Sonja Tallis


Sonja Tallis is an Australian former actress, singer and drama teacher.
Tallis began her showbiz career as a folk singer, touring as part of a duo called "Sean & Sonja", before moving onto acting.
She started her acting career in a guest role in television serial The Young Doctors, and then had a small role in Sons and Daughters,
Tallis would then go on to her best-known role, as a recurring character of top dog, Nora Flynn, in Prisoner which she played for six months between May and November 1985. She went on to a regular role in the short-lived Crawford's series Prime Time, as Georgina Jones, in 1986. She appeared in small guest roles in A Country Practice, Home and Away and McLeod's Daughters.
Tallis has taught drama, both privately and in a number of schools in Sydney.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1981The Young DoctorsBarbara WebberEpisode 1,019
1981Captives of CarePattyABC TV film
1983The Disappearance of Azaria ChamberlainMrs. KuhlTV film
1984Kindred SpiritsJournalistABC TV film
1984Crime of the DecadePamela BrownABC TV film
1984Sons and DaughtersShirley RyanSeason 3
1984Sweet and SourSalesladySeason 1, episode 17
1985PrisonerNora FlynnSeason 7
1986Prime TimeGeorgina JonesSeason 1
1987A Country PracticeHeather GordonSeason 7, episodes 69 & 70
1988Rafferty's RulesSally ManningSeason 4, episode 8
1989E StreetLyn AgostiniSeason 1, episodes 21 & 22
2000Home and AwayMargaret BradleySeason 13, episodes 89 & 90
2005McLeod's DaughtersAlessa ManfrediSeason 5, episode 19

YearTitleRoleNotes
1965BandstandGuest - Herself as Singer/PerformerTV series, 1 episode
1986Hey Hey It's SaturdayGuest - Herself TV series, 1 episode
1989In Melbourne TodayGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode
1998DeniseGuest - HerselfTV series, 1 episode