Margot Knight is an Australian actress and screenwriter. She had numerous guest roles in TV series and telemovies, but is best known for her stints playing two roles in the highly popular cult series Prisoner (known internationally as Prisoner: Cell Block H); she played inmate Sharon Gilmour in 1980 and junior prison officer Terri Malone in 1985.
TV roles: Neighbours and Prisoner Knight appeared in Neighbours, playing two different roles Jean Richards in 1986 and Tracey Cox in 1997.
Her Prisoner appearances are notable because in addition to being one of the few cast members to play both a prisoner and a prison warder in the series, both of her roles were as the lesbian love interest to the show's main lesbian character at the time.
Sharon Gilmour was the scheming drug pushing girlfriend of long-term inmate Judy Bryant (Betty Bobbitt) (Judy's long stay in prison actually began because she deliberately had herself imprisoned to be with Sharon), and Terri Malone was a young prison officer who moved in with warder Joan Ferguson (Maggie Kirkpatrick).
In 2021, Knight gave an extensive interview about her time on Prisoner (TV series) with podcast series Talking Prisoner where she discussed at length her time on the show and how she got into screenwriting.
Screenwriting Knight is also a writer, and between 1990 and 1993, wrote several episodes of Neighbours, including episode 1721 which saw the death of the popular character Todd Landers played by Kristian Schmid. This episode is included on the DVD, Neighbours: Defining Moments.
Stage roles Knight has also worked on stage plays since 1976. Her live work includes “Underground”, “The World Without Birds”, “Controlled Crying”, and “Richard II”. In November 2011, Knight reunited with other Prisoner cast members for a fundraiser for Audacious Dreaming, to support HIV awareness.
Filmography + Year Title RoleNotes 1977 The Sullivans (TV series) ProstituteTV series; 1 episode 1979/1981 Cop Shop (TV series) Girl 1 / Julie WallaceTV series; 3 episodes 1985 The Fast Lane FayeTV series; 1 episode 1980–1985 Prisoner Sharon Gilmore / Terri MaloneTV series; 52 episodes1986Handle with CareAnnetteTV movie 1986 Studio 86 TV series 1987 In Between Social WorkerTV mini-series 1989 The Flying Doctors (TV series) ElaineTV series; 1 episode1991ChancesJennifer ParsonsTV series; 6 episodes 1997 The Adventures of Lano and Woodley Mitchell's SisterTV series; 1 episode 1998 Good Guys, Bad Guys Dr. Lisa BoudineTV series; 1 episode 1986–1998 Neighbours Jean Richards/Tracey CoxTV soap; 23 episodes 1998 Halifax f.p. Sue BaileyTV series; 1 episode State Coroner Trish RandallTV series; 1 episode 2000 Something in the Air Pauline MiddlemassTV series; 2 episodes 2002 The Angel Files Julia DavisTV series; 1 episode 2005 Scooter: Secret Agent MaggieTV series; 1 episode 1996–2005 Blue Heelers Mrs Matthews/Stephanie Roberts/Meredith Foster/Ailsa SutcliffTV series; 4 episodes 2008 Menzies and Churchill at War Dame Pattie MenziesTV movie 2010 Charles Bean's Great War Effie Bean TV movie 2014 Winners & Losers Principal KingTV series; 1 episode 2020 My Wife Died and I'm Starving Mandy/MargoTV series; 5 episodes 2021Talking PrisonerSelfPodcast series; 1 episode 2022 Bluey Old Pug (voice)TV series; 1 episode
Film appearances +Year TitleRoleNotes2023InsufferableShort2018The Couple Enjoy a Bath Short2016Copycat from Ballarat JoanShort2015The DressmakerMrs. Wood2002Till Human Voices Wake UsDorothy Lewis2000Charm Short1982The Pirate MovieSister
Screenwriter + Year TItleRole Episodes 1990–1993 Neighbours Writer 15 episodes
Theatre In 2022, Knight appeared in the theatre production of Death of a Salesman. +YearTitleRoleNotesRef2024Death of a SalesmanLinda LomanHearth Theatre20222019UndergroundNancy WakeGasworks Theatre2015Wicked WidowsFrankstown Arts Centre2008Controlled CryingLibbySeymour Theatre Centre
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