Editing Sigrid Thornton

{{short description|Australian actress}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox person
| name            = Sigrid Thornton
| honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|size=100|AO}}
| image           = Sigrid Thornton (cropped).jpg
| caption         = Thornton in 2012
| birth_name      = Sigrid Madeline Thornton
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1959|2|12|df=y}}
| birth_place     = [[Canberra]], Australia 
| other_names     = 
| occupation      = {{hlist|stage and screen actress}}
| years_active    = 1973–present
| spouse          = Tom Burstall (1981–present)
| children        = 2
}}

'''Sigrid Madeline Thornton''' {{post-nominals|country=AUS|AO}} (born 12 February 1959) is an Australian film and television actress. Her television work includes ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'' (1979–80), ''[[All the Rivers Run]]'' (1983), ''[[SeaChange]]'' (1998–2019) and ''[[Wentworth (TV series)|Wentworth]]'' (2016–2018). She also starred in the American [[Western (genre)|Western]] series ''[[Paradise (American TV series)|Paradise]]'' (1988–1991). Her film appearances include ''[[Snapshot (film)|Snapshot]]'' (1979), ''[[The Man from Snowy River (1982 film)|The Man from Snowy River]]'' (1982), ''[[Street Hero]]'' (1984) and ''[[Face to Face (2011 film)|Face to Face]]'' (2011). She won the [[AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama]] for the 2015 miniseries ''[[Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door]]''.

==Biography==
===Early years===
Thornton was born in [[Canberra]], the daughter of [[Merle Thornton|Merle]], an academic and writer, and Neil Thornton, an academic.<ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/9/Sigrid-Thornton.html Sigrid Thornton: biography and credits]</ref> She was raised in Brisbane, attending [[St Peters Lutheran College|St. Peter's Lutheran College]]. For two years, she lived in London, where she was a member of the [[Unicorn Theatre]].

Back in Brisbane she attended [[Twelfth Night Theatre]] Junior Workshop and in 1970, during the [[James Cook|Captain Cook Bicentenary Celebrations]], Thornton appeared before [[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]] as ''Rosa Campbell-Praed'' in ''Looking Glass on Yesterday''.{{sfn|Morris|1970|p={{page needed|date=May 2019}}}} Thornton was a student of noted theatre director, [[Joan Whalley]].

===Career===
She acted in TV series ''[[Homicide (Australian TV series)|Homicide]]'' in 1973 and ''[[Division 4]]'' in 1975. She also appeared on [[The Sullivans]], as Elizabeth "Buffy" Turnbull.

In 1977, Thornton made her film debut as Wendy in ''[[The FJ Holden]]'' directed by [[Michael Thornhill]], and in the same year as Maria in the film adaptation of [[Henry Handel Richardson]]'s colonial Australian novel, ''[[The Getting of Wisdom]]'' (1977) directed by [[Bruce Beresford]]. In 1978, Thornton appeared in the Australian television sequel of the British comedy series ''[[Father, Dear Father|Father, Dear Father in Australia]]'' and ''[[Cop Shop]]'',. The same year she played Angela in the film ''[[Snapshot (film)|Snapshot]]'' (aka ''The Day After Halloween'') directed by [[Simon Wincer]], for which role she was nominated for Australian Film Awards Best Actress in a Feature Film in 1979.

In 1980, she appeared as Roslyn Coulson in the Australian television drama ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]'' (known overseas as ''Prisoner: Cell Block H'').<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/the-sigrid-weapon-20050918-ge0vp7.html|title=The Sigrid weapon|last=Griffin|first=Michelle|date=18 September 2005|website=The Age|language=en|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> Thornton starred in 1981 in ''[[Duet for Four]]''. In 1982, she took on the roles of ''Jessica Harrison'' in the films ''[[The Man from Snowy River (1982 film)|The Man from Snowy River]]'' and its sequel in 1988 ''[[The Man from Snowy River II]]''. In 1983, she marked an appearance in ''[[Street Hero]]''. She starred in 1983's miniseries ''[[All the Rivers Run]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125000685|title=Familiar damsel saved from ravagingly good shipwreck|last=Warden|first=Ian|date=2 April 1984|work=The Canberra Times|access-date=1 November 2018|pages=26}}</ref> 1986 saw her in ''[[The Lighthorsemen (film)|The Lighthorsemen]]'', the TV adaptation of [[Nevil Shute]]'s novel ''[[The Far Country (novel)|The Far Country]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122121866|title=An Australian miniseries for everyone|last=Wallace|first=Lisa|date=14 September 1987|work=The Canberra Times|access-date=1 November 2018|pages=6}}</ref> ''[[Great Expectations: The Untold Story]]'' and ''Slate, Wyn & Me''.

From 1988 to 1991, she appeared as Amelia Lawson in the American television drama series ''[[Paradise (American TV series)|Paradise]]''. [[Broadcast syndication|Syndication]] of ''All the Rivers Run'' and ''The Man from Snowy River'' and ''The Man from Snowy River II'' brought her to a wider international audience.

In 1991, she starred in ''[[Over the Hill (1992 film)|Over the Hill]]'' directed by [[George T. Miller]] and in 1996, ''Love in Ambush'' directed by Carl Shultz. She starred as ''Laura Joy Gibson'' in the Australian television series ''[[SeaChange]]'' from 1998 to 2000,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/nine-revives-abc-drama-seachange-with-sigrid-thornton-at-the-helm-20181016-p509xw.html|title=Nine revives ABC drama SeaChange – with Sigrid Thornton at the helm|last1=Idato|first1=Michael|last2=Lallo|first2=Michael|date=17 October 2018|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> winning the Most Outstanding Actress award in 1999 and 2000.

===Stage highlights===
Thornton's stage performances include a 2002/03 touring production of ''[[The Blue Room (play)|The Blue Room]]'' directed by [[Simon Phillips (director)|Simon Phillips]] for the [[Melbourne Theatre Company]] opposite [[Marcus Graham]].<ref>[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/01/15/1042520676162.html "Thornton, Graham red hot in the Blue Room"] by Helen Thomson, ''[[The Age]]'', 16 January 2003</ref> In 2009 she made her debut with [[Opera Australia]] in its production at Melbourne's [[The Arts Centre (Melbourne)|Arts Centre]] as Desiree Armfeldt in [[Stephen Sondheim|Sondheim]] and [[Hugh Wheeler|Wheeler]]'s ''[[A Little Night Music]]'', directed by [[Stuart Maunder]].<ref>[http://www.opera-australia.org.au/scripts/nc.dll?OPRA:PRODUCTION:0:pc=PC_90107 ''A Little Night Music''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303061205/http://www.opera-australia.org.au/scripts/nc.dll?OPRA:PRODUCTION:0:pc=PC_90107 |date=3 March 2012 }}, [[Opera Australia]]</ref>

In 2014, she won critical acclaim for her portrayal of [[Blanche DuBois]] in [[Tennessee Williams]]' play ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' for the [[Black Swan State Theatre Company]] in Perth.<ref>[http://www.perthnow.com.au/entertainment/sigrid-thornton-shines-as-blanche-dubois-in-a-streetcar-named-desire/story-fnhocr83-1226860573388 "Sigrid Thornton shines as Blanche Dubois in ''A Streetcar Named Desire''"] by Jay Hanna, ''[[Perth Now]]'', 20 March 2014</ref>

In 2015, she appeared in the premiere of Stephen Beckett's play ''Diary of a Nobody'', inspired by the 1892 novel ''[[The Diary of a Nobody]]'', at the [[Princess Theatre, Launceston]], Tasmania.<ref>[https://allevents.in/launceston/sigrid-thornton-in-diary-of-a-nobody/1624503307788868# "Event Details: Sigrid Thornton in ''Diary of a Nobody''"]</ref> The same year, Thornton played the part of Golde in ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' at the [[Princess Theatre, Melbourne]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/anthony-warlow-returns-to-australian-stage-for-fiddler-on-the-roof/news-story/8d1e3a826a1a00e2d35cb1e1b4b62e3f|title=Anthony Warlow returns to Australian stage for ''Fiddler on the Roof''|work=[[Herald Sun]]|date=13 September 2015}}</ref>

As of September 2022 Sigrid made her stage debut for the [[Sydney Theatre Company]] in the premiere stage play ''[[The Lifespan of a Fact]]'' to rave reviews and in 2023 returns to the stage for [[Anton Chekhov|Anton Chekhov's]] ''[[The Seagull]]'' for the [[Sydney Theatre Company]].

On 11 September 2024, Thornton was named for the 2025 season for the Melbourne Theatre Co play ''Mother Play.''<ref>{{Cite web |last=Woodhead |first=Cameron |date=2024-09-11 |title=An unflinching footy play is coming back. And so is a David Williamson classic |url=https://www.theage.com.au/culture/theatre/an-unflinching-footy-play-is-coming-back-and-so-is-a-david-williamson-classic-20240909-p5k95a.html |access-date=2024-09-11 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>

===Recent film and television work===
In 2002, Thornton starred in Australian thriller ''The Pact'', directed by Strathford Hamilton, written by Hugh O'Brien.

In 2003, Thornton appeared in ''Mittens'' directed by [[Emma Freeman]]. In 2004, she played a [[geneticist]] in a four-episode arc on ''[[MDA (TV series)|MDA]]''. She shaved her head for her role in the 2005 telemovie ''[[Little Oberon]]''.

Thornton hosted the [[Nine Network]]'s ''[[What's Good For You]]''.

In 2010, she appeared in ''[[Underbelly: The Golden Mile]]'' as recurring character Geraldine "Gerry" Lloyd, an [[Australian Federal Police]] [[detective]] and investigator for the [[Royal Commission into the New South Wales Police Service|Wood Royal Commission]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/archive/z-resources/sigrid-thornton-plays-hard-cop-in-underbelly-the-golden-mile/news-story/fabeed5a65e8ad3a3a0a253bdc418cb4?nk=d9ab549df13d7ba0bbf43a30c3309e95-1541066730|title=Sigrid Thornton plays hard cop in Underbelly The Golden Mile|last=McWhirter|first=Erin|date=8 September 2009|work=Adelaide Now|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref>

In 2011, Thornton starred in ''[[Face to Face (2011 film)|Face to Face]]'', an independent Australian film directed by [[Michael Rymer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/face-to-face-20110907-1jy2s.html|title=Face to Face|date=10 September 2011|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref>

In 2012, she participated in ''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are]].''<ref name="wdytya">{{cite web|url=http://www.sbs.com.au/shows/whodoyouthinkyouare/episodes/page/season/2|access-date=7 January 2014|title=Season 2, episodes – ''Who Do You Think You Are''|publisher=[[Special Broadcasting Service|SBS]]}}</ref>

In 2016, Thornton appeared in the fourth season of [[SoHo (Australian TV channel)|SoHo]] drama series ''[[Wentworth (TV series)|Wentworth]]'' for seven episodes as a special guest star. She portrayed the character of Sonia Stevens (initially played by [[Tina Bursill]] in ''Prisoner''), a woman on remand for the suspected murder of her best friend.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/sigrid-thornton-joins-wentworth-as-part-of-foxtels-homegrown-roster-for-2016-20151105-gkrv80.html|title=Sigrid Thornton joins ''Wentworth'' as part of Foxtel's home-grown roster for 2016|first=Sarah|last=Thomas|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=5 November 2015|access-date=22 May 2019}}</ref>

Thornton returned for season 5 of ''Wentworth'' as a main cast member and served as the main antagonist in season 6, until her characters death in episode 7, "The Edge".

In 2018, she appeared in ''[[Anh's Brush with Fame]]''.

In 2021 Thornton would film the feature film Slant and critics praised Thornton's role as 'career best'.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gogos |first=Christopher |date=2022-12-08 |title=Nikou's Slant wins Best Australian Film at Monster Fest |url=https://neoskosmos.com/en/2022/12/08/life/film/nikous-slant-wins-best-australian-film-at-monster-fest/ |access-date=2022-12-24 |website=NEOS KOSMOS |language=en}}</ref>

On 26 January 2025, it was announced that Thornton would be a contestant in the 2025 season of [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series)|''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''.]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=2025-01-26 |title=Sigrid Thornton confirmed for I'm a Celebrity jungle {{!}} TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2025/01/sigrid-thornton-confirmed-for-im-a-celebrity-jungle.html |access-date=2025-01-25 |website=tvtonight.com.au |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==The "Sigrid Factor"==
In his book ''The Big Shift'', about changing Australian demographics and culture, [[Bernard Salt]] coined the term the "Sigrid factor" pointing out that Australian towns in which movies had been made featuring Thornton had prospered since that time.{{sfn|Salt|2001|p={{page needed|date=May 2019}}}} More broadly he referred to changing Australian cultural values which were well reflected in the types of places in which Sigrid Thornton had acted: the Riverland during the 1980s ''[[All the Rivers Run]]'' and the coast in the 2000s ''[[SeaChange]]''.

==Personal life and advocacy==
Thornton is married to actor Tom Burstall and has two children. She is known for her work with [[World Vision]], the [[Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne|Royal Children's Hospital]], [[Vision Australia]], Reach Foundation and other charitable causes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/there-is-no-endgame-sigrid-thornton-on-a-life-embracing-change-20151206-glggx3.html|title='There is no endgame': Sigrid Thornton on a life embracing change|last=Quinn|first=Karl|date=5 December 2015|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> She has lobbied successive governments to keep libraries open and to resource the Australian film and television industry. She has been appointed to several federal and state film bodies, including [[Film Victoria]]<ref name=":0" /> and is involved in helping to sustain and develop the industry.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chass.org.au/speeches/SPE20060328ST.php|title=National Press Club Address: Expanding Horizons|first=Sigrid|last=Thornton|publisher=[[National Press Club (Australia)|National Press Club]], Council of the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences|date=28 March 2006|access-date=23 January 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317115647/http://www.chass.org.au/speeches/SPE20060328ST.php|archive-date=17 March 2012}}</ref>

In 2023 Thornton received a star on the [[Randwick]] Walk of Fame.<ref>{{cite web |author=Staff Writer |title=Sigrid Thornton welcomed by Randwick City to the Film Walk of Fame &#124; ScreenHub Australia - Film & Television Jobs, News, Reviews & Screen Industry Data |url=https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/news/sigrid-thornton-welcomed-by-randwick-city-to-the-film-walk-of-fame-2619941/ |website=screen hub}}</ref>

In August 2024, Thornton's mother [[Merle Thornton]] died aged 93. Merle was a well known activist whom Sigrid looked up to. Sigrid said of her mother's passing that she was proud of her mother and everything she achieved.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Flaherty |first=Antonia |date=2024-08-21 |title=Merle Thornton, who fought for the right for women to drink at public bars in Queensland, dies aged 93 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-21/merle-thornton-dies-aged-93/104252220 |access-date=2024-08-25 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}</ref>

In 2025, while appearing on [[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series)|''I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'']], Thornton revealed that she had been diagnosed with ADHD, Thornton saying that it provided clarity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=Staff |date=26 January 2025 |title=Sigrid Thornton's ADHD diagnosis |url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/sigrid-thorntons-adhd-bombshell-on-im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/news-story/8d1a00245f5cc0f737e788c0540472ac |access-date=28 January 2025 |website=dailytelegraph.com.au}}</ref> On 11 February 2025, Thornton had been eliminated from the jungle alongside Tina Provis. Thornton held the record of 33 minutes in the Viper Room surrounded by 170 snakes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Laidlaw |first=Kyle |date=2025-02-10 |title=Sigrid Thornton and Tina Provis depart in shock double exit on I'M A CELEBRITY… GET ME OUT OF HERE! |url=https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2025/02/11/sigrid-thornton-and-tina-provis-depart-in-shock-double-exit-on-im-a-celebrity-get-me-out-of-here/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=TV Blackbox |language=en-AU}}</ref>

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Type
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1977 || ''[[The FJ Holden|The F.J. Holden]]'' || Wendy || Feature film
|-
| ''[[The Getting of Wisdom (film)|The Getting of Wisdom]]'' || Maria || Feature film
|-
| 1978 || ''[[The King of the Two Day Wonder]]'' (aka ''The Wargame'') || Christy || Feature film
|-
| 1979 || ''[[Snapshot (film)|Snapshot]]'' (aka ''The Day After Halloween'') || Angela || Feature film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1982 || ''[[Duet for Four]]'' || Caroline Martin || Feature film
|-
| ''[[The Man from Snowy River (1982 film)|The Man From Snowy River]]'' || Jessica Harrison || Feature film
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Street Hero]]'' || Gloria || Feature film
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Niel Lynne]]'' (aka ''Best Enemies'') || Fennimore || Feature film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987 || ''[[Slate, Wyn & Me]]'' || Blanche McBride || Feature film
|-
| ''[[The Lighthorsemen (film)|The Lighthorsemen]]'' || Anne || Feature film
|-
| 1988 || ''[[The Man from Snowy River II]]'' || Jessica || Feature film
|-
| 1992 || ''[[Over the Hill (1992 film)|Over the Hill]]'' || Elizabeth || Feature film
|-
| 1997 || ''Love In Ambush'' || Shelley Kincaird || Feature film
|-
| 2000 || ''Arctic Adventure'' || Lucy (voice) || Film animated short
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002 || ''Living with Happiness'' || Mother (voice) || Film animated short
|-
| ''[[The Pact (2003 film)|The Pact]]'' || Susan Tuttle || Feature film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003 || ''[[Inspector Gadget 2]]'' || Mayor Wilson || Feature film
|-
| ''Mittens'' || Mother || Film short
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Not Quite Hollywood: The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation!]]'' || Herself || Feature film documentary
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2011 || ''The Telegram Man'' || Barbara Lewis || Film short
|-
| ''[[Face to Face (2011 film)|Face to Face]]'' || Claire Baldoni || Feature film
|-
| 2014 || ''[[BFFs]]'' || Jacqueline || Feature film 
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Scare Campaign]]'' || Vicki || Feature film
|-
|2023
|''[[Slant (film)|Slant]]''
|Vivianne Verity 
|Feature film
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! width="50" scope="col" | Year
! width="150" scope="col" | Title
! width="150" scope="col" | Role
! width="350" scope="col" | Type
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1973
| ''[[Homicide (Australian TV series)|Homicide]]''
| Guest role: Erica Johnston
| TV series, 1 episode
|
|-
| ''[[Certain Women (TV series)|Certain Women]]''
| Recurring role:
| TV series
|
|-
| 1975; 1976
| ''[[Matlock Police]]''
| Guest roles: Cathy Simpson / Simone Foley
| TV series, 2 episodes
|
|-
| 1975
| ''[[Division 4]]''
| Guest role: Wendy Sherlock
| TV series, 1 episode
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1976
| ''[[Bluey (1976 TV series)|Bluey]]''
| Guest role: Helen Laughton
| TV series, 1 episode
|
|-
| ''[[Bobby Dazzler]]''
| Guest role: Anastasia
| TV series, 1 episode
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1977
| ''[[The Sullivans]]''
| Recurring role: Buffy Turnbull
| TV series, 24 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[Young Ramsay]]''
| Guest role: Annette Murray
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| ''[[Father Dear Father in Australia|Father, Dear Father In Australia]]''
| Regular role: Sue Glover
| TV series, 14 episodes
|
|-
| 1978-1980
| ''[[Cop Shop]]''
| Guest roles: Tracy McBean / Karen / Helen Davis
| TV series, 3 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1978
| ''[[Glenview High]]''
| Guest role: Georgiana
| TV series, 1 episode
|
|-
| ''[[Case for the Defence]]''
| Guest role: Mandy Lattimer
| TV series, 1 episode
|
|-
| ''[[Chopper Squad]]''
| Guest role: Mandy Paramor
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| ''[[The Truckies]]''
| Guest role
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 1979–1980
| ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner]]''
| Recurring role: Roslyn Coulson
| TV series, 30 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 1980
| ''[[Skyways (TV series)|Skyways]]''
| Guest role: Olivia Baker
| TV series, 1 episode 
|
|-
| ''[[The Last Outlaw (miniseries)|The Last Outlaw]]''
| Kate Kelly
| TV miniseries, 4 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[Lawson's Mates]]''
| Guest role: Hannah
|TV series, 1 episode
|
|-
| ''[[Players in the Gallery]]''
|
| TV film series, 1 episode
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1981
| ''[[I Can Jump Puddles]]''
| Recurring role: Mabel
| TV miniseries, 2 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[Bellamy (TV series)|Bellamy]]''
| Guest role: Fiona
| TV series, 1 episode
|
|-
| ''[[Outbreak of Love (miniseries)|Outbreak of Love]]''
| Recurring role: Anthea Langton
| TV miniseries
|
|-
|1982
| ''[[1915 (miniseries)|1915]]''
| Frances
| TV miniseries, 7 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1983
| ''[[All The Rivers Run]]''
| Philadelphia Gordon
| TV miniseries, 8 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[The Boy in the Bush]]''
| Monica Ellis
| TV miniseries, 4 episodes
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Logie Awards of 1984|26th Annual TV Week Logie Awards]]''
| Best Lead Actress in TV Mini Series ''All The Rivers Run'' Winner
| TV special
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1987
| ''[[Great Expectations: The Untold Story]]''
| Bridget Tankerton
| TV movie
|
|-
| ''[[The Far Country (novel)|The Far Country]]''
| Jennifer Morton
| TV miniseries, 2 episodes
|
|-
| 1988-1991
| ''[[Paradise (American TV series)|Paradise]]''
| Amelia Lawson
| TV series, 56 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1993
| ''Ernie and Denise''
| Guest
| TV series, 1 episode
|
|-
| ''[[The Feds (miniseries)|The Feds]]''
| Christine McQuillan
| TV movie pilot
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |1994
| ''[[G.P.]]''
| Renee Jackson
| TV series, 1 episode
|
|-
| ''[[Trapped In Space]]'' (aka ''Breaking Strain'')
| Issacs
| TV movie
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Whipping Boy (film)|Whipping Boy]]''
| Cass Meridith
| TV movie
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Hey Hey It's Saturday]]''
| Guest
| TV series, 1 episodes
|
|-
| 1998–2000
| ''[[SeaChange]]''
| Laura Gibson
| TV series, lead role, 47 episodes 
|
|-
| 2000
| ''[[The New Adventures of Ocean Girl]]''
| Narrator
| TV series, 10 episodes
|
|-
| 2002
| ''Island Life''
| Narrator
| TV series, 6 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| ''[[MDA (TV series)|MDA]]''
| Dr. Robyn Masterton
| TV series, 4 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[Little Oberon]]''
| Lola Green
| TV movie
|
|-
|2006
| ''[[Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King]]''
| Mrs. Anges Sternwood
| TV miniseries, episode 1
|
|-
|2008
| ''Dream Life''
| Mrs Buchanan
| TV movie
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''[[Underbelly: The Golden Mile]]'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2009/09/sigrid-cops-it-for-underbelly.html | title=Sigrid cops it for Underbelly &#124; TV Tonight | date=9 September 2009 }}</ref>
| Gerry Lloyd
| TV series, 7 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[Hey Hey It's Saturday]]'' 
| Herself ("Red Faces" segment)
| TV series, 1 episode
|<ref>{{cite web |date=14 April 2010 |title=Hey Hey: Guests &#124; TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2010/04/hey-hey-guests.html}}</ref>
|-
| 2013
| ''#7 Days Later''
| Molly
| TV series, 1 episode
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[The Code (Australian TV series)|The Code]]'' 
| Lara Dixon
| TV series, 6 episodes
|<ref>{{cite web |date=17 August 2015 |title=Anthony LaPaglia, Sigrid Thornton join the Code. &#124; TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/08/anthony-lapaglia-sigrid-thornton-join-the-code.html}}</ref>
|-
| 2015
| ''[[Peter Allen: The Boy Next Door]]'' 
| Judy Garland
| TV miniseries, 2 episodes
|<ref>{{cite web |date=11 September 2015 |title=Sigrid: 'Judy championed Peter Allen to be his own man' &#124; TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/09/sigrid-judy-championed-peter-allen-to-be-his-own-man.html}}</ref>
|-
| 2016–2018
| ''[[Wentworth (TV series)|Wentworth]]'' 
| Sonia Stevens
| TV series, 26 episodes
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=5 November 2015 |title=Sigrid Thornton joins Wentworth &#124; TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/11/sigrid-thornton-joins-wentworth.html |website=tvtonight.com.au}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[David Stratton: A Cinematic Life]]''
| Guest
| TV series, 2 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| ''[[Sando (TV series)|Sando]]''
| Guest
| TV series, 2 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[Orange Is the New Brown]]''
| Dr. Vulva, Nigella Lawson
| TV series 2 episodes
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2019
| ''[[Lambs of God]]''
| Rose Stanford
| TV miniseries, 2 episodes
|
|-
| ''[[SeaChange]]'' 
| Laura Gibson
| TV series, 13 episodes
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=23 July 2019 |title=No Sigrid, no SeaChange. &#124; TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/07/no-sigrid-no-seachange.html |website=tvtonight.com.au}}</ref>
|-
|2020
| ''[[Brazen Hussies (2020 film)|Brazen Hussies]]''
| Narrator
| TV special
|
|-
| 2021
| ''[[Amazing Grace (Australian TV series)|Amazing Grace]]'' 
| Diane Cresswell
| TV series: 8 episodes
|<ref>{{cite web |last=Knox |first=David |date=9 October 2020 |title=Filming underway on Amazing Grace &#124; TV Tonight |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/10/filming-underway-on-amazing-grace.html |website=TVtonight.com.au}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|''[[Darby and Joan (TV series)|Darby and Joan]]''
|Miranda McNeil
|TV series: 6 episodes
|
|}

====Other appearances====
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
| 1988
|''Reading Australian Film''
| Presenter
| Video
|-
| 1993
| ''Children at the Edge''
| Presenter
| TV Documentary
|-
| rowspan="3" |1994
| ''Wildscreen - Sperm Wars''
| Narrator
| TV Documentary
|-
| ''One Family''
| Narrator
| TV Documentary
|-
| ''Australian Fashion Awards''
| Host
| TV special
|-
| rowspan="2" |1998
| ''World Vision: A Friend In Need''
| Presenter
| TV Documentary
|-
|''[[Australian Story]]''
| Subject
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| rowspan="2" |2003
|''ABC Australian Movie Screenings''
| Host
| TV series, 4 episodes
|-
|''[[Welcher & Welcher]]''
| Satirised version of herself
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 2006
|''Ingenious Africa''
| Host
| TV series, 13 episodes
|-
| 2007
|''[[What's Good For You]]''
| Host
| TV series
|-
| 2012
|''[[Who Do You Think You Are? (Australian TV series)|Who Do You Think You Are?]]''
| Subject
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 2018
|''[[Anh's Brush with Fame]]'' <ref>{{cite web | url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/09/anhs-brush-with-fame-sept-12.html | title=Anh's Brush with Fame: Sept 12 &#124; TV Tonight | date=11 September 2018 }}</ref>
| Subject
| TV series, 1 episode
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Brazen Hussies]]''
| Narrator
| Documentary 
|-
| 2025
|''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (Australian TV series)|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]'' 
| Contestant  
| TV series
|}

==Theatre==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Type
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Sydney Film Festival|Sydney Film Festival Opening Night 1983]]'' || Special guest || [[State Theatre (Sydney)|State Theatre, Sydney]] for [[Sydney Film Festival]]
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Betrayal (play)|Betrayal]]'' || Emma || Fairfax Studio, Melbourne with [[Melbourne Theatre Company|MTC]]
|-
| 2003-04 || ''[[The Blue Room (play)|The Blue Room]]'' || Various roles || [[Arts Centre Melbourne|Playhouse, Melbourne]], [[His Majesty's Theatre, Perth]], [[Theatre Royal, Sydney]], [[Queensland Performing Arts Centre|Lyric Theatre, Brisbane]] with [[Melbourne Theatre Company|MTC]]
|-
| 2004 || ''Australia's Leading Ladies'' || Compere || Concert Hall, Brisbane with [[Queensland Symphony Orchestra]]
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Talking Heads (play)|Talking Heads]]'' || Lesley || [[His Majesty's Theatre, Perth]], [[Home of the Arts, Gold Coast|Gold Coast Arts Centre]], [[Comedy Theatre, Melbourne]], [[Theatre Royal, Hobart]], [[Princess Theatre, Launceston]], [[Canberra Theatre Centre|Canberra Theatre]], [[Queensland Performing Arts Centre|Playhouse QPAC Brisbane]], [[Theatre Royal, Sydney]], [[Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide]], [[Newcastle Civic Theatre]]
|-
| 2009–10 || ''[[A Little Night Music]]'' || Desiree Armfeldt || [[The Arts Centre (Melbourne)|Arts Centre]], [[Sydney Opera House]] with [[Opera Australia]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2014 || ''[[A Streetcar Named Desire]]'' || [[Blanche DuBois]] || [[Black Swan State Theatre Company]] 
|-
| ''[[The Effect]]'' || Dr Lorna James || [[Southbank Theatre|Southbank Theatre, Melbourne]] with [[Melbourne Theatre Company|MTC]]
|-
| 2015 || ''Diary of a Nobody'' || Lead || [[Princess Theatre, Launceston]]
|-
| 2015–16 || ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' || Golde || [[Capitol Theatre, Sydney]] with TML Enterprises
|-
| 2022 || ''[[The Lifespan of a Fact]]'' || Emily Penrose || [[Roslyn Packer Theatre|Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]] 
|-
| 2023 ||''[[The Seagull]]'' || Irina || [[Roslyn Packer Theatre|Roslyn Packer Theatre, Sydney]] with [[Sydney Theatre Company|STC]]
|-
| 2025 || ''Mother Play'' || Phyliss || [[Melbourne Theatre Company|MTC]]
|}
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/245146 | title=Sigrid Thornton |publisher=[[AusStage]] }}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable"
! Year
! Association
! Category
! Work
! Result<ref>{{cite web |last1=Thornton |first1=Sigrid |title=Biography |url=https://www.sigridthornton.com/biography.html |website=sigridthornton.com |access-date=10 April 2020}}</ref>
|-
| 1975
| [[Sammy Awards]] 
| Best Television Juvenile Performance
| ''[[Homicide (Australian TV series)|Homicide]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 1979
| [[AACTA Awards|Australian Film Institute Awards]]
| [[AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role|Australian Film Institute Award]]
| ''[[Snapshot (film)|Snapshot]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1979
| [[Logie Awards]]
| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actress|Silver Logie for Best Actress in a Miniseries/Telemovie]]
|''1915''
| {{nom}}
|-
| 1984
| [[Logie Awards]]
| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actress|Silver Logie for Best Actress in a Miniseries/Telemovie]]
| ''[[All the Rivers Run]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 1990
|[[Viewers for Quality Television]]
|Best Supporting Actress in a Quality Drama Series
|''Paradise''
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1999
|[[Media Access Australia|Australian Caption Centre]]
|Personality of the Year 
|
|{{nom}}
|-
| [[Logie Awards]]
| [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress|Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress]]
| rowspan= 7|''[[SeaChange]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=3| 2000
| [[Logie Awards]]
| [[Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress|Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actress]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Logie Awards]]
| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actress|Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Logie Awards]]
| [[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=3|2001
| [[Logie Awards]]
| [[Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Logie Awards]]
| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actress|Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Logie Awards]]
| [[Logie Award for Most Popular Actress|Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|-
|2003
| [[Mo Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moawards.com.au/awardwinners|title=MO Award Winners|website=Mo Awards|access-date=16 March 2022}}</ref>
| Best Female Actor in a Play 
| 
| {{won}}
|-
|2003
| [[Helpmann Awards]]
| Best Female Actor in a Play 
| ''[[The Blue Room (play)|The Blue Room]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|2005
| [[AACTA Awards]]
| [[AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama|Best Lead Actress in a Television Drama]]
| ''[[Little Oberon]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
|2015
| [[AACTA Awards]]
| [[AACTA Award for Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama|Best Guest or Supporting Actress in a Television Drama]]
| ''[[Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door]]''
| {{won}}
|-
| 2019
| [[Gold Coast Film Festival]]
| [[Chauvel Award]]
| Significant contribution to the [[Australian screen industry]]
| {{won}}<ref>{{cite web | title=The Chauvel Award | website=Gold Coast Film Festival| url=https://www.gcfilmfestival.com/the-chauvel-award/ | access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref>
|}

==References==
'''Notes'''
{{reflist}}

'''Sources'''
*{{cite book
| last = Morris
| first = Jill
| title = A Looking Glass on Yesterday
| publisher = Captain Cook Bicentennary Committee
| date= April 1970
| location = Brisbane}}
*{{cite book
| last = Salt
| first = Bernard
| author-link = Bernard Salt
| title = The Big Shift
| publisher = Hardie Grant Publishing
| year= 2001
| isbn=978-1-876719-29-6}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite book
| title = Plum Role for 14-year-old
| publisher = [[Queensland Newspapers]]
| date= November 1974
| location = Brisbane}}{{Nonspecific|date=May 2019}}
*{{cite book
| last = Denton
| first = Andrew
| author-link = Andrew Denton
| title = [[Enough Rope]]: Sigrid Thornton
| publisher =[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]
| year= 2005
| location = Sydney}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Sigrid Thornton}}
*{{IMDb name}}
*{{official website}}
*{{Australian Women and Leadership|WLE0411b|Thornton, Sigrid (1959–)}}
*Sigrid Thornton on [https://www.instagram.com/sigrid_thornton_official/ Instagram]

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