Judith Ann Morris (born 13 December 1947) is an Australian character
actress, as well as a film director and screenwriter, well known for
the variety of roles she played in 58 different television shows and
films, starting her career as a child actress and appearing on screen
until 1999, since then she has worked on film writing and directing,
most recently for co-writing and co-directing a musical epic about the
life of penguins in Antarctica which became Happy Feet, Australia's
largest animated film project to date.Morris’s first role came at
the age of 10 when she was part of the cast of the television episode
"Picture of the Magi" a Family Theater production which aired about
1957 on the Mutual Broadcasting System in the United States. She then
performed in two other roles in the USA, at the age of 10 on the
Loretta Young Show, and in 1960, at the age of 13, on The Chevy
Mystery Show hosted on that occasion by Vincent Price.Returning to
Australia, Morris's next role was not to come until she reached the
age of 20 when, in 1967, she worked in the ABC television series,
Bellbird. Impressing casting agents, she was cast in numerous well
known television series, including (see drop-down filmography list for
further details) seven episodes in Division 4, four episodes in
Matlock Police and three episodes in Homicide series.
actress, as well as a film director and screenwriter, well known for
the variety of roles she played in 58 different television shows and
films, starting her career as a child actress and appearing on screen
until 1999, since then she has worked on film writing and directing,
most recently for co-writing and co-directing a musical epic about the
life of penguins in Antarctica which became Happy Feet, Australia's
largest animated film project to date.Morris’s first role came at
the age of 10 when she was part of the cast of the television episode
"Picture of the Magi" a Family Theater production which aired about
1957 on the Mutual Broadcasting System in the United States. She then
performed in two other roles in the USA, at the age of 10 on the
Loretta Young Show, and in 1960, at the age of 13, on The Chevy
Mystery Show hosted on that occasion by Vincent Price.Returning to
Australia, Morris's next role was not to come until she reached the
age of 20 when, in 1967, she worked in the ABC television series,
Bellbird. Impressing casting agents, she was cast in numerous well
known television series, including (see drop-down filmography list for
further details) seven episodes in Division 4, four episodes in
Matlock Police and three episodes in Homicide series.
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