---
name: "Gennie Nevinson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gennie-nevinson"
fi1m_id: "gennie-nevinson"
imdb_id: "nm0627523"
tmdb_id: 3067
wikidata_id: "Q20973941"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "1 January 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-23T10:36:44.417756+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."
---

# Gennie Nevinson

## Identity

Gennie Nevinson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gennie-nevinson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gennie-nevinson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0627523
- **TMDB ID:** 3067
- **Wikidata ID:** Q20973941
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennie_Nevinson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20973941, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0627523/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3067

Actor. Born 1 January 1951 in London, England.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 1 January 1951, London, England
- **Active:** 1994–present
- **Also known as:** Jenny Nevinson
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 84 (2), 2020s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 84 to 78 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 1 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 2, Family 1, Fantasy 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $269m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gennie_Nevinson, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20973941, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0627523/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3067

## Biography

Gennie Nevinson is a British-Australian actress, also credited as Jenny Nevinson. Born Rima J. C. Hoyes-Cock in London in 1951, she is the daughter of actress Nancy Nevinson. She studied drama and stage design at Sir George Williams University in Montreal and began her career in the UK, appearing on stage and in television series including *Minder* and *The Professionals*.

Nevinson moved to Australia in 1981. She is known for her role as Deidre Chambers in the 1994 film *Muriel's Wedding*, voicing a sheep in *Babe* (1995), and appearances in Australian television series such as *Colin from Accounts* (as Monica), *The Twelve* (as Margaret Brown), *All Saints* and *Packed to the Rafters*.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Colin from Accounts* (2022), Fi1m 82, as Monica — [page](https://film.one/tv/colin-from-accounts.md)
- *Babe* (1995), Fi1m 88, as Sheep (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/babe.md)
- *Muriel's Wedding* (1994), Fi1m 81, as Deidre Chambers — [page](https://film.one/film/muriels-wedding.md)

## Complete filmography (29)

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

- *The Choice to Love* (2023), as Maria
- *Colin from Accounts* (2022), series, as Monica — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/colin-from-accounts.md)
- *The Twelve* (2022), series, as Margaret Brown
- *Between Two Worlds* (2020), series, as Sandra's Mother
- *Love in the First Degree* (2004), as Elizabeth Barrett
- *Bad Cop, Bad Cop* (2002), series, as Coroner
- *Strange Planet* (1999), as Therapist
- *All Saints* (1998), series, as Mrs Levine
- *The Hunchback of Notre Dame* (1996), as Voice
- *Water Rats* (1996), series, as Lorna Murdoch
- *Babe* (1995), as Sheep (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/babe.md)
- *Muriel's Wedding* (1994), as Deidre Chambers — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/muriels-wedding.md)
- *Fatal Past* (1994), as Helen Moore
- *Thumbelina* (1993), Actor
- *The Pied Piper of Hamlin* (1992), as (voice)
- *Police Rescue* (1991), series, as Alice Mortimer
- *Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves* (1991), Actor
- *E Street* (1989), series, as Lara McCoy
- *Star Cops* (1987), series, as Lee Jones
- *Death of a Soldier* (1986), as Gladys Hosking
- *Jenny Kissed Me* (1986), as Drug Cop 3
- *Zoo Family* (1985), series, as Peta Hamilton
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Penny — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *Murder at the Wedding* (1979), series, as Paddy
- *The Professionals* (1977), series, as Eva
- *The Deadly Females* (1976), as Vicki
- *I'm Not Feeling Myself Tonight* (1976), as Vera
- *Orson Welles' Great Mysteries* (1973), series, as Suzanne
- *I Am a Groupie* (1970), as Moira

---
© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/gennie-nevinson