Anna Hruby
Anna Hruby | |
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Born | 19 October 1960 |
Occupation | Actress |
Spouse(s) | Kim Cheshire (1987 – present) |
Children | Polly Cheshire |
Anna Hruby (born 19 October 1960) is an Australian actress who has appeared in many Australian television series and theatre productions.
Career
Hruby's first recurring role was as Sandy, girlfriend of Roger Gordon in The Young Doctors from 1977–78. Hruby then achieved recognition for her role in Prisoner as Paddy Lawson. She has also appeared in TV series such as Sons and Daughters as Tracy Kingsford, A Country Practice, All Saints, Cop Shop and mini-series such as The Harp in the South, Poor Man's Orange and Seven Little Australians. She was a regular cast member on Home and Away, playing Judith Ackroyd and Fireflies, playing Rebekah Sharp.
Hruby also works as a voice-over artist in advertisements and television network promotions for Foxtel, the Channel 7. She is also the current voice artist for Telstra, Australia's largest telecommunications company. Often known as 'The Telstra Lady', she provides a majority of recorded messages for Telstra, such as "Your call could not be connected" and other menu prompts.[1]
Personal life
Anna Hruby is the daughter of Joy Hruby, a recipient of an OAM for her contribution to community broadcasting as a producer for TVS (Television Sydney), Anna has a brother actor Frank Hruby and sister Janette Hruby, she is married to Kim Cheshire and has a daughter Polly Cheshire.[2]