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Anna Hruby

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Anna Hruby
Anna Hruby is an Australian actress, theatre and voice artist who was born in Australia. Hruby is best known for her roles in Home and Away (1988), Fireflies (2004), A Country Practice (1981), Sons and Daughters (1982), and on award winning prison drama Prisoner (1979) as fan favourite Paddy Lawson. Hruby received the nickname 'The Telstra Lady' as she has been the voice of the telephone company for over a decade and has been a well known voice artist since..

Hruby is married to Kim Cheshire, they have one child.
BornOctober 19, 1960
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    Known for

    Maggie Kirkpatrick in Prisoner (1979)
    Prisoner
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Paddy Lawson
    Home and Away (1988)
    Home and Away
    5.1
    TV Series
    • Judith Ackroyd
    Seven Little Australians (1973)
    Seven Little Australians
    7.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Nell Wolcott
    The Evil Touch (1973)
    The Evil Touch
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Child

    Credits

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    Actress

    • Down Under (2016)
      Down Under
      5.9
      • Stacey's Mum
      • 2016
    • Straight
      Video
      • Mom
      • 2012
    • Blood Brothers (2011)
      Blood Brothers
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • Mother
      • 2011
    • Jack Campbell, John Howard, Judith McGrath, Tammy Macintosh, John Waters, Andrew Supanz, and Mirrah Foulkes in All Saints (1998)
      All Saints
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Sandra Connolly
      • Nicole Templeton
      • Sandra Connelly ...
      • 1998–2008
    • Bradley Byquar, Peter Lamb, and Jeremy Sims in Fireflies (2004)
      Fireflies
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Rebekah Sharp
      • 2004
    • Fireflies (2004)
      Fireflies
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Rebekah Sharp
      • 2004
    • Melancholy
      Short
      • 2001
    • Home and Away (1988)
      Home and Away
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Judith Ackroyd
      • 1999–2000
    • Children's Hospital (1997)
      Children's Hospital
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Maria Voyt
      • 1998
    • Heartbreak High (1994)
      Heartbreak High
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Sharon Itkin
      • 1997
    • Police Rescue (1989)
      Police Rescue
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Robyn
      • 1996
    • Janus (1994)
      Janus
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Madelaine Conner
      • 1995
    • Michael Craig and Denise Roberts in G.P. (1989)
      G.P.
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Jan White
      • Caroline
      • 1991–1994
    • Penny Cook, Lorrae Desmond, Grant Dodwell, Shane Porteous, Syd Heylen, Anne Tenney, Brian Wenzel, and Shane Withington in A Country Practice (1981)
      A Country Practice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • Judy Colmer
      • Lucy Taylor
      • Dianne Nelson
      • 1982–1993
    • Justin Rosniak in Big Ideas (1992)
      Big Ideas
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • FACS Woman
      • 1992

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Anna Rhuby
    • Born
      • October 19, 1960
      • Australia
    • Spouse
      • Kim CheshireFebruary 1, 1987 - present (1 child)

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    • Trivia
      Nicknamed "The Telstra Lady" as Hruby provides the voice for the companies place calls and being put on hold tones.
    • Nickname
      • The Telstra Lady

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