Alethea McGrath
Known for: Acting
Alethea Ada McGrath (1 June 1920 – 9 February 2016) was an Australian actress and comedian. She played Jocasta Nu in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. She is also widely known for her roles on television, playing Dot Farrar in Prisoner and she has had three parts in Neighbours: Miss Logan in 1985, Mary Crombie from 1989 to 1990 and Lilly Madigan in 1998. Most recently she played the older character of Miss Taylor in Knowing (2009). Before concentrating on acting professionally, McGrath taught Drama at Methodist Ladies College in the Melbourne suburb of Kew.
Filmography
Series
Blue Heelers
Alice Foster
1993
Series
Blue Heelers
Mrs Carmichael
1993
Series
Screen Two
Aunt Mary
1985
Series
The Flying Doctors
Mrs. Harrington
1986
Series
The Lost World
Old Ana
1999
Film
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Madame Jocasta Nu
2002
Film
Knowing
Miss Taylor (2009)
2009
Series
Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King
Elderly Mary
2006
Series
Kath & Kim
Melissa
2002
Film
Inspector Gadget 2
Mrs. Quimby
2003
Film
Irresistible
Maggie
2006
Film
Romulus, My Father
Mrs. Lillie
2007
Film
Muggers
Older Woman
2000
Film
Alien Visitor
Grandmother
1997
Film
That Eye, the Sky
Grammar Flack
1995
Film
Dallas Doll
Aunt Mary
1994
Film
Hammers Over the Anvil
Mrs. Bilson
1994
Film
Take Away
Mrs McLeod
2003
Film
Curtin
Mrs. Needham
2007
Film
Dreams for Life
Lucy
2004