Margot Knight is an Australian actress of television and stage, voice artist and a 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.[1]

Margot Knight
Born
Occupation(s)Actress, TV screenwriter
Years active1976-present
Known forPrisoner. Neighbours

TV roles: Neighbours and Prisoner

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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.[2]

Screenwriting

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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.[3]

Stage roles

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Knight has also worked on stage plays since 1976. Her live work includes “Underground”, “The World Without Birds”, “Controlled Crying”, and “Richard II”.[4] In November 2011, Knight reunited with other Prisoner cast members for a fundraiser for Audacious Dreaming, to support HIV awareness.[5]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1977 The Sullivans (TV series) Prostitute TV series; 1 episode
1979/1981 Cop Shop (TV series) Girl 1 / Julie Wallace TV series; 3 episodes
1985 The Fast Lane Faye TV series; 1 episode
1980–1985 Prisoner Sharon Gilmore / Terri Malone TV series; 52 episodes
1986 Handle with Care Annette TV movie
1986 Studio 86 TV series
1987 In Between Social Worker TV mini-series
1989 The Flying Doctors (TV series) Elaine TV series; 1 episode
1991 Chances Jennifer Parsons TV series; 6 episodes
1997 The Adventures of Lano and Woodley Mitchell's Sister TV series; 1 episode
1998 Good Guys, Bad Guys Dr. Lisa Boudine TV series; 1 episode
1986–1998 Neighbours Jean Richards/Tracey Cox TV soap; 23 episodes
1998 Halifax f.p. Sue Bailey TV series; 1 episode
State Coroner Trish Randall TV series; 1 episode
2000 Something in the Air Pauline Middlemass TV series; 2 episodes
2002 The Angel Files Julia Davis TV series; 1 episode
2005 Scooter: Secret Agent Maggie TV series; 1 episode
1996–2005 Blue Heelers Mrs Matthews/Stephanie Roberts/Meredith Foster/Ailsa Sutcliff TV series; 4 episodes
2008 Menzies and Churchill at War Dame Pattie Menzies TV movie
2010 Charles Bean's Great War Effie Bean TV movie
2014 Winners & Losers Principal King TV series; 1 episode
2020 My Wife Died and I'm Starving Mandy/Margo TV series; 5 episodes
2021 Talking Prisoner Self Podcast series; 1 episode
2022 Bluey Old Pug (voice) TV series; 1 episode

Film appearances

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Year Title Role Notes
2023 Insufferable Short
2018 The Couple Enjoy a Bath Short
2016 Copycat from Ballarat Joan Short
2015 The Dressmaker Mrs. Wood
2002 Till Human Voices Wake Us Dorothy Lewis
2000 Charm Short
1982 The Pirate Movie Sister

Screenwriter

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Year TItle Role Episodes
1990–1993 Neighbours Writer 15 episodes

References

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  1. ^ "New Days for Knight". Star Observer. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. ^ Talking Prisoner EP 15 Interview with Margot Knight (Sharon Gilmore/Terri Malone), retrieved 16 May 2023
  3. ^ "Margot Knight". Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Margot Knight". AusStage. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  5. ^ Knox, David (4 September 2011). "Prisoner stars to reunite for a good cause". TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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