Biography
Noni Hazlehurst is an Australian actress, presenter and broadcaster. Born Leonie Elva Hazlehurst on 17 August 1953 in Melbourne, she studied drama at Flinders University in South Australia, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1974.
She began her career in the 1970s with roles in television series including The Sullivans and became a regular presenter on the children's programme Play School from 1978 to 2001. Later television work includes the role of Elizabeth Bligh in A Place to Call Home (2013–2018). Her film credits include Monkey Grip (1982), Little Fish (2005), Candy (2006) and Ladies in Black (2018), in which she played Miss Cartwright.
Hazlehurst has received multiple Australian Film Institute awards and was inducted into the TV Week Logie Hall of Fame in 2016. She has also worked extensively in theatre.
