Olive (film)

Olive is a 1988 Australian television film about actress Olive Bodill, who died of cancer in 1984. The film was written by Bodill's husband Anthony Wheeler. It first screened in February 1988 on the ABC.

Cast

• Kerry McGuire as Olive Bodill
• Nick Tate as Anthony Wheeler
• Owen Weingott as Vincent
• Lyn James as Doreen
• Elaine Lee as Elaine
• Moya O'Sullivan as Saleslady
• Richard Meikle as Mr Crawford
• Stephen Leeder as Dr Douglas

Accolades

1988 Australian Film Institute Awards

• Best Lead Actress in a Telefeature - Kerry McGuire - won
• Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Telefeatur - Nick Tate - nominated
• Best Telefeature - Richard Brennan - nominated
• Best Achievement in Direction in a Telefeature - Stephen Wallace - nominated

1988 AWGIE Awards

• Major AWGIE Award - Anthony Wheeler

References

External links

• Olive at Peter Malone
• Olive at BFI
• Olive at Screen Australia