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- Birth nameLeonie Elva Hazlehurst
- Noni Hazlehurst was born on August 17, 1953 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. She is an actress and director, known for Candy (2006), Little Fish (2005) and Ladies in Black (2018). She was previously married to John Jarratt and Kevin James Dobson.
- SpousesJohn Jarratt(1988 - 1999) (divorced, 2 children)Kevin James Dobson(1975 - 1978) (divorced)
- In the mid-late 1990s, she was well-known in Australia for co-hosting the Home and Lifestyle TV program, Better Homes and Gardens (1995), with her then-husband, John Jarratt, from their home. During the show's run, the high-profile couple divorced and John left the show, with Noni staying on as a host until 2004.
- She was awarded the A.M. (Member of the Order of Australia) in the 1995 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to the performing arts as an actor, director, and presenter of children's television programs.
- Has 2 sons with her ex-husband John Jarratt - William Jarratt and Charlie Jarratt.
- [Following Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull's comments that Australians should not get 'misty eyed' over Manus Island refugees]I was disturbed ... that a misty eyed response to a particularly frightful human story in the news was deemed inappropriate.
- Change only happens when enough people put up their hands and say 'we've had enough. I look forward to the day where it's not an issue whether a man or a woman, or an Asian person or a Muslim gets anything in this country.We share more similarities than differences and I think I'm really keen to promote that idea because I think any other idea is divisive and potentially disastrous.
- [criticising Australian Prime Minister Malcom Turnbull following his comments that Australians should not get 'misty eyed' over refugees] I often get misty eyed about things ... if something touches my heart I cry readily.
- [on early acting advice from her parents] My mum said you can always tell a lousy act they use lots of tricky lighting. The good ones just stood in a spotlight and did it. They made me understand that the industry did not owe me a living.
- [on working on the children's television show, Play School (1966)] I started to see a world through the preschoolers eyes to see how free and unafraid they are to just be. They haven't yet been conditioned. No child is born a bigot.
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