Simone de Beauvoir's Babies

Australian television mini-series

Simone de Beauvoir's Babies is a 1997 Australian television mini-series broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1997.

The series comprises four one-hour episodes starring Sally Cooper, Anne Looby, Leverne McDonnell and Sonia Todd as women in their late 30s who are single, childless and aware of their biological clocks ticking down.^[1]

David Wenham won the 1997 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Lead Actor in Television Drama for his role as Ian.^[2]

The soundtrack for the series was composed by Jen Anderson.^[3]

Cast

• Sally Cooper as Sue
• Anne Looby as Louise
• Leverne McDonnell as Dianne
• Sonia Todd as Karla
• David Wenham as Ian
• Phillip Gordon as Spud
• Jacek Koman as Ryko
• Peta Brady as Dianne, aged 17
• Asher Keddie as Karla, age 17
• Rod Mullinar as Mick
• Belinda McClory as Wendy
• Anne Phelan as Postie
• Bridie Carter as Dating Agent

References

1. "Simone de Beauvoir's Babies". ITV Studios Australia. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
2. "Past Winners, Television 1986–2006" (PDF). AFI Television Awards. Australian Film Institute. 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2007.
3. Winkler, Michael (26 October 2004). "Puts strings to her beau". The Age. Retrieved 18 September 2020.

External links

Simone de Beauvoir's Babies at IMDb