Natalie McCurry
Natalie McCurry | |
|---|---|
| Born | Natalie Tania McCurry 7 July 1966 |
| Died | (aged 48) |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1986–2004 |
| Notable work | Dead End Drive-In (1986) Chances (1991) |
| Children | 4 |
Natalie McCurry (7 July 1966 – 27 September 2014)[1] was an Australian actress and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Australia in 1989.[2]
Career
Natalie McCurry was an original main cast member on Australian television series Chances,[3] playing Rebecca Taylor for 71 episodes. She left in 1991, as many cast members were leaving due to increasing demands to do nude scenes.[4] She also had guest roles in several television series including Sons and Daughters, Hey Dad..!, Time Trax, Flipper, Twisted Tales, Home and Away and All Saints.
McCurry played a lead role of Carmen in the Australian dystopian Ozploitation film Dead End Drive-In in 1986.[5][6] Other film credits include the comedy Going Sane (1987), horror films Cassandra (1987) and Kadaicha (1988), erotic thriller Glass (1989), black comedy Mushrooms (1995) and romantic comedy/drama Oyster Farmer (2004). She also appeared in the television films Danger Down Under (1988) and Official Denial (1993).
Personal life
McCurry was married to husband Sean, with whom she had four children.[7]
In 1990, McCurry was injured, breaking her collarbone, after one of the cords broke while doing a promotional tandem bungee jump at Birkenhead Point in Sydney. This resulted in a temporary ban of the sport in New South Wales.[8][9]
Death
McCurry died from cancer, on 27 September 2014. Her funeral was held in Osborne Park, Western Australia.[10]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Cassandra | Sally | Feature film |
| 1986 | Dead End Drive-In | Carmen | Feature film |
| 1987 | Going Sane | Young Girl | Feature film |
| 1988 | Kadaicha | Tracy Hocking | Feature film |
| 1989 | Glass | Alison Baumer | Feature film |
| 1994 | Mushrooms | Maureen | Feature film |
| 2004 | Oyster Farmer | Pearl's Mum | Feature film |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | A Country Practice | Celia Arnold | 2 episodes, including "Ghosts" |
| 1986 | Sons and Daughters | Cheryl Harvey | TV series, 2 episodes |
| 1987 | Danger Down Under (aka Harris Down Under) | Katherine Dillingham | TV film US/Australia |
| 1989 | Hey Dad...! | Solva Elvirani | TV series, 1 episode |
| 1991 | Chances | Rebecca Taylor (as Natalie McCurrie) | TV series, 71 episodes |
| 1993 | Time Trax | Sergeant Nicole Nolan | TV series US/Australia, 1 episode |
| 1993 | Official Denial | Janine | TV film US/Australia |
| 1995 | Flipper | Deidre Cilione | TV series US/Australia, 1 episode |
| 1996 | Flipper | Rene Sipes | TV series US/Australia, 1 episode |
| 1996 | Twisted Tales | Tania | TV series, 1 episode 4: "Bonus Mileage" |
| 1997 | Home and Away | Julia Robson | TV series, 3 episodes |
| 2003 | All Saints | Irene Netterfield | TV series, 1 episode |
References
- ^ "Natalie McCURRY Death Notice – Sydney, New South Wales". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ Foster, Susie (30 August 1990), "Miss World makes up", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Lewes, Jacquelne Lee (26 November 1990), "Antennae", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ Kent, Simon (8 July 1991), "Actors in row over nudity - The Diary", The Sun Herald
- ^ MacDonald, Dougal (17 July 1987), "A teenage trap", The Canberra Times
- ^ Buckmaster, Luke (6 March 2015), "Dead End Drive-In rewatched – politics dressed up as frothy entertainment", The Guardian
- ^ "Natalie McCURRY Death Notice - Sydney, New South Wales | Sydney Morning Herald".
- ^ Riley, Mark; Bishop, Karin (13 September 1990), "Why Natalie is taking up knitting", The Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ "Tandem jump that stretched the thrill", The Canberra Times, 13 September 1990
- ^ "Natalie McCURRY Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information". Legacy.com. 28 September 2014.
External links
- Natalie McCurry at IMDb
- Biographical cuttings on Natalie McCurry, actor and injured whilst bungee jumping, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals at the National Library of Australia