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| HOME CAST INFO Bridie Carter (Tess) Lisa Chappell (Claire) Rachael Carpani (Jodi) Sonia Todd (Meg) Aaron Jeffery (Alex) Myles Pollard (Nick) GALLERY SOUNDTRACK VHS&DVD EPISODES Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 |
| Australian-born Simmone Jade Mackinnon was not contemplating returning home until she learnt that McLeod's Daughters was auditioning for a major female role. Simmone had built a steady body of work in the USA and had recently finished filming Pythons 2 in Bulgaria but the opportunity was too good to pass up. Her decision paid off as she won the role. Simmone was thrilled with the chance to work on Channel Nine's successful drama. "I'm so excited to be joining McLeod's Daughters in this role. I have the opportunity to work with a very talented cast and crew, I'm back in Australia with family and friends, and as a horse lover I'm happy to have a role where I am able to ride almost every day," she said. Simmone joins the cast of McLeod's Daughters as Stevie Hall, an old friend of Claire McLeod. Her appearance at Drovers Run and her close friendship with Claire creates tension between Stevie and Tess as they don't see eye to eye on anything. "Stevie is a dream role for me. She is going to be lots of fun, more so than anything I've played before. She runs around the house half-naked, burps at the table and speaks her mind. She is casual and relaxed and strong-willed … I love all her qualities," Simmone said. A classically trained dancer, Simmone toured with the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Cats before an injury forced her to consider acting. Her first major acting role came in 1998 in the Baywatch Down Under special, which led to an invitation to join the core cast on Baywatch. The dual lead role in the television mini-series AttilaM, filmed in Lithuania, followed. Simmone has since appeared in a number of US television productions including Deep Shock and Dominique's Game. |
| FILMOGRAPHY: Deep Shock (2002) Python 2 (2001) Attila (2000) Dust Off the Wings (1997) Dating the Enemy (1996) Baywatch Hawaii (2000) Baywatch Down Under (1999) The Lost World (1999) All Saints (1998) Water Rats (1996) |
| DID YOU KNOW? > Simmone has an official website? > Simmone is already a skilled horserider? > Simmone celebrated her 31th birthday in 2004? > Simmone was born on March 19th in Mt Isa, Queensland? > Simmone has worked as a singer, dancer and choreographer? > Simmone settled in Gawler near the set of MD on her return from the USA? > A self confessed thrill seeker, Simmone lists rock climbing as a fave hobby? > Simmone is perhaps best known for her performance as Ally on Baywatch? |