Turner's Turn - Turner, Geraldine
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Geraldine Turner is one of Australia's most renowned stars of the stage, but growing up in Brisbane in the 1950s and 1960s in a dysfunctional family fraught with alcohol abuse, violence and mental health issues, Geraldine could hardly have imagined the places her talent would take her and the esteem in which she would one day be held. Turner shares poignant stories of her relationship with her parents and siblings and the many years of commitment required to make it to the top. She describes frankly the highs and disappointments of a life in show business, the challenge of maintaining personal…mehr

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Geraldine Turner is one of Australia's most renowned stars of the stage, but growing up in Brisbane in the 1950s and 1960s in a dysfunctional family fraught with alcohol abuse, violence and mental health issues, Geraldine could hardly have imagined the places her talent would take her and the esteem in which she would one day be held. Turner shares poignant stories of her relationship with her parents and siblings and the many years of commitment required to make it to the top. She describes frankly the highs and disappointments of a life in show business, the challenge of maintaining personal relationships alongside a demanding schedule of rehearsals and performances, as well as the rivalries and camaraderie amongst those who have made the stage their life. Geraldine Turner's career has seen her star in acclaimed Australian productions of great musicals including Chicago and Anything Goes and Stephen Sondheim works including Sweeney Todd, Company and Into the Woods, which led to an enduring friendship with the great composer.
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Geraldine Turner, OAM is synonymous with Australian show business. She has become a public favourite and a consummate performer in almost every aspect of the entertainment industry. As a child, Geraldine Turner appeared in Aladdin, The Sleeping Princess and as a regular performer on Queensland's Cottee's Happy Hour. A further 10 years training in classical ballet and five years studying classical singing allowed her to pursue a more varied career. Geraldine Turner has wowed theatre audiences in musicals like Oliver, Chicago, Anything Goes, Guys and Dolls, Sweeney Todd, operas and operettas like La Belle Helene and HMS Pinafore: and plays including Present Laughter and Don's Party. She has performed across Australia as well as New York, London, Vancouver, San Francisco and Africa. Her films roles include Careful He Might Hear You and Summerfield. On TV, Geraldine Turner has been a panellist on Beauty and the Beast, as well as acting in G.P, Natural Causes and That Man's Father. Geraldine Turner has won several awards including two prestigious Green Room Awards (in 1984 for her role as Nancy in Oliver and again in 1989 for her role as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes. She also won two Mo Awards, the first in 1989 (again for Anything Goes) - and in 1988 for her performance as Mrs Lovett in Sweeney Todd.