Dina Panozzo

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Dina Panozzo
Born
Dina Panozzo

(1958-09-20) 20 September 1958
Australia
OccupationActress
SpousePhillip Tanner
Children1
RelativesOriana Panozzo (sister)

Dina Panozzo (born 20 September 1958) is an Australian-born actress of Italian descent.[1]

Early life

Panozzo was born on 20 September 1958.[2] Her parents emigrated to Adelaide from northern Italy, on a ship called Queen Neptuna. Her mother was 19 and a housewife, her father a labourer and later a carpenter.[3] Panozzo is the elder sister of actress Oriana Panozzo.[4] Growing up in Adelaide in the 1970s, Panozzo became passionate about Adelaide's thriving amateur theatre scene, in particular, Adelaide Theatre Company.[3]

Career

Panozzo is best known for her regular roles in the television series Carla Cametti PD[5] and Bed of Roses.[6] She has also appeared in a recurring role in Packed to the Rafters and guest roles in many Australian series, including A Country Practice, Water Rats, and White Collar Blue. Panozzo also had regular roles in the short-lived comedy series Wedlocked[7] and the soap opera Richmond Hill.[8] Featured film roles include Black & White & Sex[9] and Fistful of Flies.[10]

Her theatre roles include Popular Front (Theatre Works, 1987),[11][12] ABC (Belvoir Street Theatre, 1988),[13] Sisters (Malthouse Theatre, 1991),[14][15] S.O.S. Sex, Overkill and Salvation of the Soul (Belvoir Street Theatre, 1991),[16] and A Little Like Drowning (Belvoir Street Theatre, 1992).[17] She also wrote, co-directed and starred in Varda Che Bruta...Poretta which played in multiple venues from 1992 to 1994.[18][19]

Personal life

Panozzo is married to television producer Phillip Tanner. After all attempts to conceive ended in miscarriage, the couple adopted a two year old boy from Guatemala called Luis. In 2004, at the age of six, Luis had an award-winning Nickelodeon TV series, called Cooking for Kids with Luis, and caught the attention of Oprah Winfrey.[20]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Character Type
1993BedevilVoulaFeature film (segment: Lovin' the Spin I'm In)
1993Just DessertsMaria StroppiFilm short
1996Fistful of FliesGrace LupiFeature film
1998Let's WaitGinaFilm short
2001The Man Who Sued GodItalian ReporterFeature film
2002Mother of an AttitudeFilm short
2004Love's BrotherZia NormanFeature film
2011The Man with WingsFilm short
2012Black & White & SexAngie 6Feature film
2020Bloodshot HeartCatherineFeature film

Television

Year Program Character Type
1983The SullivansTV series, 1 episode
1983; 1984Cop ShopMarti Vickers (as Dena Panozzo)TV series, episodes 555–556
1983; 1984Carson's LawMiss Refton / Anges WestonTV series, 2 episodes
1984City WestLead roleTV series
1984A Country PracticeLilyTV series, 2 episodes
1984Special SquadMaria (as Dena Panozzo)TV series, 1 episode
1988Richmond HillJill WarnerTV series, 59 episodes
1989Mission: ImpossibleSerenaTV series, 1 episode
1990Acropolis Now!RositaTV series, 1 episode
1992G.P.Rosie TaitTV series, 1 episode
1994; 1996WedlockedSusie AbruzzoTV series, 11 episodes
1998WildsideRenata CelliniTV series, 1 episode
2000Water RatsAntonella LuveceTV series, 2 episodes
2001 Mum's The WordHerselfTV series, 1 episode
2001Head StartVivienneTV miniseries, 1 episode
2003White Collar BlueTheresa NittiTV series, 1 episode
2008–2010Bed of RosesGemma O'ReillyTV series, 14 episodes
2009Carla Cametti PDAngela CamettiTV series, 6 episodes
2009; 2012Packed to the RaftersRita KarandonisTV series, 8 episodes
2010UnderbellySamira KanaanTV series, 2 episodes
2013–2014A Place to Call HomeCarla PolettiTV series, 11 episodes
2024Last Days of the Space AgeFranTV series, 7 episodes
2024Darby and JoanGabriellaTV series, 1 episode

Theatre

As actor

Year Title Role Venue / Co.
1976Johnny CastilhinoSheridan Theatre, Adelaide with Adelaide Theatre Group
1976–77Jack the RipperMartha Tabram / Rosie WunmoreSheridan Theatre, Adelaide, Space Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA & Adelaide Theatre Group
1978The Winter’s TaleSheridan Theatre, Adelaide with Adelaide Theatre Group
1980Sadie and NecoSadieVCA, Melbourne
1981DimentosLydiaVCA, Melbourne
1981The Three SistersOlgaPerformance Studio One, Melbourne
1982Tales from Land Shut
1983Don't Stand on Ceremony
1984Il MagnificoSeymour Centre, Sydney
1984The Time of Your Life
1985Exploring Shakespeare
1985Richard IIIPlayhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
1985Scenes Big and LittlePlayhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1985BeatlandPlayhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1985Muse of FirePlayhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1985On the RazzleChristopherPlayhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1985The Touch of SilkJeannePlayhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1985Peter PanWendy DarlingPlayhouse Adelaide with STCSA
1986Dreams in an Empty CityPlayhouse Adelaide with STCSA for Adelaide Festival
1987Popular FrontMargueritaTheatre Works, Melbourne
1987The ImpostorZhou MinghuaSt Martins Youth Arts Centre, Melbourne, with Playbox Theatre Company for Spoleto Melbourne Festival of the Arts
1988ABCBelvoir St Theatre, Sydney
1990Spanish Cuisine
1991SistersSylvieMalthouse Theatre, Melbourne, Monash University, Melbourne, with Playbox Theatre Company
1991S.O.S. Sex, Overkill and Salvation of the SoulBelvoir St Theatre, Sydney
1991Love and Magic in Mama's KitchenBelvoir St Theatre, Sydney
1992A Little Like DrowningBelvoir St Theatre, Sydney, with Teatar Di Migma
NicaraguaBelvoir St Theatre, Sydney[3]
1993The Garden of GranddaughtersFayWharf Theatre, Sydney, Monash University, Ford Theatre, Geelong, Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat, Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne with Playbox Theatre Company & STC
1993Belvoir Street RevuesBelvoir St Theatre, Sydney
1993–94Varda Che Bruta...Poretta (Look How Ugly She is...Poor Thing)One-woman showStables Theatre, Sydney for Festival for Carnivale Sydney, Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Space Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA for International Women’s Playwright Conference with Performance Space
1996A Progressive Dinner: Promiscuous Spaces 1: Table TalkSpeakerPerformance Space, Sydney
1998EmmaBridge Theatre, Sydney with Theatre South
1999Monster MouthOpen City & Playworks[21]
2003CantataDancerActon St Theatre, Canberra with Stopera
2004The Vagina MonologuesUniversity of Sydney
2004Kimberly AkimboPattiEnsemble Theatre, Sydney
2007From Door to DoorBessieSeymour Centre, Sydney
2007Anna in the TropicsOpheliaBelvoir St Theatre, Sydney, with Theatron Group
2015The PlotLilyMantouridion Theatre, Sydney with Skylight Productions & Katahanas Productions[22]
2018The Gods of StrangersAssuntaNorthern Festival Centre, Port Pirie, Keith Michell Theatre, Adelaide, Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide with STCSA
2018The Shifting HeartMomma BianchiSeymour Centre, Sydney[23]
2022The Life That I Gave YouStudio Theatre, Sydney
2022Set PieceCarriageworks, Sydney, for Sydney Festival & Melbourne Rising Festival[24]

As writer/director

Year Title Role Venue / Co.
1993–94Varda Che Bruta...Poretta (Look How Ugly She is...Poor Thing)Writer / co-directorStables Theatre, Sydney for Festival for Carnivale Sydney, Universal Theatre, Melbourne, Space Theatre, Adelaide with STCSA for International Women’s Playwright Conference with Performance Space
1999La Voix Humaine / The TelephonePlaywright / directorArt Gallery of South Australia

Awards and nominations

Year Nominated work Award Category Result
1992The Touch of SilkSouth Australian Critic AwardsBest Actress AwardWon
1996Fistful of FliesGijón International Film FestivalBest Actress AwardWon
1997Fistful of FliesSochi International Film FestivalBest Actress AwardWon
2004Kimberly AkimboGlugs Theatrical AwardsNorman Kessell Memorial Award for Best Actress for an Outstanding PerformanceWon
2011Bed of RosesEquity Ensemble AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama SeriesNominated

References

  1. Healy, Ken (24 January 1993), "From duckling to swan - with video", The Sydney Morning Herald
  2. "Meet the new breed heart-throbs". Sunday Mail TV Plus. 21 August 1988. p. 5.
  3. "Interview – Dina Panozzo". glamadelaide.com.au. 9 November 2018.
  4. "Soap opera actors and shows - your questions answered". www.thesoapshow.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007.
  5. Enker, Debi (8 January 2009), "A girl's own crime story", The Age
  6. Lollo, Michelle (8 January 2009), "ABC's Bed Of Roses TV series launch", The Daily Telegraph
  7. Leedham, Nicole (5 September 1994), "Of human frailties and foibles", The Canberra Times
  8. Simmonds, Diana (25 July 1988), "Trick or treat?", The Sydney Morning Herald
  9. Stratton, David (24 March 2012), "Sex and the city", The Weekend Australian
  10. Martin, Adrian (12 June 1997), "Self-loathing at its worst", The Age
  11. Romney, Jason (10 February 1987), "Scaling the heights of politics", The Age
  12. Radic, Leonard (16 February 1987), "Life as it was in the Red North", The Age
  13. Evans, Bob (9 June 1986), "For the young a story about the adult", The Sydney Morning Herald
  14. Stone, Deborah (24 February 1991), "Three friends, on work and each other", The Age
  15. Larkin, John (10 March 1991), "REVIEW: On the journey of self-discovery called life", The Age
  16. Visontay, Michael (1 August 1991), "An emotional dynamo - on stage and off stage", The Sydney Morning Herald
  17. Payne, Pamela (5 October 1992), "Emphatically Italian but hardly Italianate", The Sydney Morning Herald
  18. Evans, Bob (16 January 1993), "An Aussie larrikin with Italian style", The Sydney Morning Herald
  19. Weinger, Peter (16 November 1993), "A soapie star cleans up her act", The Age
  20. "Finding the laughter". Stage Noise. 20 February 2007.
  21. "Works in Progress – Performance". www.realtime.org.au. 1 August 1999.
  22. "The Plot at the Greek Theatre". Sydney Arts Guide. 26 February 2015.
  23. "5 Questions with Dina Panozzo and David Soncin". suzygoessee.com. 12 March 2018.
  24. "Set Piece Anna Breckon Nat Randall with Performance Space". nightwrites.com. 8 January 2022.
  25. "Dina Panozzo theatre credits". AusStage.