Genevieve Morris

Genevieve Morris (born 1967) is an Australian comedian and actress, best known for being among the regular cast on the popular comedy series Comedy Inc[1] and appearing in a popular advertising campaign for ANZ.[2]

She has also had recurring roles in Seven Network police dramas Blue Heelers and City Homicide.[3] She has performed in various stage productions since the early 1990s including the 2009 comedy show Spontaneous Broadway as Dame Helen Highwater, alongside Ross Daniels, Julia Zemiro and Geoff Paine.[3][4]

In 2010, she appeared in multiple television commercials for ANZ bank portraying "Barbara the bank manager".[5] In 2011, Morris was part of the ensemble cast of the short-lived television series Ben Elton Live From Planet Earth where she was considered by some to be the program's breakout star.[6] In 2013, she was a cast member of Wednesday Night Fever[7]

More recently, she has starred in the crime comedy series No Activity as dispatch officer Carol.[8] She also starred as a sonographer in a Doritos television commercial which was the runner-up in the 2016 Crash the Super Bowl competition.

In 2017, Morris was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, forcing her to pull out of a starring role in comedy series Sando[9] with her role re-cast while she sought treatment.[10] Morris is in remission after chemotherapy, and continued guest roles in The Family Law and True Story with Hamish & Andy as well as stage work.[9]

In 2019, Morris joined the second season of comedy Squinters.[11] Morris was named as part of the Deadloch cast for series 2.[12]

  1. ^ Some funny things about City Homicide
  2. ^ Rolfe, John (25 February 2010). "Thirty seconds of fame for Genevieve Morris after THAT bank ad". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Genevieve Morris (JM Agency)". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  4. ^ Spontaneous Broadway (Australian Stage)
  5. ^ Breaking Campaign: Barbara the Bank Manager talks fees in ANZ ad[permanent dead link]
  6. ^ Knox, David (9 February 2011). "Genevieve is all Front on Planet Earth". TV Tonight.
  7. ^ Knox, David (3 July 2013). "Warning: Political comedy may offend". TV Tonight.
  8. ^ Tan, Monica (22 October 2015). "No Activity: will it do for Stan what House of Cards did for Netflix?". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  9. ^ a b Groves, Don (9 May 2018). "Genevieve Morris continues her comeback in 'Ride Like a Girl'". If.com.au.
  10. ^ Knox, David (5 September 2017). "Sacha Horler steps into ABC comedy Sando". TV Tonight.
  11. ^ Knox, David (25 November 2018). "Upfronts 2019: ABC". TV Tonight.
  12. ^ Knox, David (13 September 2024). "Filming underway on Deadloch S2 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2024.