Anne Phelan

She was awarded the O.A.M. (Order of Australia Medal) in the 2007 Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Honours List for her services to to the arts as an actress, and to the community, particularly through support for women living with the HIV virus and for asylum seekers and refugees.
Romsey, Victoria, Australia
Sometimes manged, her surname is pronounced "Feelan".

The beautiful thing about the read-through is that everyone is there: the head writer, Bevan Lee, the producers and every actor. And I know it sounds like the simplest thing in the world but god it's fabulous. Even if you're not in an episode but you're at the read-through you know what's goin' on.
Unless I'm enjoying the job, I don't care how fabulous the role is or how brilliant the series is. If I'm not enjoying myself, forget it.
The other wonderful thing, and it makes it a very cohesive ensemble, is they have read-throughs of every episode. Quite often in a series like this you never get to work with people for weeks on end. So consequently you never see them.
I'm not bullshitting, it's a lovely company of actors. It's a fabulous crew. A lot of them of course I know. But it's one of the most efficient crews I've ever worked with. Paul Moloney, the producer is so respected. But he's also a director and that makes a big difference. He was one of our directors on Prisoner, so it all comes full circle.
We thought Something in the Air would run for 10 years, and I was quite happy to be in it for 10 years and Channel 2 axed it. Family and Friends a long, long time ago, same thing. Came to work one morning, got out of the car and someone said 'Don't worry about getting out of the car, we've been axed.'

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