Noni Hazlehurst

Birthday: 17 August 1953, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Birth Name: Leonie Elva Hazlehurst

Noni Hazlehurst was born on August 17, 1953 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia as Leonie Elva Hazlehurst. She is an actress, known for City Homicide (2007), A Place to Call Home (2013) and Candy (2006).

[on early acting advice from her parents] My mum said you can always tell a lousy act they use lots ...Show more »

[on early acting advice from her parents] My mum said you can always tell a lousy act they use lots of tricky lighting. The good ones just stood in a spotlight and did it. They made me understand that the industry did not owe me a living. Show less «

[criticising Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull following his comments that Australians shoul...Show more »

[criticising Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull following his comments that Australians should not get 'misty eyed' over refugees] I often get misty eyed about things ... if something touches my heart I cry readily. Show less «

[on working on the children's television show, Play School (1966)] I started to see a world through ...Show more »

[on working on the children's television show, Play School (1966)] I started to see a world through the preschoolers eyes to see how free and unafraid they are to just be. They haven't yet been conditioned. No child is born a bigot. Show less «

[Following Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull's comments that Australians should not get 'mis...Show more »

[Following Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull's comments that Australians should not get 'misty eyed' over Manus Island refugees]I was disturbed ... that a misty eyed response to a particularly frightful human story in the news was deemed inappropriate. Show less «

Change only happens when enough people put up their hands and say 'we've had enough. I look forward ...Show more »

Change only happens when enough people put up their hands and say 'we've had enough. I look forward to the day where it's not an issue whether a man or a woman, or an Asian person or a Muslim gets anything in this country.We share more similarities than differences and I think I'm really keen to promote that idea because I think any other idea is divisive and potentially disastrous. Show less «

[on becoming only the second woman to be inducted into the Australian Television Hall of Fame in 201...Show more »

[on becoming only the second woman to be inducted into the Australian Television Hall of Fame in 2016] The fact that I'm only the second woman to be given this honour is merely a reflection of the prevailing guard - as is the suggestion from some quarters that the eligibility of esteemed colleagues Waleed Aly and Lee Lin Chin going for gold is questionable. The great thing about glaciers is if you're not on them you go under. I've been riding that glacier for 40 years. And I'm staying on top of it. Show less «

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