Gennie Nevinson is an Australian actress. She is notable for her appearances in Muriel's Wedding.[1] She also appeared as Eva, part of a kidnapping gang in the hard-hitting British police drama The Professionals; episode The Acorn Syndrome (1980), and in the first two series of Minder,[2] in the part of Terry's girlfriend Penny.
Born Rima J. C. Hoyes-Cock in 1951,[3] Gennie Nevinson is the daughter of the late actress Nancy Nevinson (nee Ezekiel) and sister of two brothers, one of whom is the actor Nigel Nevinson.[4][5] Gennie's father Commander William Hoyes-Cock met her mother while Nancy was touring with the ENSA.[6]
Nevinson lives in New South Wales with her second husband.[7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | The Man Outside | 1 episode: "Bye, Bye, Mrs Bly" (1.10) credited as Jenny Nevison | |
| 1973 | Great Mysteries | Suzanne | 1 episode: "A Terribly Strange Bed" (1.03), also known as Orson Welles' Great Mysteries |
| 1974 | South Riding | Bessy Warbuckle Bessie Aythorne |
3 episodes: Bessy (1.01, 1.03) Bessie (1.08) credited as Jenny Nevinson |
| 1975 | Sutherland's Law | Maria Angelotti | 1 episode: "The Italian Debt" (3.05) |
| 1979 | Murder at the Wedding | Paddy | 3 episodes: mini-series of 4 (1.01, 1.02, 1.03) |
| 1980 | Minder | Penny | 4 episodes (1.09, 2.03, 2.04, 2.06): Penny, an air hostess and girlfriend of protagonist Terry. |
| 1980 | The Professionals | Eva | 1 episode: "The Acorn Syndrome" (4.01) |
| 1981 | Agony | Alison | 1 episode: "From Here to Maternity" (3.01) |
| 1984 | Sons and Daughters | Tanya Ross | 3 episodes |
| 1984 | Special Squad | Kate | 1 episode: "Until Death" (1.32) |
| 1985 | Zoo Family | Peta Hamilton | Supporting cast series regular (26 episodes). |
| 1986 | Space Baby | FX, FM | voice (Pilot episode only) |
| 1987 | Star Cops | Lee Jones | 2 episodes: "An Instinct for Murder" (1.01), "Conversations With the Dead" (1.02). |
| 1989 | E Street | Lara McCoy | 6 episodes (1.73-78) |
| 1989 | Home and Away | Joan | 1 episode (1.339) |
| 1990 | The Paper Man | Alice Drummond | Mini-Series (3 episodes) |
| 1991 | G.P. | Grace Budd | 1 episode: "Collateral Damage" (3.35) |
| 1991 | Home and Away | Margaret Lynch | 18 episodes from June 5 to July 11 |
| 1991 | The Bill | Janice Deacon | 1 episode: "Inside Job" (7.73) |
| 1993 | Police Rescue | Alice Mortimer | 1 episode: "Double Illusion" (3.12) |
| 1995 | Space: Above and Beyond | Anne West | 2 episodes: double length pilot episode (1.01, 1.02), played by Loren Chase in one later episode |
| 1996 | House Gang | Chris | 1 episode: "Sex" (1.06) |
| 1997 | Big Sky | Mrs Webster | 1 episode: "Growing Pains" (1.05) |
| 1997-1998 | Children's Hospital (AUS) | Pam | 13 Episodes, Starring role. |
| 1998 | Murder Call | Vivian Goldman | 1 episode: "Murder in Reverse" (2.07) |
| 1998 | Wildside | Beth Atkins | 1 episode: (1.08) |
| 1998-2000 | All Saints | Mrs Levine | 6 episodes: recurring guest star across seasons 1-3 as the mother of nurse Jared Levine (Ben Tari) |
| 1999 | Water Rats | Lorna Murdoch | 1 episode: "Force of Habit" (4.24) |
| 2001 | Stingers | Susan Corrigan | 1 episode: "Do the Right Thing" (4.22) |
| 2002 | Bad Cop, Bad Cop | Coroner | 1 episode: "The Loaded Dog" (1.03) |
| 2002 | Home and Away | Patricia Morgan | 5 episodes: previously played 2 characters in 1991 (18 episodes) and 1989 (1 episode) |
| 2004 | All Saints | Fiona Thorne | 1 episode (7.31): previously played Mrs Levine in 6 episodes (series 1–3) |
| 2008-2009 | Packed to the Rafters | Helen | 2 episodes (1.12, 1.17) |
| 2015 | How Not to Behave | Ensemble Cast | 1 episode: "Births, Deaths and Weddings" (1.07) |
| 2020 | Between Two Worlds | Sandra's mother | 3 episodes (1.04, 1.06, 1.09) |
| 2022 | The Twelve | Margaret Brown | 10 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog | Farmer's daughter | uncredited |
| 1960 | Identity Unknown | Millda | as Jennifer Nevinson |
| 1970 | Groupie Girl | Moira | as Jenny Nevison |
| 1974 | Hard Day | cast member | as Jenny Nevinson |
| 1976 | I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight | Vera | |
| 1976 | The Twelve Tasks of Asterix | Cleopatra, Additional Voices | English version voice dub |
| 1976 | Take an Easy Ride | Pam | Short (as Jenny Nevinson) |
| 1976 | The Deadly Females | Vicki | as Gennie Nevison |
| 1984 | Silver City | Woman Veteran | |
| 1986 | Death of a Soldier | Gladys Hosking | |
| 1986 | Jenny Kissed Me | Drug cop 3 | |
| 1991 | Ali Baba | Various | voice |
| 1992 | The New Adventures of Robin Hood | Various | voice (video) |
| 1992 | The Pied Piper of Hamlin | Various | voice |
| 1993 | Fatal Past | Helen Moore | |
| 1993 | Muriel's Wedding | Deidre Chambers | |
| 1993 | Thumbelina (III) | voice (video) | |
| 1995 | Babe | Sheep | voice, as Genni Nevinson |
| 1995 | Tunnel Vision | Club Owner | |
| 1996 | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Various | voice (video) |
| 1999 | Strange Planet | Therapist | |
| 2004 | Love in the First Degree | Elizabeth Barrett |
| Year | Campaign | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Shower Electric | Shower Singer 2 | [8] |
| Dishlex | [9] |