Anna Maria Monticelli
Also Known As: Anna Jamieson, Anna Jemison, Anna-Maria Montacelli, Anna-Maria Monticelli, Annamaria Monticelli
Biography: Anna Maria Monticelli (born 1952) is an Australian actress, screenwriter and producer. She began her career in the industry as an actress, starring in films both in Australia and the US. She won an Australian Film Institute Award (AFI) for Best Actress in Silver City (1984) and has had leading roles in many television series. Monticelli is married to actor and director Steve Jacobs, they met on film set, Silver City (1984), and they formed the production company Wild Strawberries in the 1990's.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Tangiers, Morocco
Adult: No
Birthday: January 01, 1952
Age: 73 years old
Gender: Female
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Smash Palace
Overview: Al Shaw's life revolves around motor racing and his back country junkyard, the "Smash Palace". His French wife, Jacqui, doesn't appreciate the lack of attention due to Al's obsession with cars. When Al finds her in the arms of another man, he takes his daughter, Georgie and heads for the bush, desperately hoping to hold on to the only family he has left.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-05-01
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Nomads
Overview: One night, in a Los Angeles hospital, Dr. Flax attends to a seriously injured man who, apparently crazed, whispers mysterious and disconcerting words in French into her ear.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-03-07
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The Edge of Power
Overview: The worlds of journalism and politics collide in this story about an experienced journalist who desperately needs to scoop a big story in order to revamp his career. Deciding he'll take matters into his own hands, he frames a politician and arranges to be there when the story is leaked to the public. What he doesn't realize is that his own devious behavior is about to get him caught in the middle of a dangerous web of lies and murder.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-27
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The Dark Room
Overview: A slightly disturbed young amateur photographer finds that his father has been secretly having an affair with his co-worker. Thus begins a spiral into blackmail, stalking, and voyeurism.
Genres: Thriller Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-07-01
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After Hours
Overview: The difficulty of separating sexual fantasy and reality becomes apparent in an investigation of an alleged sexual harassment case.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-20
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Silver City
Overview: After World War II, 4,000 Polish families came to Australia. They were Jews, Fascists, anti-Communists, and others dispossessed. In a large hostel, where even married men and women were housed in separate barracks, the adults lived for two years while they worked off the government's payment of their passage. Even though he is married to Anna and has a son, Julian falls in love with Nina and she with him. As they and others face the new situations and prejudices that await immigrants and as they take on aspects of Australian culture, old-country values reassert themselves. Julian decides what to do about love and family, and Nina must find a way to move on.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-27
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My First Wife
Overview: My First Wife is about the dramatic collapse of the marriage between John and Helen. It is also a film about our children and the future we offer them. Helen has decided to leave, and it is John who lacks the inner resources to cope with the impending tragedy. Slowly he is sucked into a tunnel of despair – fighting his conservative nature and the romantic memories of his married life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-12
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The Empty Beach
Overview: Before shady businessman John Singer disappeared off Bondi Beach, his name meant money--big and small, clean and dirty--a man absorbed in a world of greed and dishonesty. Singer's widow, Marlon, believes he's still alive and she employs the investigative skills of the tough, no-nonsense private eye, Cliff Hardy (Bryan Brown) to find him. Battered and bruised, Hardy battles through the filth of corruption and the stench of political blackmail. He comes face to face with the crime bosses, who feed off human misery and eliminate their rivals without thinking twice. From the high life and low life of Sydney, to the seediness and splendour of Bondi Beach, Cliff Hardy uncovers the ultimate truth.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-09-12
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Archer's Adventure
Overview: During the 1860s, Dave Powers, apprentice to a horse trainer, volunteers to ride Archer to the Melbourne Cup race. Their start is 600 miles from Melbourne, and the journey is anything but easy. Of course, the pair have numerous adventures along the way, and in the end Archer competes in the Melbourne Cup race.
Genres: Adventure TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-03
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