Biography
Olivia Hamnett (1943–2001) was an English actress. She began her career in repertory theatre in England and appeared in guest roles on British television series including Department S (1969). She emigrated to Australia in the early 1970s.
Hamnett is known for her film role as Annie Burton in The Last Wave (1977) and for Australian television work, including Meg Fulton in The Sullivans, Dr Kate Peterson in Prisoner (1981–82) and Joanna Randall in Return to Eden (1983 and 1985). She also appeared in The Earthling (1980).
She was married to actor Peter Regan from 1973 until her death from a brain tumour in Malvern, Victoria, Australia.
