Leverne McDonnell

Movies

All In Her Stride
Herself
Leverne McDonnell was an Australian actor who died in 2013 from pancreatic cancer. This documentary depicts elements of her life and documents her facing death, with her consideration of the topic of euthanasia. While euthanasia has been legalised in some countries, it is not legal in Australia yet, despite support for it by the majority of the population in opinion polls.
Four of a Kind
Gina
Four different women, each with a well-hidden secret they are coaxed, tricked or forced into revealing... sometimes it's better to omit the truth.
The King
Mary Kennedy
The King is the story of Graham Kennedy, Australia's first and greatest home grown TV superstar. It traces his rise from working class Balaclava kid, through radio, TV, film, and back to TV again. It also tracks Kennedy's personal tragedies - the loneliness, the unrealised ambitions and the terrible pressures of being Australia's first homegrown superstar in the 1950s and 60s.
The Interview
Solicitor
A duel between a suspected murderer and a detective pressed by people who want results. But whose skin is really wanted?
Oscar and Lucinda
Miss Malcolm
After a childhood of abuse by his evangelistic father, misfit Oscar Hopkins becomes an Anglican minister and develops a divine obsession with gambling. Lucinda Leplastrier is a rich Australian heiress shopping in London for materials for her newly acquired glass factory back home. Deciding to travel to Australia as a missionary, Oscar meets Lucinda aboard ship, and a mutual obsession blossoms. They make a wager that will alter each of their destinies.
Gross Misconduct
Miriam McMahon
Justin Thorne is a liberal arts professor. One of his college students is Jennifer Carter. She seduces Justin, then accuses him of rape. But it turns out that she has an unusual relationship with her father.
The Distant Home
Senior Nursing Sister
Government authorities incarcerate a girl whose extraterrestrial origin is discovered after an accident with a car.