Dina Panozzo
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Dina Panozzo | |
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| Born | Dina Panozzo Australia |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Relatives | Oriana Panozzo (sister) |
Dina Panozzo (born 1966 [1]) is an Australian-born actress of Italian descent.[2]
Early life
[edit]Panozzo's parents emigrated to Adelaide from northern Italy, on a ship called 'Queen Neptuna'. Her mother was 19 and a housewife, her father a labourer and later a carpenter. Growing up in Adelaide in the 1970s, Panozzo became passionate about Adelaide’s thriving amateur theatre scene, in particular, Adelaide Theatre Company.[3]
Career
[edit]Panozzo is best known for her regular roles in the television series Carla Cametti PD[4] and Bed of Roses.[5] She has also appeared in a recurring role in Packed to the Rafters and guest roles in many Australian series, including A Country Practice, Water Rats, and White Collar Blue. Panozzo also had regular roles in the short-lived comedy series Wedlocked[6] and the soap opera Richmond Hill.[7] Featured film roles include Black & White & Sex[8] and Fistful of Flies.[9]
Her theatre roles include Popular Front (Theatre Works, 1987),[10][11] ABC (Belvoir Street Theatre, 1988),[12] Sisters (Malthouse Theatre, 1991),[13][14] S.O.S. Sex, Overkill and Salvation of the Soul (Belvoir Street Theatre, 1991),[15] and A Little Like Drowning (Belvoir Street Theatre, 1992).[16] She also wrote, co-directed and starred in Varda Che Bruta...Poretta which played in multiple venues from 1992 to 1994.[17][18]
Filmography
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Film | Character | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Bedevil | Voula | Feature film (segment: Lovin' the Spin I'm In) |
| 1993 | Just Desserts | Maria Stroppi | Film short |
| 1996 | Fistful of Flies | Grace Lupi | Feature film |
| 1998 | Let's Wait | Gina | Film short |
| 2001 | The Man Who Sued God | Italian Reporter | Feature film |
| 2002 | Mother of an Attitude | Film short | |
| 2004 | Love's Brother | Zia Norman | Feature film |
| 2011 | The Man with Wings | Film short | |
| 2012 | Black & White & Sex | Angie 6 | Feature film |
| 2020 | Bloodshot Heart | Catherine | Feature film |
Television
[edit]| Year | Program | Character | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | The Sullivans | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1983; 1984 | Cop Shop | Marti Vickers (as Dena Panozzo) | TV series, episodes 555–556 |
| 1983; 1984 | Carson's Law | Miss Refton / Anges Weston | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1984 | City West | Lead role | TV series |
| 1984 | A Country Practice | Lily | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Maria (as Dena Panozzo) | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1988 | Richmond Hill | Jill Warner | TV series, 59 episodes |
| 1989 | Mission: Impossible | Serena | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1990 | Acropolis Now! | Rosita | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1992 | G.P. | Rosie Tait | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994; 1996 | Wedlocked | Susie Abruzzo | TV series, 11 episodes |
| 1998 | Wildside | Renata Cellini | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2000 | Water Rats | Antonella Luvece | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2001 | Head Start | Vivienne | TV miniseries, 1 episode |
| 2003 | White Collar Blue | Theresa Nitti | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2008–2010 | Bed of Roses | Gemma O'Reilly | TV series, 14 episodes |
| 2009 | Carla Cametti PD | Angela Cametti | TV series, 6 episodes |
| 2009; 2012 | Packed to the Rafters | Rita Karandonis | TV series, 8 episodes |
| 2010 | Underbelly | Samira Kanaan | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 2013–2014 | A Place to Call Home | Carla Poletti | TV series, 11 episodes |
| 2024 | Last Days of the Space Age | Fran | TV series, 7 episodes |
Television (as self)
[edit]| Year | Program | Character | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | World Expo 88 Opening Celebrations | Herself | TV special |
| 1988 | Just for the Record | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1988 | Olympathon | Herself | TV special |
| 1988 | Perfect Match | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1988 | Melbourne Cup Carnival | Herself | TV special |
| 1989 | International It’s a Knockout | Contestant | TV special |
| 1989 | Celebrity Cricket | Herself | TV special |
| 1991 | Review | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Industrial Democracy | Herself | Film documentary |
| 1992 | Whats Cooking | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Residential Tenancies Tribunal | Herself | Film documentary |
| 1993 | Tonight Live with Steve Vizard | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Good Morning Australia | Guest | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1994 | Live It Up | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2001 | Mum's the Word | Herself | TV series, 1 episode |
| 2012 | The People Speak Australia | Contributor | TV special |
Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Venue / Co. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Johnny Castilhino | Sheridan Theatre, Adelaide with Adelaide Theatre Group | |
| 1976–77 | Jack the Ripper | Martha Tabram / Rosie Wunmore | Sheridan Theatre, Adelaide, Space Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA & Adelaide Theatre Group |
| 1978 | The Winter’s Tale | Sheridan Theatre, Adelaide with Adelaide Theatre Group | |
| 1980 | Sadie and Neco | Sadie | VCA |
| 1981 | Dimentos | Lydia | VCA |
| 1981 | The Three Sisters | Olga | Performance Studio One, Melbourne |
| 1982 | Tales from Land Shut | ||
| 1983 | Don't Stand on Ceremony | ||
| 1984 | Il Magnifico | Seymour Centre, Sydney | |
| 1984 | The Time of Your Life | ||
| 1985 | Exploring Shakespeare | ||
| 1985 | Richard III | Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA | |
| 1985 | Scenes Big and Little | Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA | |
| 1985 | Beatland | Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA | |
| 1985 | Muse of Fire | Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA | |
| 1985 | On the Razzle | Christopher | Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA |
| 1985 | The Touch of Silk | Jeanne | Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA |
| 1985 | Peter Pan | Wendy Darling | Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA |
| 1986 | Dreams in an Empty City | Playhouse Adelaide with STCSA for Adelaide Festival | |
| 1987 | Popular Front | Marguerita | Theatre Works, Melbourne |
| 1987 | The Impostor | Zhou Minghua | St Martins Youth Arts Centre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company for Spoleto Melbourne Festival of the Arts |
| 1988 | ABC | Belvoir Street Theatre | |
| 1990 | Spanish Cuisine | ||
| 1991 | Sisters | Sylvie | Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Monash University with Playbox Theatre Company |
| 1991 | S.O.S. Sex, Overkill and Salvation of the Soul | Belvoir Street Theatre | |
| 1991 | Love and Magic in Mama's Kitchen | Belvoir Street Theatre | |
| 1992 | A Little Like Drowning | Belvoir Street Theatre with Teatar Di Migma | |
| Nicaragua | Belvoir Street Theatre[20] | ||
| 1993 | The Garden of Granddaughters | Fay | Wharf Theatre, Sydney, Monash University, Ford Theatre, Geelong, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Ballarat, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company & STC |
| 1993 | Belvoir Street Revues | Belvoir Street Theatre | |
| 1993–94 | Varda Che Bruta...Poretta (Look How Ugly She is...Poor Thing) | One-woman show | Stables Theatre, Sydney for Festival for Carnivale Sydney, Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Space Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA for International Women’s Playwright Conference with Performance Space |
| 1996 | A Progressive Dinner: Promiscuous Spaces 1: Table Talk | Speaker | Performance Space |
| 1998 | Emma | Bridge Theatre, Sydney with Theatre South | |
| 1999 | Monster Mouth | Open City & Playworks[21] | |
| 2003 | Cantata | Dancer | Acton Street Theatre, Canberra with Stopera |
| 2004 | The Vagina Monologues | University of Sydney | |
| 2004 | Kimberly Akimbo | Patti | Ensemble Theatre, Sydney |
| 2007 | From Door to Door | Bessie | Seymour Centre, Sydney |
| 2007 | Anna in the Tropics | Ophelia | Belvoir Street Theatre with Theatron Group |
| 2015 | The Plot | Lily | Mantouridion Theatre, Sydney with Skylight Productions & Katahanas Productions[22] |
| 2018 | The Gods of Strangers | Assunta | Northern Festival Centre, Port Pirie, Keith Michell Theatre, Adelaide, Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA |
| 2018 | The Shifting Heart | Momma Bianchi | Seymour Centre, Sydney[23] |
| 2022 | The Life That I Gave You | Studio Theatre, Sydney | |
| 2022 | Set Piece | Carriageworks, Sydney for Sydney Festival & Melbourne Rising Festival[24] |
As writer/director
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Venue / Co. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Varda Che Bruta...Poretta (Look How Ugly She is...Poor Thing) | Writer / co-director | Stables Theatre, Sydney for Festival for Carnivale Sydney, Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Space Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA for International Women’s Playwright Conference with Performance Space |
| 1999 | La Voix Humaine / The Telephone | Playwright / director | Art Gallery of South Australia |
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Nominated work | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Touch of Silk | Best Actress Award | South Australian Critic Awards | Won |
| 1996 | Fistful of Flies | Gijón International Film Festival | Best Actress Award | Won |
| 1997 | Fistful of Flies | Sochi International Film Festival | Best Actress Award | Won |
| 2004 | Kimberly Akimbo | Glugs Theatrical Awards | Norman Kessell Memorial Award for Best Actress for an Outstanding Performance | Won |
| 2011 | Bed of Roses | Equity Ensemble Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | Nominated |
Personal life
[edit]Panozzo is married to television producer Phillip Tanner. After all attempts to conceive ended in miscarriage, the couple adopted a two year old boy from Guatemala called Luis. In 2004, at the age of six, Luis had an award-winning Nickelodeon TV series, called Cooking for Kids with Luis, and caught the attention of Oprah Winfrey.[27]
Dina Panozzo is the elder sister of actress Oriana Panozzo.[28]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.stagenoise.com/feature/2007/finding-the-laughter
- ^ Healy, Ken (24 January 1993), "From duckling to swan - with video", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ https://glamadelaide.com.au/interview-dina-panozzo/
- ^ Enker, Debi (8 January 2009), "A girl's own crime story", The Age
- ^ Lollo, Michelle (8 January 2009), "ABC's Bed Of Roses TV series launch", The Daily Telegraph
- ^ Leedham, Nicole (5 September 1994), "Of human frailties and foibles", Canberra Times
- ^ Simmonds, Diana (25 July 1988), "Trick or treat?", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Stratton, David (24 March 2012), "Sex and the city", The Weekend Australian
- ^ Martin, Adrian (12 June 1997), "Self-loathing at its worst", The Age
- ^ Romney, Jason (10 February 1987), "Scaling the heights of politics", The Age
- ^ Radic, Leonard (16 February 1987), "Life as it was in the Red North", The Age
- ^ Evans, Bob (9 June 1986), "For the young a story about the adult", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Stone, Deborah (24 February 1991), "Three friends, on work and each other", The Age
- ^ Larkin, John (10 March 1991), "REVIEW: On the journey of self-discovery called life", The Age
- ^ Visontay, Michael (1 August 1991), "An emotional dynamo - on stage and off stage", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Payne, Pamela (5 October 1992), "Emphatically Italian but hardly Italianate", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Evans, Bob (16 January 1993), "An Aussie larrikin with Italian style", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Weinger, Peter (16 November 1993), "A soapie star cleans up her act", The Age
- ^ https://app.showcast.com.au/profile/2B19335E
- ^ https://glamadelaide.com.au/interview-dina-panozzo/
- ^ https://www.realtime.org.au/works-in-progress-performance/
- ^ https://sydneyartsguide.com.au/the-plot-at-the-greek-theatre/
- ^ https://suzygoessee.com/2018/03/12/5-questions-with-dina-panozzo-and-david-soncin/
- ^ https://nightwrites.com/2022/01/08/set-piece-anna-breckon-nat-randall-with-performance-space/#more-2175
- ^ https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/3699
- ^ https://glamadelaide.com.au/interview-dina-panozzo/
- ^ https://www.stagenoise.com/feature/2007/finding-the-laughter
- ^ "Soap opera actors and shows - your questions answered". www.thesoapshow.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007.
External links
[edit]- Dina Panozzo at IMDb