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Ilona Jeannette Rodgers (born 28 April 1942) is a British actress of stage, television and film. Born in Harrogate, West Riding of Yorkshire, where she started her career, she later went on to appear in New Zealand and Australian productions.
Ilona Rodgers. Actress: Sara Dane. After completing acting training at the Bristol Old Vic Drama School, blonde Ilona Rodgers began her career on stage in her native Yorkshire and at the Theatre Royal in Bath.
Actor Ilona Rodgers talks to NZ On Screen about her career as an actor - in Gloss, Close to Home, and working with Billy T James.
Ilona Rodgers has starred in a huge array of theatre, film and TV roles in New Zealand, Australia, and the UK. As well as appearing in many British and Australian TV shows screened in New Zealand, Rodgers has been a stalwart of locally made programmes such as Close to Home and Hunter's Gold.
Aug 29, 2016 · While TV was still in its infancy, Ilona starring in live-to-air broadcasts, including Dr Who and The Avengers. Since moving to New Zealand, she has forged a career as a distinguished actress, starring in iconic Kiwi roles in hit 1980s soap Gloss, cult classic film Utu, and in The Billy T James Show.
Actor Ilona Rodgers has acted opposite Kiwi legends Bruno Lawrence and Billy T James, battled hairy monsters on Doctor Who, mastered the bitchy putdown on Gloss, and appeared on longrunning Kiwi soaps Shortland Street and Close to Home.
Ilona Rodgers has acted in television and stage plays in Australasia and the United Kingdom. Her local credits include beloved soap Gloss (as magazine boss Maxine Redfern), Close to Home, Marlin Bay and classic film Utu.
