Rosalind Hammond, often credited as Ros or Roz, is an Australian actress and writer who has worked for more than 20 years with an extensive career in theatre, film and television.
Roz Hammond | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rosalind Hammond 14 December 1969 |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, writer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Website | www |
Career
editHammond's television appearances include the role of Claudia in the award-winning drama The Heights, and ten seasons of Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell, on which she portrayed characters such as Jacquie Lambie’s press secretary Dolly Norman, conservative blogger Vomitoria Catchment, royal watcher Gay March, Tamie Fraser, and ABC shop employee Dianne. She previously worked with Shaun Micallef in three series of The Micallef Programme.
Hammond played the role of librarian Christine Grimwood in three series of the ABC sitcom The Librarians. She was a regular cast member on Thank God You're Here, The Never Too Late Show, Bootleg, Small Tales and True, Eric, Full Frontal, Sky Trackers, Snowy and Micro Nation.
Hammond has made guest appearances on the television series Harrow, Please Like Me, The Letdown, Carla Cametti PD, Driven Crazy, Law of the Land, MDA, Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries, Mr & Mrs Murder, Newstopia, Offspring, Outland, Raw FM, Slide and Welcher and Welcher, and in the TV movie Curtin.
She also wrote for television programs, including ABC Kids series Little Lunch, ABC's It's A Date, SkitHOUSE, Eric Bana's sketch show Eric, Home and Away, The Mick Molloy Show and Small Tales and True.
Hammond is a graduate of the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, and has appeared in feature films Muriel's Wedding, in which she played Cheryl, one of the bridesmaids, The Dish,[1] The Honourable Wally Norman, and the short film Titsiana Booberini.
Her theatre credits include productions with the Melbourne and Sydney Theatre Companies with roles in Blithe Spirit, The Female of the Species, Happy Endings, Kid Stakes, Secret Bridesmaids' Business and Things We Do For Love.
Her one-woman show, Full Blown Rose, had successful international tours to the Dublin Fringe Festival (where she was nominated for Best Female Performance) and the Glasgow Millers International Comedy Festival. At the 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, she received a Golden Gibbo nomination.
From 2012 to 2022, Hammond appeared as a regular guest for Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell.[2]
At the 2013 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, she performed Gym and Tonic, based on her "other career" as a personal trainer at an all-women's gym. The production then toured nationally.
In 2023, Hammond appeared in ABC series Bay of Fires (TV series)[3] and in 2024 also appeared in ABC comedy White Fever.[4]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Blueback | Celebrant | Feature film |
| 2022 | How to Please a Woman | Claudia | Feature film |
| 2019 | By Your Side | Leonie | Short film |
| 2015 | Blythe Spirit | Madam Arcati | |
| 2015 | Hammer or Claw | Emma | Short film |
| 2010 | Bufo | Susan Hurley | Short film |
| 2008 | Corrections | Receptionist | Short film |
| 2007 | The King | Kathleen | TV movie |
| 2007 | Curtin | Gladys Joyce | TV movie |
| 2006 | Love No.9 | Ivy | Short film |
| 2006 | The Demons Among Us | Kylie's mother | |
| 2004 | Josh Jarman | Burgerland Girl | Feature film |
| 2003 | The Honourable Wally Norman | Dolly Norman | Feature film |
| 2000 | The Dish | Miss Nolan | Feature film |
| 1997 | Titsiana Booberini | Carol Johnson | Short film |
| 1996 | Eric | Various | TV movie |
| 1994 | Muriel's Wedding | Cheryl | Feature film |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | White Fever | Deidre Thomas | TV series; 5 episodes | |
| 2023- | Bay of Fires | Heather | TV series | |
| 2023 | Cool Mum | TV series, 3 episodes | ||
| 2022 | Summer Love | Janelle (voice) | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2012-22 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | Various | TV series, 114 episodes | |
| 2019-22 | Five Bedrooms | Edwina Crowe | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 2010-20 | The Heights | Claudia Rosso | TV series | |
| 2021 | Iggy and Ace | Gwen | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 2021 | Harrow | Karen Yancy | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2021 | Why Are You Like This | Julie | TV series, 2 episodes | [5] |
| 2019-20 | The Heights | Claudia | TV series, 60 episodes | [6] |
| 2019 | Secret Bridesmaids' Business | Ginger Connor | TV miniseries, 2 episodes | |
| 2018 | Pilot Week | Barista | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2017 | Childproof | Various (voice) | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 2017 | The Letdown | Christine | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2016 | Jack Irish | Sue Shields | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 2015 | Kinne | Various | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 2014 | It's a Date | Lizzie | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2014 | Please Like Me | Marilyn | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2013 | Upper Middle Bogan | Sandi | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Offspring | Maryjeanne | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2013 | Mr & Mrs Murder | Deborah Newhouse | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2012 | Micro Nation | Betty Cosdosca | TV web series, 1 episode | |
| 2012 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Mrs Opie | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2012 | Outland | Simone | TV miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Mollusks | Vanessa 'Big Mama Jelly' | TV series. 3 episodes | |
| 2011 | Some Say Love | Various | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2011 | Mal.com | Janelle | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2011 | SLiDE | Rosie | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 2007-10 | The Librarians | Christine Grinwood | TV series, 20 episodes | |
| 2009 | Carla Cametti PD | Sandra DeLuca | TV miniseries, 1 episode | |
| 2007 | Newstopia | Lindy Spern | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2005 | MDA | Courtney Gould | TV series, 2 episode | |
| 2004 | Stories from the Golf | Woman | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 2003 | Welcher & Welcher | Thadia | TV series, 2 episodes | |
| 2003 | Skithouse | Various | TV series | |
| 2002 | Bootleg | Tricia Moore | TV series. 3 episodes | |
| 1996-02 | Blue Heelers | Kerryn / Siobhan | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 1998-01 | The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) | Various | TV series, 23 episodes | |
| 2000 | Introducing Gary Petty | Colleen Turner | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1999 | The Mick Molloy Show | Various | TV series, 3 episodes | |
| 1999 | Law of the Land | Ann | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1998 | Small Tales & True | Various | TV series, 6 episodes | |
| 1998 | Driven Crazy | Dr Brandt | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1998 | Raw FM | Flavia | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1997 | Eric | Various | TV series, 9 episodes | |
| 1996 | Full Frontal | Additional Cast | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1994 | Sky Trackers | Ellie | TV series, 26 episodes | |
| 1994 | Newlyweds | Sarah | TV series, 1 episode | |
| 1993 | Snowy | Jill | TV series, 7 episodes |
Stage
editAs actor
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Kid Stakes | Marcy Wells | Playhouse Melbourne with Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2000 | Secret Bridesmaids' Business | Angela Dixon | Malthouse Theatre, Playhouse, Adelaide |
| 2001 | Dear Sun | Joy Hester | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2004 | Blithe Spirit | Ruth | Melbourne Theatre Company & Sydney Theatre Company |
| 2005 | Country Energy Comedy Festival | Comedian | The Butter Factory Theatre, Wodonga |
| 2005 | Things We Do For Love | Nikki Wickstead | Arts Centre Melbourne with Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2005 | Garden Ho | Melbourne International Comedy Festival & Dublin Festival | |
| 2006 | The Female of the Species | Tess Thornton | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2006 | Full Blown Rose | Herself | Dublin Fringe Festival, Glasgow Millers International Comedy Festival |
| 2009 | Master of the Revels | Southbank Theatre with Melbourne Theatre Company | |
| 2010 | Cubec Reading- You Won't Be Seeing Rainbows Anymore - 5 | Melbourne Theatre Company | |
| 2010 | Furiously Fertile | Jen | Hit Productions |
| 2012 | Happy Endings | Liliana | Southbank Theatre with Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2012 | Red Silk | Anne Sexton | Red Silk Productions |
| 2013 | Gym and Tonic | Herself | Melbourne Town Hall for Melbourne International Comedy Festival & national tour |
| 2013 | Day One, A Hotel, Evening | Stella | Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth with Black Swan Theatre Company |
| 2015 | Blithe Spirit | Heath Ledger Theatre, Perth with Black Swan Theatre Company | |
| 2016–17 | Signifying Nothing | Karen Fox | The Blue Room Theatre, Perth, The Studio, Adelaide with Hammond Fleet Productions |
As director
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | These Things Happen | Director | Hammond Fleet Productions |
| 2016 | This is Not a Love Song | Director | Hammond Fleet Productions |
General references
edit- "AusStage". ausstage.edu.au. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- "Roz Hammond – IMC". Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- "Things We Do For Love". amp.theage.com.au. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- "The Female of the Species". Theatregold. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- "Kid Stakes". Theatregold. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
References
edit- ^ Willis, John (1 November 2002). Screen World: 2002 Film Annual. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-55783-599-4. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
- ^ Knox, David (12 July 2012). ""It's about the writing" says Mad as Hell's Roz Hammond | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (12 August 2022). "More cast join Bay of Fires for ABC | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ Knox, David (24 August 2023). "Cameras roll on new ABC comedy White Fever | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Why Are You Like This | TV Tonight". 14 February 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
- ^ "The Heights: "Slice of life. Real. Drama that is not soap." | TV Tonight". 21 February 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2024.