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Australian actress

Skinner began her acting career in 1966, and first rose to prominence as an established theatre performer. Her performance as Olive in a production of Summer of the Seventeenth Doll for the Melbourne Theatre Company in 1977 was met with high regard. She became well known for her screen roles, particularly in television, making her debut in 1971, when she made a guest appearance in the Australian series, Dynasty, (not relatedto the American series of the same title) before going on to play a regular in Lane End (a spin off series to the serial, Bellbird), and further guest roles in Certain Women, The Evil Touch, Ryan, Behind the Legend, and The Young Doctors.

Skinner became best known locally and internationally for her six month stint as Nola McKenzie in the Network 10 soap opera, Prisoner (known outside of Australia as Prisoner: Cell Block H), during its fifth season in 1983. She later admitted that it was her choice to leave the series after producers offered to extend her contract to continue playing Nola. The character was killed off in one of the series most iconic scenes, when she was shot in the forehead with a zip gun. This was followed by guest roles in soap operas and drama series', including Sons and Daughters, as Doris Hudson, a house keeper obsessed with her boss, in which she attempted to smother toddler Robert Palmer in the series' 1985 season cliffhanger episode, as Laura Dennison in Neighbours in 1986, and briefly appearances in The Flying Doctors and A Country Practice.

She is also known for her role as Delie Stock in the miniseries, The Harp in the South, based on the novel by Ruth Park, and the sequel miniseries, Poor Man's Orange, also based on Park's second novel of the same name. She continued to appear in high profile drama series', including, two different roles in the Seven Network soap opera, Home and Away, as Mary O'Brien during the show's eighth season in 1995, and as Annie Matthews in the twelfth season in 1999, E Street, Minder (when episodes were filmed in Australia), Murder Call, All Saints, and McLeod's Daughters.

Skinner is also a credited film actress, having appeared in several minor roles, including, her feature debut in the sex comedy, Alvin Purple, which spawned two sequels, and a short lived television series. She continued with roles during the 1970s, in Eliza Frazer, co starring with Susannah York and John Waters, and the critically acclaimed, My Brilliant Career, with Judy Davis and Sam Neill, before going on to appear in films, such as, Heatwave, Monkey Grip, Goodbye Paradise, The Umbrella Woman, Howling III, the second sequel to the classic 1981 film, and the 2001 blockbuster, Moulin Rouge! starring Nicole Kidman.

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s) (Reference) 1973 Maybe Tomorrow TV Movie 1973 Alvin Purple Mother Superior Feature film 1974 Parent Teacher Interviews Parent Short film (segment: "A Stranger") 1976 Eliza Fraser Mrs. Shortland Feature film 1979 My Brilliant Career Mrs. McSwatt Feature film 1980 Going Home Molly TV movie 1982 Deadline Sybil TV movie 1982 Heatwave Mary Ford Feature film 1982 Monkey Grip Waitress Feature film 1982 The Mystery at Castle House Aunt Josephine Feature film 1982 A Most Attractive Man Frances Short film 1982 Goodbye Paradise Landlady Feature film 1983 The Weekly's War Nurse TV movie 1984 On the Loose Mrs. Jones Feature film 1985 After Hours Mother Short film 1987 The Umbrella Woman Mrs. Gibson Feature film 1987 Howling III: The Marsupials Yara Feature film 1991 Gotcha Wilma Short film 1993 Don't Touch Wood! Scott's Mum Film (developed by ANZ Bank and Small Business Victoria) align="center" 1994 Unacceptable Behaviour Angela Short film 1995 Napoleon The Cat Feature film 1996 Passion Short play 1996 Whipping Boy Sex Store Wife TV movie 1998 Never Tell Me Never Dusty TV movie 2001 Moulin Rouge! Landlady Feature film 2002 Hetty Hetty Short film 2008 The View from Greenhaven Bonny Feature film