Conversations

Play School's Noni Hazlehurst — Australia's TV mum


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Beloved Australian actor, Noni Hazlehurst looks back on her life on stage and screen.

Noni Hazlehurst has been on Australian TV screens and theatres for nearly 50 years.

She comes from a long line of performers. 

Noni's parents met while they were part of a touring Variety act in the UK, and her great grandfather was a famous child trapeze artist.

Keeping children company on Playschool was one of her best known roles, which she had for 24 years.

In Noni’s day, Playschool was recorded in one take, unless one of the presenters swore or was bitten by a rabbit.

This episode focuses on motherhood, acting, stage, screen, actors, Playschool, Better Homes and Gardens, vocation, life calling, trapeze, variety act, family, the Blue Mountains, characters, pretend, make-believe.

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