Sonia Todd

Sonia Todd
Born	1959 (age 64–65) Adelaide, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1989 – present
Notable work	Police Rescue (1989–1996) McLeod's Daughters (2001–2009) Home and Away (2009–2013)

Sonia Todd (born 1959; Adelaide) is an Australian actress. She is best known for her television roles as Sgt. Georgina Rattray in Police Rescue, Meg Fountain in McLeod's Daughters and Gina Austin in the soap opera Home and Away.

Biography

She studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art and starred in the play Strictly Ballroom, directed by Baz Luhrmann. She also played the waitress, Sylvia, in the film Shine directed by Scott Hicks, in the café scene where Geoffrey Rush plays Flight of the Bumblebee by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov to an understandably stunned audience.

Todd is married to Rhett Walton and has two sons (born in 1992 and 2000), the first from a previous relationship.

Todd became known from the role of 'Georgia Rattray' in the television series Police Rescue, for which she won for an AFI Award in 1991. She was also nominated for an AFI Award for her role in the four-part mini-series The Potato Factory (2000).

From 2001–06, 2007, 2009 (guest), she played 'Meg Fountain' in McLeod's Daughters.

Todd held a recurring role in All Saints from late 2007 to early 2008; she portrayed psychiatrist Dr Elizabeth Foy. She also appeared in All Saints previously, playing the part of Kate Larson

In January 2009, Todd joined the cast of Seven Network drama series Home and Away in the regular role of Gina Austin. After four years on the show, Todd decided to leave Home and Away to pursue other acting challenges. She appears in the legal drama Janet King.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1994	Police Rescue	Sgt. Georgia Rattray
1996	Natural Justice: Heat	Jennifer Harivald
1996	Shine	Sylvia

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989–96	Police Rescue	Sgt. Georgia Rattray	58 episodes
1990	Come In Spinner	Helen McFarland	TV movie
1991	A Country Practice	Jane Anderson	Episodes: "Motherly Love: Part 1 and Part 2"
1992	Mother and Son	Policewoman	Episode: "The Big Sleep"
1994	G.P.	Judy Walsh	Episode: "Out"
1995	Natural Justice	Jennifer Harivald	TV series
1997	Halifax f.p: Someone You Know	Helen Hunt	TV movie
1997	Reprisal	Susan	TV movie
1997	Simone de Beauvoir's Babies	Karla	TV miniseries
1997	Good Guys, Bad Guys	Wendy Johnson	Episode: "Storm Warning"
1997	Return to Jupiter	Cmdr Edwina Dent	Episode: "Rescue"
1997	Mirror, Mirror II	Caroline McFarlane	TV series
1998	Water Rats	Det. Sergeant Louise Bradshaw	13 episodes
1999	Wildside	Dr. Alexa Grant	Episode: "2.20"
2000	Marriage Acts	Jean McKinnon	TV movie
2000	The Potato Factory	Hannah Solomon	TV miniseries
2001	All Saints	Kate Larson	7 episodes
2001–07	McLeod's Daughters	Meg Fountain	106 episodes
2007–08	All Saints	Dr. Elizabeth Foy	7 episodes
2009	McLeod's Daughters	Meg Fountain	Episode: "The Long Paddock"
2009–13	Home and Away	Gina Austin
2010	Rake	Jane	Episode: "R vs Langhorn"
2014	Janet King	Gail Jones

Theatre

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1984	Holiday Makers	Unknown	Performed at NIDA in Sydney.
1984	All's Well That Ends Well	Unknown	Performed at NIDA in Sydney.
1984; 1986	Strictly Ballroom	Jenny Ferguson	Performed at NIDA in Sydney in 1984, and in Bratislava in 1986.
1985	Dreamplay	Unknown	Performed at NIDA in Sydney.
1985	Chamber Music	Unknown	Performed at NIDA in Sydney.
1985	The Greeks trilogy	Athene	Performed at NIDA in Sydney and at St Martin's Youth Arts Centre in Melbourne.
1985	Once in a Lifetime	Unknown	Performed at NIDA in Sydney.
1987	The Winter Tale	Unknown	Performed at the Seymour Centre, Sydney.
1987	The Golden Age	Unknown	Performed at the Seymour Centre, Sydney.
1987	Les Liaisons Dangereuses	Unknown	Performed at the Seymour Centre, Sydney.
1989	Operation Holy Mountain	Unknown	Performed at the Seymour Centre, Sydney.
1989	Harold in Italy	Unknown	Performed at the Sydney Opera House drama theatre.
1994	Table for One?	Unknown	Performed at the Ensemble Theatre, Sydney.
2005	Love Letters	Unknown	Performed at the Parade Theatre at NIDA.

External links

• Sonia Todd at IMDB
• Sonia Todd at the Home and Away official website