Genevieve Hegney

Personal context

Summary

Genevieve Hegney is an Australian actor, writer, and theatre maker whose screen credits include Colin from Accounts, The Little Death, and The Amber Amulet. Her work with Catherine Moore includes Unqualified, a comedy about women taking on odd jobs, and Fly Girl, based on Deborah Lawrie’s fight to become Australia’s first female commercial airline pilot. Hegney has described Fly Girl as a story about women’s history and discrimination; she also co-hosted an event supporting Share the Dignity, a charity working on women’s health and access to period products. No public party campaigning or race-focused advocacy is on record.