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Ally Fowler

Ally Fowler
Born
Alexandra Fowler

(1961-12-06) 6 December 1961 (age 63)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
Years active1982–present
Known forSons and Daughters as Angela Hamilton Palmer Keegan (327 episodes)

Alexandra Fowler (born 6 December 1961) is an Australian actress and singer. She is known for her roles as Angela Hamilton in Sons and Daughters (1982–1984), Zoe Davis in Neighbours (1986) and Laura Allen in Big Sky (1997). She was also a member of 1980s Australian pop group, Chantoozies.

Career

Television

Fowler had small roles in The Young Doctors and Sara Dane, before coming to prominence playing Angela Hamilton (later Palmer Keegan) in the Grundy series Sons and Daughters from 1982 and 1984, through 327 episodes.[1] She joined the cast of Neighbours as Zoe Davis in 1986, after being approached by the Grundy Organisation.[2] After deciding not to extend her contract with the serial, Fowler departed in September 1986.[3] She also played a regular role in another Grundy soap Possession (1985) just before it was cancelled. She also appeared in The Flying Doctors and Frankie's House. From 1997, she was a regular lead in Big Sky, alongside actor Gary Sweet.[2]

On 24 August 2001, she appeared on the Australian-American science fiction series Farscape in the episode "Fractures", as the voice of Orrhn. From 15 November 2005 to 2007, she played the recurring role of Eve Ballantyne on the Australian drama series All Saints.

From June 2013, Fowler began appearing in the first season of Wentworth as Simone 'Simmo' Slater and continued in the role through to season 2, episode 6. She reappeared as Slater in season 3, episode 12 in a cameo role.[4][5] Fowler rejoined the cast of Neighbours in late 2015 as Nene Williams.[6][7]

In 2022, Fowler joined the cast of miniseries Riptide.[8][9] Fowler in 2024 gave an extensive interview with the podcast Talking Prisoner, talking about her time on Wentworth, Sons and Daughters and All Saints.[10]

Music

As a singer, Fowler is known as one of the four female vocalists of the band Chantoozies (1986–1991), which also included David Reyne.[11] The other three females were Tottie Goldsmith, Eve von Bibra and Angelica La Bozzetta.[11]

Their first single was a number four hit with a cover version of "Witch Queen" in March 1987.[12] The group had continued success with further singles, including a number six hit with "Wanna Be Up" (May 1988), and top 40 peaks for "He's Gonna Step on You Again" (June 1987, No. 36), "Kiss 'n' Tell" (August 1988, No. 25) and "Love the One You're With" (March 1991, No. 21).[12]

Their debut self-titled album Chantoozies, reached number 8 on the ARIA Albums Chart in September 1988. Their follow-up album Gild the Lily peaked at number 71 in April 1991.[12]

After the group disbanded Fowler returned to acting, with roles in Big Sky (1997), All Saints (2005–2007) and Wentworth (2013–2014). From 2012 she has also participated in reunion gigs by Chantoozies.[13] They released a single, "Baby It's You", in April 2014.[14]

Acting credits

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1982–1984 Sons and Daughters Angela Hamilton 327 episodes
1985 Possession Nicola Shannon 3 episodes
1986 Neighbours Zoe Davis Regular role
1988 The Flying Doctors Josie 1 episode
1991 G.P. Mischa 1 episode
1992 Frankie's House Kate TV movie
1994 Law of the Land Jacqui Rushcutter 13 episodes
1996 Cody: The Burnout Stella TV movie
1997 Big Sky Lauren Allen 40 episodes
1999 Die Millennium-Katastrophe – Computer-Crash 2000 TV movie
1999 Heartbreak High Katherine 2 episodes
2001 Farscape Orrhn 1 episode
Head Start Felice 2 episodes
2001–2002 Backberner Julie 2 episodes
2004 Love in the First Degree Jill Film
2005 The Secret Life of Us Susie 1 episode
2005–2007 All Saints Eve Ballantyne / Juliette 29 episodes
2006 Stepfather of the Bride Pamela TV movie
2008 Scorched Kate Langmore TV movie
2013–2015 Wentworth Simone Slater 9 episodes
2016 Neighbours Nene Williams Guest role
2022 Riptide Rachel Weston 4 episodes
2024 White Fever Llewellyn 2 episodes

Stage

Year Title Role Notes
1996 The Rocky Horror Show Janet Burswood Showroom, Perth
2002 The Vagina Monologues Various Adrian Bohm Productions
2009 The Little Dog Laughed Diane Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2012 Let the Sunshine Natasha Riverside Theatres Parramatta, Nautilus Theatre, Port Lincoln, Middleback Theatre, Whyalla, Northern Festival Centre, Port Pirie, Hopgood Theatre, Noarlunga Centre, Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mt Gambier, Chaffey Theatre, Renmark with HIT Productions
2012 Rhinestone Rex Monica Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2014 Face to Face Maureen The Concourse, Sydney with Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2014 A Conversation Lorin The Concourse, Sydney with Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2014 Charitable Intent Stella The Concourse, Sydney with Ensemble Theatre, Sydney
2017 Shrine Mary The Kin Collective
2018 Lottie in the Late Afternoon Anne Fortyfivedownstairs, Melbourne[15]
2019 Boojum! Winter School Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide with State Opera of South Australia

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Music videos

Year Artist Title
1988 Chantoozies "Wanna Be Up"
Chantoozies "Kiss 'n'Tell"
1989 Chantoozies "Come Back to Me"
1990 Chantoozies "Walk On"
1991 Chantoozies "Love the One You’re With"
Chantoozies "I'll Be There"
2014 Chantoozies "Baby It's You"
2015 Chantoozies "Black and Blue"

References

  1. ^ Cook, Stephen (4 December 1982). "Ally's fight with fame". TV Week. p. 71.
  2. ^ a b Monroe, Josephine (1994). The Neighbours Programme Guide. Virgin Books. p. 255. ISBN 978-0-86369-831-6.
  3. ^ Fidgeon, Patrice (10 May 1986). "Nervous Neighbours". TV Week. p. 33.
  4. ^ "Season 1". SoHo. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Wentworth on the inside | TV Tonight". 14 February 2013.
  6. ^ Moran, Jonathon (23 February 2016). "Ally Fowler has not been on the set of Neighbours for 30 years but will cause chaos on her return". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 23 February 2016.
  7. ^ Knox, David (25 February 2016). "Ally Fowler returns to Neighbours | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  8. ^ Knox, David (15 July 2022). "10 announces new drama co-production Riptide". TV Tonight. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  9. ^ Knox, David (15 July 2022). "10 announces new drama co-production Riptide | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  10. ^ Talking Prisoner EP 60 Special Wentworth Episode Interview with Ally Fowler (Simone Simmo Slater). Retrieved 17 April 2024 – via www.youtube.com.
  11. ^ a b McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Chantoozies'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 978-1-86508-072-7. Archived from the original on 19 April 2004.
  12. ^ a b c Australian chart peaks:
    • Australian Music Report (licensed by ARIA until 19 June 1988) peaks: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-646-11917-5.
    • ARIA top 50 peaks from 26 June 1988: "The Chantoozies Discography". Archived from the original on 8 May 2014.
    • ARIA peaks between 51–100, from 1988 to 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  13. ^ Lazarevic, Jade (27 June 2013). "Chantoozies play at Lizotte's". The Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  14. ^ "The Chantoozies are back: Ally Fowler, Tottie Goldsmith, Angelica 'Angie' Arnott and Eve von Bibra". New Idea. No. 26. Yahoo7. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  15. ^ "The Age review of Lottie in the Late Afternoon". Fortyfivedownstairs. 18 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Ally Fowler". AusStage.
  17. ^ "Alexandra Fowler". AusStage.
  18. ^ "Alexandra Fowler". Showcast.
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