Carole Skinner

Movies

The View from Greenhaven
Bonnie
A grumpy old man living in an idyllic coastal town who can't see he has the perfect life.
Moulin Rouge!
Landlady
A celebration of love and creative inspiration takes place in the infamous, gaudy and glamorous Parisian nightclub, at the cusp of the 20th century. A young poet, who is plunged into the heady world of Moulin Rouge, begins a passionate affair with the club's most notorious and beautiful star.
Whipping Boy
Sex Store Wife
A female lawyer heads a government taskforce investigating a suspected paedophile racket in Sydney. Based on the novel by Gabrielle Lord.
Napoleon
Cat (voice)
The adventures of Golden Retriever pup Napoleon and his friend, the parrot Birdo Lucci.
Howling III: The Marsupials
Yara
A strange race of human-like marsupials appear suddenly in Australia, and a sociologist who studies these creatures falls in love with a female one. Is this a dangerous combination?
The Umbrella Woman
Mrs. Gibson
In pre-WWII Australia, a love triangle develops between a man, his wife and the man's brother.
After Hours
Mother
The difficulty of separating sexual fantasy and reality becomes apparent in an investigation of an alleged sexual harassment case.
On the Loose
Mrs. Jones
A trilogy of stories set in and around Glebe (Sydney) examining the transition from school to uncertain future for three young people.
Goodbye Paradise
Landlady
The plot centres on Queensland's Gold Coast in the early 1980s, when a disgraced former cop, Michael Stacey writes a book exposing police corruption, does an investigation resulting in 2 murders, exposes a religious cult and watches the army begin a military coup.
Heatwave
Mary Ford
During a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is displacing residents in the Kings Cross section of Sydney.
Mystery at Castle House
Aunt Josephine
A trio of kids have many exciting adventures while exploring a spooky mansion in the hope of finding their missing friends.
My Brilliant Career
Mrs. McSwatt
A young woman who is determined to maintain her independence finds herself at odds with her family who wants her to tame her wild side and get married.
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Olive Leech
Four friends grapple with aging and the march of time in this opera based on Ray Lawler's iconic Australian play. For years, cane cutters Roo and Barney (Gary Rowley and Barry Ryan) have bunked with barmaids Olive (Gillian Sullivan) and Nancy in the summer. But Nancy's moved on, replaced by newcomer Pearl (Elizabeth Campbell). Vacation's no longer the unending party it once was as each member of the quartet arrives at a new understanding of life.
Alvin Purple
Mother Superior
Alvin is your average guy, except for the fact women find him irresistible and chase him everywhere. He tries to avoid them and get psychiatric help but gets used by the psychiatrists as a gigolo to treat other patients instead.