Alison Nisselle
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| Born | Alison Lempriere Smith 26 April 1943 Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Died | 15 November 2023 (aged 80) Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
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| Years active | 1977–2021 |
| Known for | Phoenix, Janus and Zoo Family |
Alison Nisselle OAM (26 April 1943 - 15 November 2023) was an Australian writer and producer best known for co-creating the crime drama TV series Phoenix and Janus (with Tony McDonald), creating the children's TV series Zoo Family and writing the feature films Curtin, Healing and Parer's War.[1]
Career
Before beginning her career as a filmmaker, Nisselle worked as a journalist for the Herald Sun and Channel 7 and then as a military researcher on period drama TV series The Sullivans.[2] [3] Nisselle has worked as a screenwriter, producer, script editor and script producer across a career spanning over four decades, drawing particular praise for the realism and accuracy she brought to her work.[4] [5]
Filmography
Film
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes |
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| The Interview | 1998 | Script editor | |
| Healing | 2014 | Co-writer | with Craig Monahan |
Television
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes |
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| The Box | 1977 | Writer (1 episode) | |
| The John Sullivan Story | 1979 | Researcher | TV Movie |
| Carson's Law | 1983 | Writer (3 episodes) | |
| Zoo Family | 1985 | Creator Writer (3 episodes) |
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| Prisoner | 1986 | Writer (9 episodes) Story editor (6 episodes) |
Series finale |
| Sons and Daughters | 1987 | Story editor (1 episode) | Series finale |
| The Flying Doctors | 1985-1988 | Writer (2 episodes) Story development (3 episodes) |
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| G.P. | 1990 | Story development (3 episodes) | |
| Street Angels | 1991 | Writer | TV movie |
| Phoenix | 1992-1993 | Co-creator Writer (6 episodes) |
with Tony McDonald |
| Janus | 1994-1995 | Co-creator Co-producer Writer (1 episode) |
with Tony McDonald |
| The Feds: Betrayal | 1996 | Writer | with Tony McDonald TV movie as part of The Feds (miniseries) |
| The Feds: Deadfall | 1996 | Writer | TV movie as part of The Feds (miniseries) |
| Ocean Girl | 1994-1996 | Writer (3 episodes) | |
| Ship to Shore | 1996 | Writer (3 episodes) | |
| Thunderstone | 1999 | Writer (2 episodes) | |
| Marshall Law | 2002 | Co-creator Writer (17 episodes) |
with Rick Held and Bevan Lee |
| Blue Heelers | 2004 | Writer (1 episode) | |
| headLand | 2005 | Writer (1 episode) | |
| Home and Away | 1988-2006 | Writer (39 episodes) | |
| Curtin | 2007 | Writer | TV movie |
| Bed of Roses | 2010 | Script editor (7 episodes) | |
| Hawke | 2010 | Script editor | TV movie |
| The Mystery of a Hansom Cab | 2012 | Script editor | TV movie |
| Reef Doctors | 2013 | Story producer | |
| Parer's War | 2014 | Writer | |
| Newton's Law | 2017 | Script executive (ABC) | |
| Seven Types of Ambiguity | 2017 | Script executive (ABC) | |
| Bloom | 2019 | Story editor (6 episodes) Writer (1 episode) |
Awards and Legacy
Awards and commendations for works created or written by Nisselle include TV Week Logie Awards for Phoenix, Janus (which also received a Human Rights TV Drama Award from the Australian Human Rights Commission)[6] and Curtin and a Queensland Premier's Literary Award for Healing. In 2016, Nisselle received the inaugural Jan Sardi Award as part of Film Victoria's 2016 Screen Leader Awards for her significant achievement as a screenwriter and was recognised in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List with a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).[7] [8]
References
- ↑ Knox, David (22 November 2023). "Vale: Alison Nisselle". TV Tonight.
- ↑ "Alison Nisselle". www.austlit.edu.au. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ↑ Cica, Natasha (June 2007). "Forever war [Australian writers' responses to war]". Storyline. Winter 2007 (19): 4-8. doi:10.3316/ielapa.200707801.
- ↑ Deacon, Megan (2007). "Legal Drama: Phoenix (1992), Phoenix II (1993) and Janus (1994-5) created and produced by Tony McDonald and Alison Nisselle". Alternative Law Journal. 32 (3): 191-2.
- ↑ Lever, Susan (2020). Creating Australian television drama: a screenwriting history. North Melbourne, Victoria: Australian Scholarly. ISBN 9781925984880.
- ↑ "1995 Human Rights Medal and Awards Winners". www.humanrights.gov.au. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ↑ Staff Writer, 'Film Victoria unveils Screen Leader Award winners', IF October 14, 2016
- ↑ "2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List". www.gg.gov.au. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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