Sigrid Thornton

Over four decades Sigrid Thornton has held a unique position in the Australian film, television and theatre landscape over multiple genres and platforms on and off screen. She has starred in many films now regarded as classics of the Australian cinema including early box office hit THE MAN FROM SNOWY RIVER. Her early work brought her to the attention of HBO, leading to her starring role in the mini series ALL THE RIVERS RUN which became a huge popular success globally and earned her her first best actress Logie award. Sigrid became the first Australian actress to be offered a lead role in a US network prime time drama series - PARADISE for CBS, receiving a Western Heritage Cowboy Hall of Fame award in 1999. Sigrid has acted as MC for Australian appearances by international luminaries including Nelson Mandela and the Dalai Lama and was MC for the Centenary of Federation joint sittings of the Australian Parliament. In 1999 she received Peoples Choice Awards for most favourite actress and favourite TV star. In 2000 she received a Logie award for most outstanding actress for SEACHANGE. In 2002 Sigrid was awarded a Centenary medal. In 2003 the Variety Club honoured her as one of the Top 100 Australian Entertainers of the Century. In 2018 Sigrid was honoured with the Screen Legend Award by Cinefest Oz Film Festival and in 2019 she received the Chauvel Award at the Gold Coast Film Festival. In 2019 she was awarded an AO for her contribution to the performing arts.