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Alison Nisselle | |
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| Born | Alison Lempriere Smith 26 April 1943 |
| Died | 15 November 2023 (aged 80) Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Occupations |
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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[edit]
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[edit]
Film[edit]
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Interview | 1998 | Script editor | |
| Healing | 2014 | Co-writer | with Craig Monahan |
Television[edit]
| Title | Year | Credited as | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
|
| 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[edit]
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]
Following her death in November 2023, the Australian Writers' Guild released a statement praising Nisselle as "“…a towering figure among the generation of writers without whom today’s film and television industry would not exist. She will be remembered not only for her vast and varied body of work, and her numerous accolades and awards, but also for her warmth and wit. She was a brilliant writer, editor, creator, producer and, to many of us, a wise and generous mentor.”[9]
References[edit]
- ^ 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 (inactive 28 April 2024).
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of April 2024 (link) - ^ 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.
- ^ Knox, David (22 November 2023). "Vale: Alison Nisselle". TV Tonight.
External links[edit]
- Alison Nisselle at IMDb
- Alison Nisselle at AusLit
- Alison Nisselle at Screen Australia
- Alison Nisselle: 2016 Jan Sardi Award Recipient at YouTube
Category:Australian screenwriters
Category:Living people
Category:Australian soap opera writers
Category:Australian crime television writers
Category:Australian female television writers
Category:Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
Category:1943 births
Category:Australian television producers
Category:People from Western Australia
Category:People from Victoria
Category:20th-century Australian screenwriters
Category:21st-century Australian screenwriters