Olive (film)
| Olive | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Anthony Wheeler |
| Directed by | Stephen Wallace |
| Starring | Kerry McGuire Nick Tate |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1988 |
Olive is a 1988 Australian television film about actress Olive Bodill, who died of cancer in 1984.[1][2] The film was written by Bodill's husband Anthony Wheeler. It first screened in February 1988 on the ABC.[3]
Cast
- Kerry McGuire as Olive Bodill
- Nick Tate as Anthony Wheeler
- Owen Weingott as Vincent
- Lyn James as Doreen
- Elaine Lee as Elaine
- Moya O'Sullivan as Saleslady
- Richard Meikle as Mr Crawford
- Stephen Leeder as Dr Douglas
Accolades
1988 Australian Film Institute Awards
- Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature - Kerry McGuire - won[4]
- Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeatur - Nick Tate - nominated[5]
- Best Telefeature - Richard Brennan - nominated[5]
- Best Achievement in Direction in a Telefeature - Stephen Wallace - nominated[5]
1988 AWGIE Awards
- Major AWGIE Award - Anthony Wheeler[6]
References
- ^ Hooks, Barbara (11 July 1988), "Fitting reward for very moving story of cancer", The Age
- ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970–1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p. 116
- ^ Morris, Joan (14 February 1988), "Television violence exercises the minds of the ABC.", The Canberra Times
- ^ "And the winners were...", The Canberra Times, 12 October 1988
- ^ a b c "AACTA AWARDS WINNERS & NOMINEES 1988". AACTA. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ Pakula, Karen (9 July 1988), "Winning with Olive opens old wounds", The Sydney Morning Herald
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