knowing
Overview: A teacher opens a time capsule that has been dug up at his son's elementary school; in it are some chilling predictions -- some that have already occurred and others that are about to -- that lead him to believe his family plays a role in the events that are about to unfold.
Genres: Action Mystery Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-19
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Take Away
Overview: Tony Stilano and Trev Spackneys both own, live over and work in adjoining take-away fish shops in Melbourne. Although they have fallen into a habitual rivalry based on a cause long forgotten, the pair unite when the multinational fast-food outlet "Burgies" unveils a new store directly opposite the twin fish & chips shops.
Genres: Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-08-14
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Inspector Gadget 2
Overview: After capturing Claw, all the criminals have gone into hiding. Until Claw escapes! Gadget thinks he will get the case, but everyone else has other plans. A new version of the Gadget project is unveiled in the form of G2. Strict orders are given for Gadget to stay away from G2 and every crime scene, but Gadget feels he is needed more than anyone.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-03-11
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Alien Visitor
Overview: In this sci-fi adventure a gorgeous alien woman is sent to Earth by mistake from the planet Epsilon. Landing in the Australian outback she meets a surveyor and they cross the continent together. However, she spends the trip haranguing him for the ecological recklessness and avarice of the human race.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-23
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Irresistible
Overview: A wife and mother is consumed by the thought that her husband's co-worker is trying to win him away from her and their family.
Genres: Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-18
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Hammers Over the Anvil
Overview: Set in the summer of 1910 in Australia the film follows the story of 14 year old Alan Marshall (Alexander Outhread) as he stumbles out of childhood towards the exciting yet forbidding world of adulthood. For Alan, despite the effects of polio, there is only one passion in life - to become a great horseman just like his hero, the reclusive horse trainer East Driscoll (Russell Crowe). Alan is one of East's few friends and also one of the few who knows about the affair between East and the aristocratic English woman Grace McAlister (Charlotte Rampling). Things inevitably take a turn towards the tragic when East becomes determined to force Grace to leave her husband and run away with him. Hammers Over The Anvil is an evocative coming of age film from Australian director Ann Turner.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-07-22
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That Eye, the Sky
Overview: Ort Flack is 12 years old and lives with his mother and his sister Tegwyn in the Australian outback. The three of them also have to take care of their old grandma and their paralyzed father. It is not easy for one mother to take care of everybody. But one day a mysterious stranger, Henry, comes to their desolate house to help them...
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-09-28
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Dreams for Life
Overview: The seasons go by her window, she dreams about a boy she knew; his baby brother is now a man. A film about time, depression and a woman's need for a story.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-01
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Overview: Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could change the galaxy forever.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-05-15
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Muggers
Overview: When two medical students find themselves dangerously indebted to a sadistic loan shark, they become embroiled in an illicit black-market organ transplant scam in order to save their lives. 'Muggers' is a twisted, hilarious, pitch-black comedy about friendship, poor choices and the drag of student debt.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-25
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Romulus, My Father
Overview: The story of Romulus, his beautiful wife, Christina, and their struggle in the face of great adversity to bring up their son, Raimond. It is a story of impossible love that ultimately celebrates the unbreakable bond between father and son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-05-31
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Curtin
Overview: 1941. A country in crisis. A new man in power. Leadership demands and personal demons are set to collide. The story of John Curtin as he faces his first six months as Prime Minister, confronting in quick succession, the tragedy of Pearl Harbour, the fall of Singapore, the bombing of Darwin and a furious battle with Churchill over the deployment of Australian troops. This is a raw and intimate story of a driven and inspirational leader - a man who struggles to battle his own personal demons while serving and protecting a country at war.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-21
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