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name: "Genevieve Lemon"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/genevieve-lemon"
fi1m_id: "genevieve-lemon"
imdb_id: "nm0501501"
tmdb_id: 10760
wikidata_id: "Q5533077"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "21 April 1958"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-03T08:03:20.347526+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Genevieve Lemon

## Identity

Genevieve Lemon

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/genevieve-lemon
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** genevieve-lemon
- **IMDb ID:** nm0501501
- **TMDB ID:** 10760
- **Wikidata ID:** Q5533077
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genevieve_Lemon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5533077, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0501501/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10760

Actor. Born 21 April 1958 in Sydney, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 21 April 1958, Sydney, Australia
- **Active:** 1993–present
- **Also known as:** Geneviève Lemon
- **Frequently works with:** [Jane Campion](https://film.one/person/jane-campion.md), [Holly Hunter](https://film.one/person/holly-hunter.md)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 79, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 88 (1), 2010s 72 (2), 2020s 84 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 85 to 85 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 3 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 6 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $40m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genevieve_Lemon, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5533077, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0501501/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10760

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Power of the Dog*](https://film.one/film/the-power-of-the-dog.md) (84)
- **Disney+:** [*Top of the Lake*](https://film.one/tv/top-of-the-lake.md) (82)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Genevieve Lemon is an Australian actress and singer. She trained at the University of New South Wales and began her career in amateur theatre with the Rocks Players in Sydney before moving into professional television and film in the early 1980s.

She is a frequent collaborator with director Jane Campion, appearing as Dawn 'Sweetie' in *Sweetie* (1989), Nessie in *The Piano* (1993), Rahi in *Holy Smoke* (1999) and Mrs Lewis in *The Power of the Dog* (2021). Other notable screen roles include Bunny in the series *Top of the Lake* (2013) and Mrs Wentworth in *Ladies in Black* (2018).

On stage, Lemon originated the role of Mrs Wilkinson in the Australian production of *Billy Elliot the Musical* and won the Helpmann Award for Best Female Actor in a Musical in 2008. She has also performed in numerous other theatre productions for major Australian companies.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *The Power of the Dog* (2021), Fi1m 84, as Mrs. Lewis — [page](https://film.one/film/the-power-of-the-dog.md)
- *Ladies in Black* (2018), Fi1m 62, as Mrs. Wentworth — [page](https://film.one/film/ladies-in-black.md)
- *Top of the Lake* (2013), Fi1m 82, as Bunny — [page](https://film.one/tv/top-of-the-lake.md)
- *The Piano* (1993), Fi1m 88, as Nessie — [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Cruel Hands* (2025), as Lucille
- *Kangaroo* (2025), as Bernadette
- *Runt* (2024), as Dolly Shearer
- *Return to Paradise* (2024), series, as Madge Woodburne
- *Population 11* (2024), series, as Valerie Hogarth
- *The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race* (2023), as Barb
- *Totally Completely Fine* (2023), series, as Lorraine Mathews
- *Colin from Accounts* (2022), series, as Jenny — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/colin-from-accounts.md)
- *Christmas Ransom* (2022), as Nan
- *Ticket to Paradise* (2022), as Beth-Ann
- *Here Out West* (2022), as Nancy
- *The Tourist* (2022), series, as Sue
- *The Power of the Dog* (2021), as Mrs. Lewis — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-power-of-the-dog.md)
- *Eden* (2021), series, as Fiona Palmer
- *Sweet River* (2021), as Elenor Drake
- *Frayed* (2019), series, as Shirley
- *Ladies in Black* (2018), as Mrs. Wentworth — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/ladies-in-black.md)
- *Acute Misfortune* (2018), as Geneviève Lemon
- *The Secret River* (2015), series, as Mrs. Herring
- *Redfern Now: Promise Me* (2015), as Dr Linda
- *Top of the Lake* (2013), series, as Bunny — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/top-of-the-lake.md)
- *The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry* (2008), as Charlotte's Mum / Henry's Mum / Madame (voice)
- *8* (2008), as Pam Garner (segment "The Water Diary")
- *To Each His Own Cinema* (2007), as Bug (segment: The Lady Bug)
- *Suburban Mayhem* (2006), as Auntie Diane
- *The Water Diary* (2006), as Pam
- *The Postcard Bandit* (2003), as Nola
- *Always Greener* (2001), series, as Loretta
- *Soft Fruit* (1999), as Josie
- *Holy Smoke* (1999), as Rahi
- *The Well* (1997), as Jen Bordern
- *Billy's Holiday* (1995), as Julie
- *The Piano* (1993), as Nessie — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-piano.md)
- *Big ideas* (1992), as Beth Draper
- *Sweetie* (1989), as Dawn 'Sweetie'
- *Luigi’s Ladies* (1989), as Debbie
- *Home and Away* (1988), series, as Hazel Easton
- *Rafferty's Rules* (1987), series, as Julie
- *The Flying Doctors* (1986), series, as Libby
- *The Young Doctors* (1976), series, Actor

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 2006: AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role (nominated), for *Suburban Mayhem*
- AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role 1989: AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role (nominated), for *Sweetie*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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