Anne-Louise Lambert (born 1956)[1], also credited as Anne Lambert, is an Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Miranda in the 1975 film Picnic at Hanging Rock.

Anne-Louise Lambert
Lambert in Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
Born
Anne Louise Lambert

1956 (age 67–68)
Brisbane, Australia
Other namesAnne Lambert
Occupation(s)Actress, psychotherapist, counsellor, coach
Years active1972–present
Notable workPicnic at Hanging Rock
Children1

Life and career

edit

Anne Louise Lambert was born in Brisbane, Australia in 1956[2] she later moved to Sydney. Under the name Anne Lambert, she first gained recognition on Australian television with roles in three soap operas. In 1973, she played nymphomaniac Sue Marshall in Number 96. The following year, she was an original cast member in a school-based drama, Class of '74, playing student Peggy Richardson.

Director Peter Weir saw her in a television commercial for Fanta playing the fancy Nancy character and felt she was perfect for the lead role in Picnic at Hanging Rock. In 1976, she had a six-month role in adult soap opera The Box as the "sexy and promiscuous" Trish Freeman.[1]

During 1975, she appeared in a recurring sketch in comedy series The Norman Gunston Show called "The Checkout Chicks". This sketch, a send-up of melodramatic soap operas set in a supermarket, mostly featured other former Number 96 actors – Vivienne Garrett, Candy Raymond, Philippa Baker, Judy Lynne, and Abigail.

She adopted the name Anne-Louise Lambert when, on seeking work in the UK, she found that another actress was listed as Anne Lambert. She has worked steadily in film and on stage ever since, including starring roles in the BBC TV series The Borgias (1981), Cousin Phillis (1982) Peter Greenaway's The Draughtsman's Contract (1982), Breathing Under Water (1991), Seeing Red (1992), The Dirtwater Dynasty and Great Expectations – The Untold Story , A Los Cuatro Vientos (1987),filmed in Spain; and Australian TV miniseries such as Mussolini and I (1985), Fields of Fire 2 (1988), and Tanamera-The Lion of Singapore (1989). Her stage roles include Sweet Bird of Youth co-starring with Lauren Bacall and Colin Friels. She also played the role of Lady Mary Brackenstall in the adaptation of "The Abbey Grange" for The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1986).

She later appeared in Lillian's Story with Toni Collette, and Somersault, which won Best Film at the 2004 Australian Film Institute Awards. She also appeared in the Australian TV series The Alice (2004) and the short drama Photograph (2006), directed by her sister[3] Sarah Lambert, and also the short film Waiting for the Turning of the Earth (2011). Her most recent movie is The Last Babushka Doll (2018).

Lambert resides in the Sydney suburb of Balmain with her son (born 1989)[2] and works as a psychotherapist, counsellor, and coach.[4]

Filmography

edit

Film

edit
Year Tiitle Role Type
1975 Picnic at Hanging Rock Miranda St Clare (as Anne Lambert) Feature film
1982 The Draughtsman's Contract Mrs. Talmann / Mrs. Herbert's daughter (as Anne Louise Lambert) Feature film UK
1982 Gossip Clare Feature film UK, (unfinished)
1987 A los cuatro vientos Georgina (as Anne Louise Lambert) Feature film, Spain
1991 Breathing Under Water Beatrice Feature film
1992 Seeing Red Amanda Feature film
1993 Just Desserts Mona Film short
1994 Unacceptable Behaviour Lisa Film short
1995 Napoleon Spider / Earless Wallaby / Desert Mouse (voice as Anne Lambert) Feature film
1996 Lilian's Story Mother Feature film
1997 A Cut in the Rates unknown Film short
2004 Somersault Martha (as Anne Louise Lambert) Feature film
2006 Photograph Mandy Film short
2007 You Or Me Annie Film short
2008 A Chair with a View Narrator (voice) Film short
2011 Waiting for the Turn of the Earth Sarah Film short
2016 Target Fascination Patricia Nowlan Feature film
2018 The Last Babushka Doll unknown role Film short
2022 Mother Mountain Linda Feature film

Television

edit
Year Title Role Type
1973 Number 96 Sue Marshall (as Anne Lambert) TV series, 7 episodes
1974–1975 Class of '74 Peggy 'The Iceberg' Richardson / Peggy Richardson (as Anne Lambert) TV series
1975 Class of '75 Peggy Richardson (as Anne Lambert) TV series
1975 Behind The Legend unknown role (as Anne Lambert) ABC TV series, 1 episode
1975 Matlock Police Ellen Prosser (as Anne Lambert) TV series, 1 episode
1975 Division 4 Julie Sullivan (as Anne Lambert) TV series, 1 episode
1975 The Norman Gunston Show Herself (as Anne Lambert) – 'The Checkout Chicks' sketch ABC TV series, 6 episodes
1976 The Box Trish Freeman (as Anne Lambert) TV series
1976 Up the Convicts unknown role (as Anne Lambert) TV series, 1 episode
1976 Murcheson Creek unknown role (as Anne Lambert) TV movie
1978 Glenview High Susan (as Anne Lambert) TV series, 1 episode
1978 Chopper Squad Marilyn (as Anne Lambert) TV series, 1 episode
1978 Against the Wind Miss Stodart (as Anne Lambert) TV miniseries, 1 episode
1979 Cop Shop Jenny McGregor (as Anne Lambert) TV series, 19 episodes
1981 The Borgias Lucrezia Borgia (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV miniseries UK, 9 episodes
1982 Jackanory Playhouse Princess Gilda (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV series UK, 1 episode
1982 Cousin Phillis Phillis Holman (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV series UK, 4 episodes
1982 The Year of the French Ellen Treacy TV miniseries France/Ireland, 3 episodes
1983 Jury Margaret (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV series UK, 1 episode
1985 Mussolini: The Untold Story Orsola (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV miniseries US/Yugoslavia, 3 episodes
1986 The Return of Sherlock Holmes Lady Mary Brackenstall (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV series UK, 1 episode
1987 Great Expectations: The Untold Story Estella (as Anne Louise Lambert) ABC TV movie
1988 The Dirtwater Dynasty Emma Tarbox / Emma Tarbox Sr (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV miniseries, 5 episodes
1988 Fields of Fire II Kate (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1989 Tanamera – Lion of Singapore Irene (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV miniseries, 7 episodes
1989 Living with the Law unknown role (as Anne Louise Lambert) ABC TV series
1991 Heroes II: The Return Nancy Davidson (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV miniseries, 2 episodes
1992 English at Work Herself (as Anne Louise Lambert) SBS TV series, 1 episode
1992 The World Tonight Herself (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV series, 1 episode
1992 The Australian Film Institute Awards Herself (as Anne Louise Lambert) ABC TV special
1994 Under the Skin unknown role (as Anne Louise Lambert) SBS TV series, 1 episode "Grandmother's Teeth"
1997 Big Sky Jean Friedrich (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV series, 1 episode
1998 Murder Call Linda Hindwood (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV series, 1 episode
1998 Children's Hospital Marion Laing (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV series, 1 episode
2001 Changi Mary (as Anne Louise Lambert) ABC TV miniseries, 1 episode
2002 All Saints Gabrielle Trebom (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV series, 1 episode
2003 White Collar Blue Valerie Dunn (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV series, 1 episode
2004 The Alice Heaven Daily (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV movie
2005 The Alice Heaven (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV series, 1 episode
2013 Moments in Time Herself as Anne Louise Lambert / Miranda ABC TV series, 1 episode
2015 House of Hancock Hope Hancock (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV miniseries, 1 episode
2017 House of Bond Josie Rowland (as Anne Louise Lambert) TV miniseries, 2 episodes
2017 David Stratton: A Cinematic Life Herself (as Anne Louise Lambert) ABC TV series, 1 episode
2021 Just Between Us Herself as Anne Louise Lambert ABC TV series, 1 episode
edit

References

edit
  1. ^ a b "Anne Louise Lambert". AUSSIE SOAP ARCHIVE. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b Anne-Louise Lambert at IMDb
  3. ^ Sydney Morning Herald, Two of us (20 September 2014)
  4. ^ "Anne Lambert". Creative Counsel. Archived from the original on 3 March 2014.