Chantal Contouri

Chantal Contouri
Born Chantal Contouri
(1950-04-08) 8 April 1950
Agios Georgios, Vion, Greece
Years active 1963–present

Chantal Contouri (born 8 April 1950) (sometimes credited as Chantal Cantouri, Greek: Σαντάλ Κοντούρης) is a Greek Australian television and film actress, best known for her role in the 1970s soap opera Number 96, as nurse Tracy Wilson, later revealed to be the serial killer known as the imfamous "pantyhose strangler".[1]

Career

Contouri, a Greek immigrant to Australia has had starring roles in Australian films and played guest and recurring roles in various television series, including being a regular cast member of music program Kommotion.

She later appeared in The Sullivans as Melina Tsangarakis, who married Norm Baker before her death by firing squad. Contouri appeared in US daytime soap opera General Hospital in 1988 and played a guest role in Australian teen soap E Street in 1993.[2]

She played leading roles in Barry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974) and the sex comedy film Alvin Purple Rides Again (1974), and later had a guest role in the Alvin Purple television series produced in 1976. Contouri had starring roles in horror-suspense films Thirst (1979) and Snapshot (aka The Day After Halloween) (1979). Her most recent feature film appearance was in Timothy Spanos' The House Cleaner (2013), playing an alcoholic acting agent.

In 2007, Contouri discussed Number 96 on an episode of Where Are They Now?, and revealed that she runs a mediterranean grill restaurant in Adelaide, called The Original Barbecue Inn.[3] She is now semi-retired from the restaurant that her parents founded in the 1950s and lives in Torrensville, South Australia[4]

Contouri recorded an audio commentary for a 2008 DVD boxed set of 32 Number 96 episodes, entitled The Pantyhose Strangler.

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ "Number 96". Television.com. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "GEORGE NEGUS INTERVIEWS CHANTAL CONTOURI". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 14 April 2003. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Andrew Fenton (4 March 2008). "Back as brothel madam". The Advertiser. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Kevin Ascott (15 October 2016). "Telethon legend Christiaan Barnard still hearty". The Western Australian. Retrieved 22 February 2018.



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